Alief Montessori Community School

Analysis

Alief Montessori Community School is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1998, 28 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 June 2023, Alief Montessori Community School reported income of $4.6m and spending of $3.5m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.9m to $4.6m (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Alief Montessori Community School sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Cloud State University Foundation Inc ($4.6m), Seattle Girls School ($4.6m) and City of Palms Charter High School Inc ($4.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 4.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $132k (3.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $15.2m against liabilities of $436k, net assets of $14.7m. It reported 49 employees.