2024-10-08T08:43:54-05:00 2023-12-31 061442902 PUE CHICK LEIBOWITZ & BLEZARD LLC 76 SOUTH FRONTAGE ROAD VERNON CT 06066 990 2023-01-01 160849832 CREATIVE EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC CREA 5089600000 46 WATCH HILL DR SCITUATE MA 02066 MARY WISENSKI TREASURER 5089600000 2024-10-04 1 0 JEREMY S BRAYER CPA P01345873 8608711722 2024-10-04 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z MARY WISENSKI 46 WATCH HILL DRIVE SCITUATE MA 02066 509371 0 X WWW.CREATIVEEDUCATIONFOUNDATION.ORG X 1954 NY TO SPARK PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL TRANSFORMATION BY EMPOWERING PEOPLE WITH THE SKILL SET, TOOL SET, AND MINDSET OF DELIBERATE CREATIVITY. CEF'S VISION: TO UNLOCK THE CREATIVE GENIUS IN EVERYONE. 15 15 4 40 0 0 153791 76642 277522 391311 5565 3830 0 0 436878 471783 0 0 0 0 288895 269435 0 0 55365 290084 316512 578979 585947 -142101 -114164 1041075 931479 213852 205464 827223 726015 X TO SPARK PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL TRANSFORMATION BY EMPOWERING PEOPLE WITH THE SKILL SET, TOOL SET, AND MINDSET OF DELIBERATE CREATIVITY. 0 0 289554 227991 THE FOUNDATION CONDUCTS TWO ANNUAL, INTERNATIONAL CREATIVITY CONFERENCES - THE FLORIDA CREATIVITY CONFERENCE (FLCC) AND THE CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING INSTITUTE (CPSI) - WHICH WELCOME HUNDREDS OF PARTICIPANTS AND WHICH PRESENT DELIBERATE CREATIVITY AND CREATIVE LEADERSHIP WORKSHOPS FOR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. THE CREATIVITY SKILLS AND TOOLS TAUGHT AT FLCC AND CPSI APPLY ACROSS SECTORS AND TO BOTH PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL CHALLENGES. 19132 99397 THE FOUNDATION PUBLISHES THE ACADEMIC JOURNAL ENTITLED THE "JOURNAL OF CREATIVE BEHAVIOR (JCB)" QUARTERLY. THE JOURNAL INCLUDES SCHOLARSHIP AND CURRENT RESEARCH IN CREATIVE THINKING AND PRACTICE. FOR MORE THAN FIVE DECADES, THE JCB HAS BEEN THE BENCHMARK ACADEMIC PERIODICAL IN THE FIELD. IT PROVIDES UP TO DATE, CUTTING EDGE ACADEMIC RESEARCH ABOUT CREATIVITY IN EDUCATION, PSYCHOLOGY, BUSINESS, THE ARTS, AND MORE. 68342 61076 CEF PROVIDES EDUCATION SERVICES THROUGH TRAINING AND CONSULTING ABOUT CREATIVE THINKING TECHNIQUES AND HOW PEOPLE CAN DEVELOP CREATIVITY ENVIRONMENTS TO SUPPORT CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING AND INNOVATION: 1. CEF'S EDUCATOR TRAINING PROGRAMS TRAINS EDUCATORS HOW TO INTEGRATE CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING TOOLS AND SKILLS IN THE CLASSROOM. 2. CEF'S EDUCATOR FACILITATION PROGRAMS FACILITATE EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATORS IN CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING SO THEY CAN BUILD INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO COMPLEX CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES. 3. CEF'S YOUTHWISE PROGRAM TEACHES YOUNG PEOPLE HOW TO APPLY CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING AND OTHER DELIBERATE CREATIVITY TECHNIQUES THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES. 4. CEF'S PARNES FELLOWSHIP TRAINS RISING COMMUNITY LEADERS IN CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING. 5. CEF'S NOLLER PRIZE RECOGNIZES CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION. 2847 2847 377028 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 MA NY CT X MARY E MILLER 5069600000 46 WATCH HILL DRIVE SCITUATE MA 02066 MARY WISENSKI TREASURER 7.00 X X 0 0 0 GREGORY SHOEMAKER SECRETARY 5.00 X X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY HAWKINS TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 FRANK PRINCE TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDRA SUAREZ TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 TRICIA GARWOOD CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 KIRK YOUNG VICE-CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JUDY BERNSTEIN TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 MALLORY COMBEMALE TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 MELISSA ST CLAIR TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 KATIE GARRY TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 ALEXANDER ZORYCHTA TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 NICOLE HADDAD TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 ERIKA LOPEZ DEL PUERTO GARCIA TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH MONROE-COOK TRUSTEE 2.50 X 0 0 0 HENRY CHAVEZ TRUSTEE 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARY E MILLER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 118959 0 9784 118959 0 9784 1 0 0 0 0 76642 76642 PROGRAM ENROLLMENTS 611710 289067 289067 SALES OF PERIODICALS 513120 99397 99397 SALES OF BOOKS AND MAT 611710 2847 2847 391311 8008 8008 33410 37588 -4178 -4178 -4178 471783 387133 0 8008 128813 48319 48672 31822 115694 80846 33684 1164 5953 4671 1005 277 18975 10124 6359 2492 20289 20289 1000 1000 32417 32417 13613 12511 809 293 12782 6053 1730 4999 5080 4030 1050 16327 12279 2135 1913 3696 3696 816 616 121 79 5637 3007 1890 740 MEALS, LODGING, MEETING 111506 102962 2756 5788 MARKETING AND PROMOTION 47447 21078 21573 4796 PUBLICATIONS AND BOOKS 21770 21750 20 0 STAFF TRAINING AND WORK 6247 5950 88 209 17885 10415 6677 793 585947 377028 153554 55365 544058 231902 155254 390216 1000 0 25041 25318 8035 6344 6714 7310 7528 5331 2254 2197 135867 143745 162852 124447 1041075 931479 30532 14410 33320 41830 150000 149224 213852 205464 X 489048 431351 338175 294664 827223 726015 1041075 931479 -114164 12956 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 98350 97343 285497 153791 76642 711623 98350 97343 285497 153791 76642 711623 12458 699165 7902 8130 10719 5737 8008 40496 752119 2008940 0.92960 0.93720 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 135867 12509 4631 143745 169936 -23167 10902 135867 181179 9562 20805 169936 182003 20804 21628 181179 167184 21619 6800 182003 0.60310 0.39690 1 0 7528 5331 2197 2197 NONCURRENT CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVABLE FROM CHARITABLE LEAD TRUST 124447 124447 X 530812 13005 47073 60078 470734 1000 49 1049 471783 632020 47073 47073 584947 1000 1000 585947 PART V, LINE 4: TO PROVIDE PROGRAM SERVICES. PART X, LINE 2: MANAGEMENT OF THE FOUNDATION EVALUATES ALL SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS AS REQUIRED BY U.S. GAAP. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023, MANAGEMENT DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT IT HAS TAKEN ANY TAX POSITION THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE RECORDING OF ANY TAX LIABILITY NOR DOES IT BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE ANY UNREALIZED TAX BENEFITS THAT WOULD EITHER INCREASE OR DECREASE WITHIN THE NEXT TWELVE MONTHS. THE FOUNDATION'S INFORMATIONAL RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE APPROPRIATE TAXING JURISDICTION. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2023, THE FOUNDATION'S INFORMATIONAL RETURNS REMAIN OPEN FOR EXAMINATION FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THE DATE FILED. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGES IN SPLIT INTEREST AGREEMENT FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE RETURN BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12 THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY COVERS TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES AND IS MONITORED BY ANNUAL WRITTEN INFORMATION QUESTIONAIRE WHICH ARE REVIEWED AND MAINTAINED BY THE DISCLOSURE OFFICER. THE DISCLOSURE OFFICER REVIEWS EACH TRANSACTION TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD FOR POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. IF POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS ARE IDENTIFIED, THE DISCLOSURE OFFICER SHALL DETERMINE IF THE ACTUAL OR APPARENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. IF SO, OR IF THE DISCLOSURE OFFICER OTHERWISE DETERMINES IT TO BE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF CEF, THE DISCLOSURE OFFICER SHALL REFER THE REPORTABLE EVENT TO THE BOARD. THE BOARD MAY APPROVE A REPORTABLE EVENT ONLY IF IT DETERMINES IN GOOD FAITH THAT, UNDER ALL OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES, APPROVAL IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF, AND FAIR AND REASONABLE TO, CEF. THE IDENTIFIED CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND APPROPRIATE RECUSALS ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES OF EACH BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RESEARCHES THE COMPENSATION FOR COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS VIA PUBLISHED NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMPENSATION STUDIES AS WELL AS OTHER INFORMATION AS AVAILABLE AS A GUIDELINE FOR EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE FOUNDATION MAKES ITS FORM 1023 AND FORM 990'S AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: NO CHANGES FROM THE PRIOR YEAR IN THE OVERSIGHT PROCESS OR SELECTION PROCESS.