Urban Montessori Institute of Saint Louis
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 271907050
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2020–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Saint Louis, MO, USA
- Phone
- 3146238119
- Rating
- 82
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Kindergarten, Preschool, Nursery School, Early Admissions
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $199,956
- Expenses
- $165,567
- Assets
- $110,714
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
8 people listed
People named in this filing
- ERIK FINLEY (BOARD PRESID)
- MOLLY KOEBBE (SECRETARY)
- CJ PICARD (DIRECTOR)
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
The urban montessori institute of st. Louis was founded to promote affordable educational opportunities to optimize the natural development of children. With a profound desire to honor their unfolding intelligence and compassionate spirits, the forest park montessori school exists to prepare children for a world of challenge and change, using the timeless wisdom of dr. Maria montessori. We believe the well-rounded children and adults we influence will change the world.
What it reported doing in 2024
Forest park montessori has been serving st. Louis families since 2010. Founded by montessori educator trish curtis, the school was established to provide accessible, flexible, affordable montessori education to families in st. Louis city. Forest park montessori is a small school and a collaborative educational environment; the close-knit community and small student body cultivates a space that feels like home-away-from-home, perfect for families who value a child-centered education that is both warm and engaging. With enrollment schedules consisting of a variety of part- time options, fpm is well-suited to serve families who value flexibility in a value-driven early childhood educational setting.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 87% 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. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 82
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 54
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 76.2%; rating input score 76
- Program expense ratio: 92.2%; rating input score 92
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 17.2%; rating input score 70; 70th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.67; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 31.5% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 44.8% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 30.9% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 76.2% of revenue deployed · 92.2% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $153K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 5 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 — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 46/100.