SWAN RIVER MONTESSORI CHARTER SCHO… - Form 990 Financial Data

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2004

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

ANNETTE VEMURI

Phone

7632717926

Tax Period

2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30

SWAN RIVER MONTESSORI CHARTER SCHOOL, founded in 2004, is a community nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $2.8M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Expenses of $2.6M left a modest 7% surplus.

Mission

TO PROVIDE A CHILD-CENTERED ENVIRONMENT FOR SELF-DIRECTED AND PERSONALIZED LEARNING IN A SMALL, COMMUNITY-BASED PUBLIC SCHOOL WITH AN EMPHASIS ON THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $2,009,881 Revenue: $14,935

MONTESSORI EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD AND ELEMENTARY GRADES K-6: SWAN RIVER MONTESSORI CHARTER SCHOOL IS THE FIRST AND ONLY PUBLIC MONTESSORI SCHOOL IN WRIGHT COUNTY MINNESOTA. THE SCHOOL FIRST OPENED FOR THE 2005-06 ACADEMIC YEAR AND PROVIDES AND AUTHENTIC MONTESSORI EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN FROM 33 MONTHS THROUGH GRADE SIX. IN THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR 156 STUDENTS WERE SERVED. SWAN RIVER'S CHARTER SCHOOL SPONSOR IS NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED OSPREY WILDS ENVIROMENTAL LEARNING CENTER. THE STUDENTS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT THE AUDUBON CENTER AS PART OF THEIR STUDIES. SWAN RIVER HAS AN AUTHENTIC MONTESSORI ENVIRONMENT. ALL TEACHERS ARE MONTESSORI TRAINED AND HOLD CURRENT MINNESOTA TEACHER LICENSES.

Program 2

Expenses: $146,239 Revenue: $138

FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM:SWAN RIVER MONTESSORI CHARTER SCHOOL OFFERS ALL STUDENTS A HOT LUNCH EACH DAY. THE SCHOOL PARTICIPATES IN THE NATIONAL LUNCH PROGRAM.

Program 3

Expenses: $131,629 Revenue: $142,222

COMMUNITY SERVICES EDUCATION:PROVIDES FOR AN EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAM AND BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE FOR STUDENTS IN NEED OF SUCH SERVICES.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $2,609,014

Program Service Revenue $157,295

Investment Income $6,061

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $2,772,370

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $1,471,793

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $2,287,749

Other Expenses $1,095,573

TOTAL EXPENSES $2,567,366

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$2,772,370	$2,605,243	+0.1%
Expenses	$2,567,366	$2,619,034	0.0%
Net Income	$205,004	$-13,791	-15.9%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✗ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✓ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$269,809

Total Directors

$306,750

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
JANA EVINK	BOARD CHAIR/	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
AMY BERQUIST-SAVAGE	TREASURER/TE	40.00	Officer Director	$61,672	$5,342	$67,014
AMY JENSEN	SECRETARY/TE	40.00	Officer Director	$87,903	$11,738	$99,641
JULIE HALVORSON	DIRECTOR/TEA	40.00	Director	$58,780	$8,516	$67,296
NICOLE PEREZ	DIRECTOR/TEA	40.00	Director	$67,001	$5,798	$72,799
RICK FREESE	MEMBER/COMM.	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
CLAIRE BELKNAP	DIRECTOR/PAR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ANNETTE VEMURI	SCHOOL DIREC	40.00	Officer	$91,779	$11,375	$103,154

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	No data	No data	No data	No data
2024	$2,772,370	$2,567,366	$1,461,056	$205,004
2023	$2,605,243	$2,619,034	$1,325,511	$-13,791
2022	$2,392,890	$2,446,323	$1,350,890	$-53,433
2021	$2,142,140	$2,234,768	$1,400,076	$-92,628
2020	$2,203,660	$2,228,103	$1,811,241	$-24,443
2019	$2,184,060	$2,160,036	$2,120,166	$24,024
2018	$2,012,972	$2,126,093	$2,645,388	$-113,121

SWAN RIVER MONTESSORI CHARTER SCHOOL