Craft Yarn Council of America Inc
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What it says it does
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- Income
- $256,851
- Spending
- $216,436
- Employees
- 2
- Highest pay
- $92,377, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 (5)
- $78,711 spent. The council also maintains a database of CIP graduates and alerts them to job opportunities in the communities. In addition, many graduates go on to find jobs teaching in retail stores or volunteering in schools and other venues on their own. By training teachers, the council is fulfilling the mandate of its members to raise awareness of yarn related skills such as knitting and crocheting while reaching and teaching new generations these worthwhile skills.
- $11,167 spent. Industry Promotion Overview We actively promote and raise awareness for the yarn industry through educational workshops and participation in craft shows. Our current awareness campaigns include: Yarnsgiving A seasonal initiative that showcases a variety of yarn-based crafts to inspire creativity and encourage giving during the Thanksgiving holiday. I Love Yarn Day This campaign celebrates the joy and satisfaction that yarn and yarn-related crafts bring. Consumers are invited to express their Love for Yarn by creating a yarn project or craft. Stitch Away Stress Focused on mental wellness, this campaign highlights the therapeutic benefits of knitting and crochet, helping raise awareness about how these crafts can support mental health.
- $5,629 spent. Classes are offered on-site or via correspondence and cover technical skills as well as the specifics of how to teach these skills to others. An on-site class includes between 15-17 hours of intensive hands-on instruction with a master teacher. The correspondence program covers the same information. Participants work is review personally by one of the programs master teachers through a combination of written work and telephone interviews. The program is also offered as part of the Fashion Institute of Technologys (FIT) continuing education program. FIT, which is based in New York City, offers CIP participants who complete the program degree credit(s).
- FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS Discover program this program, which launched in 2010, continues to be successful as an educational and promotional tool to increase knit and crochet projects. The craft yarn council has implemented a series of knit and crochet classes from beginner to advanced classes and from kids to senior adults available for all through the internet. Graduates of the councils certified Instructors program (CIP) teach classes and share a passion for knitting and crocheting and for teaching others to discover the fun and therapeutics of knitting and crocheting. The CYC staff works with the teachers, Crafts Associates in the U.S. and Canada, and the members of the council. Together they designed a series of knit and crochet classes.
- FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES DESCRIPTION Certified Instructors Program (CIP) initiated in 1982. The goal of the CIP is to train knitters and crocheters who have good basic skills in these craft to gain the knowledge and confidence to teach others. There are two separate programs: a) knitting and b) crocheting. There are three levels to each CIP Program: instructor, teacher, and professional.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(6) business league.
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? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 March 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 March 1983.
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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