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DOODLEBUG WORKSHOP VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTER INC

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2023 · Form 990EZ · revenue $196K · expenses $116K · assets $122K

Also known as
TRAINING CENTER INC
EIN
82-2500987
Address
314 S MAIN STREET, WHEATON, IL 60187-5756
Website
WWW.DOODLEBUGWORKSHOP.COM
NTEE code
B99
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2018
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Mission

SERVICES FOR DEVELOPMENTALLY DISBLED ADULTS

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
Sarah Starke PRESIDENT2021-2023 $18,000$27,074 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 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
Ronald Diener VICE PRESIDE2022-2023 5 $0 reported 1
Thomas Starke TREASURER/SE2021-2023 5 $0 reported 1
Scott Swords (former) TREASURER/SE2021 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2023 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $18K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SARAH STARKE PRESIDENT40 $18,000-- $18,0001
RONALD DIENER VICE PRESIDE5 $0-- $01
THOMAS STARKE TREASURER/SE5 $0-- $01
2022 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $9K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SARAH STARKE PRESIDENT40 $9,074-- $9,0741
RONALD DIENER VICE PRESIDE5 $0-- $01
THOMAS STARKE TREASURER/SE5 $0-- $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SARAH STARKE PRESIDENT40 $0-- $01
THOMAS STARKE VICE PRESIDE5 $0-- $01
SCOTT SWORDS TREASURER/SE5 $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 990EZ period ending 2024-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$196,392$116,436 $121,750$121,750 $168,294$10,767 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$93,369$77,443 $42,524$41,794 $70,280$16,605 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-09-30 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$64,635$44,313 $25,868$25,868 $55,781$3,758 ---

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $34,134 in all, tax years 2022 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
FT CARES FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2024 1$15,000 2024$15,000
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UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN & APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPE Public charity Exact 2022 1$10,000 2022$10,000
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$8,100 2023$8,100
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SBB RESEARCH GROUP SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “DOODLEBUG WORKSHOP VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTER INC” 2025 1$1,000 2025$1,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “DOODLEBUG WORKSHOP VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTER INC” 2022 1$34 2022$34
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Who funds organizations like this

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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$1,265,90145 152017–2024 SKOKIE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION; CHALLENGER LEARNING CENTER OF ARIZONA; TREE FOUNDATION INC; OAKLAND DIGITAL ARTS AND LITERACY CENTER INC and 11 more
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FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$840,79827 52011–2024 JACK H MARSTON II CANCER RESEARCH FUND A NOT FOR PROFIT CORP; HIGH WAY EDUCATION INC; CARDIO FACIO CUTANEOUS INTERNATIONAL INC; INDIA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL and 1 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$578,85434 142014–2024 ATTUNE TO GROW INC; READY FOR READING INC; CORNERSTONE ACADEMY; WOMENS WELL BEING AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION and 10 more
IRWIN FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$461,0007 12016–2022 CORNERSTONE ACADEMY
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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 990EZ · $116,436 spent · pay $40,175 · grants $0 · events $2,888
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $43,264 37.2%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $40,175 34.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $27,371 23.5%
Fees to independent contractors $5,626 4.8%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income -$2,888reported apart
Total$116,436100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $77,443 spent · pay $10,181 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $39,890 51.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $25,089 32.4%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $10,181 13.1%
Fees to independent contractors $2,283 2.9%
Total$77,443100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $44,313 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $22,606 51.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $21,707 49.0%
Total$44,313100%

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