Bozeman Summit school's mission is to encourage life-long learning by providing a challenging, well-rounded and individualized education based on montessori principles that nuture the developmental needs of all students.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$56K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $137K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$56K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $31K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$571K
36% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 36% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$663K
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$581K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$1.0M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$663K
FY2022▼ -10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$733K
FY2022$663K
FY2023$790K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$949K
Expenses
$581K
FY2022▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$531K
FY2022$581K
FY2023$716K
FY2024$826K
FY2025$855K
Net assets
$1.0M
FY2022▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$954K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1997.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $472K Management & general 19% · $109K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $56K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$56,448Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tamela M Irons’s $58K as Executive Dir. is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Tamela M Irons$57,875$59,886$65,862$56,448$51,584

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides individualized Montessori education to foster lifelong learning and student development.

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1 program · $472K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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In 2021, Bozeman Summit School provided an individualized education for 50 students ages 3-12. In addition to the academic part of our program we also offered enrichment programs such as Art, Health Enhancement, Music and Foreign Language.

$472Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$31K
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Grants paid · 5 grants · $40K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$9,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,925
Unitemized GrantFY2022$5,350
Unitemized GrantFY2021$10,025
Unitemized GrantFY2020$9,150

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$663K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$629K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$42K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Money outPt IX
$581K
Ln 25
Programscol B$472K
Managementcol C$109K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$699K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$571K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$42K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$629K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$663K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$689K
SavingsLn 2$10K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$699K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$907K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$571K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$526K$699K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$939K$907K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$523K$571K
Net assetsLn 32$954K$1.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$10K$10K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$48K$12K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$291K$235K$55K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$16K$13K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$29K$24K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$11K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$217$176$41
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K$264
Office expensesLn 13$9K$8K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K$648
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$37K$30K$7K
TravelLn 17$116$94$22
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$21K$17K$4K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$27K$21K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$9K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$45K$37K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$5K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$581K$472K$109K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $949K$855K$94K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$826K$233K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $790K$716K$74K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $663K$581K$82K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $733K$531K$202K$954K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $662,793 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $167,685$42,295
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $577,260$629,254
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1$1
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$11,536−$8,757
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $733,410$662,793
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $9,150$10,025
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $348,865$395,971
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $172,981$174,882
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $530,996$580,878
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $202,414$81,915
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $662,793 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$42,295
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$42,295
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $629,254$629,254
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1$1
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossUnrelated business −$8,757−$8,757
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $629,255 · Unrelated business −$8,757$662,793
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $580,878 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $10,025$10,025
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,093 · Management $12,023$60,116
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $235,478 · Management $55,235$290,713
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $12,804 · Management $3,003$15,807
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $23,761 · Management $5,574$29,335
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $11,004 · Management $2,581$13,585
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $176 · Management $41$217
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,128 · Management $264$1,392
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,666 · Management $1,798$9,464
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,763 · Management $648$3,411
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,110 · Management $7,063$37,173
IX-17 TravelPrograms $94 · Management $22$116
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $17,089 · Management $4,009$21,098
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $21,483 · Management $5,039$26,522
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,610 · Management $2,020$10,630
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,522 · Management $8,567$45,089
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,011 · Management $1,174$6,185
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $471,817 · Management $109,061 · Fundraising $0$580,878
Part X · Balance sheet $1,606,542 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $516,185$689,388
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $9,777$9,780
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $11,900$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $939,201$907,374
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,477,063$1,606,542
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,882$17,142
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $107,456$151,500
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,502$2,800
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $522,977$570,541
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $954,086$1,036,001
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $954,086$1,036,001
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,477,063$1,606,542
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,036,001 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$662,793
XI-2 Total expenses$580,878
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$81,915
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$954,086
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,036,001

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