Virginia · Nonprofit
WILD FERN MONTESSORI SCHOOL
WILD FERN MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Virginia) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $45,299 to it, the largest being ROBINS FOUNDATION ($45,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $507k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $45k
- Net assets
- $226k
What Wild Fern Montessori School does
Mission
To provide equitable high-quality Montessori education for children ages 18 months to 6 years fostering independence curiosity and connection to community.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Montessori Early Childhood Education Program - Provides Montessori-based early childhood education for children ages 2-6 fostering independence curiosity and social development through individualized hands-on learning environments. During FY 2024-25 the school served approximately [insert number] students offering full-day and extended care options aligned with Montessori philosophy.
$436,867 spent$485,315 earned by the program94% of program spendingFamily & Community Engagement Programs - Offers events such as Wreath Decorating Night Pancake Breakfast parent education sessions and family volunteer initiatives that strengthen the partnership between school and home enriching the Montessori experience for all students.
$18,500 spent$3,676 earned by the program4% of program spendingTuition Assistance & Accessibility Program - Provides sliding-scale tuition options and need-based financial aid to ensure equitable access to Montessori education regardless of a familys financial means. During FY 2024-25 approximately 32 of families received reduced tuition through this program.
$8,500 spent2% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $463,867.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 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.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $638k to $243k (−62%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 18% · 2023 2% · 2024 0% · 2025 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
2% of WILD FERN MONTESSORI SCHOOL’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (57% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
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.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $21 → $25k.
1 of 2 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 1% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of WILD FERN MONTESSORI SCHOOL’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.
How concentrated its funding is
WILD FERN MONTESSORI SCHOOL leans on a few funders — its largest provides 99% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 100% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. 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 WILD FERN MONTESSORI SCHOOL's grant income comes from Virginia funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $299 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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.
Against its field
WILD FERN MONTESSORI SCHOOL has grown faster than three-quarters of the 16,849 education nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 16,849 education nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like WILD FERN MONTESSORI SCHOOL
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 Virginia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
93% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for WILD FERN MONTESSORI SCHOOL: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds WILD FERN MONTESSORI SCHOOL?
- WILD FERN MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Virginia) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $45,299 to it, the largest being ROBINS FOUNDATION ($45,000). 2 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does WILD FERN MONTESSORI SCHOOL have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $45,299 in grants to WILD FERN MONTESSORI SCHOOL, 2 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of WILD FERN MONTESSORI SCHOOL?
- ROBINS FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $45,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like WILD FERN MONTESSORI SCHOOL find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Virginia. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2018–2025), and the filings of 2 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing