CRADLE FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
CRADLE FOUNDATION (EIN 45-0506764)
Tax period
2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Filed
2026-03-17
IRS object ID
202610769349301131
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Return2026-03-17T13:58:30-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1MILLER COOPER & CO LTDBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Address Line13 Parkway North Blvd Suite 200AddressLine1Txt
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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Phone8474755800PhoneNum

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PersonJason FriedmanPersonNm
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IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Support Non Supported OrgfalseSupportNonSupportedOrgInd
Payment Substantial ContribtrfalsePaymentSubstantialContribtrInd
Loan Disqualified PersonfalseLoanDisqualifiedPersonInd
Controlled Disqualified PrsnfalseControlledDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Disqualified Prsn Controll IntfalseDisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd
Disqualified Prsn Ownr IntfalseDisqualifiedPrsnOwnrIntInd
Excess Business Holdings RulesfalseExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
Contribution ControllerfalseContributionControllerInd
Contribution FamilyfalseContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 ControlledfalseContribution35ControlledInd

Form990 Sch A Type1 Suprt Org Form990SchAType1SuprtOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Power Appoint Majority Dir TrstYes (true)PowerAppointMajorityDirTrstInd
Operate Benefit Non Suprt OrgfalseOperateBenefitNonSuprtOrgInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Art Public Exhibition AmountsArtPublicExhibitionAmountsGrp
Held Works ArtHeldWorksArtGrp

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$6,339,328BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$150,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$936,258InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$296,199OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$7,129,387EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,223,612BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$50,306ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,402,937InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$337,527OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$6,339,328EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$4,753,846BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$20,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$729,413InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$279,647OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,223,612EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,885,231BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$53,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$922,571InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$298,791OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$4,716,869EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,057,450BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,107,619InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$279,838OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,885,231EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.63000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.37000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
LandLandGrp
BuildingsBuildingsGrp
Leasehold ImprovementsLeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$19,391OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$19,391DepreciationAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$11,060OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,060DepreciationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUE TO AFFILIATEDesc
Amt$6,335,020Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$6,335,020TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,594,019TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$138,154NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$138,154RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,455,865RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,455,865TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$4,497,375TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,497,375ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,497,375TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part V, line 4:The Cradle Foundations endowment funds are intended for the support of general operations, the Nursery, and a post-adoption counselor.
Part X, Line 2:The Cradle and the Foundation have received determination letters from the Internal Revenue Service indicating they are tax-exempt organizations as provided in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and are exempt from federal and state income taxes on income related to its exempt purpose. The Organizations follow the accounting standard on accounting for uncertainty in income taxes, which addresses the determination of whether tax benefits claimed or expected to be claimed on a tax return should be recorded in the financial statements. Under this guidance, the Organizations may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. Examples of tax positions include the tax-exempt status of the Organizations, and various positions related to the potential sources of unrelated business taxable income. There were no unrecognized tax benefits identified or recorded as liabilities as of and for the year ended September 30, 2025. The Organizations file Form 990 in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and in the State of Illinois.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Cradle SocietyBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12049 Ridge AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CityEvanstonCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60201ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN362181994RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(c)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$3,525,000CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantSupport the operations of The Cradle.PurposeOfGrantTxt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationAmounts distributed to The Cradle include reimbursement of expenses paid on behalf of The Cradle Foundation by The Cradle and funds transferred to The Cradle for operations. Transfers to The Cradle are made in accordance with the approved annual budget. Individual fund transfers are authorized by the president and monitored for budget compliance. The Foundation was formed to support The Cradle.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Kristina Lederer
VP Development$153,803$23,000$176,803
Jason Friedman
President & CEO$264,676$7,424$272,100

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 3:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe organization relied on The Cradle Society, a related organization, to establish its President/CEOs compensation. The following methods were used by the related organization: -Executive Committee -Form 990 of other organizations -Compensation survey or study -Approval by the Board or Executive CommitteeExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6:The sole corporate member of The Cradle Foundation is the Cradle.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a:The Cradle approves the Board of Directors for The Cradle Foundation.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b:Management works with the auditors in the preparation of the Form 990 and provides a copy of the prepared Form 990 to the Board Finance/Audit Committee and the full Board for review prior to its filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c:Any known material conflict of interest which becomes relevant to any matter requiring action by the Board of Directors or any of its committees are to be disclosed to the Board of Directors or such committee, and such individual shall not vote on such matter, shall not use personal influence in connection with such matter, and shall not be counted in determining the quorum for the meeting. The minutes of such meeting will reflect the disclosure made, the abstinence from voting, and the exclusion from the count in determining the quorum for the meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19:The governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available upon request. The organization's financial statements are posted on The Cradle Society's website and are also available upon request. These documents are available for the same period of disclosure as set forth in section 6104(d).
Form 990, Part VII:The Vice President of Development works for the organization but through a common paymaster agreement is compensated by a related organization, The Cradle Society.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Cradle SocietyBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12049 Ridge AvenueAddressLine1Txt
CityEvanstonCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60201ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN362181994EIN
Primary ActivitiesAdoption ServPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
Exempt Code Section501(c)(3)ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity StatusLine 7PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (true)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (true)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (true)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgYes (true)TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (2 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxtInvolvedInvolvedAmtMethod Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
The Cradle Society
B, N$3,525,000Cash
The Cradle Society
M$427,953Actual Cost

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART V, LINE 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationINCLUDED IN THE AMOUNTS ON LINE 2 by THE CRADLE Society ARE ALSO TRANSACTIONS OF TYPE N AND R. THESE ARE INCLUDED IN THE $427,953 PAID by SOCIETY.ExplanationTxt

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