Liabilities / Assets
86th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 86% of similar nonprofits.
Bluestem Montessori Elementary School
990EZ • Fiscal year 2022 • EIN 81-2288371
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.25x
Liabilities / Revenue
82nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 82% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
74th percentile
Higher net margin than 74% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
84th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 9.5% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
93rd percentile
Faster asset growth than 93% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
84th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$71,976
Up $40,184 (+126%) from 2021
Net Assets
Up$53,714
Up $41,411 (+337%) from 2021
Liabilities
Down$18,262
Down $1,227 (-6.3%) from 2021
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Up$174,040
Up $86,977 (+100%) from 2021
Expenses
Up$132,629
Up $58,072 (+78%) from 2021
Net Income
Up$41,411
Up $28,905 (+231%) from 2021
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Aug 1, 2021 to Jul 31, 2022
- Signed
- Dec 11, 2022
- Return Version
- 2021v4.0
- Gross Receipts
- $174,040
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 | - | $132,629 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA ROBERTS | Executive Di | FT | $16,475 | - | $16,475 |
| 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
- 2022-12-11
- 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 8
“Ne covid grants 23,700 total 23,700”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses advertising 918 office supplies 4,352 bank charges 1,421 interest 1,111 insurance 4,461 teaching materials 12,941 contracted services 8,503 student activities 2,071 training 66 total 35,844”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24
“Accounts receivable 7,855 3,550 other current assets 76 76 total 7,931 3,626”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26
“Accounts payable and accrued expenses 600 2,082 unsecured notes and loans payable 18,889 16,180”
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 | 1 | EXPENSES ADVERTISING 918 OFFICE SUPPLIES 4,352 BANK CHARGES 1,421 INTEREST 1,111 INSURANCE 4,461 TEACHING MATERIALS 12,941 CONTRACTED SERVICES 8,503 STUDENT ACTIVITIES 2,071 TRAINING 66 TOTAL 35,844 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 7,855 3,550 OTHER CURRENT ASSETS 76 76 TOTAL 7,931 3,626 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 600 2,082 UNSECURED NOTES AND LOANS PAYABLE 18,889 16,180 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | 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
2022 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $71,976
- Liabilities
- $18,262
- Net assets
- $53,714
- Revenue
- $174,040
- Expenses
- $132,629
- Net income
- $41,411
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