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North Star Montessori School Inc

Columbus, Indiana · EIN 35-2126527 · Education · tax-exempt since 2001

B

Charity Clarity grade B (score 75.6 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended December 2024.

Graded against 85,919 education nonprofits with revenue $100K–$500K filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.16.1 months81
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.56% of practices56
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.73
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.1% from one source86
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.100.0%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.0.0%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.00not scored

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Year by year

201620172018201920202021202220232024grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Dec 2024Form 990$470K$483K−$13K$647K16.123B
Dec 2023Form 990$495K$535K−$40K$660K14.823C
Dec 2022Form 990$670K$476K$194K$700K17.633C
Dec 2021Form 990$475K$417K$58K$509K14.623C
Dec 2020Form 990$289K$367K−$78K$441K14.428C
Jul 2019Form 990$619K$552K$67K$467K10.235B
Jul 2018Form 990$584K$474K$110K$400K10.123B
Jul 2017Form 990$513K$398K$115K$243K7.331B
Jul 2016Form 990$534K$476K$59K$128K3.238B

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation:

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