Montessori Community School

Analysis

Montessori Community School is a registered charity in United States, based in Honolulu, HI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1973, 53 years ago. 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 August 2023, Montessori Community School reported income of $4.2m and spending of $3.7m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $3.3m to $4.2m (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Montessori Community School sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within HI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sigma XI the Scientific Research Honor Society Inc ($4.2m), Daniel Murphy Scholarship Fund ($4.2m) and Golden Good Shepherd Home ($4.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 84% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $203k (5.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $13.8m against liabilities of $4.0m, net assets of $9.8m. It reported 57 employees.