International Childrens Media Center

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
271374945
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2017, Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Northbrook, IL, USA
Phone
7735286854
Rating
90
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Youth Centers, Clubs

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$128,518
Expenses
$123,023
Assets
$193,668
Liabilities
$62,800

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Lee Peters (President)
  • Jennifer Brown (Vice President)
  • Nicole Dreiske (Executive Director)

People named in this filing

  • Lee Peters (President)
  • Kimberley McArthur (Treasurer)
  • Jennifer Brown (Vice President)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Use visual arts, media, music, poetry, literature and film arts with neuroscience based techniques to accelerate learning, elevate wellness, foster empathy, teach healthy digital habits and close the achievement gap for BIPOC children, youth and individuals.

What it reported doing in 2025

Create international film festivals for children and adults that promote mindful viewing and introduce families to global culture. 2289 - includes audiences, program participants, partner agency staff and filmmakers

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 94% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 44
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 84.4%; rating input score 84
  • Program expense ratio: 88.2%; rating input score 88

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 4.3%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.57; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.32; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 32.5%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.4% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 2.4% per year; rating input score 100; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.1% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 84.4% of revenue deployed · 88.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $108K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 43/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 12/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 11/100.