Country Meadows Montessori School

Analysis

Country Meadows Montessori School is a registered charity in United States, based in Gurnee, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1983, 43 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 July 2024, Country Meadows Montessori School reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.7m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2024, income grew from $1.5m to $1.6m (+5.2%), an average of +1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Country Meadows Montessori School sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Buffalo Grove Montessori School Inc ($1.6m), Project Real Life Youth Occupational Training Core ($1.6m) and Eei Compass Educational Partners Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2024, revenue came from program service revenue 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $93k (5.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $888k. At year end it held assets of $529k against liabilities of $131k, net assets of $398k. It reported 37 employees.