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PUTNAM COUNTY COALITION FOR EDUCATION AND THE CREATIVE ARTS

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $59K · expenses $49K · assets $35K

EIN
81-5478014
Address
PO BOX 316, GREENCASTLE, IN 46135-0316
NTEE code
B20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2017
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Mission

THE CASTLE IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS WHERE THEY FEEL SEEN, HEARD, VALUED AND EMPOWERED, AND SUPPORTING TEACHERS IN THEIR ABILITY TO

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
Beth Benedix FOUNDER & DIRECTOR2022-2024 $0$26,000 1
Courtenay Hayes LEAD TEACHER2022-2024 $0$21,250 1
Leah Henry (former) LEAD TEACHER2022 $3,500$7,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

10 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
Kathryn Dilworth TRUSTEE2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Ashley Magdaleno TRUSTEE2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Brian Hatton TRUSTEE2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Will Pearson TRUSTEE2023-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jp Olsen TRUSTEE2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Jim Ensley TRUSTEE2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Tom Kixmiller TRUSTEE2022-2024 1 $0 reported 1
Beth Waterman (former) TRUSTEE2022 1 $0 reported 1
Kate Skirvin (former) TRUSTEE2022 1 $0 reported 1
Kathryn Kilworth (former) TRUSTEE2022 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BETH BENEDIX FOUNDER & DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
COURTENAY HAYES LEAD TEACHER5 $0-$0 $01
KATHRYN DILWORTH TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
ASHLEY MAGDALENO TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
BRIAN HATTON TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
WILL PEARSON TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
JP OLSEN TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
JIM ENSLEY TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
TOM KIXMILLER TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 9 people listed · 1 paid, $7K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
COURTENAY HAYES LEAD TEACHER5 $7,250-$0 $7,2501
BETH BENEDIX FOUNDER & DIRECTOR10 $0-$0 $01
KATHRYN DILWORTH TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
ASHLEY MAGDALENO TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
BRIAN HATTON TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
WILL PEARSON TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
JP OLSEN TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
JIM ENSLEY TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
TOM KIXMILLER TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 22 people listed · 6 paid, $47K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BETH BENEDIX FOUNDER & DIRECTOR10 $13,000-$0 $13,0001
BETH BENEDIX FOUNDER & DIRECTOR10 $13,000-$0 $13,0001
COURTENAY HAYES LEAD TEACHER5 $7,000-$0 $7,0001
COURTENAY HAYES LEAD TEACHER5 $7,000-$0 $7,0001
LEAH HENRY LEAD TEACHER5 $3,500-$0 $3,5001
LEAH HENRY LEAD TEACHER5 $3,500-$0 $3,5001
BETH WATERMAN TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
BRIAN HATTON TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
ASHLEY MAGDALENO TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
JP OLSEN TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
TOM KIXMILLER TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
KATE SKIRVIN TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
JIM ENSLEY TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
KATHRYN KILWORTH TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
BETH WATERMAN TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
BRIAN HATTON TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
ASHLEY MAGDALENO TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
JP OLSEN TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
TOM KIXMILLER TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
KATE SKIRVIN TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
JIM ENSLEY TRUSTEE1 $0-$0 $01
KATHRYN KILWORTH TRUSTEE1 $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 990EZ period ending 2025-07-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$59,157$49,280 $34,960$34,960 $47,592$11,565 ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-07-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$45,289$72,170 $25,083$25,083 $36,992$8,297 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-07-31 · amended · view filing · original 990 ↗
$117,192$99,559 $51,964$51,964 $111,666$5,503 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-06-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$118,784$96,264 $56,851$56,851 $113,281$5,503 ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $90,856 in all, tax years 2017 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
THE PUTNAM COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2017, 2019, 2021 3$60,750 2021$20,000
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INDIANA YOUTH INSTITUTE INC Public charity Exact 2024 1$30,000 2024$30,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “PUTNAM COUNTY COALITION FOR EDUCATION AND THE CREATIVE ARTS” 2020-2023 4$106 2023$16
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LEARNING TO LEAD EDUCATION CORPORATIONVAB20 $35,093$35,848 BOARD MEMBER$0 Same NTEE code B20, revenue within 2x
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GREATER MANHATTAN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$221,5003 12021–2024 ATCHISON COUNTY COMMUNITY SCHOOLS EDUCATION FOUNDATION
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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 990EZ · $49,280 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $43,460 88.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $5,715 11.6%
Printing, publications, postage $88 0.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $17 0.0%
Total$49,280100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $72,170 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $67,667 93.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,446 4.8%
Printing, publications, postage $1,057 1.5%
Total$72,170100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $99,559 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $95,941 96.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,278 3.3%
Printing, publications, postage $340 0.3%
Total$99,559100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $96,264 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $92,496 96.1%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $3,458 3.6%
Printing, publications, postage $310 0.3%
Total$96,264100%

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