MARK ROSS MONTESSORI FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
MARK ROSS MONTESSORI FOUNDATION (EIN 20-2556775)
Tax period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30
Filed
2025-11-13
IRS object ID
202533179349306063
Schema version
2024v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-11-13T13:39:31-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PROSPECTIVE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line126 W DRY CREEK CIRCLE SUITE 600AddressLine1Txt
CityLITTLETONCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80120ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN202556775EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1MARK ROSS MONTESSORI FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMARKBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9709637199PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1109 LEWIES LANEAddressLine1Txt
CityCARBONDALECityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP81623ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonYUANI RUIZPersonNm
Person TitleBOARD PRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone9709637199PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrfalseIRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonULI KEELEYPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02288680PTIN
Phone7202176601PhoneNum
Preparation2025-11-13PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerYUANI RUIZPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1109 LEWIES LANEAddressLine1Txt
CityCARBONDALECityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP81623ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$441,451GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ROSSMONTESSORI.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2005FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE FOUNDATION EXISTS TO SUPPORT THE ROSS MONTESSORI SCHOOL. THE MISSION OF THE FOUNDATION IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ROSS MONTESSORI SCHOOL AND TO HELP THE SCHOOL ACHIEVE ITS VISION. THROUGH THE ANNUAL FUND, CAPITAL CAMPAIGN, FUNDRAISING EVENTS, AND GRANT WRITING, THE FOUNDATION GRANTS MONEY TO THE SCHOOL TO AUGMENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers6TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$25,326PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$22,723CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$338,329PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$340,711CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$464,583PYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Expenses$491,232CYTotalExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$6,007,886TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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MissionTHE FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE ROSS MONTESSORI SCHOOL TO HELP THE SCHOOL ACHIEVE ITS VISION.MissionDesc
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$97,777ExpenseAmt
DescPROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR ROSS MONTESSORI SCHOOL. THE SCHOOL'S PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE PUBLIC EDUCATION TO STUDENTS OF CARBONDALE, COLORADODesc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsfalseDonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (true)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (true)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
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Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
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Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
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Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst IncfalseSubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
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Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyfalseConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Phone9709637199PhoneNum

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No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

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ANDREW KAROW
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CHARLIE LOZNER
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THOMAS MORGAN
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YUANI RUIZ
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ALLISON SEWELL
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MANDI FRANZ
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SONYA HEMMEN
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$215,905TotalAmt
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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

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PTO EXPENSES$11,338$11,338
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BOY$699,520BOYAmt
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BOY$6,929,857BOYAmt
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EOY$284,453EOYAmt

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BOY$13,557BOYAmt
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BOY$6,138,141BOYAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$6,151,698BOYAmt
EOY$6,007,886EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

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EOY$1,427,898EOYAmt

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EOY$1,427,898EOYAmt

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EOY$7,435,784EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supporting Organization509a3Yes (X)SupportingOrganization509a3Ind
Supporting Org Type2Yes (X)SupportingOrgType2Ind
IRS Written DeterminationYes (X)IRSWrittenDeterminationInd
Supported Organizations1SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformationGrp

Supported Organization Name SupportedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ROSS MONTESSORI SCHOOLBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2CHARTER SCHOOLBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN202556775EIN
Organization Type2OrganizationTypeCd
Governing Document ListedYes (true)GoverningDocumentListedInd
Support$80,988SupportAmt
Other Support$0OtherSupportAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supported Organizations Total1SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt
Support Sum$80,988SupportSumAmt
Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt

Form990 Sch A Supporting Org Form990SchASupportingOrgGrp

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Suprt Org No IRS DeterminationfalseSuprtOrgNoIRSDeterminationInd
Supported Org Section C456falseSupportedOrgSectionC456Ind
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Organization Change Suprt OrgfalseOrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd
Support Non Supported OrgfalseSupportNonSupportedOrgInd
Payment Substantial ContribtrfalsePaymentSubstantialContribtrInd
Loan Disqualified PersonfalseLoanDisqualifiedPersonInd
Controlled Disqualified PrsnfalseControlledDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Disqualified Prsn Controll IntfalseDisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd
Disqualified Prsn Ownr IntfalseDisqualifiedPrsnOwnrIntInd
Excess Business Holdings RulesfalseExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
Contribution ControllerfalseContributionControllerInd
Contribution FamilyfalseContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 ControlledfalseContribution35ControlledInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Majority Dir Trst Supported OrgYes (true)MajorityDirTrstSupportedOrgInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,258,111OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,258,111BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$7,521,736OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,065,896DepreciationAmt
Book Value$5,455,840BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$6,713,951TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$441,451TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$441,451RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$441,451TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$491,232TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$491,232ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$491,232TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19ALL DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

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