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

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2023 · 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
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$26K
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$182K
-22% vs prior year
Spent
$197K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$84K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$182K
FY2023▼ -22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$201K
FY2021$196K
FY2022$232K
FY2023$182K
FY2024$243K
FY2025$157K
Expenses
$197K
FY2023▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$214K
FY2021$187K
FY2022$187K
FY2023$197K
FY2024$195K
FY2025$150K
Net assets
$84K
FY2023▼ -16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$47K
FY2021$56K
FY2022$101K
FY2023$84K
FY2024$132K
FY2025$140K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending May 2023) · 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

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $130K Management & general 29% · $58K Fundraising 5% · $9K

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$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

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

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

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1 program · $130K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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We at Creating Positive Relationships are committed to impacting not only the students in the state of Indiana but nationally and internationally. Creating Positive Relationships works to demonstrate and cultivate healthy relationships, characterized by mutual respect, care and consideration for the needs of others, and healthy conflict…

$130Kprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$182K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$114K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$45K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Money outPt IX
$197K
Ln 25
Programscol B$130K
Managementcol C$58K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$84K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$58K
Total assetsLn 16$110K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$45K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$114K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Total revenueLn 12$182K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$58K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$58K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$52K
Total assetsLn 16$110K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K
Net assetsLn 32$84K
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$74K$58K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$52K$52K
Total assetsLn 16$127K$110K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K$26K
Net assetsLn 32$101K$84K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$38K$25K$6K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$106K$77K$29K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$9K$3K$645
Legal feesLn 11b$333$333
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$3K$758
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$350$350
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$15K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$197K$130K$58K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $157K$150K$7K$140K 990 PDF
FY2024 $243K$195K$48K$132K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $182K$197K−$16K$84K 990 PDF
FY2022 $232K$187K$45K$101K 990 PDF
FY2021 $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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $181,579 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $45,850$45,388
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $133,753$114,463
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $51,965$21,728
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $231,568$181,579
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $144,445$156,060
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $42,257$41,268
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $186,702$197,328
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $44,866−$15,749
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $181,579 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $21,728 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$45,388
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$45,388
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $114,463$114,463
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $136,191 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$181,579
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $197,328 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $24,627 · Management $5,683 · Fundraising $7,578$37,888
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $76,887 · Management $29,120$106,007
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,576 · Management $2,944 · Fundraising $645$12,165
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $333$333
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,685$6,685
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,000$5,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,173$1,173
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,197$2,197
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,995 · Fundraising $758$3,753
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,680$1,680
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $350$350
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,870$3,870
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,135 · Management $1,092$16,227
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $130,225 · Management $58,122 · Fundraising $8,981$197,328
Part X · Balance sheet $110,030 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $74,427$57,874
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $52,156$52,156
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $126,596$110,030
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $25,575$25,575
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $25,575$25,575
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $101,021$84,455
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $101,021$84,455
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $126,596$110,030
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $84,455 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$181,579
XI-2 Total expenses$197,328
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$15,749
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$101,021
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$817
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$84,455

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