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POST-EVENT EVALUATIONS REFLECTED OUTSTANDING IMPACT - 95% OF ATTENDEES AGREED THAT THE EXPERIENCE WAS TRULY UNIQUE AND UNAVAILABLE ANYWHERE ELSE. 1049 144 THE CENTER FOR CREATIVE LEARNING IS BUILT ON MORE THAN FIVE DECADES OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND FIELD EXPERIENCE WORLDWIDE. A WIDE VARIETY OF OFFERINGS INCLUDE HIGH-QUALITY WEB-BASED AND PRINT RESOURCES, E-LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, WORKSHOPS, AND CONSULTING SERVICES ON CREATIVITY AND CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING. OUR WORK FOCUSES ON METHODS AND TOOLS FOR GENERATING IDEAS ("CREATIVE THINKING"), FOCUSING IDEAS ("CRITICAL THINKING"), AND SYSTEMATIC APPROACHES TO DEFINING AND SOLVING COMPLEX, OPEN-ENDED, REAL-LIFE PROBLEMS (CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING, VERSION 6.1). 561940 8003 32913 OUR EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES ARE TRANSFORMATIVE, EQUIPPING YOUNG PEOPLE TO SOLVE COMPLEX PROBLEMS, TAKE MEANINGFUL ACTION, AND DRIVE POSITIVE CHANGE. 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EACH YEAR K-12 STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD PARTICIPATE IN A VARIETY OF CHALLENGES DESIGNED TO EMPOWER CURIOUS YOUTH TO BECOME CHANGEMAKERS. PROBLEM SOLVERS LEARN HOW TO THINK, NOT WHAT TO THINK, AND GAIN THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN WORK AND LIFE. OUR PROGRAMS BUILD CONFIDENCE AND FOSTER STUDENT VOICES. FOUNDED BY DR. TORRANCE IN 1974, OUR PROGRAM INTEGRATES THE SIX-STEP CREATIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING PROCESS BY ALEX OSBORN AND SIDNEY PARNES WITH HIGH-INTEREST, FUTURISTIC TOPICS. WE OFFER FOUR ANNUAL PROGRAMS FOR BOTH TEAMS AND INDIVIDUALS. GLOBAL ISSUES: STUDENTS BECOME MINI-EXPERTS AND PREDICT POSSIBILITIES FOR THE FUTURE. COMMUNITY PROJECTS: STUDENTS LEARN TO TURN INTERESTS INTO ACTION AND CREATE LASTING CHANGE. CREATIVE WRITING: STUDENTS WRITE A CREATIVE, FUTURISTIC SCENARIO BASED ON A COMPETITION TOPIC. STORYTELLING: STUDENTS INVENT A FUTURISTIC SCENARIO AND TELL THEIR STORY IN AN ORAL PERFORMANCE. OUR PROGRAMS COVER CHALLENGES IN BUSINESS, CIVICS, SOCIETY, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY, AND ARE OFTEN INCORPORATED INTO CLASSROOM CURRICULA. FUTURE PROBLEM SOLVING'S MISSION IS TO EQUIP YOUNG PEOPLE GLOBALLY TO DESIGN AND ACHIEVE POSITIVE FUTURES THROUGH CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING. IN ALL OUR PROGRAMS, THEY GAIN LIFELONG SKILLS IN OVERCOMING OBSTACLES AND FINDING SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A FUTURE PROBLEM SOLVING IGNITES CURIOSITY ABOUT REAL-WORLD ISSUES AND EQUIPS YOUNG PEOPLE WITH ESSENTIAL, COMPLEX PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS NEEDED TO THRIVE IN SCHOOL, CAREERS, AND LIFE. THROUGH DYNAMIC ACADEMIC CHALLENGES, FPS EMPOWERS STUDENTS TO BECOME CREATIVE AND CRITICAL THINKERS WHO ENVISION, AND TAKE ACTION TOWARD, A BETTER FUTURE. OUR ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE SHOWCASES THIS MISSION IN ACTION. THE EVENT BRINGS TOGETHER STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO COLLABORATE, INNOVATE, AND COMPETE AT THE WORLD FINALS. THIS EVENT CLEBRATES CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING, TEAMWORK, AND GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP. IN 2025, THE CONFERENCE HOSTED 2,340 PARTICIPANTS REPRESENTING 262 SCHOOLS ACROSS 11 COUNTRIES. POST-EVENT EVALUATIONS REFLECTED OUTSTANDING IMPACT - 95% OF ATTENDEES AGREED THAT THE EXPERIENCE WAS TRULY UNIQUE AND UNAVAILABLE ANYWHERE ELSE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C OUR EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES ARE TRANSFORMATIVE, EQUIPPING YOUNG PEOPLE TO SOLVE COMPLEX PROBLEMS, TAKE MEANINGFUL ACTION, AND DRIVE POSITIVE CHANGE. WE SPARK CURIOSITY ABOUT REAL-WORLD ISSUES, DEVELOPING PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS THAT EMPOWER STUDENTS TO EXCEL IN SCHOOL, CAREERS, AND LIFE. IN AN AGE DEFINED BY AI, IT'S ESSENTIAL THAT STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO THINK AND SOLVE PROBLEMS. FUTURE PROBLEM SOLVING ADDRESSES TODAY'S UNPRECEDENTED CHALLENGES WITH STANDARDS-BASED PROGRAMS THAT ENGAGE STUDENTS WHEREVER THEY LEARN, TEACHING THEM HOW TO THINK, NOT WHAT TO THINK. OUR RUBRIC-BASED EVALUATIONS PROVIDE VALUABLE, LEARNER-CENTERED FEEDBACK, ALLOWING STUDENTS TO CONTINUALLY IMPROVE THROUGH AUTHENTIC, SKILL-BASED ASSESSMENTS FROM CERTIFIED EVALUATORS ACROSS MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS EACH YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION'S NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND STATE AFFILIATE PROGRAMS SERVE AS ITS MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A THE MEMBERS OF FUTURE PROBLEM SOLVING (AFFILIATE PROGRAMS, AND COLLECTIVELY THE AFFILIATE COUNCIL) ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WHICH IS THE GOVERNING BODY OF FPS. THE AFFILIATE COUNCIL ELECTS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FROM A BALLOT OF CANDIDATES SELECTED BY A NOMINATING COMMITTEE. ADDITIONAL BOARD MEMBERS ARE APPOINTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. APPROXIMATELY ONE-THIRD OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES POSITIONS COME UP FOR ELECTION EACH YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B A NUMBER OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES DECISIONS ARE SUBJECT TO AFFILIATE COUNCIL APPROVAL, INCLUDING CHANGES TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, BYLAWS, POLICIES, AND RULES AND CHANGES IN THE ANNUAL AFFILIATE ASSESSMENT. IN ADDITION, THE AFFILIATE COUNCIL MUST APPROVE THE EVALUATION GUIDELINES AND SCORE SHEET CHANGES, ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE EVALUATION COMMITTEE, AND TOPICS FOR THE GLOBAL ISSUES, CREATIVE WRITING AND STORYTELLING PROGRAMS, ON RECOMMENDATION OF THE TOPICS COMMITTEE, IN BOTH CASES WITHOUT BOARD OF TRUSTEES INVOLVEMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B PERSONS WHO WISH TO REVIEW THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SHOULD CALL THE TELEPHONE NUMBER LISTED ON THIS RETURN. A TIME WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR THEM TO VISIT THE OFFICE WHERE ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THEIR PERUSAL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ENFORCES THE POLICY WHENEVER TRANSACTIONS ARE CONSIDERED THAT MAY INVOLVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. STARTING IN 2010, ALL MEMBERS OF THE AFFILIATE COUNCIL ARE REQUIRED TO AFFIRM THEIR ONGOING COMPLIANCE ON THEIR BEHALF, AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR AFFILIATE DIRECTORS AND NOMINEES TO BE MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES OF THE AFFILIATE COUNCIL, WHEN THEY RE-EXECUTE THEIR CHARTERS. ALL TRUSTEES AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY DISCLOSE IN WRITING WHETHER THEY HAVE ANY FINANCIAL INTERESTS WITH RESPECT TO TRANSACTIONS IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION IS A PARTICIPANT (I.E., SITUATIONS THAT MAY GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH THE ORGANIZATION). FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND WAS COMPARED TO THAT PAID BY SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND ITS FINANCE COMMITTEE AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 PERSONS WHO WISH TO REVIEW THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SHOULD CALL THE TELEPHONE NUMBER LISTED ON THIS RETURN. A TIME WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR THEM TO VISIT THE OFFICE WHERE ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THEIR PERUSAL. CENTER FOR CREATIVE LEARNING LLC 2015 GRANT AVENUE MELBOURNE FL 32901 EDUCATION DE 144 2984 FUTURE PRO