Creative Reaction Lab EIN 47-2876860 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Creative Reaction Lab FY2020 filing

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Empowers Black and Latinx youth to design healthy, equitable communities and leads an intergenerational movement for justice. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $616K in revenue, $377K in expenses, and $295K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Community Development
Location
Saint Louis, MO
Website
crxlab.org
Filings
6 on file (2019–2020)
Revenue
$616KFY2020
Expenses
$377K
Net assets
$295K
People
9
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  47-2876860 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Saint Louis, MO
Form 990 (PDF)
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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
Antionette Carroll · Founder · $80K
Money in and out
$616K revenue, $377K expenses
Bottom line
62% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$616K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$377K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$295K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $239K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.62 Management & general $0.37 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
62%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
9.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+39%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$616K
FY2020▲ +94%
Expenses
$377K
FY2020▲ +30%
Total assets
$300K
FY2020▲ +441%
Total liabilities
$5K
FY2020
Total revenue
$616K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$377K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$295K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$239K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$300K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B62%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48

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 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
$80,312Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $232K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
01

Cultivating creative leadership to improve the human experience through immersive challenges, including creating actionable solutions in response to social and civil rights issues

$232Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$321K · 52%
Program service revenue$287K · 47%
Investment income$8K · 1%
Contributions & grants52%$321K
Program service revenue47%$287K
Investment income1%$8K
Total revenueLn 12$616K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.62 Management & general $0.37 Fundraising $0.01
Program services62%$232K
Management & general37%$141K
Fundraising1%$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$377K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$287K
Total assetsLn 16$300K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$5K
Total net assetsLn 32$295K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $287K · Operating expenses/yr $377K
9.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $232K · Total expenses $377K
62%
Management & General
Management & general $141K · Total expenses $377K
37%
Fundraising
Fundraising $3K · Total expenses $377K
0.9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $2K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $264K
$0.01 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $321K · Total revenue $616K
52%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $616K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $287K · Total revenue $616K
47%
Investment reliance
Investment income $8K · Total revenue $616K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $287K · Total expenses $377K
76%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $616K · Prior year $318K
+94%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $295K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $616K · Expenses $377K
+39%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $300K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $295K · Total assets $300K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $300K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Antionette Carroll · Reported title Founder · Highest reported compensation $80K · Total expenses $377K
21%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $185K · Total expenses $377K
49%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 62%
Overhead ratio 37%
Fundraising cost ratio 1%
Revenue growth 94%
Fundraising fee ratio 0.9%

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 · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$2.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$616K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$318K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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