Columbia Montessori Society Inc

Analysis

Columbia Montessori Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbia, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2023, Columbia Montessori Society Inc reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.0m, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $618k to $1.3m (+108%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Columbia Montessori Society Inc sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 80th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Textile Center of Minnesota ($1.3m), Independence Community College Foundation ($1.3m) and Kuemper Catholic School Foundation Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 64% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $60k (5.9% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $505k against liabilities of $236k, net assets of $269k. It reported 65 employees.