Children First Learning Center Foundation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$1.1m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$156k
$10k liabilities
Net assets
$146k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
5.8 years on average
Staff
39
employees, year to 30 September 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
6
reported in Part VI
Children First Learning Center Foundation's network
6 people1 organisationi6 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (1) 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
6 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candace Ziese | President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Jason Kleine | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Keith Anderson | Board Member | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Nathalie Mayer | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Shannon Marshall | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Susan Bieker | Vice President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathalie Mayer | Secretary | 1 | $95k | ||
| Candace Ziese | President | 40 | $83k | ||
| Susan Bieker | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Keith Anderson | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jason Kleine | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Shannon Marshall | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Children First Learning Center Foundation
- EIN
- 273414825
- Address
- 807 Merrillville Rd, Crown Point, IN, 46307-3211
- State
- Indiana
- Mission
- We provide age-appropriate care and learning in a safe and open enviornment. Our goal is to help build children with self-confidence and a strong sense of (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- T20 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2010
- Principal officer
- Candace Ziese (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 October 2011
- 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 filingsCandace Ziese
≥7years on the filingsJason Kleine
≥7years on the filingsKeith Anderson
≥7years on the filingsSusan Bieker
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $156k
- Total liabilities
- $10k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $146k
- Contributions and grants received
- $93k
- Program service revenue
- $874k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $3k
- Employees
- 39
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 | $1m | $1.1m | Deficit $43k |
| 2023 | $1.2m | $1.2m | Deficit $78k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.