Civic Intelligence

Caras Love Scholarship Fund And

EIN 37-6719207 • 501(c)3 • Ocean City, NJ

Profile

To raise funds in memory of cara surace bluth for scholarships to students in atlantic city and mays landing where she taught school. In times like this, we felt the need to shift the paradigm to a message of love. We can all use a little more of that.

10 West 18th StreetOcean City, NJ 08226

caraslove.com

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

14th percentile

-81%

Higher net margin than 14% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE B82 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

95th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 95% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

NTEE B82 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

31st percentile

-9.5%

Faster asset growth than 31% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE B82 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

13th percentile

-69%

Faster revenue growth than 13% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE B82 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$50,798

Down $5,303 (-9.5%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$50,798

Down $5,303 (-9.5%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin14th percentile

Revenue

Down

$6,549

Down $14,461 (-69%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$11,850

Down $4,513 (-28%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$5,301

Down $9,948 (-214%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth31st percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2021: $26,726Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $26,7262021Assets 2022: $51,453Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $51,4532022Assets 2023: $56,101Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $56,1012023Assets 2024: $50,798Net Assets 2024: $50,7982024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$50,798
Liabilities-
Net Assets$50,798
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth13th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$40K$30K$20K$10K$0-$10KRevenue 2021: $33,269Expenses 2021: $6,543Net Income 2021: $26,7262021Revenue 2022: $34,011Expenses 2022: $9,284Net Income 2022: $24,7272022Revenue 2023: $21,010Expenses 2023: $16,363Net Income 2023: $4,6472023Revenue 2024: $6,549Expenses 2024: $11,850Net Income 2024: -$5,3012024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$6,549
Expenses$11,850
Net Income-$5,301
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$50,798
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$50,798
Revenue
$6,549
Expenses
$11,850
Net income
-$5,301
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$50.8$50.8$6.55$11.9$5.30
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$56.1$0.00$56.1$21.0$16.4$4.65
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$51.5$0.00$51.5$34.0$9.28$24.7
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$26.7$0.00$26.7$33.3$6.54$26.7
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Oct 13, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$26,256
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To raise funds in memory of cara surace bluth for scholarships to students in atlantic city and mays landing where she taught school. In times like this, we felt the need to shift the paradigm to a message of love. We can all use a little more of that.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
TO RAISE FUNDS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS IN ATLANTIC CITY AND MAYS LANDING. SCHOLARSHIP WERE AWARDED IN THE CALENDAR YEAR$10,000$10,779
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay95th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
ERICA SCHAFFERPresidentPT$0--
JOETTA SURACESecretaryPT$0--
KEVIN SCHAFFERTreasurerPT$0--
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming

Fundraising Events

EventGross ReceiptsGross RevenueDirect ExpensesNet Income
Golf Event$19,536$16,764$16,764$0
Total Events$19,536$16,764$16,764-
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Caras Love Scholarship Fund and
EIN
37-6719207
Phone
6094744538
Address
10 WEST 18TH STREET, OCEAN CITY, NJ 08226

Signing Officer

Name
Kevin Schaffer
Title
Treasurer
Phone
6094744538
Signed
2025-10-13
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Fitzpatrick Bongiovanni & Kelly Pc
Address
401 NEW RD STE 102, LINWOOD, NJ 08221
Preparer
Robert J Kelly Jr
Phone
6096530110
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10

“Cash contribution: 10,000”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses advertising and promotion 250 office 266 information technology 529 license 100 total 1,145”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“To raise funds in memory of cara surace bluth for scholarships to students in atlantic city and mays landing where she taught school. In times like this, we felt the need to shift the paradigm to a message of love. We can all use a little more of that.”

Raw XML Appendix161 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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