Deerfield Montessori School

Analysis

Deerfield Montessori School is a registered charity in United States, based in Riverwoods, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1969, 57 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 August 2024, Deerfield Montessori School reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.7m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2024, income fell from $3.0m to $2.7m (-11%), an average of -2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Deerfield Montessori School sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tradesfutures ($2.7m), Charleston Development Acdemy ($2.7m) and Advance Memphis ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2024, revenue came from program service revenue 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $395k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $516k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 48 employees.