Compass Montessori School

Analysis

Compass Montessori School is a registered charity in United States, based in Wheat Ridge, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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, Compass Montessori School reported income of $4.6m and spending of $4.0m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.5m to $4.6m (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Compass Montessori 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 92nd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nysut Education and Learning TR ($4.6m), The Covenant School of Jacksonville Inc ($4.6m) and Princeton Prospect Foundation ($4.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.2% and program service revenue 81% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. At year end it held assets of $7.6m against liabilities of $5.7m, net assets of $1.9m.