Nonprofit · EIN 45-0308160
DAKOTA MONTESSORI SCHOOL
Tax-exempt · FARGO, ND 58103
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,703,578 | $1,657,820 | $45,758 | $2,740,162 | $484,518 | $2,255,644 |
| July 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,501,169 | $1,682,322 | -$181,153 | $2,456,357 | $232,233 | $2,224,124 |
| July 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,612,085 | $1,566,465 | $45,620 | $2,659,816 | $262,471 | $2,397,345 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $1,688,082
- Investment income
- $15,496
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $4,950
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $217,115
- Other salaries and wages
- $837,450
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,222,127
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $3,000
- Occupancy
- $57,336
- Depreciation
- $93,692
- Program services (functional)
- $1,218,959
- Management and general (functional)
- $430,813
- Fundraising (functional)
- $8,048
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,456,357
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,740,162
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $484,518
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,255,644
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,980,390
- Publicly traded securities
- $297,666
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,255,644
- Gross receipts
- $1,954,787
- Employees
- 52
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 1969
- State of legal domicile
- ND
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JULIA JONES | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Officer | 45 | $105,755 | $15,381 |
| JAMIE JOHNSON | BUSINESS MANAGER Trustee or director | 45 | $84,387 | $898 |
| ENEJ GASEVIC | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY ODNEY | VP/SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER RAUM | SECRETARY (THRU JULY) Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLISON CLAPP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN WURZER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE DAWSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCI SCHUSTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LARS KNOBLOCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CATIE GODFREDSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MOLLY SWANSTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JULIA JONES | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Officer | 45 | $99,184 | $9,285 |
| JAMIE JOHNSON | BUSINESS MANAGER Trustee or director | 45 | $78,450 | $1,672 |
| ENEJ GASEVIC | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY ODNEY | VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLISON CLAPP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER RAUM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN WURZER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE DAWSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCI SCHUSTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LARS KNOBLOCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| CATIE GODFREDSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended July 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JULIA JONES | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Officer | 50 | $84,461 | $5,908 |
| JAMIE JOHNSON | BUSINESS MANAGER Trustee or director | 50 | $65,383 | $415 |
| ENEJ GASEVIC | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NANCY ODNEY | VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ALLISON CLAPP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ADELINE JOHNSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVEN WURZER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE DAWSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARCI SCHUSTER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER RAUM MD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LARS KNOBLOCH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ERICA MARTIN-MACINTOSH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1134 WESTRAC DR S, FARGO, ND 58103-2342
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- JULIA JONES, 1134 WESTRAC DR S, FARGO, ND 58103
- Signed the 990
- JULIA JONES, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (701) 235-9184
- Website
- WWW.DAKOTAMONTESSORI.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WIDMER ROEL PC
Mission
TO NURTURE CHILDREN TO BECOME LIFELONG LEARNERS AND CITIZENS OF THE WORLD USING THE MONTESSORI METHOD OF EDUCATION.
Program accomplishments
- DAKOTA MONTESSORI SCHOOL EDUCATES AND PROVIDES CHILDCARE FOR CHILDREN.INFANTS - THE INFANT COMMUNITY ACCEPTS CHILDREN AT SIX WEEKS OF AGE. THEY ARE FREE TO GROW AND DEVELOP AT THEIR OWN PACE, IN CALM, SERENE ENVIRONMENT. MOST PARENTS SENSE THAT THE MONTESSORI INFANT COMMUNITY PROVIDES THEIR CHILD SOMETHING SPECIAL.TODDLERS - FOR NEARLY A CENTURY MONTESSORI TEACHERS HAVE BEEN OBSERVING TODDLERS AND CREATING A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT THAT RESPONDS TO THE DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD WITH THE BENEFIT OF A CARING NURTURING ENVIRONMENT. TODDLERS LEARN FASTER THAN MOST AT ANY OTHER TIME IN THEIR LIFE. THE TODDLER COMMUNITY RESPECTS THIS TIME IN A CHILD'S LIFE AND OFFERS GROUP ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS INDEPENDENT WORK PERIODS.PRE-PRIMARY - THE PRE-PRIMARY COMMUNITY IS PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON FIVE AREAS PRACTICAL LIFE, SEASONAL, LANGUAGE, MATH AND CULTURAL STUDIES. THE EMPHASIS IS ON INDIVIDUAL LEARNING, THOUGH THERE ARE DAILY GROUP LESSONS AND SOCIAL INTERACTIONS. THE PRE-PRIMARY CHILDREN MAKE CHOICES IN AREAS THAT ARE OF THE GREATEST INTEREST TO THEM. ONCE THE ACTIVITY IS INTRODUCED, THE TEACHER IS ABLE TO WITHDRAW AND THE CHILD IS ABLE TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY. THE LOVE OF LEARNING IS FOSTERED EACH DAY AND A SPRINT OF RESPECT AND COOPERATION IS DEVELOPED.ELEMENTARY - THE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY EXPERIENCE RESPONDS TO THE CHILD'S EXPANDING VIEW OF THE UNIVERSE. MANY NEW MATERIALS ARE INTRODUCED AS THE CHILD ENTERS INTO MORE ABSTRACT THINKING. THEIR DEVELOPING IMAGINATION EMBRACES CONCEPTS LARGER THAN THEIR IMMEDIATE ENVIRONMENT. THE ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM IS INTERDISCIPLINARY, ALLOWING SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES, THE ARTS, LANGUAGE, MATH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE CONVERGING IN STUDIES GUIDED BY THE CHILD'S OWN QUESTIONS. EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT AREAS OF STUDY, NOT ON THE MERE PRESENTATIONS OF DETAIL.Expenses $1,218,959 · revenue $1,688,082
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in July, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | July 31, 2026 | December 15, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | July 31, 2025 | December 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | July 31, 2024 | December 16, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 45-0308160
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1969
- Accounting year ends
- July
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B21Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,740,162
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,954,787
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | July 2025 | $1,703,578 | $1,657,820 | $2,740,162 | XML |
| 990 | July 2024 | $1,501,169 | $1,682,322 | $2,456,357 | XML |
| 990 | July 2023 | $1,612,085 | $1,566,465 | $2,659,816 | XML |
| 990 | July 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | July 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 45-0308160).
Questions about DAKOTA MONTESSORI SCHOOL
- What is the EIN of DAKOTA MONTESSORI SCHOOL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of DAKOTA MONTESSORI SCHOOL is 45-0308160.
- Is DAKOTA MONTESSORI SCHOOL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1969.
- Are donations to DAKOTA MONTESSORI SCHOOL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does DAKOTA MONTESSORI SCHOOL file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of DAKOTA MONTESSORI SCHOOL due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending July 31, 2026) is due December 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did DAKOTA MONTESSORI SCHOOL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended July 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of DAKOTA MONTESSORI SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 names JULIA JONES.
- Who are the officers and directors of DAKOTA MONTESSORI SCHOOL?
- The 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 lists 12 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $105,755 (JULIA JONES, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS).
- How much revenue does DAKOTA MONTESSORI SCHOOL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended July 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,703,578, expenses of $1,657,820 and total assets of $2,740,162 at year end.
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