CRADLES TO CRAYONS INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization: CRADLES TO CRAYONS INC (EIN 04-3584367)
Tax period: 2017-04-01 to 2018-03-31
Filed: 2018-09-13
IRS object ID: 201832569349301173
Schema version: 2017v2.3
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-09-13T12:59:32-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-03-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	043027605	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SAMET & COMPANY PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1330 BOYLSTON STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHESTNUT HILL	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	024672111	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2017-04-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	043584367	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CRADLES TO CRAYONS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CRAD	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6177794700	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	155 NORTH BEACON STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	BRIGHTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02135	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LYNN MARGHERIO	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT / CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6177794700	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-08-27	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	NORMAN P POSNER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00580801	PTIN
Phone	6177311222	PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	173.166.42.113	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2018-08-27	IPDt
IP Tm	10:35:04	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	D40C3727BA36FC892D20ED5CD098700D9587A5D5	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	1D5C0CA64F2AC780FC12ED8EB3D81C25BD7C0681	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2017	TaxYr
Build TS	2018-06-14 16:35:46Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	LYNN MARGHERIO	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	155 NORTH BEACON STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	BRIGHTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02135	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$18,756,047	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.CRADLESTOCRAYONS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2002	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	TO PROVIDE, FREE OF CHARGE, CHILDREN LIVING IN LOW INCOME SITUATIONS WITH THE EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS THEY NEED.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	10	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	104	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	64357	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$16,042,383	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$17,267,973	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$151,708	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$256,950	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$16,194,091	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$17,524,923	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,572,867	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,675,950	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$1,376,163	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$11,109,743	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$12,090,333	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$15,682,610	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$16,766,283	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$511,481	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$758,640	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$8,622,662	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$9,759,886	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$664,664	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$807,554	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$7,957,998	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$8,952,332	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	TO PROVIDE, FREE OF CHARGE, LOW-INCOME AND HOMELESS CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO PRE-TEEN WITH THE BASIC ESSENTIALS THEY NEED TO FEEL SAFE, WARM, READY TO LEARN AND VALUED. WE ALSO LAY A FOUNDATION FOR LASTING CHANGE THROUGH MEANINGFUL, TANGIBLE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE PROVIDE TO THOUSANDS OF YOUTH AND ADULTS EACH YEAR.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$14,489,368	ExpenseAmt
Desc	DURING THE PERIOD APRIL 1, 2017 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2018, CRADLES TO CRAYONS PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 263,000 PACKAGES OF HIGH QUALITY EVERYDAY ESSENTIAL ITEMS TO CHILDREN LIVING IN LOW-INCOME OR HOMELESS SITUATIONS IN MASSACHUSETTS, PENNSYLVANIA, AND ILLINOIS. THIS INCLUDES MORE THAN 90,000 CUSTOMIZED "C2C" KIDPACKS" WHICH ARE FILLED WITH CLOTHING, SHOES, BOOKS, TOYS AND MORE. IN ORDER TO COLLECT THESE ITEMS, C2C ENGAGED COMMUNITIES IN MASSACHUSETTS, PENNSYLVANIA, AND ILLINOIS TO HOST CHILDREN'S PRODUCT DRIVES ON C2C'S BEHALF. DONATED ITEMS WERE SORTED, INSPECTED AND PACKAGED BY MORE THAN 64,000 VOLUNTEERS OF ALL AGES AND WALKS OF LIFE. PACKAGES WERE THEN PICKED UP AND DELIVERED, AT NO COST, TO THE FAMILIES C2C SERVES THROUGH COLLABORATING WITH A NETWORK OF SOCIAL SERVICE PARTNERS.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$14,489,368	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (1)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	19	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	104	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	10	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	Yes (1)	LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference Chapters	Yes (1)	PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CRADLES TO CRAYONS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6177794720	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	155 NORTH BEACON STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	BRIGHTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02135	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
LYNN MARGHERIO
PRESIDENT/CEO/BOARD MEMBER	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$187,788	$0	$12,501
STUART DAVIES
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JACK GREENBERG
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JORDAN HITCH
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BILL MATSON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
PHYLLIS YALE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DEAN ATHANASIA
CHAIRMAN OF BOARD	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
NEIL NICOLL
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JASON HANCOCK
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GERAD DU TOIT
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELLEN MANNING
VICE PRESIDENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH/ INNOVATIO	40.00		Yes (X)	$143,400	$0	$18,957
KAREN GALLAHUE
TREASURER/ VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE	40.00		Yes (X)	$138,558	$0	$18,024
MICHAL SMITH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PHILADELPHIA	40.00			$127,538	$0	$10,617	Yes (X)
BERNARD CHERKASOV
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHICAGO	40.00			$184,538	$0	$10,959	Yes (X)
KAREN GRANT
VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT	40.00			$145,269	$0	$11,473	Yes (X)
DANIEL VIDANA
VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAM OPERATIONS	40.00			$128,833	$0	$10,609	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,055,924	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$93,140	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	7	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions	$17,267,973	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$8,632,870	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$17,267,973	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$149,917	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$149,917	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,338,157	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$1,231,124	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$107,033	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$107,033	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$107,033	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$17,524,923	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$256,950	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$326,346	TotalAmt
Program Services	$211,146	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$40,467	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$74,733	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,563,343	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,305,323	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$441,341	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$816,679	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$82,676	TotalAmt
Program Services	$53,491	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,252	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$18,933	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$406,182	TotalAmt
Program Services	$262,780	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$50,302	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$93,100	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$297,403	TotalAmt
Program Services	$192,407	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36,839	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$68,157	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,241	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,163	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,766	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$312	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,008	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,792	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,200	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,802	TotalAmt
Management And General	$29,802	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$249,469	TotalAmt
Program Services	$166,302	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$70,693	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$12,474	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$145,731	TotalAmt
Program Services	$84,205	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$31,698	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$29,828	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$775,340	TotalAmt
Program Services	$717,668	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,046	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$36,626	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$96,995	TotalAmt
Program Services	$62,751	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$12,015	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$22,229	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$224,892	TotalAmt
Program Services	$145,496	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$27,857	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$51,539	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$74,223	TotalAmt
Program Services	$48,019	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,194	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$17,010	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
DONATED GOODS	$8,632,870	$8,632,870
CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS	$971,559	$971,559
EVENT SUPPLIES AND EXPE	$202,823	$147,626	$55,197
TRUCK RENTAL	$132,703	$132,703

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$523,685	TotalAmt
Program Services	$334,851	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$110,688	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$78,146	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,766,283	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,489,368	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$900,752	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,376,163	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,294,743	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,825,462	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$70,510	BOYAmt
EOY	$64,054	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$714,642	BOYAmt
EOY	$793,663	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$30,000	BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$101,584	BOYAmt
EOY	$116,675	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$2,410,775	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,485,481	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$647,111	BOYAmt
EOY	$925,294	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,125,858	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,379,881	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$594,722	BOYAmt
EOY	$610,824	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$43,492	BOYAmt
EOY	$44,033	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,622,662	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,759,886	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$540,996	BOYAmt
EOY	$664,523	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$123,668	BOYAmt
EOY	$143,031	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$664,664	BOYAmt
EOY	$807,554	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,652,257	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,703,757	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,305,741	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,248,575	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,957,998	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,952,332	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$8,622,662	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,759,886	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$758,640	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$89,175	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$484,980	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$338,461	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$12,601,121	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,614,029	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$13,750,804	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$16,042,383	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$17,267,973	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$61,276,310	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$12,601,121	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,614,029	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$13,750,804	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$16,042,383	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$17,267,973	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$61,276,310	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$61,276,310	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$95,432	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$19,342	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$108,474	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$143,004	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$149,917	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$516,169	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$61,792,479	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.99160	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.99170	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	CRADLES TO CRAYONS, INC. CHANGED THEIR YEAR END TO MARCH 31 IN 2015 FROM DECEMBER 31. THUS, FISCAL YEAR 2015 WAS A THREE MONTH PERIOD AND THE AMOUNTS IN THE 2014 COLUMN ARE FOR THIS SHORT FISCAL YEAR. THE AMOUNTS IN THE 2015 COLUMN ARE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR APRIL 1, 2015 TO MARCH 31, 2016. THE AMOUNTS IN THE 2013 COLUMN ARE FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2014.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,705,741	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$28,342	ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures	$85,508	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$2,648,575	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,696,174	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$116,544	ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures	$106,977	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$2,705,741	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,705,628	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$176,083	ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures	$185,537	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$2,696,174	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$2,681,579	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$32,000	ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures	$7,951	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$2,705,628	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,014,314	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,821,279	ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures	$154,014	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$2,681,579	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.52900	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.47100	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$529,043	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$403,922	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$125,121	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$359,005	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$232,898	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$126,107	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,522,727	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$848,661	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$674,066	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$925,294	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	VANGUARD TOTAL BOND	Desc
Book Value	$610,824	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$610,824	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED RENT	Desc
Amt	$143,031	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$143,031	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$18,099,078	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$89,175	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$484,980	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$574,155	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$17,524,923	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$17,524,923	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$17,104,744	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$338,461	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$338,461	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$16,766,283	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$16,766,283	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART V, LINE 4:

THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE TO BE USED PRIMARILY FOR NATIONAL EXPANSION.

PART X, LINE 2:

THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD ("FASB") HAS ISSUED A STANDARD THAT CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING AND RECOGNITION OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE ORGANIZATION'S INCOME TAX RETURNS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ANALYZED TAX POSITIONS TAKEN FOR FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND ALL STATE JURISDICTIONS WHERE IT OPERATES. THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES THAT INCOME TAX POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION AND DOES NOT ANTICIPATE ANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT WOULD RESULT IN A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL CONDITION, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OR CASH FLOWS. ACCORDINGLY, THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT RECORDED ANY RESERVES OR RELATED ACCRUALS FOR INTEREST AND PENALTIES FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS. IF THE ORGANIZATION INCURS INTEREST OR PENALTIES AS A RESULT OF UNRECOGNIZED TAX POSITIONS THE POLICY IS TO CLASSIFY INTEREST ACCRUED WITH INTEREST EXPENSE AND PENALTIES THEREON WITH GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO ROUTINE AUDITS BY TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO AUDITS FOR ANY TAX PERIODS IN PROGRESS.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	Yes (1)	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
LYNN MARGHERIO
PRESIDENT/CEO/BOARD MEMBER	$187,788	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,668	$0	$6,833	$0	$200,289	$0	$0	$0
ELLEN MANNING
VICE PRESIDENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL GRO	$143,400	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,339	$0	$14,618	$0	$162,357	$0	$0	$0
KAREN GALLAHUE
TREASURER/ VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE	$138,558	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,194	$0	$13,830	$0	$156,582	$0	$0	$0
BERNARD CHERKASOV
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHICAGO	$184,538	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,860	$0	$7,099	$0	$195,497	$0	$0	$0
KAREN GRANT
VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT	$145,269	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,054	$0	$10,419	$0	$156,742	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART 1, LINE 6A	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THE CEO'S BONUS IS CONTINGENT ON THE NET EARNINGS OF THE ORGANIZATION.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$8,632,870	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FAIR VALUE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	0	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE ORGANIZATION'S PRESIDENT AND CONTROLLER REVIEW ALL THE LINE ITEMS ON THE FORM 990. ONCE THEY FEEL THE FORM 990 IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE AN ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THE FORM 990 IS MAILED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER FOR REVIEW.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ALL BOARD MEMBERS, KEY EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS AND ALL OTHERS INVOLVED WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION ARE AWARE OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY OF THE ORGANIZATION, WHICH IS REVIEWED BY THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. ANY EMPLOYEE, BOARD MEMBER OR OTHERS WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION THAT BELIEVES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS IS REQUIRED TO DISCUSS IT WITH THE CEO, WHO IN TURN WILL DISCUSS WITH THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS IS DETERMINED BY THE INDEPENDENT BOARD ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18	UPON REQUEST, THE ORGANIZATION WILL MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS LOCATED ON GUIDESTAR AND CHARITY NAVIGATOR. UPON REQUEST, THE ORGANIZATION WILL SEND ELECTRONICALLY OR MAIL A COPY OF THE FORM 1023 OR 990 TO THE REQUESTEE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	INKIND SERVICE EXPENSE -338,461.
FORM 990 PART XII LINE 2C:	NO CHANGES FROM PRIOR YEAR