Creative Reaction Lab EIN 47-2876860

Creative Reaction Lab

EIN  47-2876860 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Saint Louis, MO
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers Black and Latinx youth to design healthy, equitable communities and leads an intergenerational movement for justice.
Leadership
Antoinette Carroll · CEO · $153K
Money in and out
$740K revenue, $1.1M expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency

Empowers Black and Latinx youth to design healthy, equitable communities and leads an intergenerational movement for justice. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $740K in revenue, $1.1M in expenses, and $283K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$740K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$283K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$402K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs▲ +65% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -65% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-54%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -108% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$740K
FY2024▼ -39%
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024▼ -26%
Total assets
$360K
FY2024▼ -54%
Total liabilities
$77K
FY2024▼ -19%
Total revenue
$740K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$283K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$402K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$360K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $881K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
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Training and workshops which provide educational engagement for organizations, teams, and individuals to shift mindsets and create practices that center equity their your work; seeds of power fellowship - an up to 3-YEAR commitment that trains youth alumni of creative reaction lab programs to grow a skill set and expand knowledge and…

$881Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCreative Reaction Lab
EINHdr · item D47-2876860
Principal addressHdr · item CSaint Louis, MO
WebsiteHdr · item Jcrxlab.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S31)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
$153,369Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Antoinette Carroll’s $153K as CEO is at the 91st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1711 $100K–1M community development 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Antoinette Carroll$153,369$92,704
Antoinette D Carroll$91,430
Antoinette Carrol$86,975
Antionette Carroll$80,312

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$437K · 59%
Program service revenue$303K · 41%
Contributions & grants59%$437K
Program service revenue41%$303K
Total revenueLn 12$740K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.08
Program services77%$881K
Management & general15%$173K
Fundraising8%$88K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$83K
Total assetsLn 16$360K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$77K
Total net assetsLn 32$283K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $83K · Operating expenses/yr $1.1M
0.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $881K · Total expenses $1.1M
77%
Management & General
Management & general $173K · Total expenses $1.1M
15%
Fundraising
Fundraising $88K · Total expenses $1.1M
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $260K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $602K
$0.43 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $437K · Total revenue $740K
59%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $740K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $303K · Total revenue $740K
41%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $740K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $303K · Total expenses $1.1M
27%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $740K · Prior year $1.2M
-39%
Revenue CAGR
FY2018 $318K · FY2023 $740K
+18%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $283K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $740K · Expenses $1.1M
-54%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $360K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $283K · Total assets $360K
79%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $360K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Antoinette Carroll · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $153K · Total expenses $1.1M
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $634K · Total expenses $1.1M
56%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%
Overhead ratio 15%
Fundraising cost ratio 20%
Revenue growth -39%
Accounting fee ratio 4%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
South Arts INCFY2024$65K
Total grants receivedfrom 7 funders$247K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $256K · 2021–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$256,339

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$740K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$2.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$616K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$318K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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