Liabilities / Assets
91st percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 91% of similar nonprofits.
Bluestem Montessori Elementary School
990EZ • Fiscal year 2021 • EIN 81-2288371
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.61x
Liabilities / Revenue
85th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 85% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
58th percentile
Higher net margin than 58% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
82nd percentile
Higher top officer pay than 82% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 13.3% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
78th percentile
Faster asset growth than 78% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
28th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 28% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$31,792
Up $9,397 (+42%) from 2020
Net Assets
Up$12,303
Up $12,506 (+6161%) from 2020
Liabilities
Down$19,489
Down $3,109 (-14%) from 2020
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$87,063
Down $29,603 (-25%) from 2020
Expenses
Down$74,557
Down $18,253 (-20%) from 2020
Net Income
Down$12,506
Down $11,350 (-48%) from 2020
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Aug 1, 2020 to Jul 31, 2021
- Signed
- Nov 27, 2021
- Return Version
- 2020v4.0
- Gross Receipts
- $87,063
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
The organizations mission is to provide an education designed to foster creativity, independence and ingenuity by providing a child-centric learning environment, hands-on activities, and interation with the community.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| EDUCATION | - | $74,557 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA ROBERTS | Executive Di | FT | $0 | $11,568 | $11,568 |
| DEB COOK | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| MELODY VACARRO | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| SHELLEY KNUDSEN | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| LINDSEY KNOP | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| VICTORIA JOHNSON | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| VICKI WOOD | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| SARAH CINK | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Bluestem Montessori Elementary
- EIN
- 81-2288371
- Phone
- 4027300978
- Address
- 6300 A STREET, LINCOLN, NE 68510
Signing Officer
- Name
- Laura Roberts
- Title
- Executive Director
- Phone
- 4027300978
- Signed
- 2021-11-27
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Watts & Hershberger Pc
- Address
- 5555 SOUTH ST, LINCOLN, NE 68506
- Preparer
- James D Watts
- Phone
- 4024837512
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses advertising 1,113 office supplies 2,178 bank charges 379 taxes & licenses 49 insurance 4,194 training 7,050 teaching materials 2,170 contracted services 1,961 student activities 1,168 student supplies 42 total 20,304”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24
“Accounts receivable 9,868 7,855 other current assets 0 76 total 9,868 7,931”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26
“Accounts payable and accrued expenses 1,765 600 unsecured notes and loans payable 20,833 18,889”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“The organizations mission is to provide an education designed to foster creativity, independence and ingenuity by providing a child-centric learning environment, hands-on activities, and interation with the community.”
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| IRS990ScheduleE/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | BLUESTEM MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTIFICATION OR NATIONAL AND ETHNIC ORIGIN. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | EXPENSES ADVERTISING 1,113 OFFICE SUPPLIES 2,178 BANK CHARGES 379 TAXES & LICENSES 49 INSURANCE 4,194 TRAINING 7,050 TEACHING MATERIALS 2,170 CONTRACTED SERVICES 1,961 STUDENT ACTIVITIES 1,168 STUDENT SUPPLIES 42 TOTAL 20,304 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 9,868 7,855 OTHER CURRENT ASSETS 0 76 TOTAL 9,868 7,931 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 1,765 600 UNSECURED NOTES AND LOANS PAYABLE 20,833 18,889 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION IS TO PROVIDE AN EDUCATION DESIGNED TO FOSTER CREATIVITY, INDEPENDENCE AND INGENUITY BY PROVIDING A CHILD-CENTRIC LEARNING ENVIRONMENT, HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES, AND INTERATION WITH THE COMMUNITY. |
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Filings
Displayed year
2021 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $31,792
- Liabilities
- $19,489
- Net assets
- $12,303
- Revenue
- $87,063
- Expenses
- $74,557
- Net income
- $12,506