Lewis & Clark Montessori Charter School

Analysis

Lewis & Clark Montessori Charter School is a registered charity in United States, based in Gresham, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Lewis & Clark Montessori Charter School reported income of $3.7m and spending of $3.5m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $3.0m to $3.7m (+21%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Lewis & Clark Montessori Charter School sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Drupalcon Inc ($3.7m), Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education Inc ($3.7m) and Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors Inc ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $129k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $4.0m, net assets of -$830k. It reported 57 employees.