2026-01-29T12:42:13-08:00 2025-06-30 522408237 Carver Florek & James LLC 2315 McDonald Avenue Suite 300 Missoula MT 59801 990 2024-07-01 810501614 MISSOULA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL MISS 4065429924 808 S 3rd St W MISSOULA MT 59801 JOHN DEARMENT President 2026-01-29 true true Angel Sharp CPA P00964705 4067285539 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JOHN DEARMENT 808 S 3rd St W MISSOULA MT 59801 6419654 false X WWW.MISMT.ORG X 1995 MT MISSOULA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL INSPIRES PRINCIPLED GLOBAL CITIZENS AND LIFELONG LEARNERS THROUGH A CHALLENGING BILINGUAL EDUCATION FROM PRESCHOOL TO EIGHTH GRADE. 14 14 48 80 0 578041 2867378 3334114 3311112 613 39170 66428 37710 3979196 6255370 475917 420000 0 2393862 2415569 20400 18700 83989 798731 949684 3688910 3803953 290286 2451417 10912831 10257521 6594741 3488014 4318090 6769507 MISSOULA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL INSPIRES PRINCIPLED GLOBAL CITIZENS AND LIFELONG LEARNERS THROUGH A CHALLENGING BILINGUAL EDUCATION FROM PRESCHOOL TO EIGHTH GRADE. false false 3333101 420000 3356114 MISSOULA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL IS A NONPROFIT, INDEPENDENT SCHOOL IN MISSOULA, MONTANA, OFFERING A UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR MISSOULA FAMILIES. MIS PROVIDES AN ENGAGING INTERNATIONAL CURRICULUM TAUGHT PRIMARILY IN SPANISH FOR CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF THREE AND FOURTEEN. MIS IS AN INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE WORLD SCHOOL AUTHORIZED FOR THE PRIMARY YEARS PROGRAM (PYP). MIS OFFERS A SPANISH IMMERSION PROGRAM IN PRESCHOOL THROUGH FIFTH GRADE IN WHICH ALL OF THE TRADITIONAL SUBJECTS LANGUAGE ARTS, SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES, MATH ARE TAUGHT IN SPANISH. MIS STUDENTS LEARN THE CONTENT OF A PRIMARY GRADES CURRICULUM WHILE THEY ALSO LEARN A SECOND LANGUAGE. IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM, MIS PREPARES STUDENTS TO EXCEL IN A WORLD SOCIETY. THROUGH A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO LEARNING, MIS ENCOURAGES THE MIDDLE SCHOOL CHILD TO MEET AND EXCEED HIS OR HER INDIVIDUAL POTENTIAL. AT MIS, AN EXTRAORDINARY FACULTY FOCUSES ON THE EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF EACH CHILD. THE MIS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO BE DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE AND ACADEMICALLY RIGOROUS AT EACH GRADE LEVEL. THE HEART OF MIS IS THE COLLECTIVE VISION THAT ITS TEACHERS, STAFF, PARENTS AND STUDENTS HAVE FOR A BETTER WORLD. EACH MEMBER OF OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY PARTICIPATES IN THE DELIVERY OF OUR CURRICULUM IN A UNIQUE WAY, AND WE INVITE AND ENCOURAGE FAMILY PARTICIPATION AT MIS. MIS OFFERS:- AN INDEPENDENT PRESCHOOL THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE EDUCATIONAL CHOICE TO THE GREATER MISSOULA COMMUNITY- AN INQUIRY BASED LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT INSPIRES CREATIVITY AND CRITICAL THINKING AS THE FLAGSHIP PYP IB WORLD SCHOOL IN THE NORTHWEST- A FULL LANGUAGE IMMERSION ENVIRONMENT WHICH RESEARCH PROVES INCREASES COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT, LITERACY, CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND SELF-CONFIDENCE- A 21ST CENTURY EDUCATION USING A STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, MATH) BASED TEACHING APPROACH- A SAFE AND NURTURING ENVIRONMENT THAT PROMOTES FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND A CULTURE OF COLLABORATION IN A MULTIAGE SETTING- CLASS SIZES THAT ALLOW FOR MORE INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION AND DEEPER RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY- AN ACADEMIC CULTURE THAT PROMOTES INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY AND EQUIPS STUDENTS TO TAKE ACTION AS LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY MINDED CITIZENS- A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT ENCOURAGES ACADEMIC AND ARTISTIC RISK-TAKING TO DEVELOP CONFIDENCE AND FOSTER A WELL-ROUNDED INDIVIDUAL- A MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT THAT CONNECTS STUDENTS WITH PEOPLE OF DIVERSE AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES- PREPARATION FOR MIS GRADUATES WHO CONSISTENTLY EXCEL IN UPPER LEVEL ACADEMIC HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CLASSES, TRAVEL THE WORLD AND COMMUNICATE IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES IN MULTIPLE WAYS. 3333101 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true false false true false false false false true true false false false true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 8 0 true 48 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 14 14 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X Gini Aten Erving 4065429924 808 S 3RD ST W Missoula MT 59801 JULIE LENNOX HEAD OF SCHOOL 40.00 0.00 X 170208 0 17726 JEFF KESSLER ASST HEAD SCH 40.00 0.00 X 107382 0 22565 VIRGINIA ATEN ERVING CFO 40.00 0.00 X 93533 0 15655 EMILY RICHARDSON PAST PRESIDENT 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JULIE FOGARTY MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN DEARMENT President 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIDGER PIERCE Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 RYAN HANSEN MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHEN SIEGEL Secretary 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH FLAIG Vice President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 KEEGAN EISENSTADT MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALAN BRAUN MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SUSANNE SHAW MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 KITTY ORDWAY MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BOWMAN NEELY MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARIA SHAHID MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MAREE COLLINS MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 371123 55946 2 false true false 0 175775 2691603 1035312 2867378 TUITION 611600 3311112 3311112 3311112 33627 33627 0 0 0 140792 135249 5543 5543 5543 55371 175775 29035 26336 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 11374 11374 11374 6255370 3328029 33627 0 420000 420000 0 0 446299 164645 232646 49008 0 1461698 1388555 72420 723 55210 49845 5215 150 308753 286446 18034 4273 143609 119028 21083 3498 0 0 6450 6450 0 18700 18700 0 0 0 24182 22969 971 242 5862 5569 234 59 0 368423 350002 14737 3684 10224 10224 0 0 0 0 268140 254733 10726 2681 17111 16256 684 171 CURRICULUM 94116 94116 Repairs & Maintenance 47437 45065 2372 BAD DEBT 30679 30679 Accreditation 28341 28341 48719 46628 1291 800 3803953 3333101 386863 83989 984253 938936 0 0 356823 5095 0 0 0 0 26228 31367 10414671 1137017 9538235 9277654 0 0 0 0 7292 4469 10912831 10257521 255173 414196 384175 299093 5947720 2769848 7673 4877 6594741 3488014 X 3907730 6769507 410360 4318090 6769507 10912831 10257521 2451417 X true X false false false X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1645431 1645431 8392364 931599 7460765 376876 205418 171458 9277654 LEASE LIABILITY 4877 4877 X 5864405 -420000 -420000 6284405 -29035 -29035 6255370 3412988 29035 29035 3383953 420000 420000 3803953 Part X : FIN48 Footnote PART X - FIN 48 FOOTNOTE MIS IS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN RECORDED IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS MIS BELIEVES IT HAD NO INCOME UNRELATED TO ITS EXEMPT PURPOSES IN 2025. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, MIS'S INFORMATIONAL RETURN (I.R.S. FORM 990) IS NOT SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 2022. Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/S FUNDRAISING EXPENSES $29035 Part XII, Line 4b: Other revenue amounts included on 990 but not included in F/S FINANCIAL AID AND TUITION REMISSION $420000 true true true true true true true false false false false false false false false false false true Schedule E, Line 3 - Racially Nondiscriminatory Policy Publicized ALL PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS INCLUDE THE SCHOOLS NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY. 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