The Montessori School

Analysis

The Montessori School is a registered charity in United States, based in Chattanooga, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2007, 19 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 May 2023, The Montessori School reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.3m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $2.7m (+41%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Montessori School sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Edwins Leadership and Restaurantinstitute ($2.7m), Bradford Christian Academy Incorporated ($2.7m) and North Clackamas Christian School ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% and program service revenue 81% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $4.2m against liabilities of $544k, net assets of $3.7m. It reported 36 employees.