Dakota Montessori School

Analysis

Dakota Montessori School is a registered charity in United States, based in Fargo, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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 July 2023, Dakota Montessori School reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.6m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $1.6m (+11%), an average of +2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Dakota 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 82nd percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yeshivah High School of Arizona ($1.6m), Montana High School Association ($1.6m) and North Carolina Falun Dafa Association ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $199k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $753k. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $262k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 52 employees.