LEARNING VINE

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2023 · Form 990 · revenue $302K · expenses $286K · assets $0

EIN
27-4098151
Address
6523 DENALI RIDGE DR, PLAINFIELD, IL 60586-1469
NTEE code
B80 Student Services, Organizations of Students (Education) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
March 2014 (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, 509(a)(2)
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Mission

CLASSES FOR HOMESCHOOLED CHILDREN

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

4 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
Faith Bruck PRESIDENT2013-2023 $0$99,733 1
Victoria Krofta-Thompson TREASURER2016-2023 $0$98,017 1
Karine Bauch (former) Former Vice President2013-2016 $13,615$13,615 1
Christine Digweed (former) Former President2013-2016 $12,983$12,983 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 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
Brad Thompson (former) Board member2016 0 $0 reported 1
Tom Williams (former) Board member2016 0 $0 reported 1
April Catalano (former) Board member2016 0 $0 reported 1
Blessy Mathew (former) Board member2016 0 $0 reported 1
Eric Bruck (former) Secretary2016 0 $0 reported 1
Neil Anderson (former) Treasurer2016 3 $0 reported 1
Kathy Johnson (former) Secretary2013 1 $0 reported 1
Deana Myers (former) Board member2013 1 $0 reported 1
Kandy Mukenschnabl (former) Board member2013 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2023 · 2 people listed · none paid · 25 employees · 20 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FAITH BRUCK PRESIDENT40 $0$0$0 $01
VICTORIA KROFTA-THOMPSON TREASURER40 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $49K · 24 employees · 26 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
VICTORIA KROFTA-THOMPSON TREASURER40 $26,933$0$0 $26,9331
FAITH BRUCK PRESIDENT40 $22,199$0$0 $22,1991
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid · 12 employees · 20 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FAITH BRUCK PRESIDENT40 $0$0$0 $01
VICTORIA KROFTA-THOMPSON TREASURER40 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 15 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FAITH BRUCK PRESIDENT40 $0$0$0 $01
VICTORIA KROFTA-THOMPSON TREASURER40 $0$0$0 $01
2019 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $43K · 15 employees · 15 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FAITH BRUCK PRESIDENT40 $22,370$0$0 $22,3701
VICTORIA KROFTA-THOMPSON TREASURER40 $20,393$0$0 $20,3931
2018 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $59K · 14 employees · 15 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FAITH BRUCK PRESIDENT40 $29,450$0$0 $29,4501
VICTORIA KROFTA-THOMPSON TREASURER40 $29,161$0$0 $29,1611
2017 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $25K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FAITH BRUCK PRESIDENT40 $12,570-- $12,5701
VICTORIA KROFTA-THOMPSON TREASURER40 $12,510-- $12,5101
2016 · 10 people listed · 4 paid, $49K · 14 employees · 25 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Karine Bauch Former Vice President5 $13,615$0$0 $13,6151
Faith Bruck President5 $13,144$0$0 $13,1441
Christine Digweed Former President5 $12,983$0$0 $12,9831
Victoria Krofta-Thompson Vice President5 $9,020$0$0 $9,0201
Brad Thompson Board member0 $0$0$0 $01
Tom Williams Board member0 $0$0$0 $01
April Catalano Board member0 $0$0$0 $01
Blessy Mathew Board member0 $0$0$0 $01
Eric Bruck Secretary0 $0$0$0 $01
Neil Anderson Treasurer3 $0$0$0 $01
2013 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Christine Digweed President10 $0-$0 $01
Karine Bauch Vice President/Treasurer10 $0-$0 $01
Kathy Johnson Secretary1 $0-$0 $01
Deana Myers Board member1 $0-$0 $01
Kandy Mukenschnabl Board member1 $0-$0 $01
Faith Bruck Board member1 $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
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$301,579$285,713 $0$0 $148$301,431 $231,0752520
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$280,363$240,789 $154,350$83,075 $208$280,155 $189,3142426
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$200,336$207,437 $0$0 $216$200,120 $146,6721220
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$175,636$193,064 $115,204$50,379 $2,554$173,082 $131,563015
2019 · Form 990 period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$212,164$236,596 $96,336$77,834 $495$211,669 $143,6181515
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$261,655$257,795 $105,751$98,091 $167$261,488 $166,8031415
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$190,437$204,844 $93,616$85,907 $192$190,142 ---
2016 · Form 990 period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$186,675$222,725 $102,296$40,645 $87$186,378 $26,8941425
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-03-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$121,198$62,266 $59,517$59,517 $0$121,198 ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $545 in all, tax years 2020 to 2023. 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

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION $5454 $1382023 2020-2023 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “LEARNING VINE”
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THE LINCOLN FOUNDATION C-O BEN MYERSILB80 $232,964$270,762 Treasurer$0 Same NTEE code B80, revenue within 2x, same state
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS STUDENTS OF AMERICAILB80 $252,455$258,865 President$0 Same NTEE code B80, revenue within 2x, same state
OAK PARK AND RIVER FOREST HIGH ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONILB80 $198,829$87,855 Past President$0 Same NTEE code B80, revenue within 2x, same state
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EQUALITY DREAM TEAMILB80 $261,990$241,502 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code B80, revenue within 2x, same state
RISE - FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLED STUDENTSILB80 $553,091$542,807 SEC$24,000 Same NTEE code B80, revenue within 2x, same state
CULTIVATE COLLECTIVE INCILB80 $236,910$214,316 Chairperson$0 Same NTEE code B80, revenue within 2x, same state
EVOLVED NETWORK NFPILB80 $243,834$233,752 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT$85,000 Same NTEE code B80, revenue within 2x, same state
COLUMBIA UPLIFTILB80 $204,945$328,322 Director$35,871 Same NTEE code B80, revenue within 2x, same state
ASIAN STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTILB80 $186,003$227,353 PRESIDENT/CEO$96,612 Same NTEE code B80, revenue within 2x, same state
OLC FOUNDATIONILB80 $200,000$200,000 CEO$336,841 Same NTEE code B80, revenue within 2x, same state
AMERICAN STUDENT DENTAL ASSOCIATIONILB80 $172,326$176,704 President$0 Same NTEE code B80, revenue within 2x, same state
ZELL ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOUNDATIONILB80 $214,482$427,530 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code B80, revenue within 2x, same state
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

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ZELL FAMILY FOUNDATION $6,000,0007 1Private foundation2020–2024 ZELL ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOUNDATION
IMPACTASSETS INC $3,355,00014 2DAF sponsor2012–2024 LEARNING FOR LIVING INSTITUTE; BROOKLYN DEBATE LEAGUE INC
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $1,261,32842 15DAF sponsor2016–2024 FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE OF CONNECTICUT; FREEDOM VILLAGE OF HOPE; RISE - FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLED STUDENTS; INSPIRE THE FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION and 11 more
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION $831,65611 1DAF sponsor2009–2024 LAS FLORISTAS INC
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING $518,47720 7DAF sponsor2015–2024 FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE OF CONNECTICUT; BROOKLYN DEBATE LEAGUE INC; NINO DE LA CARIDAD INC; NORTH STAR SELF DIRECTED LEARNING FOR TEENS INC and 3 more
CALVERT IMPACT CAPITAL INC $480,1181 1DAF sponsor2010–2010 LEARNING FOR LIVING INSTITUTE
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM $410,5269 4DAF sponsor2020–2024 OAK PARK AND RIVER FOREST HIGH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION; FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE OF CONNECTICUT; FREEDOM VILLAGE OF HOPE; BROOKLYN DEBATE LEAGUE INC
JEWISH COMMUNAL FUND $401,23814 1DAF sponsor2011–2024 FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE OF CONNECTICUT
NIGHT HERON FOUNDATION $379,4984 1Private foundation2013–2023 OAK PARK AND RIVER FOREST HIGH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT $340,50018 1Private foundation2012–2023 ALWAYS KNOCKING
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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.

2023 · Form 990 · $285,713 spent · pay $250,146 · grants $0 · events $748
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $231,075$231,075$0$0 80.9%
Payroll taxes $19,071$19,071$0$0 6.7%
Office expenses $17,357$17,357$0$0 6.1%
Occupancy $8,000$8,000$0$0 2.8%
Other (as described)GENERAL AND ADMIN $5,187$5,187$0$0 1.8%
Insurance $3,695$3,695$0$0 1.3%
Other (as described) EventEVENT $748$748$0$0 0.3%
Other (as described)PAYPAL $580$580$0$0 0.2%
Total$285,713100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $240,789 spent · pay $202,628 · grants $0 · events $1,260
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $189,314$189,314$0$0 78.6%
Payroll taxes $13,314$13,314$0$0 5.5%
Fees: management $10,050$10,050$0$0 4.2%
Office expenses $8,641$8,641$0$0 3.6%
Occupancy $8,000$8,000$0$0 3.3%
Other (as described)GENERAL AND ADMIN $5,797$5,797$0$0 2.4%
Insurance $3,503$3,503$0$0 1.5%
Other (as described) EventEVENT $1,260$1,260$0$0 0.5%
Other (as described)PAYPAL $910$910$0$0 0.4%
Total$240,789100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $207,437 spent · pay $158,679 · grants $0 · events $312
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $146,672$146,672$0$0 70.7%
Fees: management $24,045$24,045$0$0 11.6%
Office expenses $15,601$15,601$0$0 7.5%
Payroll taxes $12,007$12,007$0$0 5.8%
Occupancy $8,800$8,800$0$0 4.2%
Other (as described) EventEVENT $312$312$0$0 0.2%
Total$207,437100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $193,064 spent · pay $142,071 · grants $0 · events $60
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $131,563$131,563$0$0 68.1%
Fees: management $30,058$30,058$0$0 15.6%
Payroll taxes $10,508$10,508$0$0 5.4%
Other (as described)GEN $6,840$6,840$0$0 3.5%
Occupancy $5,600$5,600$0$0 2.9%
Other (as described)AWAITING $4,543$4,543$0$0 2.4%
Office expenses $3,601$3,601$0$0 1.9%
Other (as described)BOOKS & CURRICULUM $291$291$0$0 0.2%
Other (as described) EventEVENT $60$60$0$0 0.0%
Total$193,064100%

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2019 · Form 990 · $236,596 spent · pay $155,077 · grants $0 · events $758
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $143,618$143,618$0$0 60.7%
Fees: management $56,067$56,067$0$0 23.7%
Payroll taxes $11,459$11,459$0$0 4.8%
Occupancy $8,735$8,735$0$0 3.7%
Other (as described)GEN $6,170$6,170$0$0 2.6%
Office expenses $4,617$4,617$0$0 2.0%
Other (as described)AWAITING $3,197$3,197$0$0 1.4%
Fees: accounting $1,416$1,416$0$0 0.6%
Other (as described) EventEVENT $758$758$0$0 0.3%
Other (as described)BOOKS & CURRICULUM $559$559$0$0 0.2%
Total$236,596100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $257,795 spent · pay $180,225 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $166,803$166,803$0$0 64.7%
Fees: management $51,055$51,055$0$0 19.8%
Office expenses $14,409$14,409$0$0 5.6%
Payroll taxes $13,422$13,422$0$0 5.2%
Occupancy $8,085$8,085$0$0 3.1%
Other (as described)BOOKS & CURRICULUM $1,734$1,734$0$0 0.7%
Fees: accounting $1,545$1,545$0$0 0.6%
Other (as described)AWAITING $365$365$0$0 0.1%
Other (as described)TOTAL B4 7/27/18 $224$224$0$0 0.1%
Other (as described)MISC SERVICE COST $153$153$0$0 0.1%
Total$257,795100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $204,844 spent · pay $132,133 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $132,133 64.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $61,161 29.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $11,550 5.6%
Total$204,844100%

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2016 · Form 990 · $222,725 spent · pay $144,502 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $67,344$64,413$2,931$0 30.2%
Fees: other services $45,739$45,739$0$0 20.5%
Pay: disqualified persons $36,138$36,138$0$0 16.2%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $26,894$0$26,894$0 12.1%
Payroll taxes $14,126$10,844$3,282$0 6.3%
Other (as described)Classroom Supplies $10,590$10,590$0$0 4.8%
Occupancy $7,350$7,350$0$0 3.3%
Information technology $6,617$0$6,617$0 3.0%
Other (as described)Lunch costs $3,028$3,028$0$0 1.4%
Insurance $1,994$0$1,994$0 0.9%
Other (as described)Misc Expenses $1,328$545$783$0 0.6%
Other (as described)Payroll services $1,050$0$1,050$0 0.5%
Fees: accounting $431$0$431$0 0.2%
Office expenses $87$0$87$0 0.0%
Advertising and promotion $9$0$9$0 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $210$0reported apart
Total$222,725100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $62,266 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $46,295 74.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $9,836 15.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,135 9.9%
Total$62,266100%

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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
2020$10,000$02
Largest awards · 1 shown
YearAgencyKindProgramDescriptionObligated
2020Small Business AdministrationGrant or other assistanceECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN EMERGENCY ADVANCE 59.072ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER GRANT$10,000

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