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← CAROLE ROBERTSON CENTER FOR LEARNING

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CAROLE ROBERTSON CENTER FOR LEARNING.

Totals

Total revenue
$42,082,922
Total expenses
$38,374,583
Contributions and grants received
$41,740,200
Grants paid
$6,664,391
Program service revenue
$71,192
Investment income
$193,273
Other revenue
$78,257
Total assets, end of year
$22,736,462
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,471,585
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$19,264,877
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$32,086,488
Management and general expenses
$5,577,324
Fundraising expenses
$710,771
Program service expenses (Part III)
$32,086,488

Program services were 83.6% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $184,087

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $37,980,349

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,575,764

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program Fees

    total $71,192 · related or exempt $71,192

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $193,273 · excluded $193,273

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $87,330

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $184,087

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $59,174

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $28,156 · excluded $28,156

  • 11a · Other revenue: Miscellaneous

    total $50,101 · related or exempt $50,101

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $50,101

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $6,202,332 · program services $6,202,332

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $462,059 · program services $462,059

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $851,523 · program services $770,349 · management and general $70,876 · fundraising $10,298

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $17,648,828 · program services $16,083,705 · management and general $1,347,404 · fundraising $217,719

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $390,155 · program services $339,446 · management and general $46,485 · fundraising $4,224

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,937,660 · program services $1,691,473 · management and general $225,000 · fundraising $21,187

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,346,518 · program services $1,175,841 · management and general $155,939 · fundraising $14,738

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $54,755 · program services $5,167 · management and general $45,262 · fundraising $4,326

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $71,210 · program services $6,720 · management and general $58,864 · fundraising $5,626

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $10,318 · management and general $10,318

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,010,411 · program services $388,711 · management and general $2,296,260 · fundraising $325,440

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,202,348 · program services $1,693,610 · management and general $480,102 · fundraising $28,636

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $103,913 · program services $97,996 · management and general $5,917

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $830,044 · program services $813,001 · management and general $8,257 · fundraising $8,786

  • 17 · Travel

    total $165,515 · program services $101,617 · management and general $57,130 · fundraising $6,768

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $186,177 · program services $186,177

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $348,721 · program services $296,997 · management and general $30,176 · fundraising $21,548

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $276,331 · program services $228,969 · management and general $33,016 · fundraising $14,346

  • 24a · Other expenses: Food and Milk purchases

    total $1,145,814 · program services $1,145,814

  • 24b · Other expenses: Repairs & Maintenance

    total $793,825 · program services $131,295 · management and general $661,758 · fundraising $772

  • 24c · Other expenses: Staff Development

    total $264,479 · program services $214,381 · management and general $42,638 · fundraising $7,460

  • 24d · Other expenses: Event Expense

    total $44,142 · program services $24,802 · management and general $1,199 · fundraising $18,141

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $27,505 · program services $26,026 · management and general $723 · fundraising $756

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,666,178 · end of year $3,150,379

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $472,010 · end of year $773,519

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $14,123

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $6,972,931 · end of year $6,580,870

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $407,737 · end of year $284,595

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

    $10,755,304

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

    $5,829,504

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,353,146 · end of year $4,925,800

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $4,782,789 · end of year $6,309,509

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $852,417 · end of year $711,790

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $3,473,092 · end of year $3,009,237

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $600,400 · end of year $462,348

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $12,417,235 · end of year $15,856,165

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,030,604 · end of year $3,408,712

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

The Carole Robertson Center For Learning educates, enriches, and empowers children and families through comprehensive child and family development programs.

  • The early childhood education program serves children ages 3 through 5, preparing children for future success in school. The program uses the Creative Curriculum for preschool to infuse literacy, math, science, social studies, critical thinking, and program solving into lesson plans. Programming is offered on a full-day, year-long model in a variety of settings, including center-based programs, preschool classrooms embedded in local charter schools, and through a network of partners and subrecipients that offer programming in centers or in a licensed family child care setting. Embedded parent and family supports help connect caregivers to resources needed to uplift and strengthen the whole family.

    Expenses $12,559,818 · Grants $2,019,466 · Revenue $121,293

  • The infant and toddler program provides education programming for children from birth to 3 years of age. Programming is offered on a full-day, year-long model in a variety of settings, including center-based programs, home visiting services (also offered to expectant parents), and through a network of partners and subrecipients that offer programming in centers, home visits, or in licensed family child care settings. Embedded parent and family supports help connect caregivers to resources needed to uplift and strengthen the whole family.

    Expenses $16,469,320 · Grants $3,527,316

  • The out-of-school-time program serves children from ages 5 to 17 with high-quality afterschool and summer day camp services. Programs are offered in a center-based model and through partner school locations. The program focuses on providing academic and enrichment support, social-emotional development, STEM learning, arts education, sport and physical activity, and leadership development.

    Expenses $2,847,188 · Grants $1,117,609

  • Community Programming

    Expenses $210,162

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Carter Culver

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Jessica Gaito

    Board Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • John Blasi

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Scott Ahlman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christine Brambila

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Stefanie Kurse Curley

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Paul Foley

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cornelia Grumman

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3

  • Larry Hightower

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Contessa Houston

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Olusegun Ishmael

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Maribel Lopez

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Larry Mages

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kelsey Malnati Howell

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kurt Mamon

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Rani Morrison Williams

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dave Robertson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Smith

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Joanne Steinback

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Danyell Dunning

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dianne Robertson Braddock

    Honorary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Jamellah Braddock Ellis

    Honorary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

  • Bela Mote

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $302,719
    From this org
    $284,249
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,470
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $284,249
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $18,470
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $302,719

  • Peg Heslinga

    Chief Financial Officer

    Total calculated
    $178,532
    From this org
    $175,620
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,912
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,620
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,159
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,753
    Filer's total
    $178,532

  • Sonja Crum Knight

    Chief Program & Impact Off

    Total calculated
    $193,746
    From this org
    $182,467
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,279
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $182,467
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,840
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,439
    Filer's total
    $193,746

  • Laura Hool

    Chief of Staff

    Total calculated
    $160,774
    From this org
    $150,809
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,965
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $150,809
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,965
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $160,774

  • Chris Cannova

    VP of People & Culture

    Total calculated
    $169,922
    From this org
    $153,472
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,450
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $153,472
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,965
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,485
    Filer's total
    $169,922

  • Ashley Nazarak

    VP of Program Scaling

    Total calculated
    $160,769
    From this org
    $160,769
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,769
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $160,769

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
12 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202531329349303498

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