Montessori Academy of Lancaster

Analysis

Montessori Academy of Lancaster is a registered charity in United States, based in Lancaster, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1983, 43 years ago. 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, Montessori Academy of Lancaster reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.3m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $2.3m (+42%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Montessori Academy of Lancaster sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boy Scouts of America ($2.3m), Older Americans Housing Inc ($2.3m) and St Paul of the Cross Passionist Retreat Center Inc ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.1% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $5.0m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $3.4m. It reported 75 employees.