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Creative Montessori School Inc

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.

Category: Educational Institutions and Related Activities / Kindergarten, Preschool, Nursery School, Early Admissions (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its May 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Operated a school
Organization is a school. Details are reported on Schedule E.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$3.16M (2023)

Expenses
$2.95M (2023)

Total Assets
$8.48M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$2.8M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 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 May
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,163,552
Expenses
$2,951,028
Net Income
$212,524
Net Assets
$5,683,225
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $251,707
8.0%
Program Services $2,868,601
90.7%
Investment Income $10,079
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $33,165
1.0%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,669,534
56.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,478,588
Total Liabilities $2,795,363
Net Assets $5,683,225
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Greg Smith (Director) $98,502 $0 $0
Barbara T Spitzer (Trustee) $29,776 $0 $0
John Gregg (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jessica Moody (Director) $0 $0 $0
Elliot Robbins (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Sara Schmidtke (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Danielle Wattleton Anderson (President Elect) $0 $0 $0
Bruce Phillips (Director) $0 $0 $0
Suzanne Eberhardt (Director) $0 $0 $0
Avanti Paul (Director) $0 $0 $0
Malcolm Albin (Director) $0 $0 $0
Josh Bell (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer Chaney (Director) $0 $0 $0
Hilty St Denis (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sean Vanlandingham (Director) $0 $0 $0
Soumya Niranjan (President) $0 $0 $0
Camille Morris (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,073,601
Expenses
$2,641,816
Net Income
$431,785
Net Assets
$5,470,701
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $269,728
8.8%
Program Services $2,753,654
89.6%
Investment Income $2,026
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $48,193
1.6%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,612,194
61.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $8,464,468
Total Liabilities $2,993,767
Net Assets $5,470,701
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Greg Smith (Director) $91,768 $0 $0
Barbara T Spitzer (Trustee) $29,778 $0 $0
John Gregg (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jessica Moody (Director) $0 $0 $0
Elliot Robbins (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Sara Schmidtke (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Danielle Wattleton Anderson (President Elect) $0 $0 $0
Shegun Otulana (Director) $0 $0 $0
Adam Thrower (Director) $0 $0 $0
Meg Daniel Nelson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Bruce Phillips (Director) $0 $0 $0
Helen Brandon (Director) $0 $0 $0
Soumya Niranjan (President) $0 $0 $0
Jessica Powers (Director) $0 $0 $0
Camille Morris (Director) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,926,067
Expenses
$2,365,170
Net Income
$560,897
Net Assets
$5,038,916
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $759,765
26.0%
Program Services $2,162,579
73.9%
Investment Income $3,483
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $240
0.0%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $134,802
5.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,301,352
55.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,800,637
Total Liabilities $2,761,721
Net Assets $5,038,916
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Greg Smith (Director) $104,802 $0 $0
Barbara T Spitzer (Trustee) $30,000 $0 $0
John Gregg (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jessica Moody (Director) $0 $0 $0
Elliot Robbins (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sara Schmidtke (Director) $0 $0 $0
Danielle Wattleton Anderson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Shegun Otulana (Director) $0 $0 $0
Adam Thrower (Director) $0 $0 $0
Meg Daniel Nelson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nic Balanis (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Soumya Niranjan (President Elect) $0 $0 $0
Jessica Powers (President) $0 $0 $0
Lauri Soong (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$3,075,283
Expenses
$2,438,500
Net Income
$636,783
Net Assets
$4,478,019
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $641,353
20.9%
Program Services $2,379,360
77.4%
Investment Income $10,292
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $44,278
1.4%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $203,971
8.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,377,519
56.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,121,514
Total Liabilities $2,643,495
Net Assets $4,478,019
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Greg Smith (Director) $103,389 $0 $0
Peter Gamble (Director) $37,071 $0 $0
Megan Johnson (Director) $33,511 $0 $0
Barbara T Spitzer (Trustee) $30,000 $0 $0
Lewis Chitwood (Director) $0 $0 $0
Pamela Phipps (Director) $0 $0 $0
Keri Lane (Director) $0 $0 $0
Callan Mcwilliams (Director) $0 $0 $0
Soumya Niranjan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Danielle Wattleton Anderson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Shegun Otulana (Director) $0 $0 $0
Hannah Payne (Director) $0 $0 $0
Adam Thrower (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ahana Vedre (Director) $0 $0 $0
Meg Daniel Nelson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Sara Schmidtke (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mark Martin (Director) $0 $0 $0
Terra Mortensen (President) $0 $0 $0
Nic Balanis (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jessica Powers (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Lauri Soong (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,859,336
Expenses
$2,448,943
Net Income
$410,393
Net Assets
$3,841,236
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $351,197
12.3%
Program Services $2,470,213
86.4%
Investment Income $9,201
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $28,710
1.0%
Sales of Assets $15
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $200,507
8.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,297,893
53.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,643,341
Total Liabilities $2,802,105
Net Assets $3,841,236
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Greg Smith (Director) $93,590 $0 $0
Karly Vitello (Director) $39,430 $0 $0
Jana Parker (Director) $37,487 $0 $0
Barbara T Spitzer (Trustee) $30,000 $0 $0
Lewis Chitwood (Director) $0 $0 $0
Pamela Phipps (Director) $0 $0 $0
Keri Lane (Director) $0 $0 $0
Callan Mcwilliams (Director) $0 $0 $0
Soumya Niranjan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Danielle Wattleton Anderson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Shegun Otulana (Director) $0 $0 $0
Hannah Payne (Director) $0 $0 $0
Adam Thrower (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ahana Vedre (Director) $0 $0 $0
Terra Mortensen (President) $0 $0 $0
Nic Balanis (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jessica Powers (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Lauri Soong (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,926,475
Expenses
$2,318,352
Net Income
$608,123
Net Assets
$3,430,843
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $525,916
18.0%
Program Services $2,353,077
80.4%
Investment Income $3,845
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $43,375
1.5%
Sales of Assets $262
0.0%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $118,892
5.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,234,797
53.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,622,462
Total Liabilities $3,191,619
Net Assets $3,430,843
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Greg Smith (Director) $88,892 $0 $0
Camille Morris (Director) $49,067 $0 $0
Jana Parker (Director) $36,865 $0 $0
Karly Vitello (Director) $32,462 $0 $0
Barbara T Spitzer (Trustee) $30,000 $0 $0
Leigh May (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Stephanie Diethelm (Director) $0 $0 $0
C Alan Hand (Director) $0 $0 $0
Keri Lane (Director) $0 $0 $0
Leann Kinnumen (Director) $0 $0 $0
Nicole Martin (Director) $0 $0 $0
Callan Mcwilliams (Director) $0 $0 $0
Soumya Niranjan (Director) $0 $0 $0
Joyce Parrett (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jessica Powers (Director) $0 $0 $0
Johnny Roberts (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lauri Soong (Director) $0 $0 $0
Emily Vanlandingham (Director) $0 $0 $0
Danielle Wattleton Anderson (Director) $0 $0 $0
Shegun Otulana (Director) $0 $0 $0
Hannah Payne (Director) $0 $0 $0
Adam Thrower (Director) $0 $0 $0
Ahana Vedre (Director) $0 $0 $0
Lewis Chitwood (President) $0 $0 $0
Micah Cargo (Treasurer/Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,925,453
Expenses
$2,419,311
Net Income
$506,142
Net Assets
$2,822,720
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $573,343
19.6%
Program Services $2,310,210
79.0%
Investment Income $2,837
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $37,190
1.3%
Sales of Assets $1,873
0.1%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $106,525
4.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,132,374
46.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,680,929
Total Liabilities $3,858,209
Net Assets $2,822,720
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Greg Smith (Director) $76,575 $0 $0
Barbara T Spitzer (Trustee) $30,000 $0 $0
Leigh May (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Lewis Chitwood (President) $0 $0 $0
Emily Vanlandingham (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Terra Mortensen (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Pamela Phipps (Vice President) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,353,818
Expenses
$1,703,085
Net Income
$650,733
Net Assets
$2,316,578
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $479,327
20.4%
Program Services $2,046,420
86.9%
Investment Income $2,427
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $50,339
2.1%
Sales of Assets -$224,695
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $95,975
5.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,035,855
60.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,432,986
Total Liabilities $2,116,408
Net Assets $2,316,578
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Greg Smith (Director) $65,975 $0 $0
Barbara T Spitzer (Trustee) $30,000 $0 $0
Leigh May (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Lewis Chitwood (President) $0 $0 $0
Emily Vanlandingham (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Nicole Martin (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending May
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,036,527
Expenses
$1,393,849
Net Income
$642,678
Net Assets
$1,665,845
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $1,981,809
97.3%
Investment Income $1,022
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $53,696
2.6%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $79,167
5.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $797,966
57.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,364,975
Total Liabilities $699,130
Net Assets $1,665,845

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,852,166
Expenses
$1,646,366
Net Income
$205,800
Net Assets
$1,023,167
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $1,801,515
97.3%
Investment Income $87
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $50,564
2.7%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $40,833
2.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,046,808
63.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,843,065
Total Liabilities $819,898
Net Assets $1,023,167
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Barbara T Spitzer (Trustee) $30,000 $0 $0
Greg Smith (Director) $10,833 $0 $0
Leigh May (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jennifer Swain (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Brooke Coleman (President) $0 $0 $0
Lewis Chitwood (Vice President) $0 $0 $0
Emily Vanlandingham (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Nicole Martin (Secretary) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,594,645
Expenses
$1,681,558
Net Income
-$86,913
Net Assets
$817,367
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $1,594,519
100.0%
Investment Income $126
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $97,620
5.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $1,017,512
60.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,438,765
Total Liabilities $621,398
Net Assets $817,367

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,582,779
Expenses
$1,541,620
Net Income
$41,159
Net Assets
$904,280
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $1,582,381
100.0%
Investment Income $221
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $177
0.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $97,564
6.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $950,106
61.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,567,138
Total Liabilities $662,858
Net Assets $904,280

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Fiscal Year Ending July
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,392,623
Expenses
$1,559,077
Net Income
-$166,454
Net Assets
$863,121
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $25,965
1.9%
Program Services $1,359,725
97.6%
Investment Income $152
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $6,781
0.5%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $96,788
6.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $937,923
60.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,593,591
Total Liabilities $730,470
Net Assets $863,121

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Fiscal Year Ending July
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.

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
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.

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
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.

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
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.

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
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.

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
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.

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
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.

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
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.

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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.

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