Learning Is Created Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Port Orange, FL EIN: 88-1505440

Learning Is Created Inc is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Port Orange, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $24K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $2K.

Learning Is Created Inc at a glance

In short: Learning Is Created Inc gave $2K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $589.5), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,358
-50.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$590
-50.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$343
Total assets
$23,845
-32.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (98% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Learning Is Created Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Orphans Light: $2KOrphans Light$2KAn Open Door to Life: $500An Open Door to Life$500One Church: $185One Church$185Crosspoint of India: $50Crosspoint of India$50

The largest 2025 recipient was Orphans Light ($2K). Together the top 4 received $2K.

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 12 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

New Smyrna BeachAuburndaleBartlettAltamonte SpringsPort Orange

How Learning Is Created Inc gives

  • Giving grew 489% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2K$4K$6K1 grant2022 3 grants2023 4 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $400 (2022) to $5K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $2K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Orphans Light Auburndale, FLCharitable Contribution$1,623
An Open Door to Life New Smyrna Beach, FLCharitable Contribution$500
One Church Port Orange, FLCharitable Contribution$185
Crosspoint of India Bartlett, TNCharitable Contribution$50
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$23,845$46,575$39,201$2,3584$39,111$1,374
2024$35,300$40,453$44,880$4,7794$44,632$1,758
2023$39,727$36,541$26,348$1,6653$26,287—
2022$29,534$30,824$1,290$4001$1,290—

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Learning Is Created Inc reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Learning Is Created Inc's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Melisa Clifton

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    No compensation reported

  • Erica Pruschen

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Lillian Romans

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

  • Stacy Marie Strnad

    Assistant Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Barbara Cole (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Carolyn Queener (2022–2023) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Learning Is Created Inc

How much does Learning Is Created Inc give each year?

Learning Is Created Inc gave $2K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $5K across 4 grants.

What is Learning Is Created Inc's typical grant size?

Learning Is Created Inc's median grant in 2025 was $343, and its average grant was $590, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Learning Is Created Inc give grants?

Learning Is Created Inc gives mostly in Florida: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

How large is Learning Is Created Inc?

Learning Is Created Inc reported $24K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $39K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Learning Is Created Inc?

Learning Is Created Inc is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Port Orange, FL. It holds $24K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Learning Is Created Inc's EIN?

Learning Is Created Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 88-1505440. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 20, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 21, 2025)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 9, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2025

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