Civic Intelligence

Putnam County Coalition for Education and the Creative Arts Inc

EIN 81-5478014 • 501(c)3 • Greencastle, IN

Profile

The castle is dedicated to providing learning experiences for students where they feel seen, heard, valued and empowered, and supporting teachers in their ability to create environments that spill over with joy, creativity, relevance, rigor and authenticity.

PO Box 316Greencastle, IN 46135

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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 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2025

Net Margin

71st percentile

17%

Higher net margin than 71% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

83rd percentile

39%

Faster asset growth than 83% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

78th percentile

31%

Faster revenue growth than 78% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$34,960

Up $9,877 (+39%) from 2024

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$34,960

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin71st percentile

Revenue

Up

$59,157

Up $13,868 (+31%) from 2024

Expenses

Down

$49,280

Down $22,890 (-32%) from 2024

Net Income

Up

$9,877

Up $36,758 (+137%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth83rd percentile

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

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2023: $56,851Net Assets 2023: $56,8512023Assets 2024: $25,083Liabilities 2024: $02024Assets 2025: $34,960Net Assets 2025: $34,9602025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$34,960
Liabilities-
Net Assets$34,960
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth78th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2023: $118,784Expenses 2023: $96,264Net Income 2023: $22,5202023Revenue 2024: $45,289Expenses 2024: $72,170Net Income 2024: -$26,8812024Revenue 2025: $59,157Expenses 2025: $49,280Net Income 2025: $9,8772025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$59,157
Expenses$49,280
Net Income$9,877
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$34,960
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$34,960
Revenue
$59,157
Expenses
$49,280
Net income
$9,877
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.35$0.35$0.59$0.49$0.10
2024Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.25$0.00$0.45$0.72$0.27
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.57$0.57$1.19$0.96$0.23
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Aug 1, 2024 to Jul 31, 2025
Signed
Oct 7, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$59,157
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The castle is dedicated to providing learning experiences for students where they feel seen, heard, valued and empowered, and supporting teachers in their ability to create environments that spill over with joy, creativity, relevance, rigor and authenticity.

The castle is dedicated to providing learning experiences for students where they feel seen, heard, valued and empowered, and supporting teachers in their ability to

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
ORGANIZATION RAISED ADEQUATE FUNDING IN 2022/2023 FISCALTO PRODUCE AND COMPLETE A FEATURE LENGTH FILM THAT FLESHESOUT THE CONTEXT FOR THE WORK BEING DONE IN PUTNAM COUNTY SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY.$0$79,064
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
BETH BENEDIXFounder & DirectorPT$0--
COURTENAY HAYESLead TeacherPT$0--
KATHRYN DILWORTHTrustee-$0--
ASHLEY MAGDALENOTrustee-$0--
BRIAN HATTONTrustee-$0--
WILL PEARSONTrustee-$0--
JP OLSENTrustee-$0--
JIM ENSLEYTrustee-$0--
TOM KIXMILLERTrustee-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Putnam County Coalition for Education and the Creative Arts Inc
EIN
81-5478014
Phone
7657192069
Address
PO BOX 316, GREENCASTLE, IN 46135

Signing Officer

Name
Beth Benedix
Title
Founder & Director
Phone
7657192069
Signed
2025-10-07

Preparer

Firm
Deer Accounting LLC
Address
210 South Indiana Street, Greencastle, IN 46135
Preparer
Heather Staebler
Phone
7656536825
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“HOSPITALITY 456.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“INSURANCE 1068.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“MARKETING 1386.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“SUPPLIES 78.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“TRAVEL 2174.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Subscriptions 553.”

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