CREATE A LOOP

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $630K · expenses $574K · assets $128K

EIN
82-1946985
Address
6665 DELMAR BLVD SUITE 300, UNIVERSITY CITY, MO 63130-4594
Website
https://createaloop.org
NTEE code
B90
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 2018 (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))
Principal officer
David Karandish (its 2019 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2019 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

Disrupt generational poverty by teaching kids computer science

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

3 people 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
Sherea Dunlap Executive Director2020-2025 $100,000$394,415 1
Marcus Alexander Finance Director2020-2025 $10,000$116,302 1
Matthew Sims (former) Teacher2020 $21,040$21,040 1

People by year

2025 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $110K · 16 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sherea Dunlap Executive Director40 $100,000$0$0 $100,0001
Marcus Alexander Finance Director4 $10,000$0$0 $10,0001
2024 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $94K · 12 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sherea Dunlap Executive Director40 $84,000$0$0 $84,0001
Marcus Alexander Finance Director4 $10,000$0$0 $10,0001
2023 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $62K · 9 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sherea Dunlap Executive Director40 $52,000$0$0 $52,0001
Marcus Alexander Finance Director4 $10,000$0$0 $10,0001
2022 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $62K · 10 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sherea Dunlap Executive Director40 $52,000$0$0 $52,0001
Marcus Alexander Finance Director4 $10,000$0$0 $10,0001
2021 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $95K · 10 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sherea Dunlap Executive Director40 $53,767$0$0 $53,7671
Marcus Alexander Finance Director20 $41,359$0$0 $41,3591
2020 · 3 people listed · 3 paid, $109K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Sherea Dunlap Executive Director40 $52,648-$0 $52,6481
Marcus Alexander CFO7 $34,943-$0 $34,9431
Matthew Sims Teacher30 $21,040-$0 $21,0401

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Federal grants and contracts

Awards from USAspending.gov to a recipient with this organization's name and zip code. Obligations by federal fiscal year (October to September); each award links to its page on usaspending.gov.

Fiscal yearGrants and other assistanceContractsAwards
2021$0$02
2020$4,000$02
Largest awards · 1 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated
2020Small Business AdministrationGrant or other assistanceECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN EMERGENCY ADVANCE 59.072ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER GRANT$4,000

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
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$630,469$574,249 $128,134$115,974 $630,469$0 $110,000160
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$396,759$406,287 $74,000$59,754 $396,759$0 $94,000120
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$258,721$283,189 $96,200$69,282 $258,721$0 $62,00090
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$233,988$186,972 $112,182$93,750 $233,988$0 $62,000100
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$227,453$189,713 $124,163$46,734 $227,453$0 $154,912100
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$81,206$132,486 $23,463$8,994 $77,685$3,521 ---

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $984,646 in all, tax years 2018 to 2025. 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
ST LOUIS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2024 5$953,146 2024$300,509
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HAWTHORN LEADERSHIP SCHOOL FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2024 1$10,000 2024$10,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2018 1$10,000 2018$10,000
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SHEPARD FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CREATE A LOOP” 2024-2025 2$7,500 2025$2,500
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ST LOUIS SERVICE BUREAU FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CREATE A LOOP” 2020-2021, 2023-2024 4$4,000 2024$1,000
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CREATE NOW INCCAB90 $498,096$631,127 CEO$64,000 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x
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CLEAR CREEK EDUCATION FOUNDATIONTXB90 $495,313$511,172 PAST CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x
WAVE CREST ACADEMY INCFLB90 $577,774$584,998 None$0 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x
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STRATEGIC COMMUNITY PARTNERS INCMIB90 $599,025$1,169,397 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x
GREAT AFTER-SCHOOL PLACESDB90 $623,949$708,488 Director$78,177 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x
KIDS NEED TO READAZB90 $579,120$840,101 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$54,281 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x
APPLES TO ZUCCHINI COOKING SCHOOLCAB90 $570,904$466,882 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$25,560 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x
IGNITE ROBOTICSWAB90 $722,460$564,283 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x
NYS COMMUNITY ARCH INCNYB90 $515,736$519 Treasurer$0 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x
CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNINGTXB90 $827,118$924,559 Director$72,000 Same NTEE code B90, revenue within 2x
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INLAND EMPIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$5,661,5413 12020–2022 ALTURA FOUNDATION
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$1,963,92459 242019–2025 EMPOWER AND EXCEL; SPRING FORWARD LEARNING CENTER; IGNITE ROBOTICS; FRIENDS OF LIBERTAS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL INC and 20 more
JOE AND LENORE LAMBERT FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,944,62413 12013–2025 CHILLICOTHE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
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GILBERT FAM FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,669,2503 12022–2024 STRATEGIC COMMUNITY PARTNERS 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.

2025 · Form 990 · $574,249 spent · pay $513,095 · grants $0 · events $3,727
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $365,672$365,672$0$0 63.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $110,000$110,000$0$0 19.2%
Payroll taxes $37,423$37,423$0$0 6.5%
Office expenses $25,920$25,920$0$0 4.5%
Information technology $22,679$22,679$0$0 3.9%
Travel $7,036$7,036$0$0 1.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,727$3,727$0$0 0.6%
Insurance $1,732$1,732$0$0 0.3%
Fees: legal $60$60$0$0 0.0%
Total$574,249100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $406,287 spent · pay $356,622 · grants $0 · events $3,975
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $237,305$237,305$0$0 58.4%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $94,000$94,000$0$0 23.1%
Office expenses $30,221$30,221$0$0 7.4%
Payroll taxes $25,317$25,317$0$0 6.2%
Information technology $11,807$11,807$0$0 2.9%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $3,975$3,975$0$0 1.0%
Travel $1,772$1,772$0$0 0.4%
Insurance $1,732$1,732$0$0 0.4%
Fees: legal $158$158$0$0 0.0%
Total$406,287100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $283,189 spent · pay $236,175 · grants $0 · events $2,085
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $156,717$156,717$0$0 55.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $62,000$62,000$0$0 21.9%
Office expenses $25,067$25,067$0$0 8.9%
Payroll taxes $17,458$17,458$0$0 6.2%
Information technology $12,601$12,601$0$0 4.4%
Travel $6,270$6,270$0$0 2.2%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $2,085$2,085$0$0 0.7%
Insurance $1,732$1,732$0$0 0.6%
All other expenses -$741-$741$0$0 -0.3%
Total$283,189100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $186,972 spent · pay $222,997 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $139,693$139,693-- 74.7%
Pay: disqualified persons $62,000$62,000-- 33.2%
Payroll taxes $21,304$21,304-- 11.4%
Office expenses $16,262$16,262-- 8.7%
Information technology $4,368$4,368-- 2.3%
Travel $2,335$2,335-- 1.2%
Fees: other services $1,679$1,679-- 0.9%
Fees: legal $61$61-- 0.0%
Other (as described)PPP Loan forgivenes -$60,730$0-$60,730$0 -32.5%
Total$186,972100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $189,713 spent · pay $154,912 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $154,912$154,912-- 81.7%
Office expenses $27,556$27,556-- 14.5%
Fees: management $7,245$7,245-- 3.8%
Total$189,713100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $132,486 spent · pay $121,753 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $121,753 91.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $6,011 4.5%
Fees to independent contractors $3,695 2.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,027 0.8%
Total$132,486100%

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