Samish Montessori School

Analysis

Samish Montessori School is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellingham, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2009, 17 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, Samish Montessori School reported income of $802k and spending of $815k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2020 to July 2024, income grew from $485k to $802k (+66%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2021, when income rose by 43%. 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, Samish Montessori School sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Toledo Tomorrow ($802k), Studentnest Foundation ($803k) and Right Step Inc ($802k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.3% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $266k. At year end it held assets of $795k against liabilities of $31k, net assets of $764k. It reported 11 employees.