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THE POST OAK SCHOOL

EIN 74-1486232 · Education (B820)

What they do

See Schedule OThe Mission of The Post Oak School is to Prepare An Outstanding Montessori Environment That Fosters Collaboration, Cooperation and Peace and to Provide Experiences That Promote Curiosity, Inquiry and Engagement. Designed According to The Physical, Emotional, Social, and Intellectual Characteristics and Needs of The Learner, Our Methods Guide and Nurture Each Individual From Infancy to Adulthood. The Schools Approach is Grounded In The Principles of AMI Montessori Education.

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Of every $100 spent, about $83.50 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders20 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

82.63%of revenue went to mission work83.5% of expenses · Program services
3.10%of revenue went to fundraising3.1% of expenses
$98.93spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.
13.20%of revenue went to management and office costs13.3% of expenses
$2.14in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.
5.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $489,603 for MAURA JOYCE (PRESIDENT, HEAD OF SCHOOL). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$16,741,721
Mission workProgram services$13,833,34582.63% of revenue83.5% of expenses
ManagementOffice and general costs$2,210,62113.20% of revenue13.3% of expenses
FundraisingAsking for donations$518,5203.10% of revenue3.1% of expenses
Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$179,2351.07% of revenueShown in gray on the chart
Total expenses$16,562,48698.93% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails
2024CurrentExpense mix: 83.5% mission · 13.3% management · 3.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.93% of revenue
2023Expense mix: 83.8% mission · 13.2% management · 3.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.62% of revenue
2022Expense mix: 84.1% mission · 13.4% management · 2.5% fundraisingTotal expenses: 96.82% of revenue
2021Expense mix: 83.6% mission · 13.0% management · 3.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.43% of revenue
2020Expense mix: 83.9% mission · 14.1% management · 2.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.84% of revenue
2019Expense mix: 81.7% mission · 15.9% management · 2.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 100.05% of revenue
2018Expense mix: 85.2% mission · 11.6% management · 3.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 95.23% of revenue
2017Expense mix: 88.2% mission · 9.5% management · 2.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.62% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$16,741,721
Expenses$16,562,486
Annual surplus $179,235 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$13,833,345 · 83.5% of expenses
Management and office costs$2,210,621 · 13.3% of expenses
Fundraising$518,520 · 3.1% of expenses
See all reported dollar amounts
Revenue$16,741,721
Expenses$16,562,486
Assets$35,504,376
Income$16,821,760
Contributions$845,028
Mission work (program services)$13,833,345
Fundraising$518,520
Management and general$2,210,621
Stocks and bonds$4,570,479
Accounting fees$28,705
People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation
MAURA JOYCEPRESIDENT, HEAD OF SCHOOL · 60 hrs/week $489,603Base $437,870 · Other $51,733
KELLY VAUGHNCFO · 60 hrs/week $264,881Base $220,546 · Other $44,335
JAMES QUILLINADOLESCENT DIRECTOR · 50 hrs/week $174,772Base $164,899 · Other $9,873
EMILY MILANICONTROLLER · 50 hrs/week $141,850Base $126,107 · Other $15,743
MIRNA ANDRADE-SALGADOIT DIRECTOR · 50 hrs/week $133,126Base $117,910 · Other $15,216
MATTHEW THOMPSONFACILITIES DIRECTOR · 50 hrs/week $126,937Base $112,031 · Other $14,906
MIRIAM WINTONEARLY CHILDHOOD DIRECTOR · 50 hrs/week $116,667Base $101,638 · Other $15,029

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (20)

MAURA JOYCEPRESIDENT, HEAD OF SCHOOL

KELLY VAUGHNCFO

JAMES QUILLINADOLESCENT DIRECTOR

EMILY MILANICONTROLLER

MIRNA ANDRADE-SALGADOIT DIRECTOR

MATTHEW THOMPSONFACILITIES DIRECTOR

MIRIAM WINTONEARLY CHILDHOOD DIRECTOR

JENNIFER NORTENTRUSTEE

JORDAN ZWEIGTRUSTEE

JUDY LETRUSTEE

GABRIEL LOPERENATRUSTEE

LARA LEIGH BERGOONTRUSTEE

DAMON PUTMANTRUSTEE

OSCAR PARADATRUSTEE

ROB BRUCETRUSTEE

SABINA WALIATRUSTEE

SUSANNA KARTYESECRETARY

TJ FARNSWORTHTRUSTEE

TROY THACKERTREASURER

WHITNEY WALSHCHAIR

About this charity

Recognized since
January 1972
Location
4600 BISSONNET ST, BELLAIRE, TX 77401-3002
County
Harris
In care of
Maura Joyce
Primary officer
Maura Joyce, President

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(713) 661-6688

Filing and classification

Latest tax year
2024
Tax period began
July 1, 2024
Return type
990
Tax preparer
BLAZEK & VETTERLING
NTEE classification
Education (B820)

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