Nonprofit · EIN 63-0570956
CREATIVE MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC
Tax-exempt · HOMEWOOD, AL 35209
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,211,865 | $3,223,208 | -$11,343 | $8,499,330 | $2,485,663 | $6,013,667 |
| May 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,288,386 | $2,946,601 | $341,785 | $8,839,416 | $2,814,406 | $6,025,010 |
| May 31, 2023 | 990 | $3,163,552 | $2,951,028 | $212,524 | $8,478,588 | $2,795,363 | $5,683,225 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $102,784
- of which government grants
- $66,631
- Program service revenue
- $3,043,493
- Investment income
- $39,680
- Net income from fundraising events
- $25,908
- Other revenue
- $25,908
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $225,227
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,734,900
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,248,902
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $35,921
- Depreciation
- $233,597
- Program services (functional)
- $2,442,265
- Management and general (functional)
- $780,943
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $8,839,416
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,499,330
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,485,663
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,013,667
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $6,803,274
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,884,672
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $128,995
- Gross unrelated business income
- $39,680
- Gross receipts
- $3,248,024
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 1968
- State of legal domicile
- AL
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 May 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVE DEHARDE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $139,938 |
| CAMILLE MORRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $55,289 |
| BARBARA T SPITZER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $30,000 |
| JOHN GREGG | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JESSICA MOODY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| ELLIOT ROBBINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SARA SCHMIDTKE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| BRUCE PHILLIPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| AVANTI PAUL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER CHANEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| HILTY ST DENIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SEAN VANLANDINGHAM | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| MICHAEL ATKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MOLLY CASP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN GRAY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
5 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NINA LANIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MARY FARLEY KNIPP | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ANNIE LINNEMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DG PANTAZIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JOHN TERENZIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended May 31, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVE DEHARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $135,325 |
| CAMILLE MORRIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $50,770 |
| SUZANNE EBERHARDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $38,225 |
| BARBARA T SPITZER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $30,000 |
| GREG SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $0 |
| JOHN GREGG | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JESSICA MOODY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| ELLIOT ROBBINS | TREASURER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SOUMYA NIRANJAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| SARA SCHMIDTKE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 |
| DANIELLE WATTLETON-ANDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| BRUCE PHILLIPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| AVANTI PAUL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MALCOLM ALBIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JOSH BELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER CHANEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| HILTY ST DENIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SEAN VANLANDINGHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended May 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREG SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $98,502 |
| BARBARA T SPITZER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $29,776 |
| JOHN GREGG | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JESSICA MOODY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| ELLIOT ROBBINS | TREASURER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SARA SCHMIDTKE | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| DANIELLE WATTLETON-ANDERSON | PRESIDENT ELECT Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| BRUCE PHILLIPS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SUZANNE EBERHARDT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| AVANTI PAUL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| MALCOLM ALBIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JOSH BELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER CHANEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| HILTY ST DENIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SEAN VANLANDINGHAM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| SOUMYA NIRANJAN | PRESIDENT Officer | 0 | $0 |
| CAMILLE MORRIS | DIRECTOR Officer | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2800 MONTESSORI WAY, HOMEWOOD, AL 35209-3404
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DAVE DEHARDE, 2800 MONTESSORI WAY, HOMEWOOD, AL 35209
- Signed the 990
- DAVE DEHARDE, DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (205) 879-3278
- Website
- CMSKIDS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- STONE AVANT & DANIELS PC
Mission
EDUCATION
Program accomplishments
- MONTESSORI SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR 264 CHILDREN AGES 18 MONTHS THROUGH ADOLESCENT (MIDDLE SCHOOL)Expenses $2,442,265 · revenue $3,043,493
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 May, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 31, 2026 | October 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | May 31, 2025 | October 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | May 31, 2024 | October 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 63-0570956
- 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
- May
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B21Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $8,499,330
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,248,024
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | May 2025 | $3,211,865 | $3,223,208 | $8,499,330 | XML |
| 990 | May 2024 | $3,288,386 | $2,946,601 | $8,839,416 | XML |
| 990 | May 2023 | $3,163,552 | $2,951,028 | $8,478,588 | XML |
| 990 | May 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | May 2019 | – | – | – | 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 63-0570956).
Questions about CREATIVE MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC
- What is the EIN of CREATIVE MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CREATIVE MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC is 63-0570956.
- Is CREATIVE MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1969.
- Are donations to CREATIVE MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CREATIVE MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC 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 CREATIVE MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending May 31, 2026) is due October 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CREATIVE MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended May 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CREATIVE MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 names DAVE DEHARDE.
- Who are the officers and directors of CREATIVE MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 lists 20 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $139,938 (DAVE DEHARDE, DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does CREATIVE MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended May 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,211,865, expenses of $3,223,208 and total assets of $8,499,330 at year end.
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