Craddock Center Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The Craddock Center delivers educational and cultural programs to children, families, and communities, primarily in Southern Appalachia.
- Income
- $414,372
- Spending
- $338,086
- Spent on programs
- 63%
- Reserves
- 42 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 89%
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 100
- Highest pay
- $56,134, executive dir
Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 88 out of 100. Higher than 74% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 42.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 18% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 1% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 1563% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 77% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2515 of 15 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (23)
- $145,709 spent. Childrens Enrichment Program (CEP) is the delivery of music, stories, and joy to 1,166 pre-K and Head Start students in twenty schools in three states. These children also receive gifts of hand-knitted hats, gloves, and hand-made wooden toys. Our Arts Specialists have a combined 175 years of experience in early childhood education, music education, and storytelling. Through the use of music, instruments, movement, puppets, and storytelling, their weekly classes help kids build vocabulary and self esteem as well as motor and rhythmic skills.
- $21,845 spent. The Smart Babies program provides parents of children ages 0-5 with skills to become the best first teachers for their babies. Parents attend three workshops to learn effective, age-specific methods to help their babies minds develop. They also receive tools, toys, and books to use with their children. The program assists with developing language and literacy, math and reasoning, and social and emotional learning, among other targets, using the Ready for Kindergarten curriculum.
- $18,888 spent. Books to Children - during fiscal year 2025, we provided 4,700 new books to children through the Childrens Enrichment Program. We also provided 1,129 new books and 1,230 nearly-new books to other nonprofit organizations in our community to distribute to the children they serve. Literacy research shows a correlation between the number of age appropriate books a child has at home and the number of years of school that child will complete. Having books to hold and peruse helps children to learn skills such as the relationship between pictures and story, as well as the orientation and direction of print.
- $16,419 spent. The Living Room provided 86 families with furniture and household goods during FY25, free of charge, to help them through periods of crisis.
- $4,853 spent. Community Outreach provided organizations in our community with the ability to utilize our building for meetings/events 85 times during FY25.
- $2,789 spent. Songs and Stories in Honor of Helen Lewis is an annual event we host to celebrate life in Appalachia through music and storytelling.
- $2,705 spent. Through Summer Sendoff, we provide CEP students with materials to bridge the learning gap that can occur in the summer months.
- $509 spent. Craddock Cares-we gave 93 kits to emergency personnel for people in crisis; Welcome Newborn-we provided kits to mothers of newborns.
- Expenses: $16419.00 including grants of: $0.00 Revenue: $0.00
- The Living Room provided 86 families with furniture and household goods
- during FY25, free of charge, to help them through periods of crisis.
- Expenses: $4853.00 including grants of: $0.00 Revenue: $0.00
- Community Outreach provided organizations in our community with the ability
- to utilize our building for meetings/events 85 times during FY25.
- Expenses: $2789.00 including grants of: $0.00 Revenue: $0.00
- Songs and Stories in Honor of Helen Lewis is an annual event we host to
- celebrate life in Appalachia through music and storytelling.
- Expenses: $2705.00 including grants of: $0.00 Revenue: $0.00
- Through Summer Sendoff, we provide CEP students with materials to bridge
- the learning gap that can occur in the summer months.
- Expenses: $509.00 including grants of: $0.00 Revenue: $0.00
- Craddock Cares-we gave 93 kits to emergency personnel for people in crisis;
- Welcome Newborn-we provided kits to mothers of newborns.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending July 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2003.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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