Desert Garden Montessori School Inc

Analysis

Desert Garden Montessori School Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Phoenix, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2004, 22 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, Desert Garden Montessori School Inc reported income of $5.4m and spending of $4.9m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.6m to $5.4m (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Desert Garden Montessori School Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 91st percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heartland Workforce Solutions Inc ($5.4m), Sheet Metal Workers Local Union No 28 Education Fund ($5.4m) and Kbare ($5.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 18% and program service revenue 81% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $101k (2.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.8m. At year end it held assets of $7.4m against liabilities of $5.4m, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 72 employees.