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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ENGAGING CREATIVE MINDS.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,342,049
Total expenses
$4,113,526
Contributions and grants received
$3,701,405
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$510,388
Investment income
$35,059
Other revenue
$95,197
Total assets, end of year
$534,339
Total liabilities, end of year
$37,897
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$496,442
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,023,910
Management and general expenses
$21,317
Fundraising expenses
$68,299
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,023,910

Program services were 97.8% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $3,621,747

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $79,658

  • 2a · Program service revenue: IN-SCHOOL ENGAGED LEAR

    total $510,388 · related or exempt $510,388

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $35,059 · excluded $35,059

  • 11a · Other revenue: LICENSE FEE

    total $45,644 · related or exempt $45,644

  • 11b · Other revenue: REGISTRATION FEES

    total $34,295 · related or exempt $34,295

  • 11c · Other revenue: CONSULTING INCOME

    total $8,000 · related or exempt $8,000

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $7,258 · related or exempt $7,258

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $95,197

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $183,154 · program services $179,006 · management and general $2,477 · fundraising $1,671

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,364,102 · program services $2,328,787 · management and general -$5,183 · fundraising $40,498

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $40,837 · program services $29,698 · management and general $11,139

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $217,936 · program services $213,509 · management and general $1,190 · fundraising $3,237

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $98,534 · program services $90,442 · management and general $614 · fundraising $7,478

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $6,736 · program services $4,663 · fundraising $2,073

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $9,981 · program services $9,967 · management and general -$40 · fundraising $54

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,677 · fundraising $1,677

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $23,541 · program services $19,035 · management and general $4,506

  • 17 · Travel

    total $72,361 · program services $65,690 · management and general -$72 · fundraising $6,743

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $2,258 · management and general $2,258

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $30,927 · program services $29,342 · management and general $1,083 · fundraising $502

  • 24a · Other expenses: PARTNER STIPENDS

    total $426,385 · program services $425,685 · fundraising $700

  • 24b · Other expenses: ART SUPPLIES AND MATERI

    total $377,643 · program services $376,226 · management and general $0 · fundraising $1,417

  • 24c · Other expenses: EVALUATION

    total $180,370 · program services $180,370

  • 24d · Other expenses: SPECIAL EVENTS

    total $24,909 · program services $24,909

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $52,175 · program services $46,581 · management and general $3,345 · fundraising $2,249

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $335,799 · end of year $529,889

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $1,967

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

    $17,198

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

    $14,715

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $4,742 · end of year $2,483

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $59,028 · end of year $35,397

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $13,594 · end of year $2,500

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $91,378 · end of year $211,899

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $176,541 · end of year $284,543

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF ENGAGING CREATIVE MINDS IS TO INSPIRE THE CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE POTENTIAL OF ALL STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE ACADEMICALLY AND BECOME IMAGINATIVE, ADAPTABLE, AND PRODUCTIVE ADULTS RESULTING IN STRONGER COMMUNITIES AND AN INCREASINGLY COMPETITIVE SOUTH CAROLINA WORKFORCE.

  • IN-SCHOOL ENGAGED LEARNING EXPERIENCES (ELES):ENGAGING CREATIVE MINDS PROVIDES TRAINING AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS TO COLLABORATE AND INTEGRATE THE ARTS INTO THE EXISTING K-8TH GRADE CURRICULUM DURING THE SCHOOL DAY.THE GOAL IS TO CLOSE THE OPPORTUNITY GAP FOR ALL STUDENTS WHICH ULTIMATELY CLOSES THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP. ELES ENGAGE AND MOTIVATE STUDENTS THUS SEEING IMPROVED BEHAVIOR, INCREASED ATTENDANCE IN SCHOOL, AND MORE ENGAGED STUDENTS. TEACHERS BECOME MORE SKILLED AND CONFIDENT AT USING THE ARTS AS BOTH A TOOL AND AN APPRECIATION FOR THE ARTS.

    Expenses $476,488 · Revenue $497,700

  • SUMMER STEAM INSTITUTE:DESIGNED FOR CREATIVE AND ENERGETIC STUDENTS IN GRADES K-8 WHO WANT TO SPEND THEIR SUMMER ENGAGED IN SIX WEEKS OF UNIQUE LEARNING EXPERIENCES THAT FOSTER CREATIVITY TO SOLVE REAL-WORLD CHALLENGES ALONGSIDE LOCAL ARTISTS, CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELDS OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, AND MATHEMATICS. SUMMER STEAM INSTITUTE'S TWO MAIN OBJECTIVES ARE TO PREVENT SUMMER LEARNING LOSS AND PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR LOCAL CERTIFIED TEACHERS. IN ADDITION TO THE K-8 ARTS INTEGRATION STEAM PROGRAMS, ECM ALSO PROVIDES A HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR 9-12TH GRADE STUDENTS IN FINANCIAL LITERACY, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS WHILE THEY ARE ATTENDING SIX WEEKS OF SUMMER STEAM INSTITUTE SERVING AS JUNIOR COUNSELORS.

    Expenses $3,375,270 · Revenue $3,669,330

  • YESCAROLINA ENTREPRENEURSHIP:DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES GRADES 6-12, YESCAROLINA PROVIDES CERTIFICATION FOR TEACHERS TO TEACH ENTREPRENEURSHIP. THIS CURRICULUM, CREATED BY TEACHERS FOR TEACHERS, IS A COURSE THATSUPPORTS STUDENTS WHO ARE AT THE BEGINNING OF THEIR ENTREPRENEURIAL JOURNEY AND PREPARES THEM TO COMPETE IN YESCAROLINA'S ANNUAL STATE BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION. THE EXPERIENTIAL CURRICULUM INCLUDES HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES AND LESSON PLANS THAT MOTIVATE AND ENGAGE THE LEARNER. IT IS A CURRICULUM DESIGNED TO STRATEGICALLY GIVE THE LEARNER THE NECESSARY BUILDING BLOCKS TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE A STEP-BY-STEP BUSINESS PLAN FOR IN-CLASS AND STATE BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION.

    Expenses $167,089 · Revenue $7,044

  • Expenses $5,063

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Allison Van Diest

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Anthony Dixon

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr Fran Welch

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Honorable Reggie Burgess

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Honorable William Cogswell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kathleen Wright

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Anita Huggins

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Barbara Nwokike

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dr William Shane Robbins

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Scott Shanklin-Peterson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Robin Berlinsky

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $183,154
    From this org
    $183,154
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,154
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $183,154
  • John Mistretta

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Dr Clifford Fulmore

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Christopher Ibsen

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Tui Allen

    BOARD VICE-CHAIR

    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. 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 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Written employment contract

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

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
27 January 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202510279349301856

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