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← LITTLE STAR SCHOOL MONTESSORI

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by LITTLE STAR SCHOOL MONTESSORI.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,311,271
Total expenses
$1,540,602
Contributions and grants received
$800,545
Grants paid
$114,028
Program service revenue
$1,250,644
Investment income
$157,117
Other revenue
$102,965
Total assets, end of year
$5,123,124
Total liabilities, end of year
$14,284
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,108,840
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,538,820
Management and general expenses
$1,782
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,538,820

Program services were 99.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $66,937

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $733,608

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Montessori School

    total $1,250,644 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $157,117 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $1,440

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $1,440

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $1,440 · related or exempt $1,440

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $142,697

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $66,937

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $43,520

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $99,177 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $99,177

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $192

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $192 · related or exempt $192

  • 11a · Other revenue: Minor Fundraising Income

    total $2,156 · related or exempt $2,156 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,156

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $114,028 · program services $114,028

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $73,852 · program services $73,852 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $941,920 · program services $941,920 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $17,607 · program services $17,607 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $89,487 · program services $89,487 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $795 · program services $795 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $1,733 · program services $1,733 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $1,782 · program services $0 · management and general $1,782 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,250 · program services $1,250 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,506 · program services $2,506 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $11,401 · program services $11,401 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $160,039 · program services $160,039 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $56,365 · program services $56,365 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Program Expenses

    total $1,701 · program services $1,701 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Staff Appreciation

    total $11,015 · program services $11,015 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Teaching Supplies

    total $28,422 · program services $28,422 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24d · Other expenses: Printing & Postage

    total $2,679 · program services $2,679 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $24,020 · program services $24,020 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $397,364 · end of year $310,642

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $555,311 · end of year $872,133

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $2,244,960

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $617,655

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,663,500 · end of year $1,627,305

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $1,875,537 · end of year $2,312,114

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $930

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $10,079 · end of year $9,379

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $21,883 · end of year $4,905

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $4,459,750 · end of year $5,108,840

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Operation of a Montessori School

  • Little Star School operates an early childhood education school that follows the Montessori philosophy. Tuition is our main source of income, and enrollment in 2024-2025 was 113 students.

    Expenses $1,538,820 · Grants $114,028 · Revenue $1,411,549

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Will Kiefer

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sam Rayachoti

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steve Hirsch

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alieta Gregg

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark McDuff

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Leverett Hubbard

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Erin Cooley

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kristie Fisher

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anna Patterson

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brad Halm

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $76,401
    From this org
    $76,401
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
22 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533019349301148

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