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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FUTURE PROBLEM SOLVING PROGRAM INTERNATIONAL INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,633,837
Total expenses
$1,539,494
Contributions and grants received
$141,163
Grants paid
$8,003
Program service revenue
$1,430,774
Investment income
$21,778
Other revenue
$40,122
Total assets, end of year
$1,258,117
Total liabilities, end of year
$339,472
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$918,645
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,462,415
Management and general expenses
$77,079
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,462,415

Program services were 95.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $19,536

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $121,627

  • 2a · Program service revenue: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

    total $1,397,717 · related or exempt $1,397,717

  • 2b · Program service revenue: ONLINE SYSTEM REVENUE

    total $24,482 · related or exempt $24,482

  • 2c · Program service revenue: MENTORING REGISTRATION FEES

    total $7,175 · related or exempt $7,175

  • 2d · Program service revenue: WEB SERVICES REVENUE

    total $1,400 · related or exempt $1,400

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $21,778 · excluded $21,778

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $54,682

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $35,554

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $19,128 · related or exempt $19,128

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $9,594 · related or exempt $9,594

  • 11b · Other revenue: SCHOLARSHIP CONTRIBUTIONS

    total $6,682 · related or exempt $6,682

  • 11c · Other revenue: AFFILIATE MARKETING MATERIAL

    total $4,718 · related or exempt $4,718

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $20,994

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $8,003 · program services $8,003

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $126,188 · program services $113,569 · management and general $12,619

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $315,564 · program services $282,554 · management and general $33,010

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $15,551 · program services $13,924 · management and general $1,627

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $42,516 · program services $38,086 · management and general $4,430

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $32,123 · program services $28,801 · management and general $3,322

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $17,041 · program services $12,781 · management and general $4,260

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $6,950 · program services $5,212 · management and general $1,738

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $34,515 · program services $34,515

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $3,166 · program services $2,691 · management and general $475

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $25,669 · program services $21,819 · management and general $3,850

  • 17 · Travel

    total $60,276 · program services $60,276

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $652,984 · program services $652,984

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $14,835 · program services $13,352 · management and general $1,483

  • 24a · Other expenses: CONTRACT SERVICES

    total $67,881 · program services $67,881

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES

    total $26,693 · program services $26,693

  • 24c · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $20,386 · program services $14,354 · management and general $6,032

  • 24d · Other expenses: OFFICE TECHNOLOGY

    total $13,356 · program services $12,689 · management and general $667

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $55,797 · program services $52,231 · management and general $3,566

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $60,019 · end of year $138,467

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,003,429 · end of year $802,604

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $126,399 · end of year $57,077

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $16,172 · end of year $17,061

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $10,457 · end of year $9,824

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $28,150

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $28,150

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $38,000 · end of year $38,000

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $62,397 · end of year $195,084

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $404,204 · end of year $273,110

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $92,610 · end of year $66,362

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $798,378 · end of year $894,772

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $21,681 · end of year $23,873

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Withheld by Nonprofiteer: this text may name a private individual.

  • FUTURE PROBLEM SOLVING IGNITES CURIOSITY ABOUT REAL-WORLD ISSUES AND EQUIPS YOUNG PEOPLE WITH ESSENTIAL, COMPLEX PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS NEEDED TO THRIVE IN SCHOOL, CAREERS, AND LIFE. THROUGH DYNAMIC ACADEMIC CHALLENGES, FPS EMPOWERS STUDENTS TO BECOME CREATIVE AND CRITICAL THINKERS WHO ENVISION, AND TAKE ACTION TOWARD, A BETTER FUTURE. OUR ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE SHOWCASES THIS MISSION IN ACTION. THE EVENT BRINGS TOGETHER STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO COLLABORATE, INNOVATE, AND COMPETE AT THE WORLD FINALS. THIS EVENT CLEBRATES CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING, TEAMWORK, AND GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP. IN 2025, THE CONFERENCE HOSTED 2,340 PARTICIPANTS REPRESENTING 262 SCHOOLS ACROSS 11 COUNTRIES. POST-EVENT EVALUATIONS REFLECTED OUTSTANDING IMPACT - 95% OF ATTENDEES AGREED THAT THE EXPERIENCE WAS TRULY UNIQUE AND UNAVAILABLE ANYWHERE ELSE.

    Expenses $899,426 · Revenue $1,397,717

  • THE CENTER FOR CREATIVE LEARNING IS BUILT ON MORE THAN FIVE DECADES OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND FIELD EXPERIENCE WORLDWIDE. A WIDE VARIETY OF OFFERINGS INCLUDE HIGH-QUALITY WEB-BASED AND PRINT RESOURCES, E-LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, WORKSHOPS, AND CONSULTING SERVICES ON CREATIVITY AND CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING. OUR WORK FOCUSES ON METHODS AND TOOLS FOR GENERATING IDEAS ("CREATIVE THINKING"), FOCUSING IDEAS ("CRITICAL THINKING"), AND SYSTEMATIC APPROACHES TO DEFINING AND SOLVING COMPLEX, OPEN-ENDED, REAL-LIFE PROBLEMS (CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING, VERSION 6.1).

    Expenses $1,049 · Revenue $144

  • OUR EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES ARE TRANSFORMATIVE, EQUIPPING YOUNG PEOPLE TO SOLVE COMPLEX PROBLEMS, TAKE MEANINGFUL ACTION, AND DRIVE POSITIVE CHANGE. WE SPARK CURIOSITY ABOUT REAL-WORLD ISSUES, DEVELOPING PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS THAT EMPOWER STUDENTS TO EXCEL IN SCHOOL, CAREERS, AND LIFE. IN AN AGE DEFINED BY AI, IT'S ESSENTIAL THAT STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO THINK AND SOLVE PROBLEMS. FUTURE PROBLEM SOLVING ADDRESSES TODAY'S UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES WITH STANDARDS-BASED PROGRAMS THAT ENGAGE STUDENTS WHEREVER THEY LEARN, TEACHING THEM HOW TO THINK, NOT WHAT TO THINK. OUR RUBRIC-BASED EVALUATIONS PROVIDE VALUABLE, LEARNER-CENTERED FEEDBACK, ALLOWING STUDENTS TO CONTINUALLY IMPROVE THROUGH AUTHENTIC, SKILL-BASED ASSESSMENTS FROM CERTIFIED EVALUATORS ACROSS MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS EACH YEAR.

    Expenses $561,940 · Grants $8,003 · Revenue $32,913

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here. A text marked withheld matched a screen for wording that may name a private individual, such as an honorific or "in memory of". Most of what it withholds names no one; it is withheld so that what does is never shown.

Listed in Part VII

  • Argen Hicks

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Dylan Sherman

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    15

  • Laurel Petersen

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Julie Styan

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Shefa Sikder

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • April Michele

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $126,188
    From this org
    $110,976
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,212
    Hours/week
    40

  • Erwin Hosono

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Amanda Genovese

    VICE PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    7

  • Suzanne Digby

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Janet Fite

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Ann Foreyt

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Peter Monkhouse

    TRUSTEE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Taxable family on this return

Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.

Disregarded entities

Part I: entities that legally are the filer and file no return of their own.

  • CENTER FOR CREATIVE LEARNING LLC

    EDUCATION · DE · income $144 · assets $2,984

    Directly controlled by FUTURE PRO

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
6 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202523149349304972

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