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Alsion Montessori Foundation

EIN 94-3351924 · Fremont, CA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood73 out of 100GovernanceWeak40 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

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Income
$1.2 million
Spending
$1.2 million
Spent on programs
100%
Reserves
6.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 96%
Employees
6
Highest pay
$141,589, employee

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

Good: 73 out of 100. Higher than 57% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 6.4 months of spending.

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 56% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.

  • Income trend

    10 of 15

    Income fell 8% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    100% of spending went to programs.

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: 40 out of 100. Higher than 4% of charities in its peer group (education, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    4 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

    0 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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. $1.2 million spent. 1. COMPLETED REVIEW BY WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. 2. RECEIVED SIX YEAR UNPRECEDENTED RE-ACCREDITATION. 3. FIRST YEAR OF YEAR ROUND SCHOOL. 4. SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TWO REVIEWS BY TOP MONTESSORIANS, LINDA DAVIS & DR. BETSY COE FOR THE COMPLIANCE MONTESSORI TEACHING FOR AN ADOLESCENT PROGRAM. 5. SET UP AN EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR IDEA SHARING WITH MARIN MONTESSORI AND CASA DE MERE. 6. TWO TEACHERS IN MONTESSORI TRAINING COMPLETED CERTIFICATION AND ENROLLED IN THE MONTESSORI ADOLESCENT INTEGRATIVE MASTERS PROGRAM. 7. OFF-SITE LEARNING EXCURSIONS INCLUEDED THE SCHOOL IN THE WOODS AT CAMP LODESTAR AND THE COASTAL BIOME TRIP IN MONTEREY. 8. AIR CONDITIONING INSTALLED IN BOTH MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL BUILIDINGS. 9. CONTINUED MEMBERSHIP IN THE ROTARY CLUB OF MISSION SAN JOSE AS WELL AS MISSION SAN JOSE AND FEMONT CHAMBER OF COMMERCES. 10. ON-GOING COMMUNITY SERVICE WORK WITH THE CITY OF FREMONT: SABERCAT CREEK RESORATION PROJECT ONE SAN JOSE AND FEMONT CHAMBER OF COMMERCES. 10. ON-GOING COMMUNITY SERVICE WORK WITH THE CITY OF FREMONT: SABERCAT CREEK RESORATION PROJECT ONE DAY A MONTH, FEED THE HUNGRY WITH ROTARY CLUB OF MSJ, TRI-CITY AND FREE THE CHILDREN. 11. CONDUCTED INTERACTIVE MEETINGS WITH PARENTS WITH GUEST SPEAKERS ON COLLEGE ADMISSIONS, INTERNET SAFETY, ANTIBULLYING AND UNDERSTANDING THE MONTESSORI ADOLESCENT. 12. CONDUCTED SERVERAL PARENT INFROMATION MEETINGS, MIXERS AND AN END OF YEAR BBQ. 13. STUDENTS ENTERED AND EXCELLED IN THE ROTARY LEADERSHIP CAMP AND SPEECH CONTEST, REGIONAL SCIENCE BOWL, UN DAY IN SACRAMENTO, JUNIOR DEBATE CLUB, WORLD SAVVY, POINT EYES SCIENCE PROGRAM, AND CALIFORINIA CONSERVATION CORP.
  2. ADADAD FORM 990,PART I, LINE 1 & PART III, LINE 1 - ORGANIZATION MISSION TO ADVANCE THE TEACHING APPROACH DEVELOPED BY MARIA MONTESSORI, M.D. FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN RESIDING IN SOUTHERN ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA. THE STAFF TEACHES ALGEBRA, ENGLISH GRAMMAR, COMPOSITION & LITERATURE, SPANISH, LATIN, MANDARIN, CHINESE & JAPANESE, GENERAL SCIENCE, IDIGITAL ARTS, ART HISTORY, THE HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION WITH AN EMPHASIS ON INTELLECTUAL & POLITICAL FREEDOM, HUMAN ANATOMY AND DEVELOPMENT, NUTRITION,FIRST AID & CPR. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS 1. COMPLETED REVIEW BY WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. 2. RECEIVED SIX YEAR UNPRECEDENTED RE-ACCREDITATION. 3. FIRST YEAR OF YEAR ROUND SCHOOL. 4. SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TWO REVIEWS BY TOP MONTES FORM 990,PART I, LINE 1 & PART III, LINE 1 - ORGANIZATION MISSION TO ADVANCE THE TEACHING APPROACH DEVELOPED BY MARIA MONTESSORI, M.D. FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN RESIDING IN SOUTHERN ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA. THE STAFF TEACHES ALGEBRA, ENGLISH GRAMMAR, COMPOSITION & LITERATURE, SPANISH, LATIN, MANDARIN, CHINESE & JAPANESE, GENERAL SCIENCE, IDIGITAL ARTS, ART HISTORY, THE HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION WITH AN EMPHASIS ON INTELLECTUAL & POLITICAL FREEDOM, HUMAN ANATOMY AND DEVELOPMENT, NUTRITION,FIRST AID & CPR. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS 1. COMPLETED REVIEW BY WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. 2. RECEIVED SIX YEAR UNPRECEDENTED RE-ACCREDITATION. 3. FIRST YEAR OF YEAR ROUND SCHOOL. 4. SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TWO REVIEWS BY TOP MONTESSORIANS, LINDA DAVIS & DR. BETSY COE FOR THE COMPLIANCE MONTESSORI TEACHING FOR AN ADOLESCENT PROGRAM. 5. SET UP AN EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR IDEA SHARING WITH MARIN MONTESSORI AND CASA DE MERE. 6. TWO TEACHERS IN MONTESSORI TRAINING COMPLETED CERTIFICATION AND ENROLLED IN THE MONTESSORI ADOLESCENT INTEGRATIVE MASTERS PROGRAM. 7. OFF-SITE LEARNING EXCURSIONS INCLUEDED THE SCHOOL IN THE WOODS AT CAMP LODESTAR AND THE COASTAL BIOME TRIP IN MONTEREY. 9. CONTINUED MEMBERSHIP IN THE ROTARY CLUB OF MISSION SAN JOSE AS WELL AS MISSION SAN JOSE AND FEMONT CHAMBER OF COMMERCES. 10. ON-GOING COMMUNITY SERVICE WORK WITH THE CITY OF FREMONT: SABERCAT CREEK RESORATION PROJECT ONE DAY A MONTH, FEED THE HUNGRY WITH ROTARY CLUB OF MSJ, TRI-CITY AND FREE THE CHILDREN. 11. CONDUCTED INTERACTIVE MEETINGS WITH PARENTS WITH GUEST SPEAKERS ON COLLEGE ADMISSIONS, INTERNET SAFETY, ANTIBULLYING AND UNDERSTANDING THE MONTESSORI ADOLESCENT. 12. CONDUCTED SERVERAL PARENT INFROMATION MEETINGS, MIXERS AND AN END OF YEAR BBQ. 13. STUDENTS ENTERED AND EXCELLED IN THE ROTARY LEADERSHIP CAMP AND SPEECH CONTEST, REGIONAL SCIENCE BOWL, UN DAY IN SACRAMENTO, JUNIOR DEBATE CLUB, WORLD SAVVY, POINT REYES SCIENCE PROGRAM, AND CALIFORINIA CONSERVATION CORP.

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 July 2000.

    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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