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Hamilton Park Montessori School a New Jersey Non Profit Corporation

EIN 82-2344092 · Jersey City, NJ

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak21 out of 100GovernanceWeak35 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • Raising each dollar of donations cost 172 cents.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

THE CORPORATION HAS BEEN ORGANIZED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE, AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH THE CORPORATION IS ORGANIZED IS TO EDUCATE CHILDREN FROM INFANCY THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE, FOLLOWING THE VISION OF MARIA MONTESSORI, WHO WAS THRICE NOMINATED FOR THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE FOR HER ADVOCACY OF CHILDREN AND HER WORK TOWARD WORLD PEACE. BUILT ON MONTESSORI'S VALUES AND HER SCIENTIFIC OBSERVATION OF THE NATURE OF LEARNING, HPMS' CURRICULUM LAYS A SOUND FOUNDATION IN MATHEMATICS, LANGUAGE, GEOGRAPHY, SCIENCE AND SOCIAL SCIENCE, CREATIVE ARTS, PHYSICAL MOVEMENT, SENSORY LEARNING AND PRACTICAL LIVING. AS MONTESSORIANS, WE BELIEVE THIS STRONG FOUNDATION IS THE KEY TO ACADEMIC SUCCESS, PERSONAL GROWTH AND GLOBAL AWARENESS.

Income
$7.6 million
Spending
$8.1 million
Spent on programs
78%
Reserves
-1.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 96%
Employees
74
Highest pay
$165,749, ex officio

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

Weak: 21 out of 100. Higher than 2% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    2 of 20

    It owes 95% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 7% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 1% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    0 of 15

    78% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 172 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

Weak: 35 out of 100. Higher than 3% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    5 of 25

    3 of 6 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    0 of 8

    Reports no written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports 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 (2)
  1. $6.3 million spent. TO EDUCATE CHILDREN FROM INFANCY THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE, FOLLOWING THE VISION OF MARIA MONTESSORI. HPMS' CURRICULUM LAYS A SOUND FOUNDATION IN MATHEMATICS, LANGUAGE, GEOGRAPHY, SCIENCE AND SOCIAL SCIENCE, CREATIVE ARTS, PHYSICAL MOVEMENT, SENSORY LEARNING AND PRACTICAL LIVING. AS MONTESSORIANS, WE BELIEVE THIS STRONG FOUNDATION IS THE KEY TO ACADEMIC SUCCESS, PERSONAL GROWTH AND GLOBAL AWARENESS.
  2. OTHER

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since March 2018.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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