Child Creativity Lab INC FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Santa Ana, CA501(c)(3)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 36-4746228

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To foster the next generation of critical thinkers, problem solvers, innovators, and leaders through hands-on Creativity enhancing exploration.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$92K 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $64K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$92K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $21K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$46K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$517K
+36% vs prior year
Spent
$415K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$327K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$517K
FY2021▲ +36%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$381K
FY2021$517K
FY2022$561K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$967K
Expenses
$415K
FY2021▲ +20%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$346K
FY2021$415K
FY2022$586K
FY2023$824K
FY2024$937K
Net assets
$327K
FY2021▲ +47%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$223K
FY2021$327K
FY2022$296K
FY2023$473K
FY2024$503K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2014.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $339K Management & general 6% · $24K Fundraising 13% · $52K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $92K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$92,392Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Tracey Hill’s $155K as CEO is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Tracey Hill$155,000$121,549$117,837$92,392$80,769
Cherylee Shaar————$17,308

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

Inspires young people to become critical thinkers and innovators through hands-on creative exploration.

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1 program service account for $339K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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The child creativity lab continues to be a partner in the community for schools and other youth serving organizations with a focus on fostering problem solving, critical thinking, creativity, and innovation in children. The organization continues to meet the challenges of the rapidly moving landscape of the pandemic.

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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$21K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$517K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$423K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$87K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Money outPt IX
$415K
Ln 25
Programscol B$339K
Managementcol C$24K
Fundraisingcol D$52K
Owns and owesPt X
$327K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$336K
Total assetsLn 16$372K
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$423K
Government grantsLn 1e$82K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$6K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$6K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$87K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$1K
Total revenueLn 12$517K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$336K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$336K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$372K
LiabilitiesLn 26$46K
Net assetsLn 32$327K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 524
VolunteersI 62,905
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$201K$336K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3K$10K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$6K
Total assetsLn 16$230K$372K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$46K
Net assetsLn 32$223K$327K
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$92K$61K$9K$22K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$157K$156K$993
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K$69$156
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$17K$769$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$43K$17K$2K$24K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$997$176
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K$204
Information technologyLn 14$4K$2K$1K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$45K$44K$904
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$945$945
InsuranceLn 23$5K$3K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$21K$559$953
All other expensesLn 24e$10K$8K$948$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$415K$339K$24K$52K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $967K$937K$30K$503K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$824K$177K$473K 990 PDF
FY2022 $561K$586K−$25K$296K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $517K$415K$102K$327K 990 PDF
FY2020 $381K$346K$34K$223K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $517,458 across 13 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,000 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$30,297
VIII-1c Fundraising events$6,000
VIII-1e Government grants$81,824
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$304,479
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,305
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$422,600
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $86,552$86,552
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 −$1,207−$1,207
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$6,513
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $88,345$517,458
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $415,361 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 current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $60,908 · Management $9,000 · Fundraising $22,484$92,392
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $156,442 · Management $993$157,435
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,508 · Management $69 · Fundraising $156$1,733
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,725 · Management $769 · Fundraising $1,730$19,224
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,825$5,825
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $17,191 · Management $1,719 · Fundraising $24,068$42,978
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $997 · Management $176$1,173
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,872 · Management $204$4,076
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,359 · Fundraising $1,269$3,628
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $44,354 · Management $904$45,258
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,320$2,320
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $945 · Management $945$1,890
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,290 · Management $2,194$5,484
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,523 · Management $559 · Fundraising $953$22,035
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,684 · Management $948 · Fundraising $1,278$9,910
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $339,118 · Management $24,305 · Fundraising $51,938$415,361
Part X · Balance sheet $372,109 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $201,495$336,342
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,900$7,400
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $7,188$8,419
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,207$6,255
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,193$9,856
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,562$3,837
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $229,545$372,109
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $153$153
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$25,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,620$20,367
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,773$45,520
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $220,272$318,859
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,500$7,730
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $222,772$326,589
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $229,545$372,109
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $326,589 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$517,458
XI-2 Total expenses$415,361
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$102,097
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$222,772
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,720
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$326,589

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