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Sundrops Montessori School

Public charity · Grantmaker San Jose, CA EIN: 83-3737237 Website

EDUCATION

Sundrops Montessori School at a glance

In short: Sundrops Montessori School gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$5,125
+22.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$5,125
Median grant
$5,125
Total assets
$352,481
+44.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Sundrops Montessori School funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Lilac Montessori: $5KLilac Montessori$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Lilac Montessori ($5K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Escondido

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K0 grants2022 0 grants2023 Total only2024 1 grant2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2024) to $5K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Lilac Montessori Escondido, CAWestern Bloom Pod Grant$5,125
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$352,481$391,321$270,431$5,1251$954
2024$244,185$307,248$253,156$4,178Total only—
2023$197,591$239,684$190,522———
2022$133,167$278,727$172,951———

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Sundrops Montessori School

Based on IRS filings

Sundrops Montessori School is a public charity, based in San Jose, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $352K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $5K. Net investment income was $954.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Sundrops Montessori School is led by Helen Boluna, Co-Founder & President on every filing since 2022; 2 of 5 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Helen Boluna

    Co-Founder & President

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $70K (2022) → $90K (2025)

  • Encarnacion Buendia

    Co-Founder & Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $70K (2022) → $90K (2025)

  • Alison Bott

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maria Jose Perez-Vizcaino

    Board Member

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Isabelle Parker

    Board Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Tracy Epps (2022–2024) — Board Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Helen Boluna — Co-Founder & President: $90KHelen BolunaCo-Founder & President$90KEncarnacion Buendia — Co-Founder & Treasurer: $90KEncarnacion BuendiaCo-Founder & Treasurer$90K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $90K, to Helen Boluna (Co-Founder & President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Sundrops Montessori School

How much does Sundrops Montessori School give each year?

Sundrops Montessori School gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it reported $4K in grants paid.

How large is Sundrops Montessori School?

Sundrops Montessori School reported $352K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $391K.

Where does Sundrops Montessori School operate?

Sundrops Montessori School has awarded grants in California.

What is Sundrops Montessori School's EIN?

Sundrops Montessori School's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-3737237. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)

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