Cradles to Crayons Inc
Donations deductibleCradles to Crayons Inc's network
13 people4 organisationsi13 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
13 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Athanasia Chair | Board Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Christine Morin | CEO (As of 2/2025) | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Darren Burton | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Gerard Du Toit | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jay Bhatt | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jeff Alpaugh | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Julie Daum | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| June Yang | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Lynn Margherio | CEO (Until 2/2025) | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Melissa York | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Michael Ewald (also filed as Mike Ewald) | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Nancy Carpenter | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Todd Cook | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
17 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Ann Perry | VP of Human Resources | 2023 |
| Arnab Chaudhuri | Digital Product Director | since 2023 |
| Aubrey Conquergood | Ed of Boston | 2021 |
| Aubrey Henderson | Ed of Boston | since 2023 |
| Bernard Cherkasov | COO | since 2019 |
| Catherine McCluskey | Sr. Dir. of Philanthropy | 2025 |
| Connie Olson | VP of Operations | 2025 |
| Dawn Melchiorre | Ed of Chicago | since 2024 |
| Ellen Manning | VP of Human Resources | since 2019 |
| Jessie Jackson | VP of HR, Secretary (As of 10/2024) | 2025 |
| Karen Gallahue | Treasurer/VP of Finance | since 2019 |
| Karen Grant | VP of Giving Factory Direct, Secretary (Until 10/ | since 2019 |
| Katherine Amoro | Dir of Dev - Bos | 2020 |
| Michal Smith | Executive Director, Philadelphia | since 2019 |
| Shoshana Buchholz-Miller | Ed of Chicago | since 2020 |
| Susan Hight | Director of Development - Philadelphia | since 2019 |
| Yvette Marcia McClymont | VP of Nat'l Philanthropy | 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 March 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Margherio | CEO (Until 2/2025) | 40 | $325k | $9k | |
| Connie Olson | VP of Operations | 40 | $232k | $14k | |
| Karen Gallahue | CFO | 40 | $228k | $29k | |
| Karen Grant | VP of Giving Factory Direct, Secretary (Until 10/ | 40 | $220k | $24k | |
| Dawn Melchiorre | Ed of Chicago | 40 | $198k | $12k | |
| Michal Smith | Ed of Philadelphia | 40 | $196k | $14k | |
| Catherine McCluskey | Sr. Dir. of Philanthropy | 40 | $181k | $27k | |
| Arnab Chaudhuri | Digital Product Director | 40 | $159k | $27k | |
| Jessie Jackson | VP of HR, Secretary (As of 10/2024) | 40 | $135k | $2k | |
| Dean Athanasia | Board Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jay Bhatt | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Darren Burton | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Todd Cook | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Julie Daum | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Gerard Du Toit | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mike Ewald | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeff Alpaugh | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nancy Carpenter | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| June Yang | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Melissa York | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Christine Morin | CEO (As of 2/2025) | 40 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Cradles to Crayons Inc
- EIN
- 043584367
- Address
- 281 Newtonville Ave, Newton, MA, 02460-2013
- State
- Massachusetts
- Mission
- Cradles to crayons provides children from birth through age 12, living in homeless or low-income situations, with the essential items they need to thrive at home, at school and at play. We supply these items free of charge by engaging and connecting communities. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P29 Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2002
- Principal officer
- Christine Morin (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 2002
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsDean Athanasia
≥7years on the filingsGerard Du Toit
≥7years on the filingsJay Bhatt
≥7years on the filingsLynn Margherio
Latest return
year to 31 March 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 March 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $33.1m
- Total liabilities
- $8.1m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $25m
- Contributions and grants received
- $47.7m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 127
- Volunteers
- 54,143
Filed finances
2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $48.9m | $50.5m | Deficit $1.6m |
| 2023 | $42.5m | $43.5m | Deficit $992k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.