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US nonprofit · EIN 362597822 · Chicago, ILiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 362597822) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 August 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Rogers Park Montessori School

Donations deductible
Revenue
$8.9m
year to 31 August 2025
Expenses
$9.8m
year to 31 August 2025
Total assets
$18.2m
$16.2m liabilities
Net assets
$2m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
18
2.5 years on average
Staff
98
454 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
11
named in Part VII
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Rogers Park Montessori School's network

18 people7 organisationsi18 people and 7 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (18). Violet dotted lines (7) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

18 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 18 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Paul Herbert ChairChair2024
2 yrs
Anand SwaminathanVice Chair2024
2 yrs
Andrea FishmanBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Beth KronfeldBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Dan RobertsBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Jenai StanleyBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Jennifer LakomyBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Joseph Negussie (also filed as Joe Negussie)Board Member2023
3 yrs
Julie HopmayerBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Kirsten AndersenBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Kirsten FedderkeBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Lisa KaplanBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Maggie AdamsBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Melissa DouglasCompany secretary2024
2 yrs
Nancy NassrBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Nicholas BreitBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Scott GinsburgBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Timothy DanaTreasurer2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 18 →

Officers and senior leadership

11 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Barakat KathyCompany secretarysince 2019
Benjamin J BlairPrincipal/CEO2024
Blair BenjaminPrincipalsince 2019
Distasi LarryDirector of Finance and Operationssince 2021
Herbert PaulTreasurer2020
Lawrence E DistasiDirector of Finance and Operations2024
Levine MarkVice President2019
Lozier ChrisTreasurer2019
Minturn LucyCheif Operating Officer2018
Morlock LoriPresidentsince 2019
Senoff-Langford DebraPrincipal2018

Pay and hours

year to 31 August 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Benjamin J BlairPrincipal/CEO40$216k$3k
Lawrence E DistasiDirector of Finance and Operations40$133k$9k
Paul HerbertBoard President2$0
Anand SwaminathanVice President Thru 04/22/252$0
Kirsten AndersenVice President1$0
Melissa DouglasSecretary Thru 04/22/252$0
Kirsten FedderkeSecretary1$0
Timothy DanaTreasurer Thru 04/22/252$0
Julie HopmayerTreasurer1$0
Maggie AdamsBoard Member1$0
Nicholas BreitBoard Member Thru 04/22/251$0
Andrea FishmanBoard Member Thru 04/22/251$0
Scott GinsburgBoard Member1$0
Lisa KaplanBoard Member1$0
Beth KronfeldBoard Member Thru 04/22/251$0
Jennifer LakomyBoard Member Thru 04/22/251$0
Nancy NassrBoard Member Thru 04/22/251$0
Joseph NegussieBoard Member1$0
Dan RobertsBoard Member1$0
Jenai StanleyBoard Member1$0
Tim FerrellBoard Member From 05/15/251$0
Alex KoslowskyBoard Member From 05/15/251$0
Liz IversonBoard Member From 05/15/251$0
Liz EpsteinBoard Member From 05/15/251$0
Amie DowkerBoard Member From 05/15/251$0
Alexa JamesBoard Member From 05/15/251$0
Micah GerchensonBoard Member From 05/15/251$0

About

Legal name
Rogers Park Montessori School
EIN
362597822
Address
1800 W Balmoral Ave, Chicago, IL, 60640-1002
State
Illinois
Mission
Using the montessori philosophy of education, our school community inspires each child to reach their highest potential, as an individual and a learner, and to become a vital member of the global community. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
B21Z Education
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Education
Size band
8 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1966
Principal officer
Joe Negussie (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 1967
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥3years on the filingsJenai Stanley
≥3years on the filingsJoseph Negussie
≥2years on the filingsPaul Herbert
≥2years on the filingsAnand Swaminathan

Latest return

year to 31 August 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 August 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$18.2m
Total liabilities
$16.2m
Net assets or fund balances
$2m
Contributions and grants received
$583k
Program service revenue
$8.5m
Grants and similar paid out
$782k
Employees
98
Volunteers
454

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$9m$9.4mDeficit $403k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.