Montessori School of Ojai

Analysis

Montessori School of Ojai is a registered charity in United States, based in Ojai, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Montessori School of Ojai reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.7m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.8m (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Montessori School of Ojai sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mexico Area Family YMCA Inc ($1.8m), Counseling for Change Inc ($1.8m) and YMCA of Southeast Missouri ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.6% and program service revenue 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $190k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $901k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $898k, net assets of $247k. It reported 43 employees.