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Fayetteville Creative Schools INC

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Fayetteville, AR501(c)(3)Education EIN 71-0387317Revenue $466K in FY2025Latest return filed Oct 11, 2025

On file with the IRSfayettevillecreative.com57 W Colt Square Dr, 72703-2814 · Fayetteville, ARTax-exempt since Aug 1966School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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To be the premier provider of quality education for preschool and kindergarten age children of northwest arkansas by offering a warm, supportive atmosphere that promotes a child's social, emotional, intellectual, and developmental growth.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers and 32 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 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $11K a year · 2% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $31
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$44K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$466K
+1% vs prior year
Spent
$548K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$792K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$466K
FY2025▲ +1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$412K
FY2023$617K
FY2024$460K
FY2025$466K
Expenses
$548K
FY2025▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$370K
FY2023$558K
FY2024$523K
FY2025$548K
Net assets
$792K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$885K
FY2023$936K
FY2024$873K
FY2025$792K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1966.

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

Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $384K Management & general 30% · $162K Fundraising 0% · $2K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Lauren Baber
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sarah Brown
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dillon Cardwell
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sara Coopwood
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Frank Johnson
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Haley Ward
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Barbara Culver’s $59K as School Director is at the 51st 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.

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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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides quality preschool and kindergarten education, fostering children's growth in a warm, supportive environment.

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1 program · $384K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Providing quality education for preschool and kindergarten age children of northwest arkansas by offering a warm, supportive atmosphere that promotes a child's social, emotional, intellectual, and developmental growth.

$384Kprogram expense

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
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$31
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$31

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$466K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$441K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6K
Money outPt IX
$548K
Ln 25
Programscol B$384K
Managementcol C$162K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$792K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$493K
Total assetsLn 16$835K
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$441K
Investment incomeLn 3$18K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Total revenueLn 12$466K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$49K
SavingsLn 2$444K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$493K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$334K
Total assetsLn 16$835K
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K
Net assetsLn 32$792K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$516K$493K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$374K$334K
Total assetsLn 16$900K$835K
LiabilitiesLn 26$27K$44K
Net assetsLn 32$873K$792K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$350K$245K$105K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K$18K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$860$368
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$2K$900
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$841$2K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$2K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$1K$499
OccupancyLn 16$73K$51K$22K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$40K$28K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$15K$10K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K$22K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$3K$466$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$548K$384K$162K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 11, 2025 $466K$548K−$82K$792K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2024 $460K$523K−$62K$873K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 8, 2023 $617K$558K$59K$936K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021Filed with the IRS Sep 27, 2021 $412K$370K$43K$885K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $466,162 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $47,099$6,323
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $401,300$441,139
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14,134$17,690
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$2,269$1,010
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $460,264$466,162
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $355,552$376,389
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $167,107$171,465
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $522,659$547,854
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$62,395−$81,692
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $466,162 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,323
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,323
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $441,139$441,139
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $17,690$17,690
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,010$1,010
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $459,839$466,162
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $547,854 across 12 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $245,184 · Management $105,079$350,263
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,288 · Management $7,838$26,126
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $860 · Management $368$1,228
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,100 · Management $900$3,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $841 · Management $1,964$2,805
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,647 · Management $4,973$6,620
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,164 · Management $499$1,663
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $50,869 · Management $21,802$72,671
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $28,064 · Management $12,028$40,092
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,183 · Management $4,364$14,547
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $21,674 · Management $1,641$23,315
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,157 · Management $466 · Fundraising $1,901$5,524
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $384,031 · Management $161,922 · Fundraising $1,901$547,854
Part X · Balance sheet $835,475 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $81,892$48,608
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $433,700$443,932
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,947$4,458
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,664$4,826
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $373,743$333,651
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $899,946$835,475
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,373$12,635
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $22,095$31,340
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $26,754$43,975
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $873,192$791,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $873,192$791,500
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $899,946$835,475
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $791,500 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$466,162
XI-2 Total expenses$547,854
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$81,692
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$873,192
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$791,500

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

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