DENVER MONTESSORI SOCIETY Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

DENVER MONTESSORI SOCIETY

EIN 84-0536045 · Education (B21Z)

What they do

MONTESSORI SCHOOL of DENVER (MSD) is A DYNAMIC EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT EMPOWERING STUDENTS to USE DIVERSE KNOWLEDGE and EXPERIENCES to REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL and DO GOOD IN THE WORLD. MSD is ACCREDITED BY ACIS and THE AMERICAN MONTESSORI SOCIETY.

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Of every $100 spent, about $80.10 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Basic facts we verified

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.

They name their leaders23 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

83.29%of revenue went to mission work80.1% of expenses · Program services

7.37%of revenue went to fundraising7.1% of expenses

$103.99spent for every $100 of revenueSpending was higher than revenue this year.

13.33%of revenue went to management and office costs12.8% of expenses

$1.81in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

7.9%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $398,223 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.

Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $338,400 for JULIE BRAGDON (HEAD OF SCHOOL). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$9,975,002

Mission workProgram services$8,307,87983.29% of revenue80.1% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,330,04313.33% of revenue12.8% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$735,3037.37% of revenue7.1% of expenses

Total expenses$10,373,225103.99% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 80.1% mission · 12.8% management · 7.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.99% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 81.4% mission · 12.7% management · 5.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.51% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 86.2% mission · 12.2% management · 1.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.08% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 86.8% mission · 11.8% management · 1.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.46% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 83.9% mission · 13.7% management · 2.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.50% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 85.1% mission · 12.7% management · 2.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.72% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 80.3% mission · 16.1% management · 3.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 97.22% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 82.0% mission · 14.3% management · 3.7% fundraisingTotal expenses: 103.00% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$9,975,002

Expenses$10,373,225

Annual shortfall $398,223 Expenses were higher than revenue for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$8,307,879 · 80.1% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,330,043 · 12.8% of expenses

Fundraising$735,303 · 7.1% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$9,975,002

Expenses$10,373,225

Assets$18,821,593

Income$11,330,164

Contributions$784,588

Mission work (program services)$8,307,879

Fundraising$735,303

Management and general$1,330,043

Stocks and bonds$2,425,995

Accounting fees$42,211

Investing fees$22,458

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

JULIE BRAGDONHEAD OF SCHOOL · 40 hrs/week $338,400Base $308,859 · Other $29,541

CHRISTINE FABIANDIR. OF FINANCIAL OPERATIONS (PART YEAR) · 40 hrs/week $158,189Base $157,012 · Other $1,177

ANNE HEWETSONDEAN OF PROGRAM · 40 hrs/week $144,386Base $133,219 · Other $11,167

RACHEL NORTHROPDIRECTOR OF EARLY CHILDHOOD · 40 hrs/week $116,775Base $107,738 · Other $9,037

TARA KEENEDIR. OF DEVELOPMENT · 40 hrs/week $110,033Base $102,096 · Other $7,937

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (23)

JULIE BRAGDONHEAD OF SCHOOL

CHRISTINE FABIANDIR. OF FINANCIAL OPERATIONS (PART YEAR)

ANNE HEWETSONDEAN OF PROGRAM

RACHEL NORTHROPDIRECTOR OF EARLY CHILDHOOD

TARA KEENEDIR. OF DEVELOPMENT

VINCENT DIPIETROTREASURER

TIMOTHY HOFFMANTRUSTEE

SHILPA ARORATRUSTEE

SCOTT PORTERTRUSTEE

REBECCA COOPERMANTRUSTEE

MARK TWAROGOWSKITRUSTEE

LUCAS BARROWMANTRUSTEE

LORIEN BUTLERSECRETARY

KIMBERLY TROGGIOTRUSTEE

JESSE RUSSELLTRUSTEE

JESSE AERNIDIR. OF FINANCIAL OPERATIONS

JENNIFER TARINEXECUTIVE TRUSTEE

GREG BLANCHARDTRUSTEE

CRISTIN BROWNCHAIR

CHRIS VASCARDITRUSTEE

BROOKE FLAVINVICE CHAIR

BEN SCHEIERTRUSTEE

BECKY COOPERMANTRUSTEE

About this charity

Recognized since: January 1965
Location: 1460 S HOLLY ST, DENVER, CO 80222-3510
County: Denver
In care of: % ANN POUNDSTONE
Primary officer: JULIE BRAGDON, HEAD OF SCHOOL

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailinfo@msd-co.org Phone(303) 756-9441

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: July 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: CRI CAPIN CROUSE ADVISORS LLC
NTEE classification: Education (B21Z)