Brickton Montessori School

Analysis

Brickton Montessori School is a registered charity in United States, based in Des Plaines, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1987, 39 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 2024, Brickton Montessori School reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.3m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $1.7m to $2.4m (+39%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Brickton Montessori School 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 87th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Radford School Inc ($2.4m), LA Raza Centro Legal-San Francisco ($2.4m) and St Helenas House Inc ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.0% and program service revenue 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $94k (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $576k. It reported 47 employees.