Santa Fe Montessori Childcare Program is a non-profit Montessori education Program desoigned to benefit the greater Santa Fe, NM community by providing a multi-faceted education for pre-school - school age children that is rooted in the methods and principles established by dr. Maria Montessori.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$90K 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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FY2025 · 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
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $17K a year · 3% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$90K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.0 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $30K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$232
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$622K
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$617K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$63K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$622K
FY2025▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$113K
FY2023$430K
FY2024$563K
FY2025$622K
Expenses
$617K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$421K
FY2024$526K
FY2025$617K
Net assets
$63K
FY2025▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$12K
FY2023$21K
FY2024$58K
FY2025$63K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Jul 2021.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $569K Management & general 8% · $48K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $90K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$89,900Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christina Mata’s $90K as President is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Christina Mata$89,900$88,413$82,838$13,140

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Provides Montessori education for preschool through school-age children.

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1 program · $569K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The Santa Fe Montessori Childcare Program provides a foundational educational experience that encourages the social, emotional, and physical development and instills a lifelong love of learning in every child.

$569Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$622K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$622K
Money outPt IX
$617K
Ln 25
Programscol B$569K
Managementcol C$48K
Owns and owesPt X
$63K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2K
Total assetsLn 16$63K
LiabilitiesLn 26$232
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$622K
Total revenueLn 12$622K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$58K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$63K
LiabilitiesLn 26$232
Net assetsLn 32$63K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1K$2K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$58K$58K
Total assetsLn 16$59K$63K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$232
Net assetsLn 32$58K$63K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$81K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$258K$258K
Payroll taxesLn 10$27K$20K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$995$995
Office expensesLn 13$10K$9K$971
OccupancyLn 16$65K$59K$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$5K$553
InsuranceLn 23$9K$8K$897
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$137K$123K$13K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$919
Total functional expensesLn 25$617K$569K$48K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $622K$617K$5K$63K 990 PDF
FY2024 $563K$526K$37K$58K 990 PDF
FY2023 $430K$421K$9K$21K 990 PDF
FY2022 $113K$12K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $622,058 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $562,643$622,058
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $562,643$622,058
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $354,408$375,028
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $171,401$242,051
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $525,809$617,079
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $36,834$4,979
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $622,058 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $622,058$622,058
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $622,058 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$622,058
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $617,079 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $80,910 · Management $8,990$89,900
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $258,194$258,194
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $19,978 · Management $6,956$26,934
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,215$9,215
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $995$995
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,741 · Management $971$9,712
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $58,947 · Management $6,550$65,497
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,710$1,710
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,978 · Management $553$5,531
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $8,068 · Management $897$8,965
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $123,320 · Management $13,345$136,665
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,842 · Management $919$3,761
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $568,683 · Management $48,396 · Fundraising $0$617,079
Part X · Balance sheet $63,217 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,498$2,253
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $57,973$57,642
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$3,322
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $59,471$63,217
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,467$232
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,467$232
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $58,004$62,985
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $58,004$62,985
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $59,471$63,217
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $62,985 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$622,058
XI-2 Total expenses$617,079
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,979
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$58,004
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$62,985

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