Appalachian Institute for Creative Learning

Tax-deductible

Nashville, TN501(c)(3)EducationEIN 62-1866565

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Enrichment programs for gifted youth- operated summer programs for campers, ages ranging from 7-17 years, to stimulate creative learning & expressive skills in a safe & active environment.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers and 23 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $31K a year · 27% 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
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Named funders
1
named funder · $166
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$164K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$103K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$196K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$164K
FY2025▼ -4%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$69K
FY2021$13K
FY2022$130K
FY2023$138K
FY2024$172K
FY2025$164K
Expenses
$103K
FY2025▲ +50%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$68K
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$103K
Net assets
$196K
FY2025▲ +45%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$138K
FY2021$96K
FY2022$66K
FY2023$132K
FY2024$135K
FY2025$196K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2002.

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% · $68K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. 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
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeninfer Conner’s $22K as Executive Director is at the 16th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Katina Washington——$15$20,515$23,700
Jeninfer Conner$22,325————
Jennifer Conner—$12,360———
Graham Marema——$2,119——
Jessica Young—$1,633———
Chad Watson—$1,633———
William Dykes————$914
Danbee Kim———$750$831

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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Programs and updates

Offers summer programs for gifted youth, ages 7-17, fostering creative learning and expressive skills.

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1 program service account for $56K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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Enrichment programs for gifted youth

$56Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$166

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$164K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$164K
Money outPt IX
$103K
Ln 25
Programscol B$68K
Owns and owesPt X
$196K
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$196K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Other incomeLn 4–11$164K
Total revenueLn 12$164K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$196K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$196K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 523
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $164K$103K$62K$196K 990 PDF
FY2024 $172K$135K 990 PDF
FY2023 $138K$132K 990 PDF
FY2022 $130K$66K 990 PDF
FY2021 $13K$96K 990 PDF
FY2020 $69K$68K$593$138K 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

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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