Free Horizon Montessori Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
030461106
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Golden, CO, USA
Phone
3039820275
Rating
66
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution

Reported finances

Revenue
$39,190
Expenses
$19,679
Assets
$121,399

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRITTNEY LAZARO (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • BRITTNEY LAZARO (PRESIDENT)
  • LAUREN RICKEY (VICE PRESIDE)
  • ASHLEY GODWIN (TREASURER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our organization's primary exempt purpose is to promote and enhance programs and community connections at free horizon montessori school.

What it reported doing in 2024

We donated 5,500 free horizon montessori school to help pay for the staff to attend the ams conference and imse training. 1,500 field trip for solar space for students to do. We sponsored two staff-appreciation meals (one each semester) to help the staff of the free horizon montessori school feel valued and cared for, as well as purchasing food and treats for the staff lounge for teacher appreciation week. In an effort to create a sense of belonging in our community we organized a welcome and end of year picnic, a trunk or treat event for halloween, and a family game night.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 97% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 54% for direct work, and 46% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and revenue comfortably covers expenses. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 56
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 75
  • Growth: 20

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 40.9%; rating input score 41
  • Program expense ratio: 81.4%; rating input score 81

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 49.8%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.17; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -57.8% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -2.3% per year; rating input score 0; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 54th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 40.9% of revenue deployed · 81.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $16K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 41/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.