Nonprofit · EIN 03-0455618
CLASSROOM CENTRAL INC
Tax-exempt · CHARLOTTE, NC 28208
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $10,435,125 | $14,326,358 | -$3,891,233 | $15,205,929 | $206,153 | $14,999,776 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $17,733,423 | $13,571,667 | $4,161,756 | $19,203,201 | $312,192 | $18,891,009 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $9,729,291
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $366,583
- Net income from fundraising events
- $149,314
- Other revenue
- $339,251
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $12,234,502
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $206,979
- Other salaries and wages
- $788,314
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,244,405
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $33,878
- Occupancy
- $27,484
- Travel
- $7,314
- Depreciation
- $155,831
- Program services (functional)
- $13,561,094
- Management and general (functional)
- $336,124
- Fundraising (functional)
- $429,140
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $19,203,201
- Total assets, end of year
- $15,205,929
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $206,153
- Net assets, end of year
- $14,999,776
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,412,234
- Publicly traded securities
- $4,922,202
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $14,763,917
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $235,859
- Gross receipts
- $10,491,456
- Employees
- 14
- Volunteers
- 1,656
- Year formed
- 2002
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN CALDER | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $203,701 |
| STEPHANIE BROADERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VANECIA CARR | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES CHEMPLAVIL | CHAIR - PROG Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAULA COOK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LENORE CULPEPPER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGELA FUMO | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RENEE GOLZ | EX-OFFICIO M Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARCUS KIMBROUGH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSH MCCONAUGHEY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNE MCGOVERN | CHAIR - MARK Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CORIE PAULING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HUNTER PEAK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIM PENROSE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA REEVES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEELY ROSE | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PALACE STEPPS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| APRIL WHITLOCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHASSITY WICKWARE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN CALDER | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $223,820 |
| STEPHANIE BORDERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VANECIA CARR | 2ND VICE CHA Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES CHEMPLAVIL | CHAIR - PROG Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAULA COOK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LENORE CULPEPPER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANGELA FUMO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RENEE GOLZ | EX-OFFICIO M Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARCUS KIMBROUGH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSH MCCONAUGHEY | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNE MCGOVERN | CHAIR - MARK Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CORIE PAULING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HUNTER PEAK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIM PENROSE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA REEVES | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NEELY ROSE | TREASURER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS SHAAF | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RORY SNAVELY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PALACE STEPPS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| APRIL WHITLOCK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHASSITY WICKWARE | CHAIR - ADVI Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2116 WILKINSON BLVD, CHARLOTTE, NC 28208-5642
- In care of
- % JOHN JOHNSON
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KAREN CALDER, 2116 WILKINSON BOULEVARD, CHARLOTTE, NC 28208
- Signed the 990
- KAREN CALDER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (704) 377-1740
- Website
- WWW.CLASSROOMCENTRAL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DAVIES GOLDSTEIN & ASSOCIATES CPA'S
Mission
CLASSROOM CENTRAL FOSTERS EQUITY IN EDUCATION BY PROVIDING TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WITH THE FREE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO SUCCEED.
Program accomplishments
- THE MISSION OF CC IS TO FOSTER EQUITY IN EDUCATION BY PROVIDING TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WITH THE FREE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO SUCCEED. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS BY DISTRIBUTING FREE SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS THROUGH FOUR PROGRAMS: FREE STORE, MOBILE FREE STORE, ONLINE ORDERING WITH CURBSIDE PICK-UP, SUBSCRIPTIONS SERVICE (BEGINNING TEACHERS) AND BACKPACKS AND BASICS (OUR ONLY DIRECT-TO-SCHOOLS INITIATIVE). TEACHERS AND OTHER SCHOOL PERSONNEL IN QUALIFYING HIGH-NEEDS SCHOOLS AS DEFINED BY THE NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM, MAY "SHOP" FOR FREE SUPPLIES THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL MATERIALS DISTRIBUTED ARE USED TO CREATE INVITING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, AND TO SUPPORT THE ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL GROWTH OF LOW-SOCIOECONOMIC STUDENTS. THE FREE STORE PROGRAM IS OPEN WEEKLY THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR FOR TEACHER SHOPPING. OUR MOBILE FREE STORE TRAVELS ONCE PER WEEK AND VISITS DISTRICTS SERVED (CURRENTLY SIX SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO INCLUDE CHARLOTTE MECKLENBURG, KANNAPOLIS CITY, IREDELL-STATESVILLE, UNION COUNTY, GASTON COUNTY IN NC AS WELL AS LANCASTER COUNTY SCHOOLS IN SC) AND WORKS ON A SIX-WEEK ROTATION THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR TO ENSURE THAT TEACHERS FURTHEST FROM OUR FREE STORE MAY RECEIVE AMPLE SUPPLIES AND RESOURCES. OUR ONLINE ORDERING WITH CURBSIDE PICK-UP PROGRAM WAS LAUNCHED DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AS A WAY TO ENSURE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO RECEIVE NEEDED SUPPLIES SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY. THE PROGRAM WAS SO POPULAR THAT IT HAS BEEN INCORPORATED AS A PERMANENT PART OF OUR OPERATIONS. TEACHERS PLACE AN ORDER ONLINE VIA THE CLASSROOM CENTRAL WEBSITE, ORDERS ARE PACKED BY VOLUNTEERS AND ARE AVAILABLE TO BE PICKED UP THROUGH A DRIVE-THRU SYSTEM. OUR SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE PROVIDES FREE SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO FIRST-YEAR TEACHERS IN ELIGIBLE CHARLOTTE-MECKLENBURG SCHOOLS. EACH QUARTER, SUPPLIES ARE SHIPPED DIRECTLY TO THE FIRST-YEAR TEACHERS. FINALLY, BACKPACKS AND BASICS ENGAGES DONORS TO OFFSET THE COST OF PROVIDING A NEW BACKPACK FILLED WITH BASIC SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING THE HIGHEST NEEDS SCHOOLS WITHIN OUR SERVICE AREA. CLASSROOM CENTRAL HAS DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 80 MILLION IN SUPPLIES AND RESOURCES SINCE OPENING IN 2002.Expenses $13,561,094 · grants $12,234,502
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
- 03-0455618
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2002
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B112)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $15,205,929
- Income (IRS master file)
- $10,491,456
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $10,435,125 | $14,326,358 | $15,205,929 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $17,733,423 | $13,571,667 | $19,203,201 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $11,436,708 | $10,933,660 | $14,774,743 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 03-0455618).
Questions about CLASSROOM CENTRAL INC
- What is the EIN of CLASSROOM CENTRAL INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CLASSROOM CENTRAL INC is 03-0455618.
- Is CLASSROOM CENTRAL INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
- Are donations to CLASSROOM CENTRAL INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CLASSROOM CENTRAL 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 CLASSROOM CENTRAL 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 CLASSROOM CENTRAL 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 CLASSROOM CENTRAL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names KAREN CALDER.
- Who are the officers and directors of CLASSROOM CENTRAL INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 19 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $203,701 (KAREN CALDER, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does CLASSROOM CENTRAL INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $10,435,125, expenses of $14,326,358 and total assets of $15,205,929 at year end.
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