Pioneer Montessori School

Analysis

Pioneer Montessori School is a registered charity in United States, based in Ketchum, ID. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1981, 45 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, Pioneer Montessori School reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.7m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.8m (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2021, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Pioneer Montessori School sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within ID. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heritage School of Texas ($1.8m), Greek Center for Biblical Studies ($1.8m) and Forge Institute ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 71% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $904k. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $790k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 22 employees.