Creative Play Center FY2019 filing

Tax-deductible

Pleasant Hill, CA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 94-6003453

Creative play is a parent co-operative preschool developed with the intent to promotethe social, emotional, intellectual, and physical development of preschool children.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2019 · 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
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $24K a year · 10% of revenue · last 3 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $2K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 12 voting members
Concern: none of 12 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$327K
Spent
$222K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$225K
By yearFY2019–FY2025
Revenue
$327K
FY2019
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$327K
FY2020$201K
FY2021$192K
FY2022$94K
FY2023$198K
FY2024$174K
FY2025$233K
Expenses
$222K
FY2019
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$222K
FY2020$215K
FY2021Not on file
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$251K
Net assets
$225K
FY2019
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$225K
FY2020$211K
FY2021$277K
FY2022$168K
FY2023$256K
FY2024$201K
FY2025$198K

From the FY2019 Form 990 (year ending July 2019) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1953.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $198K Management & general 4% · $10K Fundraising 6% · $14K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2018); the FY2019 filing did not itemize Part VII
Orientation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Membership
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Animal Care
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Parent Education
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Housekeeping Manager
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Winter Wonderland
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Spring Auction
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Publicity
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amy Schimmels’s $6K as Treasurer is at the 5th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Amy Schimmels$5,627—$5,802$2,843$7,354
Spencer Streib—$5,971———

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

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Nurtures young children's social, emotional, intellectual, and physical growth through creative play.

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1 program service account for $198K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2018.
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Preschool and kindergarten classes for children up to six years of age.

$198Kprogram 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 2 funders$2K

By the numbers

The FY2019 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$327K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$282K
Other incomeLn 4–11$45K
Investment incomeLn 3$3
Money outPt IX
$222K
Ln 25
Programscol B$198K
Managementcol C$10K
Fundraisingcol D$14K
Owns and owesPt X
$225K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$186K
Total assetsLn 16$229K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$282K
Investment incomeLn 3$3
Other incomeLn 4–11$45K
Total revenueLn 12$327K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$186K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$186K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$42K
Total assetsLn 16$229K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$225K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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 FY19End FY19
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$74K$186K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$49K$42K
Total assetsLn 16$123K$229K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$120K$225K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$157K$149K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K$6K$315
Accounting feesLn 11c$600$570$30
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$92
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K$136
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$7K$394
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K$344
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$36K$21K$604$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K$170
Total functional expensesLn 25$222K$198K$10K$14K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $233K$251K−$18K$198K 990 PDF
FY2024 $174K$201K 990 PDF
FY2023 $198K$256K 990 PDF
FY2022 $94K$168K 990 PDF
FY2021 $192K$277K 990 PDF
FY2020 $201K$215K−$14K$211K 990 PDF
FY2019 Viewing $327K$222K$105K$225K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $327,119 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $282,200$282,200
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3$3
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,308 · Excluded from tax $37,608$44,916
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $289,508 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $37,611$327,119
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $222,005 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $148,682 · Management $7,825$156,507
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,988 · Management $315$6,303
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $570 · Management $30$600
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,757 · Management $92$1,849
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,589 · Management $136$2,725
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,494 · Management $394$7,888
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,531 · Management $344$6,875
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $21,357 · Management $604 · Fundraising $13,895$35,856
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,232 · Management $170$3,402
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $198,200 · Management $9,910 · Fundraising $13,895$222,005
Part X · Balance sheet $228,807 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $73,855$186,407
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $257$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $49,125$42,400
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $123,237$228,807
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,000$3,456
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,000$3,456
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $120,237$225,351
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $123,237$228,807
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $225,351 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$327,119
XI-2 Total expenses$222,005
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$105,114
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$120,237
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$225,351

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