Nonprofit · EIN 82-5475035
IDEA STORE CREATIVE REUSE CENTER
Also known as IDEA STORE
Tax-exempt · URBANA, IL 61801
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $392,735 | $307,254 | $85,481 | $183,281 | $25,018 | $158,263 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $308,133 | $268,834 | $39,299 | $94,695 | $21,913 | $72,782 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $272,176 | $281,769 | -$9,593 | $57,839 | $24,356 | $33,483 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $7,166
- Program service revenue
- $385,569
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $154,961
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $167,557
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $9,061
- Occupancy
- $92,268
- Program services (functional)
- $307,254
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $94,695
- Total assets, end of year
- $183,281
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $25,018
- Net assets, end of year
- $158,263
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $158,263
- Gross receipts
- $392,735
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 40
- Year formed
- 2018
- State of legal domicile
- IL
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Pius Weibel | Director and Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Marc Kirkland | Director and Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| John MacMullen | Director and Vice-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Annie McManus | Director and Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 35 | $0 |
| Steven Fitzgerald | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Caitlyn Kurtz | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Couchet | Manager Key employee | 33 | $27,537 |
| Abby Campbell | Manager Key employee | 31 | $23,705 |
| Joellen Bryant | Director and Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 |
| Phil Van Ness | Director and Vice-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Carl Pius Weibel | Director and Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| Marc Kirkland | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rochelle Funderberg | Director and Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Steven Fitzgerald | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Annie McManus | Director and Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 32 | $0 |
| Ruta Rauber | Director and Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 15 | $0 |
| John MacMullen | Director and Vice-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christa Weiss | Manager Key employee, Highest-paid employee | 30 | $33,663 |
| Sarah Meadows | Manager Key employee | 30 | $31,664 |
| Joellen Bryant | Director and Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Phil Van Ness | Director and Vice-Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Carl Pius Weibel | Director and Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Joshua Doniek | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Rochelle Funderberg | Director and Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Carol Jo Morgan | Director Trustee or director | 15 | $0 |
| Annie McManus | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Ruta Rauber | Director Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 125 LINCOLN SQUARE, URBANA, IL 61801-0000
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Annie McManus, 125 Lincoln Square, Urbana, IL 61801
- Signed the 990
- Carl Weibel, Treasurer
- Phone
- (217) 352-7878
- Website
- www.the-idea-store.org
Mission
The Idea Store Creative Reuse Center is an organization that fosters creativity, education, environmental stewardship, and community through the reuse of materials. The Center accepts donations of material that might otherwise end up in the landfill. In turn, the store sells the used goods at a low cost to community members, including educators and artists. The Center also offers workshops and group events on creative crafting based on the reuse of the donated materials.
Program accomplishments
- The Idea Store Creative Reuse Center served 30,584 paying customers from our community in 2024 by providing low-cost traditional and non-traditional materials for arts, crafts, education, and other uses. All of our materials were donated by community members and local businesses and sold at 10-50% of retail value. Our store accepted 59,134 pounds of materials, or about 29.5 tons, in 2025. These items would have otherwise gone to the landfill. Approximately 40 individuals regularly volunteered numerous hours of their time, and several service groups from the community and the University of Illinois also volunteered at the store during 2025. In addition to the selling of the used materials, the Center is once again offering occasional workshops and group events the involve demonstrations and teaching of the art of crafting with used materials (These events were previously offered prior to the COVID outbreak). The Center is working to have these workshops/events occur on a more regular basis.Expenses $307,254 · grants $1,995 · revenue $392,835
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 82-5475035
- 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
- 2019
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C27)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $183,281
- Income (IRS master file)
- $392,735
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $392,735 | $307,254 | $183,281 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $308,133 | $268,834 | $94,695 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $272,176 | $281,769 | $57,839 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $259,178 | $275,736 | $65,187 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 82-5475035).
Questions about IDEA STORE CREATIVE REUSE CENTER
- What is the EIN of IDEA STORE CREATIVE REUSE CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of IDEA STORE CREATIVE REUSE CENTER is 82-5475035.
- Is IDEA STORE CREATIVE REUSE CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2019.
- Are donations to IDEA STORE CREATIVE REUSE CENTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does IDEA STORE CREATIVE REUSE CENTER 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 IDEA STORE CREATIVE REUSE CENTER due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did IDEA STORE CREATIVE REUSE CENTER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of IDEA STORE CREATIVE REUSE CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Annie McManus.
- Who are the officers and directors of IDEA STORE CREATIVE REUSE CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 6 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does IDEA STORE CREATIVE REUSE CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $392,735, expenses of $307,254 and total assets of $183,281 at year end.
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