Urban Montessori Institute of Saint Louis
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE URBAN MONTESSORI INSTITUTE OF ST. LOUIS WAS FOUNDED TO PROMOTE AFFORDABLE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO OPTIMIZE THE NATURAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN. WITH A PROFOUND DESIRE TO HONOR THEIR UNFOLDING INTELLIGENCE AND COMPASSIONATE SPIRITS, THE FOREST PARK MONTESSORI SCHOOL EXISTS TO PREPARE CHILDREN FOR A WORLD OF CHALLENGE AND CHANGE, USING THE TIMELESS WISDOM OF DR. MARIA MONTESSORI. WE BELIEVE THE WELL-ROUNDED CHILDREN AND ADULTS WE INFLUENCE WILL CHANGE THE WORLD.
- Income
- $199,956
- Spending
- $165,567
- Reserves
- 8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 87%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $152,607 spent. FOREST PARK MONTESSORI HAS BEEN SERVING ST. LOUIS FAMILIES SINCE 2010. FOUNDED BY MONTESSORI EDUCATOR TRISH CURTIS, THE SCHOOL WAS ESTABLISHED TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE, FLEXIBLE, AFFORDABLE MONTESSORI EDUCATION TO FAMILIES IN ST. LOUIS CITY. FOREST PARK MONTESSORI IS A SMALL SCHOOL AND A COLLABORATIVE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT; THE CLOSE-KNIT COMMUNITY AND SMALL STUDENT BODY CULTIVATES A SPACE THAT FEELS LIKE HOME-AWAY-FROM-HOME, PERFECT FOR FAMILIES WHO VALUE A CHILD-CENTERED EDUCATION THAT IS BOTH WARM AND ENGAGING. WITH ENROLLMENT SCHEDULES CONSISTING OF A VARIETY OF PART- TIME OPTIONS, FPM IS WELL-SUITED TO SERVE FAMILIES WHO VALUE FLEXIBILITY IN A VALUE-DRIVEN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONAL SETTING.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2010.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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