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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by CARE TO LEARN.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,758,413
Total expenses
$3,786,833
Contributions and grants received
$4,535,634
Grants paid
$2,422,356
Program service revenue
$4,571
Investment income
$330,867
Other revenue
-$112,659
Total assets, end of year
$8,328,524
Total liabilities, end of year
$561,237
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$7,767,287
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,969,414
Management and general expenses
$424,199
Fundraising expenses
$393,220
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,969,414

Program services were 78.4% 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

    $484,124

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,625,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,426,510

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $82,308

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE

    total $4,571 · related or exempt $4,571

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $333,563 · excluded $333,563

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $2,696

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$2,696 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$2,696 · excluded -$2,696

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $117,084

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

    $484,124

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $229,743

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$112,659 · excluded -$112,659

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $2,422,356 · program services $2,422,356

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $176,755 · program services $44,188 · management and general $50,376 · fundraising $82,191

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $314,205 · program services $266,278 · management and general $21,755 · fundraising $26,172

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $6,664 · program services $5,858 · management and general $385 · fundraising $421

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $13,441 · program services $8,544 · management and general $1,959 · fundraising $2,938

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $36,784 · program services $23,383 · management and general $5,360 · fundraising $8,041

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $528 · management and general $528

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $14,818 · management and general $14,818

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $72,708 · management and general $72,708

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $110,105 · program services $65,649 · fundraising $44,456

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $56,287 · management and general $41,792 · fundraising $14,495

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $15,522 · program services $5,812 · management and general $3,899 · fundraising $5,811

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $367,667 · program services $91,917 · management and general $183,833 · fundraising $91,917

  • 17 · Travel

    total $4,052 · program services $4,052

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $33,174 · program services $27,562 · management and general $5,449 · fundraising $163

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $15,289 · program services $3,815 · management and general $10,162 · fundraising $1,312

  • 24a · Other expenses: SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES

    total $115,303 · fundraising $115,303

  • 24b · Other expenses: LICENSES, DUES, SUBSCRIPTION

    total $11,175 · management and general $11,175

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,633,997 · end of year $593,540

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $13,200 · end of year $50,000

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $546 · end of year $13,597

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

    $0

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

    $0

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $5,623,888 · end of year $7,671,387

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $625,171 · end of year $267,071

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $115,985 · end of year $294,166

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,689,530 · end of year $3,926,342

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,840,945 · end of year $3,840,945

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MISSION OF CARE TO LEARN IS TO MEET CHILDREN'S EMERGENT HEALTH, HUNGER, AND HYGIENE NEEDS SO THEY CAN SUCCEED IN SCHOOL. OUR UNIQUE MODEL ALLOWS UP TO PARTNER WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES TO FORM A LOCAL CHAPTER THAT EMPOWERS SCHOOL DISTRICT STAFF TO IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFY AND MEET THEIR STUDENTS' BASIC NEEDS.

  • OUR VISION IS ALL STUDENTS HAVE THE CONFIDENCE, SELF-WORTH, AND RESOURCES TO MAXIMIZE THEIR LEARNING POTENTIAL AND BECOME SELF SUFFICIENT CITIZENS. OUR GOAL IS SIMPLE; TO PARTNER WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES TO FORM A LOCAL CHAPTER THAT EMPOWERS SCHOOL DISTRICT STAFF TO IMMEDIATELY IDENTIFY AND MEET THEIR STUDENTS' BASIC NEEDS. CARE TO LEARN HAS OPERATED SINCE 2008 AND, SINCE THAT TIME HAS PROVIDED MET STUDENTS HEALTH, HUNGER, AND HYGIENE NEEDS OVER 3,750,000 TIMES. CARE TO LEARN HAS FILLED OVER 552,169 NEEDS IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR. A NEED IS EACH TIME ONE CHILD IS GIVEN ONE ITEM/ITEMS TO MEET AN EMERGENT HEALTH, HUNGER, OR HYGIENE NEED. SINCE CARE TO LEARN'S FOUNDING, WE HAVE FILLED OVER 3,800,000 STUDENT NEEDS. CARE TO LEARN STARTED WITH ONE CHAPTER IN SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN 2008 AND AS OF JUNE 30, 2024, HAD 45 SCHOOL DISTRICT CHAPTERS. CARE TO LEARN USES A CONSISTENT PARTNERSHIP MODEL TO ENSURE WE CAN CONSISTENTLY MEET STUDENT NEEDS. CARE TO LEARN WORKS WITH THE CHAPTER TO IDENTIFY THE UNMET NEEDS OF UNDER RESOURCED STUDENTS. THEN CARE TO LEARN WORKS WITH THE CHAPTER AND COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP FUNDING FOR THE BASIC HEALTH, HUNGER, AND HYGIENE NEEDS IDENTIFIED. CHAPTERS THEN FILL THE NEEDS AND CARE TO LEARN MANAGES THE PAYMENTS AND FUNDS. ONE OF OUR CORE VALUES IS NO RED TAPE. WE DO NOT ASK THAT STUDENTS MEET ANY QUALIFICATIONS. IF A STUDENT NEEDS HELP AND A SCHOOL OFFICIAL AGREES THERE IS A NEED, IT IS MET. EACH CHAPTER IS UNIQUE BASED ON THE SCHOOL DISTRICT'S AND THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS AND RESOURCES. HOWEVER, AT LEAST 37 OF OUR 45 CHAPTERS HAVE BACKPACK PROGRAMS OR FOOD PANTRIES WITHIN THE SCHOOL THAT CARE TO LEARN FUNDS. EACH CHAPTER ALSO WORKS TO FILL HYGIENE NEEDS WITH DEODORANT, TOOTHBRUSHES, TOOTHPASTE, LICE KITS, ETC. HEALTH ISSUES TYPICALLY INCLUDE FUNDING FOR PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE, EYEGLASSES, DENTAL/ORTHODONTIC NEEDS, AND DOCTOR VISITS.

    Expenses $2,969,414 · Grants $2,422,356 · Revenue $4,571

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Brian Todd

    Treasurer/Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5
  • Debbie Shantz Hart

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5
  • Dr TOM PRATER

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2.5
  • Alexis Childs

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Chance Wistrom

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Derek Day

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Doug Pitt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Dr Greg Ledger

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Dwayne Fulk

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Jami Peebles

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Jann Holland

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Jason Johnson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Jeff Tynes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Jeffrey Gann

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Jessica Harmison Olson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Lacie Clark

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Mark Walker

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Marshall Kinne

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Monte McNew

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Sarah Hough

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1.5
  • Krystal Simon

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $176,755
    From this org
    $172,553
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,202
    Hours/week
    45

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $142,553
    Bonus
    $30,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,202
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $176,755

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
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments
A PERFORMANCE BASED BONUS WAS PAID TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

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
13 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511339349308911

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