MISSOULA CHRISTIAN MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $611K · expenses $290K · assets $394K

EIN
47-1811090
Address
301 S 6TH ST W, MISSOULA, MT 59801-3937
Website
missoulachristianmontessorischool.org
NTEE code
B21 Kindergarten, Preschool, Nursery School, Early Admissions (Education) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 2015 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exemption revoked November 15, 2021 for not filing a return three years in a row (automatic revocation; posted March 14, 2022) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
School
Principal officer
Juliana Fayen (its 2017 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2017 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

Education of children between the ages of 3 and 12 according to Montessori pedagogy.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

4 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Anna Sanor Board President and Head of School2021-2024 $46,510$303,930 1
Julie Fayen Secretary-Treasurer and Lead Primary Teacher2021-2024 $46,510$293,800 1
Melodie Stenger Board Member and Elementary Teacher2021-2024 $34,153$161,658 1
Winter Sanor Board Member and PE Teacher2021-2024 $3,377$21,075 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Hope Evans Board Member2021-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Brenda Bassett Board Member2021-2024 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 6 people listed · 4 paid, $131K · 10 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Anna Sanor Board President and Head of School50 $46,510$0$0 $46,5101
Julie Fayen Secretary-Treasurer and Lead Primary Teacher45 $46,510$0$0 $46,5101
Melodie Stenger Board Member and Elementary Teacher35 $34,153$0$0 $34,1531
Winter Sanor Board Member and PE Teacher6 $3,377$0$0 $3,3771
Hope Evans Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Brenda Bassett Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · 4 paid, $284K · 8 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Anna Sanor Board President and Head of School45 $55,200$0$55,200 $110,4001
Julie Fayen Secretary-Treasurer and Lead Primary Teacher45 $55,200$0$55,200 $110,4001
Melodie Stenger Board Member and Elementary Teacher32 $28,346$0$28,346 $56,6921
Winter Sanor Board Member and PE Teacher6 $3,429$0$3,429 $6,8581
Hope Evans Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Brenda Bassett Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · 4 paid, $142K · 8 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Anna Sanor Board President and Head of School45 $56,180$0$0 $56,1801
Julie Fayen Secretary-Treasurer and Lead Primary Teacher45 $56,180$0$0 $56,1801
Melodie Stenger Board Member and Elementary Teacher22 $26,791$0$0 $26,7911
Winter Sanor Board Member and PE Teacher6 $3,118$0$0 $3,1181
Hope Evans Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Brenda Bassett Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 6 people listed · 4 paid, $223K · 8 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Anna Sanor Board President and Head of School45 $45,420$0$45,420 $90,8401
Julie Fayen Secretary-Treasurer and Lead Primary Teacher45 $40,355$0$40,355 $80,7101
Melodie Stenger Board Member and Elementary Teacher22 $22,011$0$22,011 $44,0221
Winter Sanor Board Member and PE Teacher6 $3,861$0$3,861 $7,7221
Hope Evans Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01
Brenda Bassett Board Member0 $0$0$0 $01

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.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2025-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$610,703$290,497 $393,642$400,721 $298,961$311,695 $101,329100
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2024-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$247,095$273,467 $70,032$80,515 $14,046$232,806 $123,03885
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$297,232$246,578 $94,336$106,887 $83,950$212,480 $121,92880
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$225,663$249,677 $39,904$56,233 $39,532$186,707 $114,97885

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $40,915 in all, tax years 2020 to 2023. 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2020, 2022 2$40,688 2022$34,688
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MISSOULA CHRISTIAN MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC” 2020-2023 4$227 2023$31
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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only · More (100)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
THE MISSOULA COMMUNITY SCHOOLMTB21 $682,494$707,442 Ex Dir former$28,290 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
ELEVATE MONTESSORI SCHOOLMTB21 $672,411$681,168 President$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
CHILDRENS HOUSE MONTESSORI SCHOOLMTB21 $562,455$547,004 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$63,685 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state
MONTESSORI ISLAND SCHOOLMTB21 $826,881$812,539 Treas/Ex Dir.$67,425 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
GREENVILLE MONTESSORI SCHOOLNCB21 $812,198$811,236 HEAD OF SCHO$77,593 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, similar mission
SHERMAN MONTESSORI PRE SCHOOL INCTXB21 $432,000$483,344 STAFF MEMBER$58,623 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, similar mission
MONTESSORI ACADEMY IN THE OAKS INCINB21 $424,777$442,756 President$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, similar mission
GREECE MONTESSORI SCHOOLNYB21 $651,113$625,922 ADMINISTRATOR$89,521 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, similar mission
GARFIELD MONTESSORI SCHOOLCOB21 $723,358$720,946 HEAD OF SCHO$79,058 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, similar mission
MONTESSORI COUNTRY SCHOOL INCVAB21 $789,709$658,290 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, similar name
GLOUCESTER MONTESSORI SCHOOLVAB21 $443,830$457,466 Chairman$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, similar mission
MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF LOS ALTOSCAB21 $922,694$817,306 CFO$50,555 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, similar mission
OUR MONTESSORI SCHOOLNMB21 $919,111$959,290 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, similar mission
NORTHWOOD MONTESSORI SCHOOL INCTXB21 $597,471$592,372 PARENT REP$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, similar mission
MONTESSORI SCHOOL FOR YOUNG CHILDREN INCNEB21 $867,200$808,211 VICE PRESIDE$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, similar mission
NORTH SHORE MONTESSORI SCHOOL INCMAB21 $700,955$584,653 Executive Director$59,031 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, similar mission
MONTESSORI PLUS SCHOOLWAB21 $474,556$565,672 SECRETARY$108,430 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, similar mission
MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF RUSTON INCLAB21 $492,324$457,602 CO-HEAD$46,882 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, similar name
WESTWOOD MONTESSORI SCHOOL INCMAB21 $526,393$529,562 PRESIDENT, T$110,067 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, similar name
MONTESSORI COMMUNITY SCHOOL INCGAB21 $479,702$599,547 CEO$36,000 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, similar name
LEXINGTON MONTESSORI SCHOOL INCKYB21 $791,477$685,291 Director$77,074 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, similar name
ANCONA MONTESSORY SCHOOL INC -WYNNEWOODPAB21 $598,359$612,474 Officer$265,737 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, similar mission
MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF FRANKLINTNB21 $621,923$600,245 Member$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, similar mission
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL INCMNB21 $615,576$717,979 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, similar name
ELMHURST MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL INCILB21 $464,075$436,160 CHAIR OF THE BOARD & TEACH$84,098 Same NTEE code B21, revenue within 2x, similar mission

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
CROSS WORKS FOUNDATION Private foundation$500,0013 12022–2024 ST MONICAS MONTESSORI INC
DAYTON FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$301,75111 22009–2024 CONVIVIAL LEARNING INC; CHILDRENS DAY MONTESSORI INC
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$154,2517 42018–2024 MONTESSORI CHILDRENS HOUSE OF NANTUCKET INC; MIAMI JEWISH MONTESSORI INC; MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF CASPER; MONTESSORI ACADEMY IN THE OAKS INC
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR NANTUCKET DAF sponsor$152,7244 12016–2025 MONTESSORI CHILDRENS HOUSE OF NANTUCKET INC
COASTAL BEND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$150,9856 12016–2024 RISE SCHOOL OF CORPUS CHRISTI INC
FREMONT AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$138,01510 12011–2024 GRANT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
WHITEFISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$132,9214 12021–2025 CHILDRENS HOUSE MONTESSORI SCHOOL
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$117,79314 92019–2025 SWEENY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL; ST MONICAS MONTESSORI INC; AGAPE CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL; MADISON MONTESSORI SOCIETY INC and 5 more
BARNABAS FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$115,3393 12015–2017 GRANT CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
LINCOLN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$107,5548 12016–2024 MONTESSORI SCHOOL FOR YOUNG CHILDREN INC
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$105,2009 42016–2024 DEEP VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL; RISE SCHOOL OF CORPUS CHRISTI INC; MONTESSORI SCHOOL OF FRANKLIN; MONTESSORI CENTER ROOM INC
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor$74,2806 62017–2024 MOUNTAIN PATHWAYS SCHOOL INC; RISE SCHOOL OF CORPUS CHRISTI INC; LEAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL; JOLIET MONTESSORI SCHOOL and 2 more
PARK COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$73,3843 22023–2024 ELEVATE MONTESSORI SCHOOL; MONTESSORI ISLAND SCHOOL
GREATER HORIZONS DAF sponsor$60,0002 22024–2024 ST MONICAS MONTESSORI INC; HOLLANDALE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL ASSN
MADISON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$60,0002 12021–2024 MADISON MONTESSORI SOCIETY INC

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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 990 · $290,497 spent · pay $223,032 · grants $30,920 · events $1,500
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $101,329$101,329$0$0 34.9%
Other salaries and wages $60,760$60,760$0$0 20.9%
Payroll taxes $55,543$55,543$0$0 19.1%
Grants to US individuals $30,920$30,920-- 10.6%
Occupancy $18,246$18,246$0$0 6.3%
Other employee benefits $5,400$5,400$0$0 1.9%
Other (as described)Materials & Supplies $3,236$0$3,236$0 1.1%
Other (as described)Specialist Services $2,727$2,727$0$0 0.9%
Insurance $2,535$2,535$0$0 0.9%
Office expenses $2,487$2,487$0$0 0.9%
Other (as described)Teacher Education $2,426$2,426$0$0 0.8%
Travel $1,582$1,582$0$0 0.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,500$1,500$0$0 0.5%
Other (as described)Loan Repayments $1,277$1,277$0$0 0.4%
Fees: accounting $415$415$0$0 0.1%
Information technology $114$114$0$0 0.0%
Total$290,497100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $273,467 spent · pay $219,670 · grants $16,066 · events $1,616
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $123,038$123,038$0$0 45.0%
Other salaries and wages $52,603$52,603$0$0 19.2%
Payroll taxes $38,229$38,229$0$0 14.0%
Occupancy $18,006$18,006-- 6.6%
Grants to US individuals $15,065$15,065-- 5.5%
Other (as described)Materials & Supplies $5,841$5,841$0$0 2.1%
Other employee benefits $5,800$5,800$0$0 2.1%
Other (as described)Specialist Services $3,460$3,460$0$0 1.3%
Insurance $3,418$3,418-- 1.2%
Other (as described)Teacher Education $2,797$2,797$0$0 1.0%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $1,616-$1,616- 0.6%
Office expenses $1,550-$1,550- 0.6%
Grants to US organizations and governments $1,001$1,001-- 0.4%
Information technology $697-$697- 0.3%
Fees: accounting $346-$346- 0.1%
Total$273,467100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $246,578 spent · pay $207,155 · grants $4,945 · events $3,613
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $121,928$121,928$0$0 49.4%
Payroll taxes $45,054$45,054-- 18.3%
Other salaries and wages $37,286$37,286$0$0 15.1%
Occupancy $17,349$17,349$0$0 7.0%
Other (as described)Educational Material $5,353$5,353$0$0 2.2%
Insurance $5,097$5,097$0$0 2.1%
Grants to US individuals $4,140$4,140-- 1.7%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,613$3,613$0$0 1.5%
Pay: disqualified persons $2,887$2,887$0$0 1.2%
Other (as described)Facility & Cleaning Supplies $1,173$1,173$0$0 0.5%
Office expenses $1,132$1,132$0$0 0.5%
Grants to US organizations and governments $805$805-- 0.3%
Fees: accounting $240$240$0$0 0.1%
Other (as described)Fundraising $210$0$0$210 0.1%
Other (as described)Teacher Continuing Education $203$0$203$0 0.1%
Information technology $108$108$0$0 0.0%
Total$246,578100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $249,677 spent · pay $199,370 · grants $8,696 · events $600
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $114,978$114,978$0$0 46.1%
Other salaries and wages $40,718$40,718$0$0 16.3%
Payroll taxes $39,787$39,787$0$0 15.9%
Occupancy $13,562$13,562$0$0 5.4%
Other (as described)Educational Material $10,410$10,410$0$0 4.2%
Grants to US individuals $8,696$8,696-- 3.5%
Office expenses $7,089-$7,089$0 2.8%
Pay: disqualified persons $3,887$0$3,887$0 1.6%
Insurance $3,654$3,654$0$0 1.5%
Other (as described)Facility and Cleaning Supplies $2,973$2,973$0$0 1.2%
Other (as described)Teacher Continuing Education $1,955$1,955$0$0 0.8%
Fees: other services $1,368$1,368$0$0 0.5%
Other (as described)Fundraising Expense $600$0$0$600 0.2%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $0$600reported apart
Total$249,677100%

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Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2020$0$01
Largest awards · 0 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated

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