Cedar Tree Montessori

Analysis

Cedar Tree Montessori is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellingham, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2000, 26 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, Cedar Tree Montessori reported income of $654k and spending of $631k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $489k to $654k (+34%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Cedar Tree Montessori sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Texas Restaurant Association Education Foundation Inc ($654k), Madison Montessori Society Inc ($654k) and Consiliumbots Inc ($654k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.6% and program service revenue 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $60k (9.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $325k. At year end it held assets of $352k against liabilities of $252k, net assets of $100k. It reported 20 employees.