The Center for Inquiry-Based Learning Inc

EIN: 141923044 501(c)(3) Youth Development

Durham, NC

Total Revenue
$1,026,068
Total Expenses
$923,233
Total Assets
$3,843,588
Net Assets
$3,666,921
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Organization Details

Formation Year
2005
Legal Domicile
NC
Principal Officer
Todd Guentensberger
Phone
9192949881
Tax Period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

The Center for Inquiry-Based Learning Inc, founded in 2005, is a community nonprofit in the Youth Development sector that reported $1.0M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue grew 17% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. Expenses of $923K left a modest 10% surplus.

Mission

CIBL exists to nurture the natural excitement children have doing science. Its mission is to support NC K-8 teachers by providing training and by providing the most engaging, integrated, hands-on STEM curriculum materials that promote creativity, collaboration and communication.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $674,554 Revenue: $1,093,004

Classroom Kit Provision CIBL provides STEM curriculum units filled with hands-on materials that promote creativity, collaboration and critical thinking. We have several different products that...

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Classroom Kit Provision CIBL provides STEM curriculum units filled with hands-on materials that promote creativity, collaboration and critical thinking. We have several different products that include 1 SCIENCE KITS - Each unit serves one teacher and up to 32 students K-5 or 125 students 6-8 for a 9-week instruction period. At the end of each instruction period, the kit is returned to CIBL for refurbishing and reuse, eliminating storage and replenishment issues for teachers. 2 STUDENT ACTIVITY PACKSSAP - These are individual student bags with STEM design challenges. Each pack serves 1 teacher/35 students. During the 2024-25 school year, CIBL provided 1,143 kits and 2,750 SAPs, serving approximately 200,000 students. 3 CUSTOM PRODUCTS AS NEEDED - CIBL supports the NC Science Festival by packing the Science Night kits. These kits are supplied to teachers throughout the state through the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center located on UNC-Chapel Hill campus. Last year CIBL provided 323 of these kits which served approximately 65,000 students.

Program 2
Expenses: $70,442

Consulting Professional Development CIBL offers professional development to its clients at no charge as part of its mission. During the 2024-25 fiscal year, CIBL provided charitable consulting and...

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Consulting Professional Development CIBL offers professional development to its clients at no charge as part of its mission. During the 2024-25 fiscal year, CIBL provided charitable consulting and professional development workshops with approximately 2,000 teachers in attendance. All of these sessions were for K-8 classroom teachers and were focused on student acitivity packs and specific science kits with a 9-week kit use. In addition to the full day professional development sessions, CIBL offered online sessions for the new Student Activity Packs SAP created during the 24-25 school year. CIBL also led sessions at Bridging the Gap and NC Science Teachers conferences. CIBL also consults with school systems at no charge about science implementation for their schools/districts. In addition, in an effort to incentivize teachers to learn more about CIBLs mission, SAPs are given out to teachers during professional development sessions or conferences in which CIBL is presenting.

Program 3
Expenses: $48,726

Curriculum Development CIBL staff are engaged in developing curriculum to meet the NC Essential Science Standards. During the 2024-25 fiscal year CIBL developed additional Student Activity Packs SAP...

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Curriculum Development CIBL staff are engaged in developing curriculum to meet the NC Essential Science Standards. During the 2024-25 fiscal year CIBL developed additional Student Activity Packs SAP which are designed to be used by students in any type of learning environment such as virtual, in-person, or hybrid. CIBL designed additional teacher resources such as teacher videos, slide decks, teacher tip documents and student activity sheets for our kits and SAPs to help teachers with the successful implementation of the kits/SAPs. These can be found on our website.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

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Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $10,577
Program Service Revenue $492,252
Investment Income $161,347
Other Revenue $361,892
TOTAL REVENUE $1,026,068

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $3,190
Salaries & Benefits $541,886
Fundraising Expenses $6,409
Program Expenses $793,722
Other Expenses $378,157
TOTAL EXPENSES $923,233

Year-over-Year Comparison

2024 2023 Change
Revenue $1,026,068 $880,085 +0.2%
Expenses $923,233 $853,847 +0.1%
Net Income $102,835 $26,238 +2.9%
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Governance

Voting Members
8
Independent Members
8
Employees
18
Volunteers
8

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
5
$137,474
Total Directors
9
$137,474
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
0
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
Todd Guentensberger Executive Director 035.00
Officer Director
$129,692 $7,782 $137,474
Jason Painter Chair 002.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Carole Stern Vice Chair 001.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Claude Mack McCary Treasurer 001.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
Dave Smith Secretary 001.00
Officer Director
$0 $0 $0
John Parker Board Member 001.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Ben Owens Board Member 001.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Tonya Little Board Member 001.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
James Minogue Board Member 001.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2025 $1,026,068 $923,233 $3,843,588 $102,835
2024 $880,085 $853,847 $3,529,228 $26,238
2023 $873,061 $787,581 $3,343,945 $85,480
2022 $890,826 $704,708 $3,047,964 $186,118
2020 $501,834 $652,337 $3,095,702 $-150,503
2019 $782,121 $690,177 $2,931,019 $91,944
2018 $786,554 $604,751 $2,846,574 $181,803
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