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Blue Heron Montessori School

  • Bellingham, WA
  • Tax-exempt since Oct. 2017
  • EIN: 82-0748992

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 2024 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
$238k (2024)

Expenses
$283k (2024)

Total Assets
$78.3k (2024)

Total Liabilities
$55.1k (2024)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2017 to 2024

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
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$237,732
Expenses
$283,178
Net Income
-$45,446
Net Assets
$23,201
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $9,800
4.1%
Program Services $227,932
95.9%
Investment Income $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 $63,801
22.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $111,173
39.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $78,261
Total Liabilities $55,060
Net Assets $23,201
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jolahna Gamblewood (Vice Chair) $42,972 $0 $0
Sheri Ayubi (Boardmember) $13,269 $0 $0
Beth Heffernan (Treasurer) $7,560 $0 $0
Matthew Kortering (Chairman) $0 $0 $0
Mike Mc Cune (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Holly Studley (Boardmember) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Sept. 17, 2024

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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XML

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$296,975
Expenses
$221,858
Net Income
$75,117
Net Assets
$68,647
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $69,966
23.6%
Program Services $227,009
76.4%
Investment Income $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 $51,816
23.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $81,658
36.8%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $120,818
Total Liabilities $52,171
Net Assets $68,647
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jolahna Gamblewood (Vice Chair) $37,459 $0 $0
Sheri Ayubi (Chairman) $9,069 $0 $0
Beth Heffernan (Controller) $5,288 $0 $0
Mike Mc Cune (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Holly Studley (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Sept. 7, 2023

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$264,732
Expenses
$226,860
Net Income
$37,872
Net Assets
-$6,470
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $61,679
23.3%
Program Services $188,227
71.1%
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $14,826
5.6%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $47,451
20.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $102,117
45.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $71,799
Total Liabilities $78,269
Net Assets -$6,470
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jolahna Gamblewood (Vice Chair) $30,850 $0 $0
Sheri Ayubi (Chairman) $16,601 $0 $0
Mike Mc Cune (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Holly Studley (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Nov. 14, 2022

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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XML

Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$157,158
Expenses
$137,939
Net Income
$19,219
Net Assets
-$42,901
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $28,859
18.4%
Program Services $113,492
72.2%
Investment Income $7
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $14,800
9.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $37,427
Total Liabilities $80,328
Net Assets -$42,901
Other
Operated a school
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Jolahna Gamblewood (Vice Chair) $26,000 $0
Sheri Ayubi (Chairman) $9,000 $0
Mike Mc Cune (Treasurer) $0 $0
Holly Studley (Secretary) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 12, 2021

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$109,505
Expenses
$152,094
Net Income
-$42,589
Net Assets
-$54,857
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $22,077
20.2%
Program Services $87,378
79.8%
Investment Income $50
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $25,043
Total Liabilities $79,900
Net Assets -$54,857

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

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

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$83,841
Expenses
$61,448
Net Income
$22,393
Net Assets
-$19,088
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,909
2.3%
Program Services $81,926
97.7%
Investment Income $6
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $46,063
Total Liabilities $65,151
Net Assets -$19,088

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$83,821
Expenses
$107,725
Net Income
-$23,904
Net Assets
-$23,474
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $3,279
3.9%
Program Services $80,542
96.1%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $6,519
Total Liabilities $29,993
Net Assets -$23,474

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$16,004
Expenses
$29,489
Net Income
-$13,485
Net Assets
-$13,485
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $0
Program Services $16,004
100%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $429
Total Liabilities $13,914
Net Assets -$13,485

Document Links

990-EZ

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

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.

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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."

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