Montessori Training Center of Minnesota Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES AND SOCIETY BY BROADENING ACCESS TO THE POWER OF DR. MARIA MONTESSORI'S PROVEN METHOD OF EDUCATION
- Income
- $3.1 million
- Spending
- $2.9 million
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- 7.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 61%
- Employees
- 38
- Volunteers
- 42
- Highest pay
- $129,847, executive di
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 83% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 7.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 12% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 5% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 20% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 17 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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 (3)
- $1.1 million spent. CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI SCHOOL (WHICH AIMS TO HELP CHILDREN OF ALL ECONOMIC AND ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS BENEFIT FROM A MONTESSORI CLASSROOM) COMPLETED ITS 16TH YEAR OF OPERATION WITH AN ENROLLMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 50 CHILDREN AGES 16 MONTHS-6 YEARS. A PUBLIC K-6 CHARTER SCHOOL, CORNERSTONE MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WITH AN ENROLLMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 140 STUDENTS, IS ALSO HOUSED ON MCM'S CAMPUS.
- $901,804 spent. TEACHER TRAINING DIPLOMA COURSES: 14 STUDENTS COMPLETED THE IN-PERSON AMI 3-6 DIPLOMA COURSE (TEACHER TRAINING FOR WORKING WITH CHILDREN AGES 3-6 YEARS) IN MAY 2025. 79% OF STUDENTS WERE PERSONS OF THE GLOBAL MAJORITY; EACH STUDENT RECEIVED SOME LEVEL OF TUITION ASSISTANCE, WITH TWO APPLICANTS RECEIVING FULL SCHOLARSHIPS THAT CONSIST OF TUITION, LIVING STIPEND, MATERIAL STIPEND, AND MENTORSHIP. 2025 MARKED THE COMPLETION OF MCM'S FIRST BLENDED LEARNING OPTION FOR THE 3-6 TRAINING LEVEL. 12 STUDENTS COMPLETED THE BLENDED AMI 3-6 DIPLOMA COURSE THAT GRADUATE IN JUNE 2025. 50% OF STUDENTS ARE PERSONS OF THE GLOBAL MAJORITY; 83% OF STUDENTS RECEIVE SOME LEVEL OF TUITION ASSISTANCE. 14 STUDENTS CONTINUED INTO THE SUMMER III SESSION OF AMI 6-12 DIPLOMA COURSE (TEACHER TRAINING FOR WORKING WITH CHILDREN AGES 6-12). 36% OF STUDENTS ARE PERSONS OF THE GLOBAL MAJORITY; ALL STUDENTS RECEIVE SOME LEVEL OF TUITION ASSISTANCE. IN ADDITION, IN THE EARLY SUMMER (MAY AND JUNE) OF 2025, MCM INITIATED ITS FIRST SATELLITE LOCATION FOR TRAINING IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. TWO DIPLOMA COURSES, AT THE 0-3 AND 3-6 LEVELS, WERE OFFERED IN THE BLENDED FORMAT SERVING A REGION THAT HAS OFTEN NOT HAD ACCESS TO AMI TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS. 42% OF STUDENTS IDENTIFY AS PERSONS OF THE GLOBAL MAJORITY. ORIENTATION COURSES: MCM COMPLETED TWO ORIENTATION COURSES THAT OFFERED CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION FOR PARTICIPANTS; ONE FOR THE 0-6 LEVEL AND ONE FOR THE 3-6 LEVEL. 31 STUDENTS TOTAL; 48% OF STUDENTS RECEIVED SOME LEVEL OF TUITION ASSISTANCE. WORKSHOPS: EACH YEAR, MCM OFFERS WORKSHOPS TO ASSIST MONTESSORI PRACTITIONERS, ADMINISTRATORS, ASSISTANTS, PARENTS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY IN CREATING DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE ENVIRONMENTS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THIS YEAR, MCM'S WORKSHOP CALENDAR SUPPORTED EDUCATORS ACROSS THE DIFFERENT PLANES, OFFERING MONTESSORI PHILOSOPHY, PRACTICAL SKILLS AND EXTENSIONS FOR THE GUIDE IN THEIR WORK WITH CHILDREN AT THE 0-3, 3-6 AND 6 -12 LEVELS, AND WAYS TO FURTHER SUPPORT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH TRAUMA SENSITIVE PRACTICES AND EARLY IDENTIFICATION. 199 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN MCM'S WORKSHOP SERIES. TEACHER TRAINING DIPLOMA COURSES: 14 STUDENTS COMPLETED THE IN-PERSON AMI 3-6 DIPLOMA COURSE (TEACHER TRAINING FOR WORKING WITH CHILDREN AGES 3-6 YEARS) IN MAY 2025. 79% OF STUDENTS WERE PERSONS OF THE GLOBAL MAJORITY; EACH STUDENT RECEIVED SOME LEVEL OF TUITION ASSISTANCE, WITH TWO APPLICANTS RECEIVING FULL SCHOLARSHIPS THAT CONSIST OF TUITION, LIVING STIPEND, MATERIAL STIPEND, AND MENTORSHIP. 2025 MARKED THE COMPLETION OF MCM'S FIRST BLENDED LEARNING OPTION FOR THE 3-6 TRAINING LEVEL. 12 STUDENTS COMPLETED THE BLENDED AMI 3-6 DIPLOMA COURSE THAT GRADUATE IN JUNE 2025. 50% OF STUDENTS ARE PERSONS OF THE GLOBAL MAJORITY; 83% OF STUDENTS RECEIVE SOME LEVEL OF TUITION ASSISTANCE. 14 STUDENTS CONTINUED INTO THE SUMMER III SESSION OF AMI 6-12 DIPLOMA COURSE (TEACHER TRAINING FOR WORKING WITH CHILDREN AGES 6-12). 36% OF STUDENTS ARE PERSONS OF THE GLOBAL MAJORITY; ALL STUDENTS RECEIVE SOME LEVEL OF TUITION ASSISTANCE. IN ADDITION, IN THE EARLY SUMMER (MAY AND JUNE) OF 2025, MCM INITIATED ITS FIRST SATELLITE LOCATION FOR TRAINING IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. TWO DIPLOMA COURSES, AT THE 0-3 AND 3-6 LEVELS, WERE OFFERED IN THE BLENDED FORMAT SERVING A REGION THAT HAS OFTEN NOT HAD ACCESS TO AMI TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAMS. 42% OF STUDENTS IDENTIFY AS PERSONS OF THE GLOBAL MAJORITY. ORIENTATION COURSES: MCM COMPLETED TWO ORIENTATION COURSES THAT OFFERED CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION FOR PARTICIPANTS; ONE FOR THE 0-6 LEVEL AND ONE FOR THE 3-6 LEVEL. 31 STUDENTS TOTAL; 48% OF STUDENTS RECEIVED SOME LEVEL OF TUITION ASSISTANCE. WORKSHOPS: EACH YEAR, MCM OFFERS WORKSHOPS TO ASSIST MONTESSORI PRACTITIONERS, ADMINISTRATORS, ASSISTANTS, PARENTS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY IN CREATING DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE ENVIRONMENTS FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THIS YEAR, MCM'S WORKSHOP CALENDAR SUPPORTED EDUCATORS ACROSS THE DIFFERENT PLANES, OFFERING MONTESSORI PHILOSOPHY, PRACTICAL SKILLS AND EXTENSIONS FOR THE GUIDE IN THEIR WORK WITH CHILDREN AT THE 0-3, 3-6 AND 6 -12 LEVELS, AND WAYS TO FURTHER SUPPORT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGH TRAUMA SENSITIVE PRACTICES AND EARLY IDENTIFICATION. 199 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN MCM'S WORKSHOP SERIES.
- $339,275 spent. OUTREACH: THE INTERNATIONAL MONTESSORI MUSEUM, WHICH HAS TRAVELED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND IS NOW PERMANENTLY HOUSED AT MONTESSORI CENTER OF MINNESOTA, SHOWCASES MORE THAN 100 YEARS OF THE MONTESSORI METHOD. IN JUNE 2025, MOLLY O'SHAUGHNESSY, MCM'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EMERITUS AND AMI 3-6 TRAINER, BEGAN FORMALLY ARCHIVING MCM'S HISTORIC MATERIALS IN A WAY THAT WILL BOTH SUPPORT RESEARCH INTO THE HISTORY OF THE MONTESSORI MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES- AND MINNESOTA IN PARTICULAR-AND MAKE THESE RESOURCES MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. MCM'S OUTREACH PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO THRIVE THROUGH SUPPORT OF MENTORSHIP AT MONTESSORI PARTNERS SERVING ALL CHILDREN (MPSAC) SCHOOLS AND WITHIN THE GREATER MONTESSORI COMMUNITY IN MINNESOTA, PREDOMINATELY SERVING MCM ALUMNI AND PRACTITIONERS AT LOCAL SCHOOLS. ADDITIONALLY, MCM CONTINUES TO SUPPORT ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN'S ACADEMIC, COGNITIVE, AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AT MPSAC SCHOOLS AS PART OF THE COMMITMENT OF THE COLLABORATIVE'S COMMITMENT TO PROGRAM EVALUATION. MCM PROVIDES A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM TO SUPPORT TEACHERS IN TRAINING AS WELL AS NEW MONTESSORI TEACHERS BY PAIRING THEM WITH EXPERIENCED TEACHERS IN THE FIELD. THIS HAS PROVEN TO BE A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR HELPING SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY IN THE FIELD. OUTREACH: THE INTERNATIONAL MONTESSORI MUSEUM, WHICH HAS TRAVELED THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND IS NOW PERMANENTLY HOUSED AT MONTESSORI CENTER OF MINNESOTA, SHOWCASES MORE THAN 100 YEARS OF THE MONTESSORI METHOD. IN JUNE 2025, MOLLY O'SHAUGHNESSY, MCM'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EMERITUS AND AMI 3-6 TRAINER, BEGAN FORMALLY ARCHIVING MCM'S HISTORIC MATERIALS IN A WAY THAT WILL BOTH SUPPORT RESEARCH INTO THE HISTORY OF THE MONTESSORI MOVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES- AND MINNESOTA IN PARTICULAR-AND MAKE THESE RESOURCES MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC. MCM'S OUTREACH PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO THRIVE THROUGH SUPPORT OF MENTORSHIP AT MONTESSORI PARTNERS SERVING ALL CHILDREN (MPSAC) SCHOOLS AND WITHIN THE GREATER MONTESSORI COMMUNITY IN MINNESOTA, PREDOMINATELY SERVING MCM ALUMNI AND PRACTITIONERS AT LOCAL SCHOOLS. ADDITIONALLY, MCM CONTINUES TO SUPPORT ASSESSMENT OF CHILDREN'S ACADEMIC, COGNITIVE, AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT AT MPSAC SCHOOLS AS PART OF THE COMMITMENT OF THE COLLABORATIVE'S COMMITMENT TO PROGRAM EVALUATION. MCM PROVIDES A MENTORSHIP PROGRAM TO SUPPORT TEACHERS IN TRAINING AS WELL AS NEW MONTESSORI TEACHERS BY PAIRING THEM WITH EXPERIENCED TEACHERS IN THE FIELD. THIS HAS PROVEN TO BE A VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR HELPING SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY IN THE FIELD.
Source: Form 990 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 March 1980.
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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