CRADLES TO CRAYONS INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: CRADLES TO CRAYONS INC (EIN 04-3584367)
Tax period: 2016-04-01 to 2017-03-31
Filed: 2017-08-14
IRS object ID: 201722269349302452
Schema version: 2016v3.0
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 B
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-08-14T14:55:58-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-03-31	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	2016-04-01	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	2017-08-11	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	PAUL FORD CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01332603	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	2017-08-11	IPDt
IP Tm	13:38:41	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	C63FFDBCF11CCF7E9E0A4C23BE524FCD13B6780E	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	C63FFDBCF11CCF7E9E0A4C23BE524FCD13B6780E	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	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	$18,590,751	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	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	7	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	86	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	75432	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$13,750,804	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$16,042,383	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$42,844	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$151,708	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$13,793,648	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$16,194,091	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	$3,720,213	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$4,572,867	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$1,270,736	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$9,700,519	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$11,109,743	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$13,420,732	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$15,682,610	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$372,916	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$511,481	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$7,884,498	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$8,622,662	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$539,937	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$664,664	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$7,344,561	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$7,957,998	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	$13,649,327	ExpenseAmt
Desc	DURING THE PERIOD APRIL 1, 2016 THROUGH MARCH 31, 2017, CRADLES TO CRAYONS PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 245,300 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 83,000 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 75,000 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	$13,649,327	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	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	14	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	86	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	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	7	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 (14 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)	$175,862	$0	$10,609
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
ELLEN MANNING
SECRETARY/ VP OF ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH	40.00		Yes (X)	$116,184	$0	$16,386
KAREN GALLAHUE
TREASURER/ VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE	40.00		Yes (X)	$113,962	$0	$15,662
SHARON REILLY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BOSTON	40.00			$114,621	$0	$6,644	Yes (X)
MICHAL SMITH
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PHILAD	40.00			$112,496	$0	$8,906	Yes (X)
BERNARD CHERKASOV
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHICAGO	40.00			$117,776	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CYNTHIA JOHNSON
VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING	40.00			$119,461	$0	$4,198	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$870,362	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$62,405	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	$16,042,383	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$8,124,762	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$16,042,383	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$143,004	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$143,004	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,405,364	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$2,396,660	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$8,704	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$8,704	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$8,704	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$16,194,091	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$151,708	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$289,795	TotalAmt
Program Services	$193,689	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,200	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$63,906	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,493,452	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,334,799	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$388,302	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$770,351	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$77,281	TotalAmt
Program Services	$51,652	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,587	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$17,042	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$392,851	TotalAmt
Program Services	$262,556	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$43,667	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$86,628	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$319,488	TotalAmt
Program Services	$213,525	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$35,511	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$70,452	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,679	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,024	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$557	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$98	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$22,191	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,088	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$721	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$27,710	TotalAmt
Management And General	$27,710	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$216,305	TotalAmt
Program Services	$177,776	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,749	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,780	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$159,188	TotalAmt
Program Services	$94,540	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$33,455	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$31,193	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$638,863	TotalAmt
Program Services	$588,181	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,745	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$28,937	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$98,434	TotalAmt
Program Services	$65,787	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,941	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$21,706	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$217,896	TotalAmt
Program Services	$146,640	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,387	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$46,869	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$103,121	TotalAmt
Program Services	$68,289	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,462	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$23,370	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
DONATED GOODS	$8,124,762	$8,124,762	$0	$0
CHILDREN'S PRODUCTS	$815,806	$815,806	$0	$0
EVENT SUPPLIES AND EXPE	$148,500	$112,426	$0	$36,074
SUPPLIES PRINTING AND R	$147,124	$143,093	$4,031	$0

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$381,355	TotalAmt
Program Services	$230,591	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$83,155	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$67,609	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,682,610	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,649,327	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$762,547	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,270,736	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,875,688	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,294,743	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$142,296	BOYAmt
EOY	$70,510	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$593,819	BOYAmt
EOY	$714,642	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$104,500	BOYAmt
EOY	$30,000	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$122,183	BOYAmt
EOY	$101,584	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,906,883	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,259,772	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$524,354	BOYAmt
EOY	$647,111	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,590,936	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,125,858	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$887,982	BOYAmt
EOY	$594,722	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$42,740	BOYAmt
EOY	$43,492	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,884,498	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,622,662	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$444,664	BOYAmt
EOY	$540,996	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$95,273	BOYAmt
EOY	$123,668	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$539,937	BOYAmt
EOY	$664,664	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,048,387	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,652,257	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,296,174	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,305,741	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,344,561	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,957,998	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,884,498	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,622,662	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$511,481	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$101,956	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	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	$9,572,379	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$12,601,121	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,614,029	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$13,750,804	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$16,042,383	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$53,580,716	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$9,572,379	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$12,601,121	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,614,029	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$13,750,804	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$16,042,383	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$53,580,716	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$53,580,716	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$84,711	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$95,432	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$19,342	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$108,474	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$143,004	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$450,963	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$54,031,679	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.99170	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.99230	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 B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,043,083	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$462,626	ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures	$491,395	OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance	$1,014,314	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.51740	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.00000	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.48260	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	$356,521	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$172,522	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$312,660	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$178,637	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$134,023	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,065,180	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$724,614	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$340,566	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$647,111	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	VANGUARD TOTAL BOND	Desc
Book Value	$594,722	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$594,722	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED RENT	Desc
Amt	$123,668	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$123,668	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$16,453,757	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$101,956	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$157,710	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$259,666	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$16,194,091	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$16,194,091	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$15,840,320	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$157,710	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$157,710	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$15,682,610	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$15,682,610	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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	LYNN MARGHERIO	PersonNm
Title	PRESIDENT/CEO/BOARD MEMBER	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$162,266	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$13,596	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$5,223	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$5,386	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$186,471	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

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	$8,124,762	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 (6 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 XII LINE 2C:	NO CHANGES FROM PRIOR YEAR