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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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| Yes | No | |||||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | ||||||
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | ||||||
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | ||||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | ||||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | ||||||
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | ||||||
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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| FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION | CREATIVE LIVES AFFIRMS THAT EACH CHILD IS INNATELY GOOD, WITH A UNIQUE POTENTIAL FOR LEARNING, CONTRIBUTION AND FULFILLMENT. IT IS OUR MISSION AND VISION TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THRIVE, DEVELOP THEIR CHARACTER AND REACH THIS POTENTIAL AS ADULTS -- BY ATTENDING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR MINDS, THE HEALTH OF THEIR BODIES AND ENVIRONMENT, AND NURTURING THEIR INNER LIVES AND CREATIVITY. |
| FORM 990 | CREATIVE LIVES OPERATES YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH, DEVELOPS TRAINING MATERIALS FOR ADULTS, IMPLEMENTS SCHOOL-WIDE PROJECTS TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS, AND DELIVERS TEACHER/PARENT TRAINING PROGRAMS. FUNDING SOURCES INCLUDE PROGRAM TUITION, PRIVATE DONATIONS, BUSINESSES AND CORPORATIONS, PRIVATE AND CORPORATE FOUNDATIONS, AND GOVERNMENT GRANTS. OUR VOLUNTEER TIME IS VALUED AT MORE THAN 8,000 ANNUALLY. OUR APPROACH IS OUTLINED IN TWO UPCOMING TEXTS: "A FRAMWORK FOR WISE EDUCATION," BY ELLEN TADD, AND "CREATIVE LIVES: HELPING CHILDREN THRIVE," A FIELD-MANUAL FOR PRACTITIONERS BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAUREEN BURFORD. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 | VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | ADULT TRAINING PROGRAMS, DELIVERY AND OUTCOMES IN 2019, CREATIVE LIVES DELIVERED A GRANT-FUNDED, GRADUATE-LEVEL TRAINING IN PHILOSOPHER ELLEN TADD'S HOLISTIC APPROACH TO TEACHING AND LEARNING, "A FRAMEWORK FOR WISE EDUCATION." THIS BETA-TEST OF OUR TRAINING PROGRAM HELD THE OBJECTIVE TO FIELD-TEST AND FINE-TUNE OUR CURRICULUM, TRAINING MATERIALS, AND MEASURE OUTCOMES FOR PARTICIPANTS AND THEIR STUDENTS AND MAKE IMPROVEMENTS TO OUR COURSE. FOURTEEN EDUCATORS WERE FUNDED TO PARTICIPATE. THE COURSE MET FOR FOURTEEN WEEKS, INCLUDING TWENTY-FIVE HOURS OF DIRECT INSTRUCTION, CLASSROOM VISITS, AND INDIVIDUAL MENTORING. PARTICIPANTS INTEGRATED THEIR TRAINING TO ENHANCE THEIR OWN AREAS OF EXPERTISE AND DELIVERY (INCLUDING K-12 IN SCHOOL AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL SETTINGS), WHILE ADDRESSING BOTH STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF EACH STUDENT AS A WHOLE, HEALTHY PERSON. GRADUATES OF OUR TRAINING PROGRAM TARGETED INDIVIDUAL, GOALS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND STUDENT IMPACT, INCLUDING: DESIRED PROFESSIONAL GAINS: INCREASED JOB SATISFACTION AND PERSONAL WELLBEING; BETTER CONNECTION WITH STUDENTS; SWIFT MEANS TO ASSESS LEARNING PRIORITIES AND SELECT APPROPRIATE STRATEGIES FOR GROWTH; AN EFFICIENT, EFFECT FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPING SHARED VISION WITH COLLEAGUES, STUDENTS, AND PARENTS/GUARDIANS; A TIMELESS APPROACH THAT WILL NEVER "STALE," BUT WILL ALWAYS APPLY TO EACH STUDENT AND GROUP. DESIRED STUDENT GAINS INCUDE: IMPROVED FOCUS, SELF-ESTEEM, AND ENTHUSIASM TO LEARN; SUSTAINED SELF-REGULATION AND EMOTIONAL WELLBEING; IMPROVED CLASSROOM ENGAGEMENT AND LEARNING RETENTION; ABILITY TO ACTIVELY SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF SELF AND OTHERS; GREATER CREATIVE EXPRESSION; IMPROVED RESPONSIBILITY AND PERSEVERANCE. BASED ON SURVEYS, SUBMITTED WORK, AND EXIT INTERVIEWS, CREATIVE LIVES APPROXIMATES THE FOLLOWING DATA: MORE THAN 65% OF PARTICIPANTS REPORTED SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS IN THEIR TARGETED AREAS FOR THEIR STUDENTS MORE THAN 63% OF PARTICIPANTS REPORTED SIGNIFICANT PROFESSIONAL GAINS; SOME ALL PARTICIPANTS FOUND SIGNIFICANT NEW STRATEGIES, TOOLS, OR UNDERSTANDINGS THAT IMPROVED THEIR TEACHING AND UNDERSTANDING OF INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE LEARNING IN THEIR CLASSROOMS. A HIGHLIGHT FOR PARTICIPANTS WAS A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROCESS OF THE MECHANICS OF FOCUS AND CONCENTRATION IN THEMSELVES AND STUDENTS, AS WELL AS THE ROLE FOCUS PLAYS IN SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | CREATIVE LIVES AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM (CLASP) CLASP PROVIDES DAILY AFTERSCHOOL ENRICHMENT, CARE, AND ORGANIC MEALS TO STUDENTS K-5TH ATTENDING WHITE RIVER SCHOOL IN WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO HELP OUR STUDENTS THRIVE ACROSS EACH OF THE SEVEN CATEGORIES IN A FRAMEWORK FOR WISE EDUCATION (INSPIRATION, FOCUS, SELF-ESTEEM, CARING, EMOTIONAL WELLBEING, PERSONA IN THE WORLD, AND DISCIPLINE). AN ADDITIONAL GOAL IS TO DEVELOP NEW CURRICULUM, TRAINING MATERIALS, AND APPLICATIONS OF OUR HOLISTIC APPROACH FOR USE WITH CHILDREN AND ADULTS. CLASP ENROLLS 24 STUDENTS AFTERSCHOOL DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. OUR PROGRAM MODELS AND SUPPORTS HEALTHY LIVING AND LEARNING, INCLUDING ATTENTION TO FOOD AND NUTRITION, YOGA AND MEDITATION, ENRICHMENT LEARNING, PROJECTS, COGNIVITE DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY WELLBEING. 89% OF PARENTS RESPONDING TO SURVEYS SHARE THAT CLASP HAS IMPROVED THEIR CHILD'S CONFIDENCE, CREATIVITY, FOCUS, AND ABILITY TO WORK WELL WITH OTHERS. WE ESTIMATE THAT OF THE 24 REGULAR ATTENDEES, 46% STRUGGLE WITH FOCUS AND EMOTIONAL REGULATION. OF THESE, 38% MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS BOTH AT CLASP AND IN SCHOOL DAY LEARNING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | SUMMER CAMPS CREATIVE LIVES PARTNERS WITH THE HARTFORD VERMONT REC. DEPT. TO OFFER SUMMER CAMP VENTURES. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEEPEN OUR TRAINING PROGRAM PRACTICES, OFFER FIELD SUPPORT TO YOUNG EDUCATORS, ENHANCE THE CAMP ENRICHMENT PROGRAM, AND CREATE A MODEL FOR WHOLE-CHILD DEVELOPMENT IN OUT-OF-SCHOOL SETTINGS. VENTURES SERVES 80 CHILDREN DAILY FOR EIGHT WEEKS EACH SUMMER AND HAS A HIGH PERCENTAGE OF RETURNING STUDENTS EACH YEAR. OBJECTIVES FOR VENTURES CAMPERS INCLUDED: IMPROVED DECISION MAKING, SELF-ESTEEM, AND COLLABORATIVE ABILITY AMONG CAMPERS AND INCREASED PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVITIES. GOALS WERE TRACKED DURING PHOTOGRAPHY, OUTDOOR EDUCATION, THEATER ENRICHMENT EXPERIENCES, AND ALL-CAMP MEETINGS. REPORTED OUTCOMES: 100% OF CAMPERS ENGAGED IN NEW PHOTOGRAPHY AND THEATER COURSES 73% OF CAMPERS STRUGGLING WITH CONFIDENCE, FOCUS AND COLLABORATIVE SKILLS MADE OBSERVABLE GAINS IN SELF-REGULATION AND COLLABORATIVE ABILITY, INCLUDING INCREASED BALANCE IN LEADING/FOLLOWING, ABILITY TO REFRAIN FROM BLURTING OUT IN GROUP DISCUSSIONS, ABILITY TO SELF-CALM, INCREASED WILLINGNESS TO PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSIONS AND ACTIVITIES. BASED ON POSITIVE RESULTS FROM OUR TEST GROUPS, WE WILL EXPAND OUR STAFF TRAINING AND ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES FOR 2020. FOR HER WORK WITH VENTURES, IN 2019, CREATIVE LIVES DIRECTOR MAUREEN BURFORD WAS AWARDED THE "LYNNE VON TRAPP" AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN LEADING PREVENTATIVE PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI | MAUREEN BURFORD IS RECUSED FROM ALL DISCUSSION AND VOTES CONCERNING HER POSITION AND BENEFITS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | UPON REQUEST |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A | BOARD VOTE AND DISCUSSION |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | CONSULTANTS 27,777 0 0 OUTSIDE SERVICES-GRANT SEARCH 0 0 849 CLASP WRS PROGRAM CONSULTANTS 4,920 0 0 0 0 0 CREATIVE LIVES SUMMER CAMP CONSULTANTS 9,000 0 0 TOTAL 41,697 0 849 |
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