ANIMAL CRACKERS INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
ANIMAL CRACKERS INC (EIN 39-1639970)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-11-11
IRS object ID
201343169349302304
Schema version
2012v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Timestamp2013-11-11T13:45:31-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN390857178EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SMITH & GESTELAND LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1764AddressLine1
CityMADISONCity
StateWIState
ZIP Code53701ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN391639970EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1ANIMAL CRACKERS INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlANIMNameControl
Phone6082779990Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16402 HAMMERSLEY ROADAddressLine1
CityMADISONCity
StateWIState
ZIP Code53711ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameREBECCA MUEHRERName
TitleTREASURERTitle
Phone6082779990Phone
Date Signed2013-11-11DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameKEVIN G NOSKOWIAKName
PTINP00009200PTIN
Phone6088367500Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
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Form 990 IRS990

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Name Of Principal Officer PersonCHRISTY HOWELL-YRIOSNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

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Address Line16402 HAMMERSLEY ROADAddressLine1
CityMADISONCity
StateWIState
ZIP Code53711ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts677419GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliates
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Web SiteWWW.ANIMALCRACKERSINC.ORGWebSite
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Year Formation1987YearFormation
State Legal DomicileWIStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionCHILD CAREActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body10NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members8NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees27TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers0TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income0NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
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Contributions Grants Current Year107163ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year612435ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
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Investment Income Prior Year730InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year386InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year248OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year587OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year709635TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year676777TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
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Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
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Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year0TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
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Other Expenses Current Year162760OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year710713TotalExpensesPriorYear
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Revenues Less Expenses CY26441RevenuesLessExpensesCY
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Total Liabilities BOY348249TotalLiabilitiesBOY
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY464457NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission DescriptionTO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY EARLY EDUCATION FOR ALL CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, THROUGH MEANINGFUL AND PURPOSEFUL PROGRAMMING.MissionDescription
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Significant Change0SignificantChange
Expense573688Expense
Revenue568641Revenue
DescriptionPROVIDE A SAFE AND NURTURING DAY CARE ENVIRONMENT FOR CHILDREN ENROLLED AT THE CENTER. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 71 CHILDREN ENROLLED AT THE CENTER.Description
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Described In501 C31DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities0PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds0DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling0CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments0TermOrPermanentEndowments
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Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotification
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums0FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid0PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServices
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Nbr Voting Governing Body Members10NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
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Family Or Business Relationship0FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
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Minutes Of Governing Body1MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees1MinutesOfCommittees
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Conflict Of Interest Policy1ConflictOfInterestPolicy
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Regular Monitoring Enforcement0RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy1WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy1DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO1CompensationProcessCEO
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Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is FiledWIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon RequestXUponRequest

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Business Name Line1CHRISTY HOWELL-YRIOSBusinessNameLine1
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Telephone Number6082779990TelephoneNumber

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Address Line16402 HAMMERSLEY ROADAddressLine1
CityMADISONCity
StateWIState
ZIP Code53711ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (11 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensationOfficerOfficer
ELIZABETH LUDWIG
MEMBER AT LARGE0.30X000
JON POWVENS
MEMBER AT LARGE0.30X000
JESSICA MARTIN
MEMBER AT LARGE0.30X000
RACHEL HOWARD
MEMBER AT LARGE0.30X000
TIFFANY DOUGLAS
STAFF REPRESENTATIVE0.10X2931600
SHALANDER BYAS
STAFF REPRESENTATIVE0.10X2315200
LYNN JACOBSON
BOARD CHAIR0.30X000X
AMBER ISENRING GAVIN
VICE CHAIR0.30X000X
RITA SHEFFIELD
SECRETARY0.30X000X
REBECCA MUEHRER
TREASURER0.30X000X
CHRISTIE HOWELL-YRIOS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR50.004839600X
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Formers Listed0FormersListed
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Compensation From Other Sources0CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K0NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Government Grants106134GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions1029AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions107163TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (3 entries)

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TUITION611600568193568193
MISCELLANEOUS INCOME611600298298
REGISTRATION FEES611600150150
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Total Program Service Revenue568641TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

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Total48396Total
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Total394729Total
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Total10308Total
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Total34143Total
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Total8601Total
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Total9450Total
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Occupancy Occupancy

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Total21300Total
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Interest Interest

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Insurance Insurance

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Total12469Total
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Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

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REPAIRS & MANTENANCE32499292493250
FOOD EXPENSE1248212482
STAFF EXPENSES84658465
FIELD TRIP EXPENSE56115611

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BOY94215BOY
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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

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BOY1000BOY
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Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec432972LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

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BOY452825BOY
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

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BOY89174BOY
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BOY31320BOY
EOY31320EOY

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Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

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Reconcilation Revenue Expenses26441ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
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Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited0FSAudited
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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School170b1 AiiXSchool170b1Aii

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings Buildings

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Other Cost Or Other Basis762104OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation340296Depreciation
Book Value421808BookValue

Equipment Equipment

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Other Cost Or Other Basis68753OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation68631Depreciation
Book Value122BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

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Other Cost Or Other Basis32265OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation24045Depreciation
Book Value8220BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings430150TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Schedule E IRS990ScheduleE

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Nondiscriminatory Policy Stmt1NondiscriminatoryPolicyStmt
Policy Statement In Brochures Etc1PolicyStatementInBrochuresEtc
Policy Publ Via Broadcast Media1PolicyPublViaBroadcastMedia
Maint Racial Composition Records1MaintRacialCompositionRecords
Maint Scholarships Records1MaintScholarshipsRecords
Maint Copies Of Brochures Etc1MaintCopiesOfBrochuresEtc
Maint Copies Of All Solicitations1MaintCopiesOfAllSolicitations
Discriminate Race Students Rights0DiscriminateRaceStudentsRights
Discriminate Race Admiss Policies0DiscriminateRaceAdmissPolicies
Discriminate Race Emplmn Faculty0DiscriminateRaceEmplmnFaculty
Discriminate Race Scholarships0DiscriminateRaceScholarships
Discriminate Race Educ Policies0DiscriminateRaceEducPolicies
Discriminate Race Use Of Fclts0DiscriminateRaceUseOfFclts
Discriminate Race Athletic Prog0DiscriminateRaceAthleticProg
Discriminate Race Other Acty0DiscriminateRaceOtherActy
Government Financial Aid Received1GovernmentFinancialAidReceived
Government Financial Aid Revoked0GovernmentFinancialAidRevoked
Compliance With Rev Proc75501ComplianceWithRevProc7550

Form990 Schedule E Part II Form990ScheduleEPartII (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
EXPLANATION OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY PUBLICATIONSCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 3POLICY IS DISCLOSED IN THE USDA FEDERAL FOOD PROGRAM PRESS RELEASE THAT IS POSTED IN THE WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL EVERY OCTOBER.
EXPLANATION OF GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCESCHEDULE E, PART I, LINE 6ANIMAL CRACKERS, INC. RECEIVES GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT FROM THE CITY OF MADISON, HEAD START, AND DANE COUNTY.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (3 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE 990 IS FIRST REVIEWED BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT AND TREASURER. THE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER PRESENT THE 990 TO THE REST OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ABOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNUALLY AND THEY ARE ISSUED SAME RAISE PERCENTAGE AS ALL THE OTHER AGENCY EMPLOYEES
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19UPON REQUEST

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