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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by CHILDRENS EDUCATION ALLIANCE OF MISSOURI.

Totals

Total revenue
$516,575
Total expenses
$619,508
Contributions and grants received
$538,851
Grants paid
$669
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$11,031
Other revenue
-$33,307
Total assets, end of year
$507,899
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$507,899
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$488,755
Management and general expenses
$83,467
Fundraising expenses
$47,286
Program service expenses (Part III)
$488,755

Program services were 78.9% 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

    $49,600

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $489,251

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $11,031 · excluded $11,031

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $9,525

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

    $49,600

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $42,832

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$33,307 · excluded -$33,307

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $669 · program services $669

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $208,740 · program services $131,820 · management and general $42,321 · fundraising $34,599

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $70,760 · program services $70,760

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $8,386 · program services $6,078 · management and general $1,270 · fundraising $1,038

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $17,928 · program services $12,994 · management and general $2,715 · fundraising $2,219

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $21,829 · program services $15,822 · management and general $3,305 · fundraising $2,702

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $8,114 · management and general $8,114

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $193,432 · program services $188,362 · management and general $2,363 · fundraising $2,707

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $31,493 · program services $24,168 · management and general $5,405 · fundraising $1,920

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $21,948 · program services $14,565 · management and general $5,787 · fundraising $1,596

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $29,010 · program services $19,356 · management and general $9,149 · fundraising $505

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,497 · management and general $2,497

  • 24a · Other expenses: OTHER COSTS

    total $4,485 · program services $3,944 · management and general $541

  • 24b · Other expenses: MEMBERSHIP & DUES

    total $217 · program services $217

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $17,230 · end of year $17,167

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $604,328 · end of year $477,693

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

    $19,544

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

    $19,544

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $9,210 · end of year $10,841

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,198 · end of year $2,198

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $23,600 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $609,366 · end of year $507,899

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

CHILDREN'S EDUCATION ALLIANCE OF MISSOURI IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING MISSOURI'S K-12 EDUCATION SYSTEM BY ADVANCING EDUCATION POLICIES THAT WILL ENSURE ALL CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS TO A HIGH QUALITY EDUCATION NOW.

  • CEAM IS BUILDING A NETWORK OF CONCERNED PARENTS, BUSINESS AND CIVIC LEADERS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS THROUGH OUR OUTREACH AND MOBILIZATION EFFORTS. CEAM CONNECTS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE, CHURCH GROUPS, SCHOOLS, AND OTHERS ABOUT THE NEED FOR IMPROVEMENT AND INNOVATION IN OUR CURRENT EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM. CEAM REACHES CONSTITUENTS THROUGH LIVE EVENTS, PHONE CALLS, DOOR-TO-DOOR CANVASING, ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND TRADITIONAL MEDIA. CEAM HELPS PARENTS AND OTHER MOBILIZE FOR CHANGE TO ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGISLATIVE EDUCATION POLICY IN MISSOURI.

    Expenses $273,042

  • SEE SCHEDULE O.CEAM STAFF MEMBERS TRAVEL TO VARIOUS PARTS OF MISSOURI TO HELP POTENTIAL SUPPORTERS AND ADVOCATES UNDERSTAND THE NATURE AND PROCESS OF LEGISLATIVE POLICY CHANGE. ADVOCACY TRAINING PROVIDED BY CEAM HELPS EMPOWER PARENTS AND OTHERS TO EFFECTIVELY ENGAGE IN ADVOCATING FOR THEIR OWN CHILDREN AND FOR CHANGES TO THE EDUCATIONAL STRUCTURE THAT WOULD SUPPORT A FAMILY'S RIGHT TO CHOOSE EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS FOR THEIR CHILDREN. CEAM STAFF MONITORS THE EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY LANDSCAPE FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENTS AND OTHER ADVOCATES TO AMPLIFY THEIR VOICES AND TELL THEIR STORIES. IN 2023, CEAM TRAINED ADDITIONAL PARENTS IN POLICY AND COMMUNICATION. FROM THOSE PARENTS, MANY SHARED THEIR PERSONAL STORIES THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA AND IN DIRECT MEETINGS WITH DECISION MAKERS INCLUDING SCHOOL BOARDS, THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, STAFF MEMBERS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION AND WITH THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS.

    Expenses $211,630 · Grants $669

  • CEAM MONITORS OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENTS TO TAKE ACTION AND CONNECT WITH ELECTED LEADERS. CEAM HELPS FACILITATE PARENT ADVOCACY DURING EACH LEGISLATIVE SESSION. CEAM ORGANIZES AND ENGAGES PARENTS IN RALLIES AND OTHER EVENTS. CEAM HELPS PARENTS CONNECT WITH THE MEDIA TO SUBMIT LETTERS TO THE EDITORS OF MANY NEWSPAPERS.

    Expenses $4,083

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • DR JOSEPH OJILE

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • LAVANNA WROBLEY

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • CAROLYN CLAY

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • MARGARET HANSER

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • PETER FRANZEN

    ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECT

    Total calculated
    $142,978
    From this org
    $134,153
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,825
    Hours/week
    40

  • LAURA SLAY

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $65,763
    From this org
    $61,704
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,059
    Hours/week
    35

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
12 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202523179349304087

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