CREATIVE LEARNING FOR CHILDREN INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
CREATIVE LEARNING FOR CHILDREN INC (EIN 04-2762852)
Tax period
2024-10-01 to 2025-09-30
Filed
2026-08-14
IRS object ID
202632269349301903
Schema version
2024v5.0
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)
Return2026-08-14T10:51:32-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN043536248PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NICHOLS & COMPANY CPA PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityANDOVERCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01810ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN042762852EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCREABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5086629751PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 506AddressLine1Txt
CityANDOVERCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGRANT ELLIOTTPersonNm
Person TitleCO-DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone5086629751PhoneNum
Signature2026-08-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

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Preparer PersonSUSAN CAIN CPAPreparerPersonNm
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Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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US Address USAddress

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State AbbreviationNHStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$557,353GrossReceiptsAmt
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Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.KALEIDOSCOPEKIDS.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1981FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Total Expenses$550,793CYTotalExpensesAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$362,704ExpenseAmt
Revenue$554,273RevenueAmt
DescFOR THE 45RD YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED ONE WEEK COURSES IN DIFFERENT SESSIONS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, WHERE STUDENTS ARE IMMERSED IN THE SUBJECT (S) OF THEIR CHOICE. THESE INCLUDE THEATER,MUSIC, LEGOS, PHYSICS, ADVENTURE, KITING, CHESS, GEOLOGY,OUTDOORS; TO JUST TO NAME A FEW. THE EMPHASIS IS ON CONCRETE LEARNING IN A CREATIVE SETTING TAUGHT BY QUALIFIED INSTRUCTORS.Desc
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Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsfalseDonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentfalseReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
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Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
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PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonGRANT ELLIOTTPersonNm
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CityANDOVERCityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

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TIM STONECIPHER
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GRANT ELLIOTT
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REWARDS ON CREDIT CARD$2,000$2,000
SALE OF TEE SHIRTS$1,080$1,080
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total$240,243TotalAmt
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$60,888TotalAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,241TotalAmt
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Interest InterestGrp

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Total$3,646TotalAmt
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,985TotalAmt
Management And General$3,985ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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PROGRAM MATERIALS$22,759$19,785$2,974
SHOPIFY FEES$15,986$15,986
PAYPAL FEES$1,574$1,574
TEE SHIRTS$1,066$1,066

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Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$1,629BOYAmt
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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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BOY$10,622BOYAmt
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BOY$132,153BOYAmt
EOY$128,489EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$144,404BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (true)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$481,175CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$469,409CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$507,125CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$555,352CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,410,526TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$469,409CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$507,125CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$555,352CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,410,526TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$481,175CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$469,409CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$507,125CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$555,352CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,410,526TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5091.00000PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5091.00000PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BNO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOUTSIDE SERVICES 170,278 0 0 TRANSPORTATION OF STUDENTS 1,824 0 0 AIDES 36,063 0 0 BOARD CONSULTANT 0 19,800 0 ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT 0 12,278 0 TOTAL 208,165 32,078 0

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