The Craddock Center INC

Tax-deductible

Cherry Log, GA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 01-0597551Revenue $414K in FY2025

On file with the IRScraddockcenter.orgPo Box 69, 30522-0069 · Cherry Log, GATax-exempt since Oct 2003Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Craddock Center delivers educational and cultural programs to children families and communities primarily in Southern Appalachia

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 8 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $49K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$56K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 55% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $4K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$414K
-0.7% vs prior year
Spent
$338K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$414K
FY2025▼ -0.7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$288K
FY2021$256K
FY2022$317K
FY2023$293K
FY2024$417K
FY2025$414K
Expenses
$338K
FY2025▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$300K
FY2021$198K
FY2022$260K
FY2023$279K
FY2024$315K
FY2025$338K
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2025▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.8M
FY2025$2.0M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2003.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $214K Management & general 31% · $104K Fundraising 6% · $21K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $56K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir
$56,134Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
VP Programs
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vpfundraising
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kirk Cameron’s $56K as Executive Dir is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kirk Cameron$56,134$50,291$47,411$46,341$6,554—
Dr Pam Colvin—————$43,822
Pam Colvin————$41,654—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides educational and cultural programs for children, families, and communities in Southern Appalachia.

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3 programs · $186K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Childrens Enrichment Program (CEP) is the delivery of music, stories, and joy to 1,166 pre-K and Head Start students in twenty schools in three states. These children also receive gifts of hand-knitted hats, gloves, and hand-made wooden toys.

$146Kprogram expense
02

The Smart Babies program provides parents of children ages 0-5 with skills to become the best first teachers for their babies. Parents attend three workshops to learn effective, age-specific methods to help their babies minds develop. They also receive tools, toys, and books to use with their children.

$22Kprogram expense
03

Books to Children

during fiscal year 2025, we provided 4,700 new books to children through the Childrens Enrichment Program. We also provided 1,129 new books and 1,230 nearly-new books to other nonprofit organizations in our community to distribute to the children they serve.

$19Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$4K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$414K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$370K
Investment incomeLn 3$43K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$900
Money outPt IX
$338K
Ln 25
Programscol B$214K
Managementcol C$104K
Fundraisingcol D$21K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$332K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$370K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$73K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$900
Investment incomeLn 3$43K
Gains on assetsLn 7$21
Total revenueLn 12$414K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$223K
SavingsLn 2$109K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$332K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$339K
Other assetsLn 15$790
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$307K$332K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$349K$339K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$2.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$500$500
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$61K$18K$25K$18K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$99K$79K$20K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$7K$3K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$3K$6K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K$76
Office expensesLn 13$2K$4$2K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$1K$4K$137
OccupancyLn 16$14K$3K$11K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$83$83
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$4K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$3K$7K$112
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$103K$91K$12K$767
Total functional expensesLn 25$338K$214K$104K$21K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $414K$338K$76K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $417K$315K$103K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $293K$279K$13K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $317K$260K$57K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $256K$198K$58K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $288K$300K−$12K$1.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $414,372 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $389,068$370,480
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,175$900
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $28,976$42,992
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$1,766$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $417,453$414,372
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $163$500
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $162,730$171,576
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $151,619$166,010
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $314,512$338,086
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $102,941$76,286
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $414,372 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$370,480
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$72,917
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$370,480
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $900$900
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $42,971$42,971
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $21$21
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $900 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $42,992$414,372
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $338,086 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $500$500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $17,614 · Management $24,902 · Fundraising $18,221$60,737
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $79,106 · Management $19,521$98,627
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,399 · Management $3,419 · Fundraising $1,394$12,212
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,600 · Management $5,982$8,582
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $3,607 · Fundraising $76$3,683
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4 · Management $1,676$1,680
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,127 · Management $3,886 · Fundraising $137$5,150
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,846 · Management $11,290$14,136
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,895$3,895
IX-20 InterestManagement $83$83
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,238 · Management $10,307$14,545
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,447 · Management $7,222 · Fundraising $112$10,781
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $90,941 · Management $11,767 · Fundraising $767$103,475
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $213,717 · Management $103,662 · Fundraising $20,707$338,086
Part X · Balance sheet $2,030,019 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $210,771$222,592
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $96,118$109,358
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,635$4,635
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $348,583$339,057
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,180,345$1,353,587
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,845$790
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,842,297$2,030,019
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,114$7,503
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $1,904$784
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $13,018$8,287
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,323,363$1,520,956
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $505,916$500,776
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,829,279$2,021,732
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,842,297$2,030,019
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,021,732 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$414,372
XI-2 Total expenses$338,086
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$76,286
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,829,279
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$117,450
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1,283
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,021,732

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