Urban Montessori

Analysis

Urban Montessori is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2012, 14 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, Urban Montessori reported income of $5.2m and spending of $5.1m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $4.9m to $5.2m (+5.5%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 23%. 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, Urban Montessori sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bishops University Foundation ($5.2m), Charter School Association of Willits ($5.2m) and Wyeast Mountain Academy Inc ($5.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 4.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $194k (3.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.7m. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 62 employees.