Creative Care Childrens Center INC

IRS exemption revoked

Barrington, ILUnknown exempt organization EIN 36-3329503Revenue $1.0M in FY2022Latest return filed Dec 14, 2022

On file with the IRScreativelearningmontessori.org1410 S Barrington Rd · Barrington, IL

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Child care for infants and children, and educational classes for preschoolers through primary grades.

89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 23 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
Revoked
IRS exemption revoked
Concern: the IRS revoked its tax exemption.
IRS Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2022
latest Form 990
Worth a look: the latest return is for FY2022, 4 tax years back; more than 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $97K a year · 11% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$58K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$246K
48% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 48% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 3 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 3 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.0M
+30% vs prior year
Spent
$835K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$271K
By yearFY2021–FY2022
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2022▲ +30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$786K
FY2022$1.0M
Expenses
$835K
FY2022▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$780K
FY2022$835K
Net assets
$271K
FY2022▲ +227%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$83K
FY2022$271K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending January 2022) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

990 PDF Claim
IRS revoked this organization's tax-exempt status on June 15, 2025

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2022.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $747K Management & general 9% · $76K Fundraising 2% · $13K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $58K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
President
$57,604Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides childcare and educational classes for young children.

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1 program · $747K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Child care for infants and children. Education for preeschoolers as well as primary grades.

$747Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$755K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$160K
Other incomeLn 4–11$109K
Money outPt IX
$835K
Ln 25
Programscol B$747K
Managementcol C$76K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$271K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$192K
Total assetsLn 16$517K
LiabilitiesLn 26$246K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$160K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$755K
Other incomeLn 4–11$109K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$192K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$192K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K
Other assetsLn 15$309K
Total assetsLn 16$517K
LiabilitiesLn 26$246K
Net assetsLn 32$271K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderJanuary
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$75K$192K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K$16K
Total assetsLn 16$95K$517K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$246K
Net assetsLn 32$83K$271K
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 current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$58K$49K$9K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$500K$460K$40K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$43K$39K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$675$675
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$13K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$6K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$63K$54K$9K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$3K$555
InsuranceLn 23$15K$13K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$113K$109K$4K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$9K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$835K$747K$76K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Dec 14, 2022 $1.0M$835K$188K$271K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Dec 10, 2021 $786K$780K$6K$83K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,023,752 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $120,575$159,894
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $545,685$755,287
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $119,701$108,571
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $785,961$1,023,752
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $526,074$600,103
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $254,361$235,354
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $780,435$835,457
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,526$188,295
Part VI · Governance 1 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members1
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $1,023,752 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$159,894
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$159,894
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $755,287$755,287
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $108,571$108,571
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $863,858$1,023,752
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $835,457 across 30 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 current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,963 · Management $8,641$57,604
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $459,866 · Management $39,988$499,854
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $38,925 · Management $3,720$42,645
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $675$675
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,175$3,175
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $12,693$12,693
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,398 · Management $2,136$8,534
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,428$3,428
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $53,590 · Management $9,457$63,047
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,716$1,716
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,146 · Management $555$3,701
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,666 · Management $2,235$14,901
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $109,179 · Management $3,687$112,866
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,025 · Management $1,593$10,618
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $746,649 · Management $76,115 · Fundraising $12,693$835,457
Part X · Balance sheet $516,950 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $75,281$191,649
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $20,098$16,397
X-15 Other assets$308,904
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $95,379$516,950
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $9,782$1,986
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $2,752$243,824
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,534$245,810
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $82,845$271,140
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $82,845$271,140
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $95,379$516,950
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $271,140 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,023,752
XI-2 Total expenses$835,457
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$188,295
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$82,845
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$271,140

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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