CURIOSITY 2 CREATE FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $1.1M · expenses $1.1M · assets $63K

EIN
85-4196345
Address
2819 CHAMPION RD, NAPERVILLE, IL 60564-4958
Website
HTTPS://WWW.CURIOSITY2CREATE.ORG
NTEE code
P20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
November 2021 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
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Mission

WE STRIVE TO EQUIP K-12 EDUCATORS AND STUDENTS WITH THE SKILLS NEEDED TO EMBRACE THEIR INNATE CURIOSITY AND ENCOURAGE CREATIVE AND CRITICAL THINKING BY PROVIDING TAILORED, PRACTICAL, AND LEADING-EDGE TRAINING AND RESOURCES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
June Barnard (former) DIRECTOR2020-2022 $220,170$620,800 4

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

13 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Michele Marko CHAIRWOMAN2020-2024 5 $0 reported 2
Katie Trowbridge EXECUTIVE DI2021-2024 40 $0 reported 2
Dr John Cabra DIRECTOR2024 2 $0 reported 1
Noelani Pearl Hunt SECRETARY/VP2020-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Kim Patrasek DIRECTOR2024 2 $0 reported 1
Madison Rodriguez DIRECTOR2024 2 $0 reported 1
Laura Snyder DIRECTOR2021-2024 2 $0 reported 1
Mike Briggs (former) TREASURER2020-2022 5 $0 reported 2
Tom Miers (former) DIRECTOR2021-2022 2 $0 reported 1
Eric Haas (former) DIRECTOR2020-2021 2 $0 reported 1
India Ehioba (former) DIRECTOR2020 2 $0 reported 2
Stephanie Jurkiw (former) DIRECTOR2020 2 $0 reported 1
Tom Myers (former) DIRECTOR2020 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 7 people listed · none paid · 4 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DR JOHN CABRA DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
NOELANI PEARL HUNT SECRETARY/VP5 $0$0$0 $01
MICHELE MARKO CHAIRWOMAN5 $0$0$0 $02
KIM PATRASEK DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
MADISON RODRIGUEZ DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
LAURA SNYDER DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
KATIE TROWBRIDGE EXECUTIVE DI40 $0$0$0 $02
2022 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $220K · 0 employees · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JUNE BARNARD DIRECTOR2 $0$200,000$20,170 $220,1704
MICHELE MARKO CHAIRWOMAN5 $0$0$0 $02
MIKE BRIGGS TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $02
NOELANI PEARL HUNT SECRETARY/VP5 $0$0$0 $01
LAURA SNYDER DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
TOM MIERS DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
KATIE TROWBRIDGE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $0$0$0 $02
2021 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $200K · 0 employees · 3 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JUNE BARNARD DIRECTOR2 $0$200,000$0 $200,0004
MICHELE MARKO CHAIRPERSON5 $0$0$0 $02
MIKE BRIGGS TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $02
NOELANI PEARL HUNT SECRETARY/VP5 $0$0$0 $01
ERIC HAAS DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
LAURA SNYDER DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
TOM MIERS DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
KATIE TROWBRIDGE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $0$0$0 $02
2020 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $201K · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JUNE BARNARD CHAIRMAN5 $0$200,630$0 $200,6304
MIKE BRIGGS TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $02
ERIC HAAS DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
NOELANI PEARL HUNT SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
MICHELE MARKO DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $02
INDIA EHIOBA DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $02
STEPHANIE JURKIW DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01
TOM MYERS DIRECTOR2 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,068,330$1,065,759 $62,859$8,746 $1,068,330$0 -4-
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2023-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$118,295$307,120 $64,098$54,682 $118,295$0 $006
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2022-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$268,012$24,505 $243,507$243,507 $266,882$0 $003
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2021-05-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,004$10,004 $0$0 $10,004$0 $000

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $1,500,000 in all, tax years 2023 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$1,500,000 2024$750,000
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LYTE COLLECTIVEILP20 $1,190,139$1,017,401 CHAIRPERSON$0 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
FATHERS FAMILIES HEALTHY COMMUNITIESILP20 $960,881$632,659 Executive Director$120,000 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
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HARMONY COMMUNITY CARES NFPILP20 $1,052,633$961,626 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
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GARFIELD PARK RITE TO WELLNESS COLLABORATIVEILP20 $1,096,437$95,329 Executive Director$0 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
JENNIFER S FALLICK CANCER SUPPORT CENTERILP20 $1,009,774$1,242,485 EXECUTIVE DI$106,057 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
ILLINOIS IBEW RENEWABLE ENERGY FUND INCILP20 $964,454$1,074,327 PRESIDENT$296,097 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
UNSTACKED INCILP20 $1,095,321$1,082,450 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code P20, revenue within 2x, same state
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$5,732,366148 432016–2024 THE GOOD DOG FOUNDATION INC; CORAOPOLIS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION INC; MARIPOSA DR FOUNDATION; ACTIVATE 48 EDUCATION FUND and 39 more
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$2,082,34282 312019–2025 FINSECA FOUNDATION; GENDERCOOL PROJECT; CAL FIRE BENEVOLENT FOUNDATION; RUSSELL WILSON FOUNDATION and 27 more
THE CHICAGO COMMUNITY TRUST DAF sponsor$1,773,45034 92016–2024 LYTE COLLECTIVE; GARFIELD PARK RITE TO WELLNESS COLLABORATIVE; FATHERS FAMILIES HEALTHY COMMUNITIES; RIVER CITY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CENTER and 5 more
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ROBERT R MCCORMICK FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$1,208,0006 32020–2024 ILLINOIS JOINING FORCES FOUNDATION; LYTE COLLECTIVE; HARMONY COMMUNITY CARES NFP
STEVEN & ALEXANDRA COHEN FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$1,200,0003 12021–2024 LYMELIGHT FOUNDATION INC
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WELLSPRING PHILANTROPIC FUND INC Private foundation$875,0003 12022–2023 FOUNDATION FOR THE BAN KI-MOON CENTRE
CUMBERLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$796,6885 12020–2024 CAPE FEAR VALLEY MEDICAL FOUNDATION INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $1,065,759 spent · pay $425,276 · grants $0 · events $2,093
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $415,230$207,615$83,046$124,569 39.0%
Other (as described)CONTRACTORS $153,243$153,243-- 14.4%
Advertising and promotion $106,212$32,180$21,257$52,775 10.0%
All other expenses $80,224$38,428$19,667$22,129 7.5%
Other (as described)LEASING EXPENSE $78,806$39,403$15,761$23,642 7.4%
Travel $56,165-$1,177$54,988 5.3%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $40,909$28,909$6,753$5,247 3.8%
Fees: legal $30,608-$30,608- 2.9%
Office expenses $28,589-$17,212$11,377 2.7%
Fees: accounting $28,375-$28,375- 2.7%
Other (as described)EDUCATION $25,975$23,488$2,487- 2.4%
Payroll taxes $10,046$5,023$2,009$3,014 0.9%
Insurance $6,978-$6,978- 0.7%
Interest $2,306-$2,306- 0.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,093--$2,093 0.2%
Total$1,065,759100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $307,120 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $22,096
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)CONTRACTORS $144,688-$144,688- 47.1%
Advertising and promotion $37,302-$37,302- 12.1%
Other (as described)GRANT WRITING $27,956-$27,956- 9.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $22,096-$22,096- 7.2%
Travel $21,702-$21,702- 7.1%
Fees: legal $19,151-$19,151- 6.2%
Office expenses $11,903$7,033$4,870- 3.9%
All other expenses $6,147$1,474$4,673- 2.0%
Insurance $5,284-$5,284- 1.7%
Other (as described)EDUCATION $4,944-$4,944- 1.6%
Other (as described)PROGRAM SUPPLIES $3,947$3,947-- 1.3%
Fees: accounting $2,000-$2,000- 0.7%
Total$307,120100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $24,505 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: legal $8,164$4,195$3,969- 33.3%
Office expenses $5,367$247$5,120- 21.9%
Insurance $5,282-$5,282- 21.6%
Other (as described)PROGRAM SUPPLIES $4,244$4,244-- 17.3%
Other (as described)QUICKBOOKS PAYMENTS FEE $530-$530- 2.2%
Travel $403-$403- 1.6%
Fees: accounting $226-$226- 0.9%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES & FEES $164-$164- 0.7%
Other (as described)TAXES & LICENSE $125-$125- 0.5%
Total$24,505100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $10,004 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $6,193$3,096$3,097- 61.9%
Other (as described)PROGRAM SUPPLIES $3,811$3,811-- 38.1%
Total$10,004100%

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State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

Trademarks

1 US trademark, 1 live.

MarkSerialFiledStatusSource
CURIOSITY 2 CREATE971840252021-12-22RegisteredTRCFECO2, file of 2024-03-27

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