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Nonprofits›American Montessori Society Inc

Education

American Montessori Society Inc

NEW YORK, NY

Website View as a funder

Total revenue

$7.8M

Total expenses

$7.5M

Net assets

$6.6M

Grants received

$2.9M

13 grants

EIN

060766308

Tax year

2023

Mission

Ams provides the leadership and resources to make montessori a significant and enduring voice in education. We serve our members, advocate and champion montessori principles.

Programs

3 programs

Ams is providing opportunities for educators to enrich the montessori practices and stay current with the latest developments in the field such as ams learning live classes, on-demand videos, emerging leadership fellowship programs, and ams certificate programs and classes, etc.ams also offers an array of special publications designed to aid members in their continued transformation and professional development.

Expenses: $1.4M

In fy 2024, ams served over 23,000 individual and school members. Ams encouraged high standards in its montessori schools, provided access to member resources such as best practices, online professional development, an award-winning publication, and offered numerous opportunities for professional development.

Expenses: $969K

Teacher education: in fy 2024, ams had approximately 110 ams-affiliated teacher education programs. Ams issued about 1700 montessori credentials to successful graduates of these ams-affiliated teacher education programs. We registered 2200 new adult learners in fy 2024.research, scholarships, peace activities, retreats, webinars, archives, certificate programs.

Expenses: $1.9MGrants: $84K

Financials

FY 2023

Revenue

Contributions & grants$3.8M

Program service revenue$3.6M

Investment income$210K

Other revenue$204K

Total revenue$7.8M

Expenses

Grants paid$84K

Salaries & benefits$3.8M

Fundraising$257K

Other expenses$3.7M

Total expenses$7.5M

Total assets$9.1M

Net assets$6.6M

People

24 listed

NameRoleCompensation

MUNIR SHIVJI

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

$243K

55 hrs/wk

DEB HOFFMAN

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & PEOPLE OPERATIONS

Board

$209K

50 hrs/wk

ANITA HANKS

DIRECTOR

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

LUZ CASQUEJO JOHNSTON

DIRECTOR

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

MICHELLE MORRISON

DIRECTOR

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

CANDACE PROCTOR

DIRECTOR

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

AMIRA MOGAJI

PRESIDENT

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

LAURA SAYLOR

DIRECTOR

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

JAY SCHEURLE

DIRECTOR

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

MICHELLE SEYLLER

DIRECTOR

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

MARY BETH RICKS

DIRECTOR

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

HILARY GREEN

VICE-PRESIDENT

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

DEBBIE SENOFF-LANGFORD

TREASURER

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

GEOFFREY BISHOP

SECRETARY

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

AIMEE ALLEN

DIRECTOR

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

SABRINA BINKLEY

DIRECTOR

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

WENDY DI

DIRECTOR

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

THOMAS EMERY

DIRECTOR

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

GINA TALIAFERRO

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND STRATEGIC INITIAT

Staff

$182K

40 hrs/wk

ROTH JASON

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF MARKETING

Staff

$170K

40 hrs/wk

MELANIE THIESE

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP AND SCHOOL ACCREDITA

Staff

$139K

40 hrs/wk

MARIE CONTI

SR DIR OF COMMUNITY AND EVENTS

Staff

$119K

40 hrs/wk

MELAHRINI PAPADIMITRIOU

DIRECTOR OF TEACHER EDUCATION

Staff

$108K

40 hrs/wk

PORCHA WAFFORD

DIRECTOR OF EQUITY AND ENGAGEMENT (TO 6/24)

Staff

$106K

40 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

AMSIVE DIGITAL INC

WEBSITE REDESIGN

$378K

GAYLORD PALMS RESORT AND CONVENTION CENT

AUDIO VISUAL SERVICE

$288K

Grants received

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FromAmountPurposeYear

DALIO FAMILY FUND INC

$5K

TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS

2024

MONTESSORI DISCOVERY OF THE CHILD FOUND

$1.5M

CHARITABLE GIVING

2023

DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC

$203K

EDUCATION

2023

Wend II Inc

$100K

TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS.

2023

Wend II Inc

$40K

To support the American Montessori Society's 2023 annual conference.

2023

THE MEYER FOUNDATION INC

$1K

GENERAL SUPPORT

2023

DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC

$150K

EDUCATION

2022

Wend II Inc

$100K

to support American Montessori Society in developing a collaborative project, involving various members of the AMS community, including directors of Montessori schools and teacher education programs, to think differently about how teachers are recruited, what teachers need to know to be successful, how to inspire passionate teachers, and what supports they need during the first 5 years of teaching.

2022

MONTESSORI TEACHER EDUCATION CENTER

$50K

INNOVATION FUND

2022

Wend II Inc

$50K

to support the championing Montessori in the public schools pre-conference, offering an opportunity for public school Montessori superintendents and leaders from across the nation to expand their knowledge and understanding of the emerging and current practices within the Montessori community

2022

Wend II Inc

$350K

Special Projects - Social Justice

2020

Walton Family Foundation Inc

$342K

Support for the AMS Instructor Academy

2020

Moving Kids Forward Foundation

$7K

PUBLIC SERVICE