Desert Montessori School

Analysis

Desert Montessori School is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Fe, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1996, 30 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 2024, Desert Montessori School reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.1m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $897k to $1.3m (+43%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Desert Montessori School sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Public Library Assoc of Bethel Borough ($1.3m), Santa Ynez Valley Family School ($1.3m) and Saratoga Music Boosters ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 18% and program service revenue 78% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $747k. At year end it held assets of $562k against liabilities of $10k, net assets of $551k. It reported 40 employees.