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Creative Childrens Academy

Quest Academy

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Educational Institutions and Related Activities / Elementary, Secondary Education, K - 12 (B27Z) (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its June 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Operated a school
Organization is a school. Details are reported on Schedule E.
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$6.58M (2023)

Expenses
$6.28M (2023)

Total Assets
$13.1M (2023)

Total Liabilities
$6.39M (2023)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,583,319
Expenses
$6,278,533
Net Income
$304,786
Net Assets
$6,692,904
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $364,840
5.5%
Program Services $6,200,794
94.2%
Investment Income $9,970
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$209,007
Net Fundraising $216,722
3.3%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $247,088
3.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,083,229
49.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $13,085,635
Total Liabilities $6,392,731
Net Assets $6,692,904
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Brian Frank (Head Of School) $148,284 $0 $13,190
James Kaczkowski (Director Of Marketing & Enrollment) $108,717 $0 $11,268
Amanda Davey (Director Of Academics & Student Affairs) $100,975 $0 $11,715
Patricia Wynn (Chief Financial Officer) $98,804 $0 $13,641
Nader Qaimari (Chair) $0 $0 $0
George Reichl (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Valerie Campbell (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Luke Praxmarer (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Don Mitckess (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Sedhu Krishnamurthy (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Dominique Kendrick (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Brad Schulman (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jenny Basden (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jorge Seoane (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Seema Awatramani (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Amy Byrne (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Dan Lyne (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Vicki Phelps (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jordan Sadoff (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,445,252
Expenses
$5,975,127
Net Income
$470,125
Net Assets
$6,119,951
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $325,854
5.1%
Program Services $6,046,131
93.8%
Investment Income $54,716
0.8%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$222,389
Net Fundraising $240,940
3.7%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $88,694
1.5%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,910,580
48.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $12,341,159
Total Liabilities $6,221,208
Net Assets $6,119,951
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Brian Frank (Head Of School) $97,983 $0 $9,395
Patricia Wynn (Director Of Finance & Oper) $68,643 $0 $7,783
Curtis Maas (Chair) $0 $0 $0
George Reichl (Vice Chair & Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Valerie Campbell (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Matthew Hernacki (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Luke Praxmarer (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Don Mitckess (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Sedhu Krishnamurthy (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Dominique Kendrick (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Brad Schulman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Nader Qaimari (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jenny Basden (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jae Lee (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jorge Seoane (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,211,595
Expenses
$5,197,093
Net Income
$1,014,502
Net Assets
$5,752,706
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $820,066
13.2%
Program Services $5,294,180
85.2%
Investment Income $36,939
0.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$97,477
Net Fundraising $157,887
2.5%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $118,496
2.3%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,645,028
50.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $12,368,416
Total Liabilities $6,615,710
Net Assets $5,752,706
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jacquelyn Negus (Head Of School) $118,496 $0 $7,825
Amanda Davey (Dir Of Academics & Student Affairs) $100,228 $0 $7,886
Curtis Maas (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Carl Siemianowski (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
George Reichl (Treasurer/Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Valerie Campbell (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Timothy Daum (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Matthew Hernacki (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Luke Praxmarer (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Don Mitckess (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Christina Magerkurth (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sedhu Krishnamurthy (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Dominique Kendrick (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Brad Schulman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Coqui Seone (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Nader Qaimari (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Patricia Wynn (Director Of Finance & Oper) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,123,526
Expenses
$5,206,614
Net Income
-$83,088
Net Assets
$4,519,508
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $299,533
5.8%
Program Services $4,793,937
93.6%
Investment Income $15,487
0.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$161,027
Net Fundraising $175,596
3.4%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $198,857
3.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,495,729
47.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $11,413,469
Total Liabilities $6,893,961
Net Assets $4,519,508
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jacquelyn Negus (Head Of School) $116,209 $0 $5,377
Shawna Brauer (Director Of Finance & Oper) $82,648 $0 $2,169
Curtis Maas (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Carl Siemianowski (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
George Reichl (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Valerie Campbell (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Timothy Daum (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Matthew Hernacki (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Luke Praxmarer (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Don Mitckess (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Dominique Kendrick (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sedhu Krishnamurthy (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jae Lee (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Brad Schulman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Coqui Seone (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Nader Qaimari (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Nitin Gupta (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,317,177
Expenses
$5,066,711
Net Income
$250,466
Net Assets
$4,702,111
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $270,794
5.1%
Program Services $4,937,933
92.9%
Investment Income $26,056
0.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$61,285
Net Fundraising $143,679
2.7%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $194,088
3.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,392,678
47.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $11,492,887
Total Liabilities $6,790,776
Net Assets $4,702,111
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Jacquelyn Negus (Head Of School) $108,888 $0 $4,742
Shawna Brauer (Director Of Finance & Operations) $85,200 $0 $556
Khalek Kirkland (Former Head Of School) $62,268 $0 $20,250
Curtis Maas (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Carl Siemianowski (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
George Reichl (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Valerie Campbell (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Nitin Gupta (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jorge Seoane (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Timothy Daum (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Matthew Hernacki (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Luke Praxmarer (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Don Mitckess (Secretary) $0 $0 $0
Dominique Kendrick (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Sedhu Krishnamurthy (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Jae Lee (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Nader Qaimari (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Brad Schulman (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,058,828
Expenses
$5,490,392
Net Income
-$431,564
Net Assets
$4,525,709
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $192,857
3.8%
Program Services $4,869,107
96.2%
Investment Income $98,824
2.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$218,242
Net Fundraising $116,282
2.3%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,943,544
53.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $11,127,688
Total Liabilities $6,601,979
Net Assets $4,525,709

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,242,181
Expenses
$5,538,125
Net Income
-$295,944
Net Assets
$4,919,279
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $202,095
3.9%
Program Services $4,965,007
94.7%
Investment Income $77,283
1.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$138,127
Net Fundraising $135,923
2.6%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $311,476
5.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,651,089
47.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $11,358,381
Total Liabilities $6,439,102
Net Assets $4,919,279
Other
Operated a school
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Khalek Kirkland (Head Of School) $205,245 $0 $39,000
Deborah Chen (Dir. Of Finance And Operat) $106,231 $0 $13,337
Curtis Maas (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Anne Reader (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Chris Dickerson (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Michael Helminski (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Carl Siemianowski (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Dan Gacek (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Siva Thayu (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Deepika Duggirala Miglani (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
George Reichl (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Valerie Campbell (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Mark Dedonato (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Nitin Gupta (Vice Chair) $0 $0 $0
Jorge Seoane (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Timothy Daum (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Matthew Hernacki (Trustee) $0 $0 $0
Luke Praxmarer (Trustee) $0 $0 $0

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,474,052
Expenses
$6,117,219
Net Income
-$643,167
Net Assets
$5,092,410
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $287,119
5.2%
Program Services $5,241,873
95.8%
Investment Income $21,967
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$177,461
Net Fundraising $100,554
1.8%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $316,343
5.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,052,641
49.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $12,383,942
Total Liabilities $7,291,532
Net Assets $5,092,410

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,290,301
Expenses
$6,311,226
Net Income
-$20,925
Net Assets
$5,914,985
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $337,583
5.4%
Program Services $5,936,372
94.4%
Investment Income $65,289
1.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$172,396
Net Fundraising $123,453
2.0%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,403,888
53.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $13,354,960
Total Liabilities $7,439,975
Net Assets $5,914,985

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,176,009
Expenses
$6,092,478
Net Income
$83,531
Net Assets
$5,966,904
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $337,145
5.5%
Program Services $5,818,235
94.2%
Investment Income $37,993
0.6%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$148,847
Net Fundraising $131,483
2.1%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $3,300,333
54.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $14,102,053
Total Liabilities $8,135,149
Net Assets $5,966,904

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$6,867,870
Expenses
$5,915,504
Net Income
$952,366
Net Assets
$5,726,746
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,008,401
14.7%
Program Services $5,600,823
81.6%
Investment Income $94,274
1.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$33,169
Net Fundraising $199,729
2.9%
Sales of Assets -$2,188
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $319,549
5.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,894,747
48.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $13,606,015
Total Liabilities $7,879,269
Net Assets $5,726,746

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,940,020
Expenses
$5,263,464
Net Income
$676,556
Net Assets
$4,588,877
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $907,061
15.3%
Program Services $4,980,780
83.9%
Investment Income $79,160
1.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income -$73,957
Net Fundraising $155,965
2.6%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue -$108,989
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $302,353
5.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,807,442
53.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $12,631,148
Total Liabilities $8,042,271
Net Assets $4,588,877

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$5,647,400
Expenses
$5,690,516
Net Income
-$43,116
Net Assets
$3,369,952
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $579,127
10.3%
Program Services $4,800,636
85.0%
Investment Income $74,572
1.3%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $131,671
2.3%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $61,394
1.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $296,781
5.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $2,761,041
48.5%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $7,922,173
Total Liabilities $4,552,221
Net Assets $3,369,952

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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