Creative Learning for Children INC FY2021 filing

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Provide a summer enrichment program offering varied educational and cultural opportunities to Children in the merrimack valley in massachusetts in grades pre-k through 8

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2021. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 04-2762852) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
54¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$90K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
54%
of spending
54% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$90K
to officers and key staff · 23% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 23% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
2.3 mo
of spending, in cash
2.3 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$154K
194% of total assets
Liabilities are 194% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 4 voting members
2 of 4 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$409K
+117% vs prior year
Spent
$393K
To programs
54%
Net assets
−$75K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$409K
FY2021▲ +117%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$188K
FY2021$409K
FY2022$507K
FY2023$469K
FY2024$507K
FY2025$557K
Expenses
$393K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$393K
FY2022$437K
FY2023$487K
FY2024$515K
FY2025$551K
Net assets
−$75K
FY2021▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$88K
FY2021−$75K
FY2022−$12K
FY2023−$30K
FY2024−$38K
FY2025−$32K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending September 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1982.

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

Where the money goes

54 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 54% · $212K Management & general 46% · $181K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $90K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/Treas
$89,996Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tim Stonecipher’s $60K as Co-Director is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1612 $100K–1M education 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
Janis Baron$19,800$15,000$26,500$49,404$89,996$70,000
Tim Stonecipher$60,000$60,000$60,000$51,000——
Grant Elliott$48,000$48,000$60,000$40,000——

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

Offers summer enrichment with educational and cultural activities for local children.

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1 program · $212K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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High quality summer enrichment program providing programs for children in the form of seminars, workshops and summer courses with an emphasis on concrete learning in a creative setting.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 04-2762852) · Dispute this line
$212Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$409K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$372K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$25K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Money outPt IX
$393K
Ln 25
Programscol B$212K
Managementcol C$181K
Owns and owesPt X
−$75K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$76K
Total assetsLn 16$79K
LiabilitiesLn 26$154K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$25K
Government grantsLn 1e$25K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$372K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Gains on assetsLn 7$11K
Total revenueLn 12$409K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$76K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$76K
Inventories for sale or useLn 8$2K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$1K
Total assetsLn 16$79K
LiabilitiesLn 26$154K
Net assetsLn 32−$75K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$150K$76K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$0
Total assetsLn 16$159K$79K
LiabilitiesLn 26$247K$154K
Net assetsLn 32−$88K−$75K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$93K$93K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$10K$10K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$8K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$110K$88K$22K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$58K$37K$22K
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$63K$52K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$26K$12K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$393K$212K$181K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Aug 14, 2026 $557K$551K$7K−$32K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Aug 11, 2025 $507K$515K−$8K−$38K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Aug 30, 2024 $469K$487K−$18K−$30K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Aug 15, 2023 $507K$437K$70K−$12K 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Feb 15, 2022 $409K$393K$15K−$75K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jan 14, 2021 $188K−$88K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990
Part I · Summary $408,719 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $46,146$25,184
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $142,030$372,383
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7$11,152
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $188,183$408,719
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $84,544$110,404
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $213,152$282,934
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $297,696$393,338
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$109,513$15,381
Part VI · Governance 2 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $408,719 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$25,153
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$31
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$25,184
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $372,383$372,383
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $11,152$11,152
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $383,535$408,719
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $393,338 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Management $92,861$92,861
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $9,810$9,810
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $7,733$7,733
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,435$9,435
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $88,290 · Management $22,073$110,363
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,273$2,273
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,639 · Management $21,851$58,490
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,508 · Management $1,508$3,016
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $3,726$3,726
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,845$3,845
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,713 · Management $1,753$3,466
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $52,198 · Management $10,382$62,580
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $11,928 · Management $13,812$25,740
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $211,930 · Management $181,408 · Fundraising $0$393,338
Part X · Balance sheet $79,204 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $150,161$75,936
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key people$0
X-6 Loans to other insiders$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,950$1,950
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,185$1,318
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,193$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $159,489$79,204
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,056$5,582
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $105,828$13,592
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $131,048$134,621
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $247,051$153,795
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$90,601−$75,290
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $3,039$699
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$87,562−$74,591
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $159,489$79,204
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$74,591 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$408,719
XI-2 Total expenses$393,338
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$15,381
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$87,562
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$70
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$2,340
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$74,591

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