2011-08-15T08:19:52-05:00 2010-12-31 LIVINGSTON & HAYNES PC PO BOX 330 WARE MA 01082 990 2010-01-01 160849832 CREATIVE EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC CREA 5089600000 48 NORTH PLEASANT STREET No 301 AMHERST MA 01002 VICTORIA CLICHE 5089600000 2011-08-07 1 DEBRA L CHRISTENSEN 4139675936 2010 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z VICTORIA CLICHE 48 NORTH PLEASANT STREET No 301 AMHERST MA 01002 717719 0 X CREATIVEEDUCATION.ORG X 1954 NY TO PROMOTE CREATIVE THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING. 12 12 7 80 0 0 170946 123897 440020 484908 26249 5340 51872 82056 689087 696201 0 0 0 0 209044 257448 0 0 27170 423703 389959 632747 647407 56340 48794 303398 342165 111842 83819 191556 258346 X THE CREATIVE EDUCATION FOUNDATION IS THE CENTRE FOR APPLIED IMAGINATION - HELPING INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES TRANSFORM THEMSELVES AS THEY CONFRONT REAL-WORLD CHALLANGES. 0 0 388065 314822 THE FOUNDATION CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL, INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE "THE CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING INSTITUTE" (CPSI) WHICH IS THE OLDEST AND LONGEST RUNNING CONFERENCE DEDICATED TO TEACHING THE PRACTICE OF CREATIVE SKILLS. CPSI WAS THE BRIANCHILD OF OUR FOUNDER, ALEX OSBORN, THE INVENTOR OF BRAINSTORMING AND THE CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING PROCESS (CPS). CPSI HOSTS HUNDREDS OF PARTICIPANTS FROM AN AVERAGE OF 30 COUNTRIES EACH YEAR. IT IS WHERE INDIVIDUALS LEARN THE CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING PROCESS AND INNOVATION TECHNIQUES THAT ARE NEEDED TO SOLVE TODAY'S ISSUES ACROSS SECTORS AND DISCIPLINES. 52469 118195 THE FOUNDATION PUBLISHES AN THE ACADEMIC JOURNAL ENTITLED "THE JOURNAL OF CREATIVE BEHAVOIR" (JCB) QUARTERLY. THE JOURNAL CITES THE MOST CURRENT RESEARCH IN CREATIVE THINKING. FOR OVER FOUR DECADES JCB HAS BEEN THE BENCHMARK SCIENTIFIC PERIODICAL IN THE FIELD. IT PROVIDES UP TO DATE CUTTING-EDGE IDEAS ABOUT CREATIVITY IN EDUCATION, PSYCHOLOGY, BUSINESS, ARTS AND MORE. 102622 28961 CEF PROVIDES EDUCATION SERVICES THROUGH TRAINING AND CONSULTING ON CREATIVE THINKING TECHNIQUES AND ESTABLISHING ENVIRONMENTS TO SUPPORT INNVOATION & CREATIVITY.1) CEF'S YOUTHWISE PROGRAM TEACHES YOUNG PEOPLE HOW TO APPLY CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING (CPS) TO MAKE POSITIVE CHANGES IN THEIR LIVES AND COLLABORATE WITHIN THEIR SCHOOLS & COMMUNITIES TO SOLVE CHALLANGES CREATIVELY AND FOR THE COMMON GOOD.2) THE FOUNDATION IS RECOGNIZED AS THE PREMIER GOLBAL SOURCE FOR TRUSTED EXPERTS IN INNOVATION TRAINING, CREATIVE THINKING & CPS. UTILIZING THE WORLD'S BEST FACILITATORS & THINKERS, WE BRING EXTERNAL PERSPECTIVES AND METHODS TO ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP THE ORGANIZATION FIND SOLUTIONS, DEVELOP PRODUCTS AND CHANGE THE WAY IT DOES BUSINESS. 22701 21419 THE FOUNDATION ALSO PUBLISHES AND SELLS BOOKS BY THE FOUNDER AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CREATIVE THINKING COMMUNITY. 22701 21419 565857 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 7 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 NY MA X VICTORIA CLICHE 5089600000 48 NORTH PLEASANT STREET AMHERST MA 01002 DAVID M HORTH 6.00 X X 0 0 0 VICTORIA CLICHE 40.00 X X 85945 0 0 RICHARD SCHENKMAN 4.00 X X 0 0 0 KATHERINE HEUSNER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MARION GARBER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 HUNTON TIFFANY 3.00 X 0 0 0 JANE GOLDWASSER 3.00 X 0 0 0 MARAGARET RAPPAPORT 3.00 X 0 0 0 SAM MALHOTRA 3.00 X 0 0 0 DIMIS MICHAELIDES 3.00 X 0 0 0 DAN KNIGHT 3.00 X 0 0 0 SUZIE NUSSEL 3.00 X 0 0 0 SIDNEY PARNES PHD X 0 0 0 BEATRICE F PARNES X 0 0 0 DORIS SHALLCROSS X 0 0 0 ROBERT BERNER X 0 0 0 85945 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 123897 123897 PROGRAM ENROLLMENTS AN 611710 335769 335769 SALES OF PERIODICALS 511120 118195 118195 SALES OF BOOKS 611710 21419 21419 RENT 531190 9525 9525 484908 6709 6709 20149 21518 -1369 -1369 -1369 82056 82056 82056 696201 484908 0 87396 85946 73054 4297 8595 146158 122071 16894 7193 6972 5248 1084 640 18372 15386 1461 1525 2633 1673 960 7950 7950 15552 15470 59 23 16305 10343 5285 677 28505 23884 2793 1828 48188 39685 4395 4108 15411 12542 2789 80 1661 1661 CONFERENCE MEALS, LODGI 94694 94128 566 SUBCONTRACTORS 50645 50060 285 300 PRINTING AND PUBLICATIO 25462 24954 202 306 SUPPLIES 17634 17634 PUBLICATIONS AND BOOKS 15436 15436 49883 44289 3699 1895 647407 565857 54380 27170 71531 56047 45000 45000 22927 14842 39006 39988 24565 18861 5984 5704 109813 170696 9137 9888 303398 342165 22836 30273 89006 53546 111842 83819 X 52716 62924 63648 111230 75192 84192 191556 258346 303398 342165 X 48794 17996 X 0 1 1 X 0 X 142312 106469 127015 170946 123897 670639 738784 624936 518204 440020 484908 2806852 51872 82056 133928 881096 731405 645219 662838 690861 3611419 0 0 0 3611419 6276 11139 -49038 26249 5340 -34 6276 11139 -49038 26249 5340 -34 887372 742544 596181 689087 696201 3611385 1.00000 0.97490 0.00000 0.02510 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 109813 39000 21883 170696 74956 43500 21357 30000 109813 126962 -52006 74956 0.51000 0.49000 0 0 24565 18861 5704 5704 696201 647407 48794 17996 17996 66790 714197 17996 17996 696201 0 696201 647407 0 647407 0 647407 AUCTIONS 82056 82056 1 82056 82056 82056 JANE GOLDWASSER TRUSTEE 5000 HER COMPANY SPONSORED SOME SUPPLIES FOR THE CPSI CONFERENCE 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE RETURN BEFORE FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RESEARCHES THE COMPENSATION FOR COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS VIA THE AMERICAN RESEARCH COMPANY OF GREAT FALLS VIRGINIA "NATIONAL COMPENSATION STUDY - THE ANNUAL SURVEY FOR ASSOCIATION CHIEF STAFF EXECUTIVES" AS WELL AS OTHER INFORMATION AS AVAILABLE AS A GUIDELINE FOR EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 THE FOUNDATION MAKES ITS FORM 1023, FORM 990 AND FORM 990-T AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VIII, OFFICERS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO IS A NONVOTING OFFICER Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances: Form 990, Part XI, line 5: Net unrealized gains on investments: 17996. UNREALIZED GAINS ON INVESTMENTS