2024-11-14T12:50:50-05:00 2023-12-31 263806553 RATLIFF & ASSOCIATES PC 2501 PARKVIEW DR STE 205 FORT WORTH TX 76102 990 2023-01-01 454458890 MONTESSORI EDUCATION FUND INC MONT 2812393400 7233 SOUTH MASON RD RICHMOND TX 77407 JULIETTA PALYAN PRESIDENT 06.24-> 2812393400 2024-11-11 true true CYNTHIA A COX P01400154 8173323222 2024-11-14 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z JULIETTA PALYAN 7233 SOUTH MASON RD RICHMOND TX 77407 1246252 false X WWW.MHFCSCHOOLS.COM/ X 2012 TX MEFI IS DEDICATED TO A "LONG VIEW" OF EDUCATION: PROVIDING A SOUND FOUNDATION WITH MASTERY OF CONCEPTS WHICH PREPARES THE CHILD TO BE A CONTRIBUTING MEMBER OF HIS/HER SOCIETY FROM EARLY AGE TO ADULTHOOD. 3 3 11 24 0 270001 161695 763286 830376 81 11021 3501 243160 1036869 1246252 17985 38959 0 277374 390881 0 0 387200 532028 682559 961868 354310 284384 645132 735311 205273 11068 439859 724243 X MEFI IS DEDICATED TO A "LONG VIEW" OF EDUCATION: PROVIDING A SOUND FOUNDATION WITH MASTERY OF CONCEPTS WHICH PREPARES THE CHILD TO BE A CONTRIBUTING MEMBER OF HIS/HER SOCIETY FROM EARLY AGE TO ADULTHOOD. false true 856689 38959 830376 MEFI OPERATES AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN AGES 6 THROUGH 12 BASED ON THE MONTESSORI PRINCIPLES FOR LEARNING. THESE STUDENTS HAVE A WIDE RANGE OF ABILITIES. THE SCHOOL PROVIDED RESOURCES TO ASSIST TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WITH DYSLEXIA AND LITERACY. THROUGH INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION, STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO RISE TO HIGHER LEVELS OF MASTERY. - SCIENCE OF READING- MEFI FOCUSED RESOURCES ON THE SCIENCE OF READING PROGRAM, WHICH THE SCHOOL BUNDLED INTO A GENERAL LITERACY PROGRAM BENEFITTING BOTH LOWER AND UPPER SCHOOL. THROUGH THE TRAINING OF TEACHERS AND THE ACQUISITION OF SUPPORTING CURRICULUM, STUDENTS SHOWED MARKED IMPROVEMENTS IN READING AND LITERACY FROM BEGINNING OF SCHOOL YEAR TO END. ......................................FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE SCHEDULE O 856689 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true 8 0 true 11 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 3 3 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X PAM NELSON 2812393400 7233 SOUTH MASON ROAD RICHMOND TX 77407 X JULIETTA PALYAN PRESIDENT 06 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BARBARA NELSON PREST 10.23- 5.00 X X 0 0 0 SARA CORREA SECRETARY 9/ 3.00 X X 0 0 0 AMI TYAGI TREASURER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 PAM NELSON BUSINESS MAN 2.00 X 0 0 0 IVAN RUBIN-AYMA PRESIDENT -> 5.00 X X 0 0 0 BLANCA TERAN-SMITH VICE PRES- > 3.00 X X 0 0 0 YADIRA HERNANDEZ SECRETARY -> 3.00 X X 0 0 0 false false false 157485 4210 161695 TUITION & FEES 611600 830376 830376 830376 11021 11021 TRANSFER OF SCHOOL RIGHTS-NET 240077 240077 BOOK FAIR PROCEEDS & OTHER 451211 3083 3083 243160 1246252 841397 243160 2959 2959 36000 36000 334654 301189 33465 31209 28088 3121 25018 22516 2502 3155 3155 6393 6393 36421 23375 13046 5312 4781 531 136047 122442 13605 12312 11081 1231 252936 227642 25294 1957 1761 196 3752 3377 375 1355 1355 1934 1934 CLASSROOM SUPPLIES 47449 47449 SCHOOL CAFETERIA EXPENSES 11085 11085 FIELD TRIPS & ACTIVITIES 8614 8614 CERTIFICATION FEES 3306 2975 331 961868 856689 105179 0 317278 112123 322016 623188 5838 645132 735311 3556 11068 165718 35999 205273 11068 X 439859 724243 439859 724243 645132 735311 284384 X false false false X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED true true true false false true true false false false false false false false false true false true SCHEDULE E, LINE 3 THE SCHOOL'S POLICY IS PUBLISHED ON ITS WEBSITE, IN VISITOR INFORMATION, THE PARENT HANDBOOK AS WELL AS ON THE TUITION SCHEDULES. SCHEDULE E, LINE 4 THE SCHOOL DOES NOT MAKE DECISIONS BASED ON RACIAL COMPOSITION, AND THEREFORE THEY DO NOT ASK APPLICANTS OR EMPLOYEES TO ANSWER ETHNICITY/RACE QUESTIONS. THEIR RECORDS ARE IN THE FORM OF SURNAMES. FROM THESE, AND FROM THEIR HOSTED CULTURAL EVENTS AND FAMILY PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL PICNICS WHERE THEY SHARE THEIR CUSTOMS, FOODS, DRESS ETC FROM THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN, THE MEFI COMMUNITY KNOWS THROUGH WORDS AND ACTIONS THAT THEY ARE A MULTI-CULTURAL AND MULTI-FAMILY STYLE ENVIRONMENT. SCHEDULE E, LINE 6 THE SCHOOL RECEIVED A CHILD CARE RELIEF FUNDING GRANT FROM THE TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION AND AN EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT IN 2023. false TUITION ASSISTANCE 12 36000 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 FAMILIES APPLYING FOR NEEDS-BASED TUITION ASSISTANCE SEND AN APPLICATION WITH FINANCIAL INFORMATION TO THE ADMISSIONS DIRECTOR. THE ADMISSIONS DIRECTOR REVIEWS EACH APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY. THE MEFI BOARD OF DIRECTORS SETS AN ANNUAL BUDGET FOR TUITION ASSISTANCE AND PROVIDES THAT AMOUNT TO THE ADMISSIONS DIRECTOR, WHO THEN MATCHES APPLICANTS TO FUNDS. MHFC ENTERPRISES LLC BUSINESS 170278 BUILDING LEASE false SCHEDULE L, PART V MHFC ENTERPRISES OWNS THE LAND AND BUILDING USED BY THE SCHOOL. MEFI, AS PART OF THEIR MONTHLY RENT PAYMENTS, PAID THE MONTHLY MORTGAGE, PROPERTY TAXES, AND HOA FEES DIRECTLY. THE BUSINESS MANAGER OF MEFI IS PART OWNER OF MHFC ENTERPRISES LLC. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS HELP THE SCHOOL IN MANY WAYS, INCLUDING SPECIAL EVENT COMMITTEES AND MANPOWER TO RUN EVENTS, MANAGING THE ANNUAL BOOK FAIR, DONATIONS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS. THE MEFI BUSINESS MANAGER AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE A DEVOTED GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS WHO PROVIDE LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT FOR ALL THE OPERATIONS OF MEFI. FORM 990, PART III CONTINUED FROM PSA 1 -SCIENCE OF READING CONTINUED- BY THE END OF THE 2023 SCHOOL YEAR, ALL LEAD TEACHERS WERE TRAINED IN PERFORMING STUDENT READING ASSESSMENTS DONE BOTH AT THE START AND FINISH OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. THIS MONITORED IMPROVEMENTS AND ALSO IDENTIFIED THOSE WHO NEED RESOURCES FROM THE READING SPECIALISTS. THROUGH THE TRAINING OF TEACHERS AND THE ACQUISITION OF SUPPORTING CURRICULUM, STUDENTS SHOWED MARKED IMPROVEMENTS IN READING AND LITERACY FROM BEGINNING OF SCHOOL YEAR TO END. STUDENTS 'GRADUATED' FROM INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION TO MAIN STREAM. - MONTHLY LUNCH TIME COFFEES ON TOPICS FROM NUTRITION TO TOILET TRAINING AS WELL AS ENRICHMENT NIGHTS WHERE SPEAKERS WERE BROUGHT IN TO COVER OTHER TOPICS OF INTEREST WERE HELD FOR PARENTS OF BOTH MEFI STUDENTS AS WELL AS NON-STUDENTS OF MEFI. - STUDENTS OF MEFI MAINTAINED THE LITTLE FREE LIBRARY LOCATED WITHIN THE SCHOOL'S NEIGHBORHOOD FOR COMMUNITY USE. - MEFI AND STUDENTS SPONSORED THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL PICNIC AT THE LOCAL PRECINCT 3 PARK. THIS IS THE BIGGEST EVENT OF THE SCHOOL YEAR AND IS WIDELY ENJOYED BY FAMILIES WHO PRESENT THEIR OWN CULTURES AND VISIT AROUND THE PAVILION TO EXPERIENCE THE UNITED NATIONS IN OUR SCHOOL. STUDENTS MADE BEAUTIFUL ART WORK FOR AUCTION AND PROCEEDS WENT TO MEFI. - PARENT VOLUNTEERS RAN THE SCHOOL BOOK FAIRS, WITH PROCEEDS BENEFITTING MEFI. - MEFI SPONSORED MONTESSORI TEACHER TRAINING FOR 2 TEACHERS. - AT THE END OF 2023, MEFI CEASED ALL CLASSROOM OPERATIONS. SEE BELOW FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 3 AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023 THE ORGANIZATION CEASED ALL CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION SOLD THEIR RIGHT TO HOLD CLASSES FOR AGES 6 TO 12 TO LAKEMONT MONTESSORI SCHOOL, INC. TOTAL SALES PRICE IS 260,000. THE ORGANIZATION WILL CONTINUE ITS MISSION TO SUPPORT MONTESSORI EDUCATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 BARBARA NELSON PAM NELSON PRESIDENT BUSINESS MGR FAMILY RELATIONSHIP FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY A CPA WHO IS EXPERIENCED WITH NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. A DRAFT IS SENT TO THE BOARD FOR THEIR REVIEW. ONCE ALL QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED, AND ANY NECESSARY CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE, THE FORM 990 IS E-FILED. WHEN THE 990 HAS BEEN ACCEPTED, A COPY OF THE ACCEPTANCE AND FINAL RETURN ARE SENT TO THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH BOARD MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANY FINANCIAL, PERSONAL, OR OFFICIAL INTEREST IN, OR CONFLICT (OR APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT) WITH ANY MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE BOARD. IF THERE IS A CONFLICT, THE BOARD MEMBER RECUSES HIM/HER SELF FROM DISCUSSION AND VOTING ON SAID MATTER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BUSINESS MANAGER VOLUNTEERS HER TIME AND EFFORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND DOES NOT TAKE ANY COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.