Haven Montessori Childrens House Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
202956117
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Flagstaff, AZ, USA
Phone
9285220985
Rating
92
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Kindergarten, Preschool, Nursery School, Early Admissions

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,594,689
Expenses
$1,746,740
Assets
$1,625,629
Liabilities
$544,683

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • RACHEL DEJESUS-WILLIAMS (PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • RACHEL SMITH (SECRETARY)
  • RACHEL DEJESUS-WILLIAMS (PRESIDENT)
  • ELIZABETH SCHWELL (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. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of haven montessori childrens house is to provide a rich and nurturing educational experience for all children that will inspire peaceful relations and a lifetime love of learning

What it reported doing in 2024

In fy2025 haven montessori enrolled approximately 162 students between age 4 months through the 6th grade. The school operates one class for children aged 4-12 months; 2 classes for children 12 months to 3 years; 2 classrooms for children aged 3-6 (including the charter kindergarten), 2 charter lower elementary classrooms for children 1st-3rd grade and 1 charter upper elementary classroom for children aged 4-6th grade. Preschool students paid private tuition. K-6th grade operated under a contract with the Arizona state board for charter schools. Haven montessori was again graded as an a school by the az department of education. Haven employed 25-30 employees in fy25. The school has collaborated with northern Arizona university, flagstaff family food center, flagstaff unified school district, other local charter schools, the plaza vieja neighborhood association, flagstaff shelter services, the city of flagstaff and more. A new assistant/special education director with vast experience in special education administration joined our team in july 2024. Successful fundraising efforts and the schools annual bingo night fundraiser raised over $10,000.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 94% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 94
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 94.5%; rating input score 95
  • Fundraising efficiency: $23.01 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -9.5%; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.93; rating input score 40; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.34; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 6.4% per year; rating input score 100; 49th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 9% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 94.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.7M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 14 filing years from 2009 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.

  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 7 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 17/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 40/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 23/100.