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CHRISTIAN LEARNING CENTER INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $291K · expenses $272K · assets $48K

EIN
20-3092002
Address
111 AULENBROCK DR, CANTON, MS 39046-7036
Website
HTTPS://WWW.CHRISTIANLEARNINGCENTEREARLYLEARN.COM
NTEE code
B990
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2007
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Mission

THE CHRISTIAN LEARNING CENTER IS DESIGNED TO ENRICH, ENHANCE AND ASSIST CHILDREN ACADEMICALLY WITH A CHRISTIAN BASED CURRICULUM. EACH CHILD WORKS TO ACHIEVE THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL AND THE CENTER ACHEIVES THIS BY ASSISTING WITH THE FOLLOWING: COMPLETING HOMEWORK, STUDYING FOR SCHEDULED TESTS, AND COMPLETING EXTRA ASSIGNMENTS IF POSSIBLE. THE CENTER WORKS CLOSELY WITH SCHOOL/TEACHERS IN THE AREA TO KEEP CHILDREN ON TRACK; IF NECESSARY THE CENTER'S STAFF VISITS THE SCHOOL UPON PARENT REQUEST TO ENSURE CHILDREN WORK TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY. THE CENTER'S GOAL IS TO WORK WITH EACH CHILD WITH PROMOTION TO THE NEXT GRADE IN MIND. THE CENTER PROVIDES THE ESSENTIALS NECESSARY TO INSTILL MORAL CHARACTER, HIGH SELF-ESTEEM, AND POSITIVE ATTITUDES TOWARD THE COMMUNITY AND ITS ENVIRONMENT.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

2 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
Emberly Harden TREASURER2020-2024 $37,720$162,059 1
Thelma Harden EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2018-2024 $31,040$85,382 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

7 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
Chiquanda Evans PRESIDENT2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Morgan Flournoy VICE PRESIDENT2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Ashley Smith SECRETARY2018-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Melanie Gates BOARD MEMBER2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Chiqunda Evans (former) PRESIDENT2018-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Robert Clay (former) VICE PRESIDENT2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Martha D'Amico (former) BOARD MEMBER2018-2021 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $69K · 12 employees · 4 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
EMBERLY HARDEN TREASURER40 $37,720$0$0 $37,7201
THELMA HARDEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $31,040$0$0 $31,0401
CHIQUANDA EVANS PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
MORGAN FLOURNOY VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
ASHLEY SMITH SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
MELANIE GATES BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $50K · 17 employees · 4 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
EMBERLY HARDEN TREASURER40 $41,903$0$0 $41,9031
THELMA HARDEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $8,000$0$0 $8,0001
CHIQUANDA EVANS PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
MORGAN FLOURNOY VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
ASHLEY SMITH SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
MELANIE GATES BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $48K · 16 employees · 20 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
EMBERLY HARDEN TREASURER40 $40,158$0$0 $40,1581
THELMA HARDEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $8,320$0$0 $8,3201
CHIQUANDA EVANS PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
MORGAN FLOURNOY VICE PRESIDENT1 $0$0$0 $01
ASHLEY SMITH SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
MELANIE GATES BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $33K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
EMBERLY HARDEN TREASURER40 $24,557-$0 $24,5571
THELMA HARDEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $8,217-$0 $8,2171
CHIQUNDA EVANS PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
ROBERT CLAY VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
ASHLEY SMITH SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
MARTHA D'AMICO BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 6 people listed · 2 paid, $27K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
EMBERLY HARDEN TREASURER40 $17,721-$0 $17,7211
THELMA HARDEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $9,146-$0 $9,1461
MARTHA D'AMICO BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
ROBERT CLAY VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
CHIQUNDA EVANS PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
ASHLEY SMITH SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $9K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THELMA HARDEN TREASURER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $9,440-$0 $9,4401
CHIQUNDA EVANS PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
ASHLEY SMITH SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
MARTHA D'AMICO BOARD MEMBER1 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $11K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
THELMA HARDEN TREASURER/EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR40 $11,219-$0 $11,2191
CHIQUNDA EVANS PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
ASHLEY SMITH SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
MARTHA D'AMICO 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
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$290,769$272,243 $48,377$49 $0$290,769 $68,760124
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$227,592$240,071 $33,043-$18,477 $0$227,592 $49,903174
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$387,160$383,348 $50,100-$6,000 $0$387,160 $48,4791620
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$193,440$201,228 $52,288-$9,812 -$193,440 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$159,751$183,821 $60,076-$2,024 $17,000$142,751 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$145,706$122,047 $7,462$5,139 -$145,706 ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$86,401$110,857 $1,603-$7,806 -$86,401 ---

Funders of this organization

2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $49,449 in all, tax years 2020 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
HEALTHY CENTERS HEALTHY KIDS Public charity Exact 2020, 2023-2024 3$41,989 2024$0
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COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR MISSISSIPPI DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$7,460 2020$7,460
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$997,50021 72014–2024 RECREATIONAL FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC; EDUCARE CENTRAL MAINE; NEW YORK THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION CENTER; COLUMBIA LEARNING CENTER and 3 more
SOUTH DAKOTA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$921,6375 12020–2024 MAPPING YOUR FUTURE 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 · $272,243 spent · pay $159,949 · grants $1,621 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $75,790$56,843$18,947- 27.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $68,760$51,570$17,190- 25.3%
Occupancy $54,872$41,154$13,718- 20.2%
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXPENSES $25,357$25,357-- 9.3%
Payroll taxes $15,399$11,549$3,850- 5.7%
Insurance $8,423$6,317$2,106- 3.1%
Other (as described)FOOD $7,649$7,649-- 2.8%
Office expenses $4,468$3,351$1,117- 1.6%
Depreciation and depletion $3,910$2,932$978- 1.4%
Information technology $3,697$2,773$924- 1.4%
Travel $1,947$1,460$487- 0.7%
Grants to US organizations and governments $1,621$1,621-- 0.6%
Fees: accounting $350-$350- 0.1%
Total$272,243100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $240,071 spent · pay $139,651 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $80,053$80,053-- 33.3%
Occupancy $52,059$39,044$13,015- 21.7%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $49,903$37,427$12,476- 20.8%
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXPENSES $20,685$20,685-- 8.6%
Payroll taxes $9,695$7,271$2,424- 4.0%
Insurance $7,229$5,422$1,807- 3.0%
Other (as described)FOOD $5,311$3,983$1,328- 2.2%
Depreciation and depletion $3,055$2,291$764- 1.3%
Office expenses $2,975$2,231$744- 1.2%
Other (as described)CLEANING SUPPLIES $2,515$1,886$629- 1.0%
Information technology $2,303$1,727$576- 1.0%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $1,843$1,382$461- 0.8%
Travel $1,695$1,271$424- 0.7%
Fees: accounting $750-$750- 0.3%
Total$240,071100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $383,348 spent · pay $180,219 · grants $5,534 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $118,911$118,911-- 31.0%
Other (as described)PROGRAM EXPENSES $118,251$118,251-- 30.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $48,479$36,359$12,120- 12.6%
Occupancy $28,483$21,362$7,121- 7.4%
Travel $14,828$11,121$3,707- 3.9%
Payroll taxes $12,829$9,622$3,207- 3.3%
Other (as described)FOOD $8,267$6,200$2,067- 2.2%
Insurance $7,419$5,564$1,855- 1.9%
Office expenses $5,996$4,497$1,499- 1.6%
Other (as described)CLEANING SUPPLIES $5,891$4,418$1,473- 1.5%
Grants to US individuals $5,534$5,534-- 1.4%
Other (as described)MISCELLANEOUS $4,353$3,265$1,088- 1.1%
Information technology $2,135$1,601$534- 0.6%
Fees: accounting $1,422-$1,422- 0.4%
Depreciation and depletion $550$412$138- 0.1%
Total$383,348100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $201,228 spent · pay $93,957 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $93,957 46.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $78,950 39.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $28,071 13.9%
Fees to independent contractors $250 0.1%
Total$201,228100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $183,821 spent · pay $66,227 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $91,332 49.7%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $66,227 36.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $26,262 14.3%
Total$183,821100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $122,047 spent · pay $45,327 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $49,752 40.8%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $45,327 37.1%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $26,868 22.0%
Fees to independent contractors $100 0.1%
Total$122,047100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $110,857 spent · pay $30,870 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $58,505 52.8%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $30,870 27.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $21,482 19.4%
Total$110,857100%

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