Nonprofit · EIN 14-1923044
THE CENTER FOR INQUIRY BASED LEARNING INC
Tax-exempt · DURHAM, NC 27701
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,026,068 | $923,233 | $102,835 | $3,843,588 | $176,667 | $3,666,921 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $880,085 | $853,847 | $26,238 | $3,529,228 | $103,184 | $3,426,044 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $873,061 | $787,581 | $85,480 | $3,343,945 | $166,579 | $3,177,366 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $10,577
- Program service revenue
- $492,252
- Investment income
- $161,347
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $1,929
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $361,892
- Other revenue
- $361,892
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $3,190
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $139,867
- Other salaries and wages
- $350,668
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $541,886
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $3,840
- Occupancy
- $149,017
- Travel
- $12,562
- Depreciation
- $19,663
- Program services (functional)
- $793,722
- Management and general (functional)
- $123,102
- Fundraising (functional)
- $6,409
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,529,228
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,843,588
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $176,667
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,666,921
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $6,711
- Publicly traded securities
- $2,928,027
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,666,083
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $838
- Gross receipts
- $1,560,130
- Employees
- 18
- Volunteers
- 8
- Year formed
- 2005
- State of legal domicile
- NC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Guentensberger | Executive Director Trustee or director, Officer | 35 | $129,692 | $7,782 |
| Jason Painter | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Carole Stern | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Claude Mack McCary | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dave Smith | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| John Parker | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ben Owens | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tonya Little | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| James Minogue | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Guentensberger | Executive Director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $124,236 | $7,505 |
| Jason Painter | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Carole Stern | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Claude Mack McCary | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dave Smith | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| John Parker | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ben Owens | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LeeAnn Segalla | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tonya Little | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| James Minogue | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Guentensberger | Executive Director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $114,987 | $6,611 |
| Jason Painter | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Donald Wells | Vice Chair-Former Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Carole Stern | Vice Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Claude Mack McCary | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dave Smith | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Korah Wiley | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| John Parker | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ben Owens | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tonya Little | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LeeAnn Segalla | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 913 RAMSEUR ST, DURHAM, NC 27701-4142
- In care of
- % TRAINING RESOURCE CENTER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Todd Guentensberger, 913 Ramseur St, Durham, NC 27701
- Signed the 990
- Todd Guentensberger, Executive Director
- Phone
- (919) 294-9881
- Website
- www.ciblearning.org
- Return prepared by
- Lawson Travers CPA PLLC
Mission
CIBL exists to nurture the natural excitement children have doing science. Its mission is to support NC K-8 teachers by providing training and by providing the most engaging, integrated, hands-on STEM curriculum materials that promote creativity, collaboration and communication.
Program accomplishments
- Classroom Kit Provision CIBL provides STEM curriculum units filled with hands-on materials that promote creativity, collaboration and critical thinking. We have several different products that include 1 SCIENCE KITS - Each unit serves one teacher and up to 32 students K-5 or 125 students 6-8 for a 9-week instruction period. At the end of each instruction period, the kit is returned to CIBL for refurbishing and reuse, eliminating storage and replenishment issues for teachers. 2 STUDENT ACTIVITY PACKSSAP - These are individual student bags with STEM design challenges. Each pack serves 1 teacher/35 students. During the 2024-25 school year, CIBL provided 1,143 kits and 2,750 SAPs, serving approximately 200,000 students. 3 CUSTOM PRODUCTS AS NEEDED - CIBL supports the NC Science Festival by packing the Science Night kits. These kits are supplied to teachers throughout the state through the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center located on UNC-Chapel Hill campus. Last year CIBL provided 323 of these kits which served approximately 65,000 students.Expenses $674,554 · grants $3,190 · revenue $1,093,004
- Consulting Professional Development CIBL offers professional development to its clients at no charge as part of its mission. During the 2024-25 fiscal year, CIBL provided charitable consulting and professional development workshops with approximately 2,000 teachers in attendance. All of these sessions were for K-8 classroom teachers and were focused on student acitivity packs and specific science kits with a 9-week kit use. In addition to the full day professional development sessions, CIBL offered online sessions for the new Student Activity Packs SAP created during the 24-25 school year. CIBL also led sessions at Bridging the Gap and NC Science Teachers conferences. CIBL also consults with school systems at no charge about science implementation for their schools/districts. In addition, in an effort to incentivize teachers to learn more about CIBLs mission, SAPs are given out to teachers during professional development sessions or conferences in which CIBL is presenting.Expenses $70,442
- Curriculum Development CIBL staff are engaged in developing curriculum to meet the NC Essential Science Standards. During the 2024-25 fiscal year CIBL developed additional Student Activity Packs SAP which are designed to be used by students in any type of learning environment such as virtual, in-person, or hybrid. CIBL designed additional teacher resources such as teacher videos, slide decks, teacher tip documents and student activity sheets for our kits and SAPs to help teachers with the successful implementation of the kits/SAPs. These can be found on our website.Expenses $48,726
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 14-1923044
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2006
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Youth development (O50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,843,588
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,560,130
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,026,068 | $923,233 | $3,843,588 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $880,085 | $853,847 | $3,529,228 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $873,061 | $787,581 | $3,343,945 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $890,826 | $704,708 | $3,047,964 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 14-1923044).
Questions about THE CENTER FOR INQUIRY BASED LEARNING INC
- What is the EIN of THE CENTER FOR INQUIRY BASED LEARNING INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE CENTER FOR INQUIRY BASED LEARNING INC is 14-1923044.
- Is THE CENTER FOR INQUIRY BASED LEARNING INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
- Are donations to THE CENTER FOR INQUIRY BASED LEARNING INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE CENTER FOR INQUIRY BASED LEARNING INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of THE CENTER FOR INQUIRY BASED LEARNING INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE CENTER FOR INQUIRY BASED LEARNING INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of THE CENTER FOR INQUIRY BASED LEARNING INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Todd Guentensberger.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE CENTER FOR INQUIRY BASED LEARNING INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $129,692 (Todd Guentensberger, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does THE CENTER FOR INQUIRY BASED LEARNING INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,026,068, expenses of $923,233 and total assets of $3,843,588 at year end.
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