The American Montessori Society Inc
The American Montessori Society ("ams") provides the leadership and resources to make montessori a significant and enduring voice in education. Ams serves our members, advocate for quality montessori education, and champion montessori principles.
The American Montessori Society Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $9,342,041
- +2.8% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $7,703,402
- -1.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $374,454
- +77.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $7,418,500
- -1.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to The American Montessori Society Inc
Open Grants
4 open opportunities from The American Montessori Society Inc
AMS Curriculum Coaching Academy
The American Montessori Society Inc
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
AMS Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Scholarship
The American Montessori Society Inc
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
AMS Peace & Social Justice Seed Grants
The American Montessori Society Inc
Amount
Varies
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who The American Montessori Society Inc funds
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $25K.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,342,041 | $7,703,402 | $7,418,500 | — | — | $374,454 |
| 2024 | $9,085,541 | $7,838,867 | $7,511,971 | — | — | $210,467 |
| 2023 | $8,134,322 | $8,336,649 | $7,075,001 | — | — | $162,651 |
| 2022 | $7,200,443 | $7,238,235 | $5,797,088 | — | — | $335,354 |
| 2021 | $6,950,492 | $5,414,257 | $4,695,910 | — | — | $258,755 |
| 2020 | $6,315,893 | $3,748,989 | $6,283,753 | $25,000 | 1 | $128,420 |
| 2019 | $6,592,949 | $7,049,014 | $8,120,757 | — | — | $531,410 |
About The American Montessori Society Inc
Based on IRS filings
The American Montessori Society Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $374K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The American Montessori Society Inc is led by Munir Shivji, Executive Director since 2021 (on filings since 2019); 8 of 23 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Munir Shivji
Executive Director
President → Executive Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
55 hrs/week
$88K (2021) → $287K (2025)
Amira D. Mogaji
President to
Vice President → President, 2021
President → President to, 2025
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anita Hanks
President From & Vice President to
Director → President From & Vice President to, 2025
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marie Conti
Senior Director of Community & Events
Director → Senior Director of Community & Events, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$119K (2024) → $128K (2025)
Gina Taliaferro
Senior Director of Education & Strat Init
Senior Director of Educ → Senior Director of Education & Strategic Initiat, 2024
Senior Director of Education & Strategic Initiat → Senior Director of Education & Strat Init, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$149K (2020) → $184K (2025)
Melanie Thiese
Senior Director of Membership & Sch Accred
Senior Director of Members → Senior Director of Membership & School Accredita, 2024
Senior Director of Membership & School Accredita → Senior Director of Membership & Sch Accred, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$101K (2022) → $154K (2025)
Melahrini Papadimitriou
Director of Teacher Education
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$102K (2023) → $113K (2025)
Deb Hoffman
Senior Director of Finance & People Ops
Senior Director of Finance & People Operations → Senior Director of Finance & People Ops, 2025
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$209K (2024) → $212K (2025)
Jason Roth
Senior Director of Marketing
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$174K (2025)
Luz Casquejo Johnston
Director
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Beth Ricks
Director
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Morrison
Director
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Seyller
Director
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sabrina Binkley
Director
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Di
Director
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Margarita Diaz
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robyn Breiman
Sec'y From & Director to
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Saloni Mathur
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dean Blase
Deputy Director of Education
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$126K (2025)
Laura Saylor
Member-At-Large From
Director → Member-At-Large From, 2025
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Candace Proctor
Secretary to
Director → Secretary to, 2025
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Debbie Senoff-Langford
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Geoffrey Bishop
Vice President From & Member-At-Lg to
Director → Secretary, 2023
Secretary → Vice President From & Member-At-Lg to, 2025
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (29)
- Former: Hilary Green (2019–2024) — Vice President
- Former: Aimee Allen (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Thomas Emery (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Roth Jason (2022–2024) — Senior Director of Marketing
- Former: Jay Scheurle (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Porcha Wafford (2023–2024) — Director of Equity & Engagement
- Former: Deborah Hoffman (2022–2023) — Senior Director of Finance
- Former: E. McCrae Harrison (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Marcy Krever (2019–2022) — Senior Director of Communications
- Former: Sharon Damore (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Janet Bagby (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Nancy Lindeman (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Iana Phillips (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Sara Bloomeberg (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Gary S. Bowman (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Henri Alexaline (2019–2021) — Former CFO
- Former: Sandra Marie Stevenson (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Timothy Purnell (2019–2021) — Former CEO & Executive Director
- Former: Melanhrini Papadimitiou (2020–2021) — Director of Teacher Education
- Former: Richard Ungerer (2021) — Interim Executive Director
- Former: Carol Starmack (2019–2020) — Former COO
- Former: Michelle Hammons (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Pauline E. Novak (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Susan Kambrich (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Carla Hofland (2020) — Director of Membership
- Former: Emccrae Harrison (2020) — Secretary
- Former: Kristine Cooper (2020) — Director of Community Relations
- Former: Gina Lofquist (2019) — Celo
- Former: Suzanne Bayer (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $287K, to Munir Shivji (Executive Director). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The American Montessori Society Inc
How large is The American Montessori Society Inc?
The American Montessori Society Inc reported $9.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $7.7M.
What is The American Montessori Society Inc?
The American Montessori Society Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in New York, NY. It holds $9.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does The American Montessori Society Inc operate?
The American Montessori Society Inc has awarded grants in Maryland.
What is The American Montessori Society Inc's EIN?
The American Montessori Society Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 06-0766308. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
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