Skip to content
ProPublica Donate
ProPublica Donate

Montessori Childrens House Grand Traverse

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its June 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Operated a school
Organization is a school. Details are reported on Schedule E.
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$5.52M (2023)

Expenses
$5.04M (2023)

Total Assets
$7.5M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$4.08M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2012 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,515,364
Expenses
$5,041,887
Net Income
$473,477
Net Assets
$3,424,310
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $776,927
14.1%
Program Services $4,245,650
77.0%
Investment Income $4,753
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $175,782
3.2%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $312,252
5.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,408,448
47.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,502,580
Total Liabilities $4,078,270
Net Assets $3,424,310
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Michele Shane (Head Of Scho) $168,180 $0 $0
Sheri Novak (Director Of) $82,868 $0 $0
Julie Boss (Member) $0 $0 $0
Mark Bishop (Member) $0 $0 $0
Polly Carlton (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Courtney Danbrook (Vice Chairpe) $0 $0 $0
Scott Goodreau (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jessie Houghton (Member) $0 $0 $0
Durkhanai Jan (Member) $0 $0 $0
David King (Member) $0 $0 $0
Misha Neidorfler (Member) $0 $0 $0
Carolyn Purcell (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Peter Starkel (Chair Person) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,529,183
Expenses
$4,546,921
Net Income
$982,262
Net Assets
$2,892,496
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,505,214
27.2%
Program Services $3,871,100
70.0%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $13,032
0.2%
Net Fundraising $135,010
2.4%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $4,827
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,363,588
52.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $5,607,038
Total Liabilities $2,714,542
Net Assets $2,892,496
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Michele Shane (Head Of Scho) $137,346 $0 $0
Sheri Novak (Director Of) $63,738 $0 $0
Julie Boss (Member) $0 $0 $0
Mark Bishop (Member) $0 $0 $0
Polly Carlton (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Courtney Danbrook (Vice Chairpe) $0 $0 $0
Jessie Houghton (Member) $0 $0 $0
Durkhanai Jan (Member) $0 $0 $0
David King (Member) $0 $0 $0
Misha Neidorfler (Member) $0 $0 $0
Carolyn Purcell (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Peter Starkel (Chair Person) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$4,552,453
Expenses
$3,929,478
Net Income
$622,975
Net Assets
$2,005,972
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $994,956
21.9%
Program Services $3,396,417
74.6%
Investment Income $444
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $6,638
0.1%
Net Fundraising $148,736
3.3%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $5,262
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $189,870
4.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,854,642
47.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,813,127
Total Liabilities $2,807,155
Net Assets $2,005,972
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Michele Shane (Head Of Scho) $128,058 $0 $0
Sheri Novak (Director Of) $61,812 $0 $0
Dan Besselsen (Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
Julie Boss (Member) $0 $0 $0
Polly Carlton (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Courtney Danbrook (Vice Chairpe) $0 $0 $0
Kim Gallagher (Director Of) $0 $0 $0
Renee Hintz (Director Of) $0 $0 $0
Jessie Houghton (Member) $0 $0 $0
Carolyn Purcell (Member) $0 $0 $0
Peter Starkel (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,677,467
Expenses
$3,686,849
Net Income
-$9,382
Net Assets
$1,343,933
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $149,739
4.1%
Program Services $3,351,599
91.1%
Investment Income $8,444
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $9,858
0.3%
Net Fundraising $151,567
4.1%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $508
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $287,893
7.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,543,945
41.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,653,122
Total Liabilities $3,309,189
Net Assets $1,343,933
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Michele Shane (Head Of School) $118,052 $0 $0
Sheri Novak (Director Of Finance) $54,164 $0 $0
Dan Besselsen (Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
Dave Seman (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Matt Hanley (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Courtney Danbrook (Vice Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
Julie Boss (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jessie Houghton (Member) $0 $0 $0
Peter Starkel (Member) $0 $0 $0
Carolyn Purcell (Member) $0 $0 $0
Stephanie Long (Member Part Year) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,420,984
Expenses
$3,255,921
Net Income
$165,063
Net Assets
$1,341,341
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $139,015
4.1%
Program Services $3,185,152
93.1%
Investment Income $6,852
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $11,612
0.3%
Net Fundraising $62,687
1.8%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $5,565
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $254,178
7.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,360,760
41.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,351,383
Total Liabilities $3,010,042
Net Assets $1,341,341
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Michele Shane (Head Of School) $111,846 $0 $0
Colleen Christensen (Director Of Operations) $66,465 $0 $0
Melissa Russell (Director Of Advancement Part Year) $40,603 $0 $0
Sheri Novak (Business Manager) $24,487 $0 $0
Renee Hintz (Director Of Advancement) $10,777 $0 $0
Jessica Sullivan (Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
Carl Ferguson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Matt Hanley (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Dan Besselsen (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Dave Seman (Vice Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
Stephanie Long (Member) $0 $0 $0
Mick Olinik (Member) $0 $0 $0
Courtney Danbrook (Member) $0 $0 $0
Carolyn Purcell (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jessie Houghton (Member) $0 $0 $0
Peter Starkel (Member) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,286,913
Expenses
$3,113,084
Net Income
$173,829
Net Assets
$1,176,278
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $293,049
8.9%
Program Services $2,923,129
88.9%
Investment Income $1,293
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $11,430
0.3%
Net Fundraising $33,939
1.0%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $12,166
0.4%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $229,014
7.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,372,402
44.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,309,149
Total Liabilities $3,132,871
Net Assets $1,176,278
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Michele Shane (Head Of School) $108,173 $0 $0
Colleen Christensen (Director Of Operations) $60,476 $0 $0
Melissa Russell (Director Of Advancement) $48,514 $0 $0
Jessica Sullivan (Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
Frank Petty (Chairperson Part Year) $0 $0 $0
Carl Ferguson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Dan Besselsen (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Stephanie Long (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dave Seman (Member) $0 $0 $0
Tj Mackey (Member Part Year) $0 $0 $0
Matt Hanley (Member) $0 $0 $0
Mary Cueter (Member Part Year) $0 $0 $0
Kevin Manning (Member Part Year) $0 $0 $0
Mick Olinik (Member) $0 $0 $0
Courtney Danbrook (Member) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,193,703
Expenses
$2,839,721
Net Income
$353,982
Net Assets
$1,093,499
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $487,920
15.3%
Program Services $2,679,291
83.9%
Investment Income $283
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $10,750
0.3%
Net Fundraising -$3,751
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $9,948
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $222,793
7.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,273,298
Total Liabilities $3,179,799
Net Assets $1,093,499
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Michele Shane (Head Of School) $90,224 $0 $13,556
Colleen Christensen (Director Of Operations) $58,045 $0 $623
Melissa Russell (Director Of Advancement) $44,929 $0 $425
Stephanie Long (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dave Seman (Mem Ber) $0 $0 $0
Jessica Sullivan (Chairperson) $0 $0 $0
Tj Mackey (Member) $0 $0 $0
Matt Hanley (Member) $0 $0 $0
Carl Ferguson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Dan Besselsen (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,795,025
Expenses
$2,813,466
Net Income
-$18,441
Net Assets
$739,517
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $197,811
7.1%
Program Services $2,611,915
93.4%
Investment Income $158
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $15,735
0.6%
Net Fundraising -$54,052
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $8,730
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $213,415
7.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,200,074
Total Liabilities $2,460,557
Net Assets $739,517
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Michele Shane (Head Of School) $90,525 $0 $12,236
Colleen Christensen (Director Of Operations) $56,505 $0 $602
Melissa Russell (Director Of Advancement) $43,991 $0 $470
Kevin Manning (Member) $0 $0 $0
Frank Petty (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Jessica Sullivan (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jon Plummer (Member) $0 $0 $0
Susan Ruoff (Member) $0 $0 $0
Carl Ferguson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Eileen Mikulski (Member) $0 $0 $0
Dan Besselsen (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,882,430
Expenses
$2,785,338
Net Income
$97,092
Net Assets
$757,958
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $153,099
5.3%
Program Services $2,668,730
92.6%
Investment Income $250
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $19,671
0.7%
Net Fundraising $12,712
0.4%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $14,576
0.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $217,230
7.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,128,081
40.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,367,310
Total Liabilities $2,609,352
Net Assets $757,958
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Michele Shane (Head Of School) $89,105 $0 $13,829
Colleen Christensen (Director Of Operations) $54,773 $0 $2,856
Melissa Russell (Director Of Advancement) $43,478 $0 $4,948
Kevin Manning (Member) $0 $0 $0
Frank Petty (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Jessica Sullivan (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jon Plummer (Member) $0 $0 $0
Susan Ruoff (Member) $0 $0 $0
Carl Ferguson (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Eileen Mikulski (Member) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,676,787
Expenses
$2,567,416
Net Income
$109,371
Net Assets
$660,865
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $129,323
4.8%
Program Services $2,493,993
93.2%
Investment Income $209
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $22,777
0.9%
Net Fundraising $9,103
0.3%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $7,812
0.3%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $212,984
8.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,046,240
40.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,368,863
Total Liabilities $2,707,998
Net Assets $660,865
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Michele Shane (Head Of School) $86,699 $0 $17,269
Colleen Christensen (Director Of Operations) $55,571 $0 $2,580
Melissa Russell (Director Of Advancement) $44,872 $0 $4,680
Kevin Manning (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Frank Petty (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Stephanie Long (Member) $0 $0 $0
Jessica Sullivan (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jon Plummer (Member) $0 $0 $0
Susan Ruoff (Member) $0 $0 $0
Carl Ferguson (Member) $0 $0 $0
Eileen Mikulski (Member) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,693,235
Expenses
$2,354,497
Net Income
$338,738
Net Assets
$551,494
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $105,916
3.9%
Program Services $2,260,634
83.9%
Investment Income $259
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $25,345
0.9%
Net Fundraising $85,812
3.2%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $208,527
7.7%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $200,774
8.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $988,283
42.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,342,703
Total Liabilities $2,791,209
Net Assets $551,494

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,357,380
Expenses
$2,317,740
Net Income
$39,640
Net Assets
$212,756
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $113,897
4.8%
Program Services $2,124,727
90.1%
Investment Income $169
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $28,612
1.2%
Net Fundraising $85,064
3.6%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $4,911
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,014,783
43.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,480,403
Total Liabilities $3,267,647
Net Assets $212,756

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending June
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

About This Data

Nonprofit Explorer includes summary data for nonprofit tax returns and full Form 990 documents, in both PDF and digital formats.

The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

In addition to the raw summary data, we link to PDFs and digital copies of full Form 990 documents wherever possible. This consists of separate releases by the IRS of Form 990 documents processed by the agency, which we update regularly.

We also link to copies of audits nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year since 2016. These audits are copied from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

Which Organizations Are Here?

Every organization that has been recognized as tax exempt by the IRS has to file Form 990 every year, unless they make less than $200,000 in revenue and have less than $500,000 in assets, in which case they have to file form 990-EZ. Organizations making less than $50,000 don’t have to file either form but do have to let the IRS they’re still in business via a Form 990N "e-Postcard."

Nonprofit Explorer has organizations claiming tax exemption in each of the 27 subsections of the 501(c) section of the tax code, and which have filed a Form 990, Form 990EZ or Form 990PF. Taxable trusts and private foundations that are required to file a form 990PF are also included. Small organizations filing a Form 990N "e-Postcard" are not included in this data.

Types of Nonprofits

There are 27 nonprofit designations based on the numbered subsections of section 501(c) of the tax code. See the list »

Get the Data

For those interested in acquiring the original data from the source, here’s where our data comes from:

  • Raw filing data. Includes EINs and summary financials as structured data.
  • Exempt Organization profiles. Includes organization names, addresses, etc. You can merge this with the raw filing data using EIN numbers.
  • Form 990 documents. Prior to 2017, these documents were obtained and processed by Public.Resource.org and ProPublica. Bulk PDF downloads since 2017 are available from the IRS.
  • Form 990 documents as XML files. Includes complete filing data (financial details, names of officers, tax schedules, etc.) in machine-readable format. Only available for electronically filed documents. Electronic data released prior to October 2021 is also available through Amazon Web Services.
  • Audits. PDFs of single or program-specific audits for nonprofit organizations that spent $750,000 or more in Federal grant money in a single fiscal year. Available for fiscal year 2015 and later.

API

The data powering this website is available programmatically, via an API. Read the API documentation »