Creating Positive Relationships Incorporated FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Indianapolis, IN501(c)(3)EducationEIN 35-1859955Revenue $196K in FY2021

On file with the IRScpr4teens.orgPo Box 502489, 46250-7489 · Indianapolis, INTax-exempt since Jul 1992Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Building character and empowering people to develop healthy Relationships, benefiting their communities and society.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
57¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$48K 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
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
57%
of spending
Worth a look: 57% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$48K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $19K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$196K
-3% vs prior year
Spent
$187K
To programs
57%
Net assets
$56K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$196K
FY2021▼ -3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$201K
FY2021$196K
FY2022$232K
FY2023$182K
FY2024$243K
FY2025$157K
Expenses
$187K
FY2021▼ -13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$214K
FY2021$187K
FY2022$187K
FY2023$197K
FY2024$195K
FY2025$150K
Net assets
$56K
FY2021▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$47K
FY2021$56K
FY2022$101K
FY2023$84K
FY2024$132K
FY2025$140K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending May 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1992.

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

Where the money goes

57 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 57% · $107K Management & general 40% · $75K Fundraising 2% · $5K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $48K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$48,122Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Machelle Montgomery’s $52K as Executive Director is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Machelle Montgomery$52,428$50,515———
Cynthia D McNeilly——$42,012$48,122$45,665

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

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

Programs and updates

Develops character and empowers people for healthy relationships, benefiting communities.

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1 program · $107K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Approximately 35,000 central indiana students were served and an additional 50,000 regional, national and international students were served. During the pandemic, students and families were reached via electronic means and media when in person instruction was a challenge.

$107Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$19K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$196K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$107K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$61K
Other incomeLn 4–11$23K
Money outPt IX
$187K
Ln 25
Programscol B$107K
Managementcol C$75K
Fundraisingcol D$5K
Owns and owesPt X
$56K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10K
Total assetsLn 16$63K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$61K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$107K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$23K
Gains on assetsLn 7$5K
Total revenueLn 12$196K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$10K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$10K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$53K
Total assetsLn 16$63K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$56K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$36K$10K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$54K$53K
Total assetsLn 16$90K$63K
LiabilitiesLn 26$43K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$47K$56K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$48K$19K$26K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$92K$68K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$7K$4K$182
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$1K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$290$290
Office expensesLn 13$3K$663$3K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$284$284
InterestLn 20$572$572
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$807$807
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$12K$617
Total functional expensesLn 25$187K$107K$75K$5K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $157K$150K$7K$140K 990 PDF
FY2024 $243K$195K$48K$132K 990 PDF
FY2023 $182K$197K−$16K$84K 990 PDF
FY2022 $232K$187K$45K$101K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $196K$187K$9K$56K 990 PDF
FY2020 $201K$214K−$13K$47K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $196,190 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $63,113$60,862
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $110,746$106,968
I-10 Investment income$5,152
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $27,566$23,208
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $201,425$196,190
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $154,440$150,311
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $59,823$36,572
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $214,263$186,883
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$12,838$9,307
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $196,190 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$60,862
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$60,862
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $106,968$106,968
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $5,152$5,152
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $23,208$23,208
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $135,328 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$196,190
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $186,883 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $19,249 · Management $26,467 · Fundraising $2,406$48,122
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $67,836 · Management $23,671$91,507
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,665 · Management $3,835 · Fundraising $182$10,682
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,593$5,593
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,226 · Fundraising $1,929$3,155
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $290$290
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $663 · Management $2,571$3,234
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,836$2,836
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $3,816$3,816
IX-17 TravelPrograms $284$284
IX-20 InterestManagement $572$572
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $807$807
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,003$3,003
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,365 · Management $617$12,982
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $107,062 · Management $75,304 · Fundraising $4,517$186,883
Part X · Balance sheet $62,787 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $36,082$9,975
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $53,619$52,812
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $89,701$62,787
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $42,853$6,632
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $42,853$6,632
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $46,848$56,155
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $46,848$56,155
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $89,701$62,787
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $56,155 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$196,190
XI-2 Total expenses$186,883
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$9,307
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$46,848
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$56,155

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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