Beacon Academy A Montessori High School
Donations deductibleBeacon Academy A Montessori High School's network
12 people10 organisationsi12 people and 10 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (10) 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
12 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Kavanaugh | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Brian King | President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Carrie Goodman | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Chris Ambroso | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Devin Parsons | Vice President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Elizabeth Al-Dajani | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Inbar Kirson | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jennifer Hodges | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Matt Thacker | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Sam Pollack | Treasurer | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Sarah ECK-Thompson | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Tom Murtagh | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
Officers and senior leadership
9 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Audrey Perrott | Head of School | since 2023 |
| Erin Gutierrez | Business Manager | 2025 |
| Jeffrey Bell | Head of School | 2019 |
| Jennifer Herman | CFO | since 2019 |
| Justin Pitts | Academic Dean & Math Instr | 2025 |
| Marja Brandon | Head of School | since 2021 |
| Renee Ruffing | Assistant Head of School | since 2020 |
| Siobhan Allen | Dean of Admission | 2025 |
| Wilhelmina Walker | Director of Admissions & Financial Aid | 2023 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audrey Perrott | Head of School | 40 | $318k | $23k | |
| Renee Ruffing | Assistant Head of School | 40 | $181k | $25k | |
| Erin Gutierrez | Business Manager | 40 | $154k | $11k | |
| Justin Pitts | Academic Dean & Math Instr | 40 | $135k | $13k | |
| Siobhan Allen | Dean of Admission | 40 | $100k | $20k | |
| Brian King | President | 4 | $0 | ||
| Devin Parsons | Vice President | 4 | $0 | ||
| Elizabeth Al-Dajani | Secretary | 4 | $0 | ||
| Sam Pollack | Treasurer | 4 | $0 | ||
| Inbar Kirson | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Brian Kavanaugh | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Chris Ambroso | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Sarah Eck-Thompson | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Hodges | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Carrie Goodman | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Tom Murtagh | Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Matt Thacker | Director | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Beacon Academy A Montessori High School
- EIN
- 455000715
- Address
- 1574 Sherman Ave, Evanston, IL, 60201-4422
- State
- Illinois
- Mission
- Beacon academy offers an innovative and challenging education based on montessori principles that places a priority on experiential learning, entrepreneurial thinking, and in-depth interdisciplinary studies. Beacon students will master the skills, knowledge, and habits of mind necessary to meaningfully contribute to a complex and diverse world with compassion and confidence. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B25 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
- 2012
- Principal officer
- Carrie Goodman (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 2012
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsChris Ambroso
≥3years on the filingsBrian Kavanaugh
≥3years on the filingsBrian King
≥3years on the filingsDevin Parsons
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $13.5m
- Total liabilities
- $11.1m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $2.4m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.4m
- Program service revenue
- $5.9m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $1.6m
- Employees
- 53
- Volunteers
- 38