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OPUS MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC

OPUS MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC (Illinois) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $40,000 to it, the largest being BARRINGTON AREA COMM FOUNDATION INC ($40,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2025
$854k
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$40k
Net assets
$197k
1/1 repeat funders
01What it does

What Opus Montessori School Inc does

Mission

Our mission is to provide an authentic Montessori preschool experience for children between the ages of 2-5 yrs old. Our approach to education is child-centered, focusing on developing every child's mind, body, and spirit to the fullest extent of that child's capabilities.

As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Our mission is to provide an authentic Montessori preschool experience for children between the ages of 2-5 years old. Our approach to education is child-centered, focusing on developing every child's mind, body and spirit to the fullest extent of that child's capabilities.

    $699,182 spentof which $18,333 as grants$854,424 earned by the program
    100% of program spending
  2. Not applicable

    $0 spent
    0% of program spending
  3. Not applicable

    $0 spent
    0% of program spending
  4. Other program services, not described on the e-filed return.

    $0 spent
    0% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $699,182.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2021, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2021, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20212021 Revenue 100 ($401k) Expenses 100 ($335k) Net assets -43 ($-29932)2022 Revenue 141 ($565k) Expenses 147 ($494k) Net assets 100 ($70k)2023 Revenue 173 ($692k) Expenses 184 ($618k) Net assets 206 ($143k)2024 Revenue 194 ($779k) Expenses 224 ($753k) Net assets 244 ($170k)2025 Revenue 213 ($854k) Expenses 248 ($833k) Net assets 283 ($197k)
20212022202320242025
Revenue (213)Expenses (248)Net assets (283)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $235k to $551k (+135%).

$78k
$205k
$235k
$551k
$562k
20212022202320242025
Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2021 5% · 2025 0%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

5% of OPUS MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (91% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 23,940 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.

$66k
’21
$71k
’22
$74k
’23
$27k
’24
$21k
’25
2.4
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

20212022202320242025
Listed22222
Joined·····
No longer listed·····
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.

Funder
'24*
'25*
total
funders
1
1

From the IRS filings of OPUS MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

100% of OPUS MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC's grant income comes from Illinois funders.

IL

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

OPUS MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC has grown faster than three-quarters of the 13,917 human services nonprofits its size.

Operating margin2% · below the median
Months of reserve2.4mo · below the median
Revenue growth (annualized)21% · top quartile

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 13,917 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025

Organizations like OPUS MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC

Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.

In Illinois

Nationally

05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

84% of spending goes to programs.

Program 84%Management 16%Fundraising 1%

Governance

5
board members
40%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention✓Board reviewed the 990–Audited financials

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

IL

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Questions and answers

Who funds OPUS MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC?
OPUS MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC (Illinois) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $40,000 to it, the largest being BARRINGTON AREA COMM FOUNDATION INC ($40,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does OPUS MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $40,000 in grants to OPUS MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
Who is the largest funder of OPUS MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC?
BARRINGTON AREA COMM FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $40,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like OPUS MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Illinois. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2021–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing