2026-06-15T16:43:21-05:00 2025-07-31 362239746 SASSETTI LLC 2107 SWIFT DRIVE SUITE 210 OAK BROOK IL 60523 990 2024-08-01 362535895 NEAR NORTH MONTESSORI SCHOOL NEAR 7733841434 1434 W DIVISION CHICAGO IL 60642 RINA PATEL PRESIDENT 7733841434 2026-06-12 1 0 IZABELA POLUDNIAK P01959192 7083861433 2026-06-12 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z RINA PATEL 1434 W DIVISION CHICAGO IL 60642 20023930 0 X WWW.NNMS.ORG X 1963 IL NEAR NORTH MONTESSORI EDUCATES STUDENTS TO REACH THEIR INHERENT POTENTIAL. 21 20 188 750 0 0 781325 947173 14324783 15334933 644343 500513 99697 181366 15850148 16963985 1718954 1933899 0 0 11532746 12031530 0 0 323372 3257780 3884027 16509480 17849456 -659332 -885471 36291168 36887831 9080729 9970521 27210439 26917310 X NEAR NORTH MONTESSORI PREPARES STUDENTS FOR LIFE IN AN EVER CHANGING AND COMPLEX WORLD INSPIRING THEM TO REACH THEIR INHERENT POTENTIAL THROUGH MONTESSORI PHILOSOPHY AND WITH A STRONG PARENT-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP. 0 0 13461361 1933899 15334933 NEAR NORTH MONTESSORI IS THE PLACE WHERE CHILDREN CAN SOAR. OUR SCHOOL DEVELOPS CURIOUS, MOTIVATED, AND ACCOMPLISHED LIFELONG LEARNERS FROM PRE-SCHOOL THROUGH 8TH GRADE VIA AN ENVIRONMENT AND MONTESSORI APPROACH UNIQUE TO OUR SCHOOL. LOCATED IN THE WICKER PARK NEIGHBORHOOD OF CHICAGO, OUR FAMILIES DRAW FROM OVER 40 NEIGHBORHOODS ACROSS CHICAGO AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.HERE YOU WILL NOT FIND THE TRADITIONAL LINEUP OF DESKS IN ROWS, TEXTBOOKS AND MIND-NUMBING ROTE MEMORIZATION. WHAT YOU WILL FIND ARE DYNAMIC LEARNING LABORATORIES - A SCHOOL ALIVE WITH STUDENTS EXPLORING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WORLD AROUND THEM. CLASSROOMS ARE VIBRANT COMMUNITIES, EACH ORGANIZED BY AGE LEVELS, WHERE STUDENTS SPEND THREE YEARS LEARNING AND GROWING TOGETHER. TEACHERS CAREFULLY ORCHESTRATE THE STUDENTS' JOURNEY, WITH THE TRAJECTORY OF EACH INDIVIDUAL STUDENT FINE-TUNED PRIOR TO LAUNCH. TEACHERS QUESTION, CHALLENGE, AND INSPIRE STUDENTS. THEY LOOK FOR WAYS TO SPARK CREATIVITY AND IMAGINATION. THEY CULTIVATE THE THREE RS: RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY AND RESILIENCE. ALL CLASSROOM TEACHERS ARE TRAINED IN THE MONTESSORI METHOD, AND EACH LEAD TEACHER HOLDS A CREDENTIAL FROM ASSOCIATION MONTESSORI INTERNATIONALE (AMI), THE AMERICAN MONTESSORI SOCIETY (AMS), OR NORTH AMERICAN MONTESSORI TEACHERS ASSOCIATION (NAMTA).IN THE CLASSROOM AND AS A COMMUNITY, WE TAKE A PURPOSEFUL, FEARLESS LOOK AT OURSELVES, OUR DIFFERENCES, AND OUR CONNECTIONS. HERE, DIVERSITY OF OUR APPROXIMATELY 550 STUDENTS AND 140 FACULTY AND STAFF CAN BE RACE, ETHNICITY, RELIGION, GENDER, ECONOMIC STATUS OR LEARNING DIFFERENCES. OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY PROMOTES AN ENVIRONMENT OF RESPECT BASED ON EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN WHICH STUDENTS BECOME ALLIES FOR EACH OTHER WHILE DEVELOPING AWARENESS OF SOCIAL AND GLOBAL JUSTICE ISSUES.OUR PROGRAM EXTENDS BEYOND THE SCHOOL DAY WITH MORNING AND AFTERNOON CARE ALONG WITH A VARIETY OF SPECIALIZED AFTER SCHOOL CLASSES. DURING THE SUMMER, STUDENTS CAN PARTAKE IN AN ARRAY OF GENERAL AND SPECIALIZED CAMPS TO SUIT THE CHILD'S INTEREST, EACH APPROACHED WITH OUR MONTESSORI PHILOSOPHY.NEAR NORTH MONTESSORI IS A POWERFUL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE, DRAWING ITS ENERGY AND INSPIRATION FROM THE STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND TEACHERS WHO CALL THIS SCHOOL HOME. TOGETHER, WE WORK TO CREATE A WARM, WELCOMING COMMUNITY WHERE YOUNG HEARTS AND MINDS TAKEFLIGHT. 13461361 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 38 0 1 188 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 21 20 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 IL X PATRICK COOGAN 7733841434 1434 W DIVISION CHICAGO IL 60642 LESLEY PINCKNEY VICE PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 GARY CLOUDMAN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SACHIN MASTER SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RINA PATEL PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHLEEN ST LOUIS CALIENTO PHD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALI KHAN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TAYLOR DUGAS MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARAH BERGHORST MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PUJA SINGH PATEL MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PRIYANKA RUPANI MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PAUL DO MEMBER 1.00 X 29113 0 0 LEE CLARK MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAWRENCE TANZMAN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAY BEIDLER MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERIKA FAULKNER MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DENISE TOLLINCHE MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN SULLIVAN MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLINE KO MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BHUMIKA GASHTI MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIM FORRESTER MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TONY SUTTON MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELA G GARCIA HEAD OF SCHOOL 40.00 X 338772 0 48243 ROBERT HART FINANCE & OPERATIONS DIREC 40.00 X 185399 0 10811 HANNAH RICHARDSON FORMER ACTING HEAD OF SCHOOL 40.00 X 192473 0 0 CHRISTOPHER AMBROSO ASSOCIATE HEAD OF SCHOOL 40.00 X 136932 0 29686 NATHAN LYONS ATHLETIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X 101990 0 27043 984679 0 115783 5 0 1 0 0 531548 415625 947173 TUITION & FEES 611110 15334933 15334933 15334933 516933 516933 2938803 2955223 -16420 -16420 -16420 286088 531548 104722 181366 181366 16963985 15334933 0 681879 1933899 1933899 757088 394344 337802 24942 8598763 6634465 1865717 98581 344233 237860 106373 1627047 1042215 575220 9612 704399 548190 150283 5926 203860 49922 125450 28488 105359 25801 64835 14723 60019 60019 498283 122021 306630 69632 123247 450 118282 4515 236342 127251 85069 24022 195369 73582 103685 18102 323794 296887 25248 1659 45516 25460 16983 3073 215873 210919 4949 5 931992 910870 20198 924 159965 138335 21490 140 CLASSROOM SUPPLIES 640683 631910 3428 5345 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 100394 26908 73062 424 BAD DEBT 43331 30072 13259 17849456 13461361 4064723 323372 3786733 3955334 1111679 681612 37610 121959 167232 241515 17701 8674 327018 346281 35066384 13737123 21346333 21329261 9490292 9857899 6570 345296 36291168 36887831 321131 1191843 1430002 1362072 7129901 6890433 199695 526173 9080729 9970521 X 27188791 26894720 21648 22590 27210439 26917310 36291168 36887831 -885471 592342 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7025551 2588648 788626 500000 44828 9857997 6251879 814524 40852 7025551 5849410 440178 37709 6251879 6559441 2500 -670983 386 41162 5849410 5686815 902308 29682 6559441 1.00000 0 0 4040208 4040208 29121130 12861205 16259925 956284 875918 80366 948762 948762 21329261 IBNR RESERVE 175853 SHORT TERM LEASE LIABILITY 74719 LONG TERM LEASE LIABILITY 275601 526173 15562409 592342 592342 14970067 1993918 1993918 16963985 15855538 0 15855538 1993918 1993918 17849456 PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INVESTMENT FEES SHOWN NET OF INVESTMENT INCOME 60,019. SCHOLARSHIPS SHOWN NET ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1,933,899. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: INVESTMENT FEES SHOWN NET OF INVESTMENT INCOME 60,019. SCHOLARSHIPS SHOWN NET ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1,933,899. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 SCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3 NNM PUBLICIZES ITS RACIALLY NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY THROUGH NEWSPAPER MEDIA DURING THE SOLICITATION FOR STUDENTS, AND ALSO VIA THE WEBSITE, BROCHURES AND OTHER SCHOOL LITERATURE. BIG NIGHT 784586 521302 263284 18200 58568 23260 FALL FEST 29392 10246 19146 4278 416 1 3658 3658 817636 531548 286088 18200 62846 23676 104722 181366 1 SCHOLARSHIPS 126 1933899 PART I, LINE 2: APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION AND PROVIDE THEIR PRIOR YEAR-END TAX RETURN. ALL APPLICATIONS ARE REVIEWED TO DETERMINE NEED AND ALL INFORMATION, INCLUDING NOTES, ARE RETAINED ON AN ELECTRONIC FILING SYSTEM. X 0 0 X X X X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ANGELA G GARCIA HEAD OF SCHOOL 310443 0 28329 0 0 0 37808 0 10435 0 387015 0 0 0 ROBERT HART FINANCE & OPERATIONS DIREC 184684 0 715 0 0 0 10811 0 0 0 196210 0 0 0 HANNAH RICHARDSON FORMER ACTING HEAD OF SCHOOL 192473 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 192473 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER AMBROSO ASSOCIATE HEAD OF SCHOOL 136261 0 671 0 0 0 19251 0 10435 0 166618 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A ANGELA G GARCIA RECEIVED A $30,000 ANNUAL HOUSING ALLOWANCE ($2,500/MONTH) AS HEAD OF SCHOOL. THIS AMOUNT WAS INCLUDED ON HER W-2 PART I, LINE 1B NO WRITTEN POLICY IS IN PLACE, BUT HOUSING ALLOWANCE IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD PART I, LINE 3 THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE SCHOOL'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHICH INCLUDES THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD (WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR AND THE FINANCE AND OPERATIONS DIRECTOR, WHEN APPLICABLE), LEADS THE PROCESS TO MARKET PRICE THE JOB OF THE HEAD OF SCHOOL. THIS PROCESS IS FOLLOWED WHEN A HEAD OF SCHOOL IS HIRED AS WELL AS EACH TIME A HEAD OF SCHOOL'S CONTRACT IS RENEWED. THIS PROCESS CONSISTS OF 1) GATHERING COMPENSATION DATA FROM COMPARABLE DATA SOURCES, ENSURING THAT APPLICABLE JOB PERFORMANCE IS TAKEN ACCOUNT; 2) DETERMINING A WAGE CONSISTENT WITH THOSE FINDINGS WHILE ENSURING THAT THE RESULTING COMPENSATION FALLS WITHIN THE BOARD APPROVED BUDGET FOR STAFF EXPENSES; 2) PRESENTING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS TO THE COMPENSATION OF THE HEAD OF SCHOOL FOR APPROVAL BY THE BOARD; AND 4) DOCUMENTING THE DECISION OF THE BOARD IN THE BOARD MINUTES. DISCUSSION OF COMPENSATION IS HELD IN A CLOSED SESSION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. PART I, LINE 4A CONTACT THE ORGANIZATION FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION A ILLINOIS FINANCE AUTHORITY 861091967 2020-08-01 8100000 REFUND PRIOR ISSUE, ISSUED 5/27/09 AND FINANCE CERTAIN CAPITAL COSTS 0 0 0 A 8100000 126681 1203319 6770000 2020 1 0 1 1 A 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 A 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 A 1 65331 TUITION ASSISTANCE SCHEDULE L, PART III, LINE 1 TUITION ASSISTANCE HAS GIVEN TO THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF INTERESTED PERSONS UNDER THE SAME PROCESS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THOSE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THE NAMES OF THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO PUBLIC DISCLOSURE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 THE CORPORATION SHALL HAVE ONE CLASS OF MEMBERS, CONSISTING OF EACH OF THE PARENTS OF CHILDREN WHO ARE ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL FOR CURRENT INSTRUCTION. A PARENT SHALL CEASE TO BE A MEMBER OF THE CORPORATION UPON THE GRADUATION, DISMISSAL OR WITHDRAWAL FROM THE SCHOOL OF THE PARENTS' CHILD OR CHILDREN, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO MEMBERSHIP SHALL BE TERMINATED BECAUSE ANY OF THE PARENTS' CHILDREN ARE NOT ATTENDING ANY SUMMER SESSION THAT MAY BE OFFERED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A THE MEMBERS OF THE CORPORATION ELECT THE DIRECTORS AT EACH ANNUAL ELECTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE CONTROLLER AND THE FINANCE AND OPERATIONS DIRECTOR RECEIVE THE COMPLETED FORM 990 FROM THE ACCOUNTING FIRM. THE CONTROLLER AND THE FINANCE AND OPERATIONS DIRECTOR REVIEW THE FORM FOR ACCURACY AND SUBMIT THE COMPLETED FORM TO THE CHAIR OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, WHO REVIEWS THE FORM FOR ACCURACY. AFTER THE CHAIR OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE CONTROLLER AND THE FINANCE AND OPERATIONS DIRECTOR HAVE COMPLETED THEIR REVIEW, THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE BY EMAIL TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND COMMENT. UPON BOARD OR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVAL OF THE AUDIT REPORT AND FORM 990, THE BOARD PRESIDENT SIGNS BOTH THE FEDERAL AND STATE RETURNS TO BE FILED IN TIMELY MANNER. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C IN SEPTEMBER OF EACH YEAR, THE CONTROLLER AND/OR THE FINANCE AND OPERATIONS DIRECTOR DISTRIBUTE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND THE ANNUAL AFFIRMATION FORM TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS. (I.E. VOTING MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, VOTING MEMBERS OF ANY COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD; THE SCHOOL'S HEAD OF SCHOOL, FINANCE AND OPERATIONS DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, LOWER SCHOOL DIRECTOR, ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DIRECTOR, UPPER SCHOOL DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR AND DIVERSITY DIRECTOR. THE ANNUAL AFFIRMATION FORM IS SIGNED BY ALL INTERESTED PERSONS, AFFIRMING THAT THE INDIVIDUAL RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, THAT THEY HAVE READ THE POLICY, THAT THEY AGREE TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY AND THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THE SCHOOL IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AND THAT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION, IT MUST ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES WHICH PRIMARILY ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX EXEMPT PURPOSES. THE SIGNED FORM IS GIVEN TO THE CONTROLLER AND/OR THE FINANCE AND OPERATIONS DIRECTOR, WHO CHECK TO MAKE SURE THE FORMS ARE ALL AFFIRMATIVE, AND THEN MAINTAIN THE FORMS ON FILE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE SCHOOL'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHICH INCLUDES THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD (WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR AND THE FINANCE AND OPERATIONS DIRECTOR, WHEN APPLICABLE), LEADS THE PROCESS TO MARKET PRICE THE JOB OF THE HEAD OF SCHOOL. THIS PROCESS IS FOLLOWED WHEN A HEAD OF SCHOOL IS HIRED AS WELL AS EACH TIME A HEAD OF SCHOOL'S CONTRACT IS RENEWED. THIS PROCESS CONSISTS OF 1) GATHERING COMPENSATION DATA FROM COMPARABLE DATA SOURCES, ENSURING THAT APPLICABLE JOB PERFORMANCE IS TAKEN ACCOUNT; 2) DETERMINING A WAGE CONSISTENT WITH THOSE FINDINGS WHILE ENSURING THAT THE RESULTING COMPENSATION FALLS WITHIN THE BOARD APPROVED BUDGET FOR STAFF EXPENSES; 2) PRESENTING A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AS TO THE COMPENSATION OF THE HEAD OF SCHOOL FOR APPROVAL BY THE BOARD; AND 4) DOCUMENTING THE DECISION OF THE BOARD IN THE BOARD MINUTES. DISCUSSION OF COMPENSATION IS HELD IN A CLOSED SESSION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B THE HEAD OF SCHOOL, HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR AND THE FINANCE AND OPERATIONS DIRECTOR LEAD THE PROCESS TO MARKET PRICE THE JOBS AND OTHER DIRECTORS OR KEY EMPLOYEES. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MAY ASSIST OR REVIEW GENERAL COMPENSATION RANGES FOR THESE ROLES. THIS PROCESS IS FOLLOWED WHEN A DIRECTOR/KEY EMPLOYEES IS HIRED AS WELL AS EACH TIME A DIRECTOR/KEY EMPLOYEE'S SALARY IS ADJUSTED. THIS PROCESS CONSISTS OF GATHERING COMPENSATION DATA FROM COMPARABLE DATA SOURCES, ENSURING THAT APPLICABLE JOB PERFORMANCE IS TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT, AND ULTIMATELY DETERMINING A WAGE CONSISTENT WITH THOSE FINDING WHILE ENSURING THAT THE RESULTING COMPENSATION FALLS WITHIN THE BOARD APPROVED BUDGET FOR STAFF EXPENSES. A WAGE REVIEW IS DONE ANNUALLY AS THE BUDGET IS BEING DETERMINED AND AGAIN PRIOR TO AUGUST 1 OF EACH YEAR, WHEN NEW WAGES TAKE EFFECT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. PDF VERSIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE AND WILL BE PROVIDED WITHIN 5 BUSINESS DAYS OF THE REQUEST (OR AS SOON AS ADMINISTRATIVELY POSSIBLE). PRINTED COPIES WILL BE PROVIDED 7-10 BUSINESS DAYS OF THE REQUEST (OR AS SOON AS ADMINISTRATIVELY POSSIBLE). THE SCHOOL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHARGE A REASONABLE COPYING FEE PLUS POSTAGE FOR REQUESTS FOR PRINTED COPIES. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C NO CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE PROCESS SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR.