COMPASS MONTESSORI EDUCATION FOUNDATION
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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $142K · expenses $147K · assets $333K
- EIN
- 31-1601552
- Address
- PO BOX 54, GOLDEN, CO 80402-0054
- Website
- www.compassgives.org
- NTEE code
- T70
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- September 1998 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
COMPASS MONTESSORI EDUCATION FOUNDATION (CMEF) EXISTS SOLEY TO SUPPORT COMPASS MONTESSORI SCHOOL. COMPASS MONTESSORI SCHOOL IS A JEFFERSON COUNTY CO. PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL. AS A CHARTER SCHOOL, ITS RESOURCES ARE VERY LIMITED.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 17 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
17 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Tashkin | President | 2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Chelsea Coyle | Vice President | 2021-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Krista Estep | CO - Treasurer | 2021-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Emily Madison | CO - Treasurer | 2021-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Megan Wells | Secretary | 2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mima Del Valle | Director | 2021-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ben Hemphill (former) | President | 2021-2023 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jason Kuczek (former) | Secretary | 2023 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Nate Boyles (former) | Director | 2023 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Natalie Wood (former) | Secretary | 2020-2022 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ginger Matney (former) | Director | 2020-2022 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Julie Mannina (former) | Director | 2020-2022 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Emmy Fritz-Krockow (former) | Director | 2021-2022 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Cary Stiever (former) | Director-Liaison | 2020-2022 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Sara Epstein (former) | President | 2020 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Amanda Coplin (former) | Treasurer | 2020 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Andy Gross (former) | Director | 2020 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Tashkin | President | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Chelsea Coyle | Vice President | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Krista Estep | CO - Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Emily Madison | CO - Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Megan Wells | Secretary | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mima Del Valle | Director | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 7 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Hemphill | President | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Chelsea Coyle | Vice President | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Krista Estep | CO - Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Emily Madison | CO - Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jason Kuczek | Secretary | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mima Del Valle | Director | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nate Boyles | Director | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 10 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Hemphill | President | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Chelsea Coyle | Vice President | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Krista Estep | CO - Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Emily Madison | CO - Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Natalie Wood | Secretary | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ginger Matney | Director | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mima Del Valle | Director | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Julie Mannina | Director | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Emmy Fritz-Krockow | Director | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Cary Stiever | Director-Liaison | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 10 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Hemphill | President | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Chelsea Coyle | Vice President | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Krista Estep | CO - Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Emily Madison | CO - Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Natalie Wood | Secretary | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ginger Matney | Director | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mima Del Valle | Director | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Julie Mannina | Director | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Emmy Fritz-Krockow | Director | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Cary Stiever | Director | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 7 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Epstein | President | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Natalie Wood | Secretary | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Amanda Coplin | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Andy Gross | Director | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Julie Mannina | Director | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ginger Matney | Director | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Cary Stiever | Director | 2 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $141,565 | $147,425 | $332,798 | $325,496 | $64,903 | $13,934 | - | - | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $139,931 | $157,625 | $332,117 | $331,356 | $60,738 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $138,425 | $125,494 | $350,050 | $350,050 | $72,953 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $67,708 | $52,529 | $337,275 | $337,119 | $35,214 | $0 | - | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $66,253 | $40,021 | $321,940 | $321,940 | $54,280 | $0 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
6 grantors reported grants to this organization, $357,639 in all, tax years 2011 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLORADO GIVES FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2011-2024 | 14 | $326,075 | 2024 | $9,834 | show |
| FORGOOD INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2011 | 1 | $13,104 | 2011 | $13,104 | show |
| GETZ FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “COMPASS MONTESSORI EDUCATION FOUNDATION” | 2018-2019 | 2 | $12,000 | 2019 | $5,000 | show |
| LILLIS FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “COMPASS MONTESSORI EDUCATION FOUNDATION” | 2023-2024 | 2 | $4,500 | 2024 | $2,500 | show |
| AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “COMPASS MONTESSORI EDUCATION FOUNDATION” | 2020-2023 | 4 | $1,910 | 2023 | $492 | show |
| BOETTCHER FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “Compass Montessori Education Foundation” | 2020 | 1 | $50 | 2020 | $50 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2024 · Form 990EZ · $147,425 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $5,144
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $147,425 | 100.0% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $5,144 | reported apart |
| Total | $147,425 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $157,625 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $29,886
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $157,625 | 100.0% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $29,886 | reported apart |
| Total | $157,625 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $125,494 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $29,539
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $121,699 | 97.0% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $1,995 | 1.6% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $1,665 | 1.3% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $135 | 0.1% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $29,539 | reported apart |
| Total | $125,494 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $52,529 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $9,385
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $39,619 | 75.4% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $9,067 | 17.3% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $2,477 | 4.7% | |
| Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance | $1,366 | 2.6% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $9,385 | reported apart |
| Total | $52,529 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990EZ · $40,021 spent · pay $0 · grants $37,527 · events $4,388
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $37,527 | 93.8% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $2,494 | 6.2% | |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $4,388 | reported apart |
| Total | $40,021 | 100% |