Creative Arts Workshop INC

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New Haven, CT501(c)(3)Since 1964Arts & CultureEIN 06-6067336Revenue $797K in FY2025

On file with the IRScreativeartsworkshop.org80 Audubon St, 06510-1206 · New Haven, CTTax-exempt since Oct 1964Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Creative Arts Workshop is an educational and cultural resource center devoted to fostering creativity through participation in, appreciation of and leadership in the visual Arts. Caw affirms its commitment to making programs available to a broad and diverse population.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
56¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 66 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $91K a year · 13% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
56%
of spending
Worth a look: 56% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$115K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 93% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $30K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$418K
63% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 63% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$797K
-16% vs prior year
Spent
$979K
To programs
56%
Net assets
$250K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$797K
FY2025▼ -16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$789K
FY2021$536K
FY2022$608K
FY2023$672K
FY2024$948K
FY2025$797K
Expenses
$979K
FY2025▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$784K
FY2021$496K
FY2022$729K
FY2023$956K
FY2024$950K
FY2025$979K
Net assets
$250K
FY2025▼ -42%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$796K
FY2021$851K
FY2022$713K
FY2023$429K
FY2024$432K
FY2025$250K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 1964.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

56 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 56% · $545K Management & general 27% · $268K Fundraising 17% · $167K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

10 people listed on the 990; $115K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$114,915Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Katharine Learned’s $115K as Executive Director is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2020
Katharine Learned$114,915$102,746—
Anne Coates——$102,623

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Fosters creativity through visual arts education and cultural programs for diverse communities.

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1 program · $545K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Visual arts classes and workshops provided to the greater new haven area.

$545Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$797K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$566K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$134K
Other incomeLn 4–11$72K
Money outPt IX
$979K
Ln 25
Programscol B$545K
Managementcol C$268K
Fundraisingcol D$167K
Owns and owesPt X
$250K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$223K
Total assetsLn 16$668K
LiabilitiesLn 26$418K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$134K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$566K
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Other incomeLn 4–11$72K
Total revenueLn 12$797K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$107K
SavingsLn 2$116K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$223K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$185K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$238K
Other assetsLn 15$8K
Total assetsLn 16$668K
LiabilitiesLn 26$418K
Net assetsLn 32$250K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 566
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$328K$223K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$225K$185K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$283K$238K
Total assetsLn 16$856K$668K
LiabilitiesLn 26$424K$418K
Net assetsLn 32$432K$250K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$115K$47K$37K$31K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$417K$167K$138K$113K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$9K$4K$3K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$37K$18K$10K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$52K$42K$8K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$6K$1K$371
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$300$3K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$340$113
Information technologyLn 14$9K$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$123K$99K$19K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$319$319
InterestLn 20$16K$16K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$45K$40K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$23K$18K$3K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$81K$76K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$38K$19K$16K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$979K$545K$268K$167K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $797K$979K−$182K$250K 990 PDF
FY2024 $948K$950K−$2K$432K 990 PDF
FY2023 $672K$956K−$284K$429K 990 PDF
FY2022 $608K$729K−$121K$713K 990 PDF
FY2021 $536K$496K$39K$851K 990 PDF
FY2020 $789K$784K$5K$796K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $796,923 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $333,765$133,850
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $550,637$565,821
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16,673$25,715
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $46,975$71,537
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $948,050$796,923
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $485,662$578,879
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $464,122$400,367
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $949,784$979,246
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,734−$182,323
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $796,923 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$133,850
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$133,850
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $565,821$565,821
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $25,715$25,715
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $71,537$71,537
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $565,821 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $97,252$796,923
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $979,246 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $47,012 · Management $37,393 · Fundraising $30,595$115,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $166,883 · Management $137,836 · Fundraising $112,733$417,452
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,498 · Management $2,570 · Fundraising $2,111$9,179
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,252 · Management $10,429 · Fundraising $8,567$37,248
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $41,699 · Management $7,819 · Fundraising $2,606$52,124
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,930 · Management $1,111 · Fundraising $371$7,412
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $300 · Management $2,698$2,998
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,811 · Management $340 · Fundraising $113$2,264
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,689 · Management $4,689$9,378
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $98,751 · Management $18,516 · Fundraising $6,172$123,439
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $319$319
IX-20 InterestManagement $15,948$15,948
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $40,424 · Management $4,492$44,916
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $18,338 · Management $3,438 · Fundraising $1,146$22,922
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $76,366 · Management $4,559$80,925
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $19,233 · Management $15,675 · Fundraising $2,814$37,722
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $544,505 · Management $267,513 · Fundraising $167,228$979,246
Part X · Balance sheet $667,585 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $210,289$107,354
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $117,561$115,764
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,588$6,640
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,011$6,055
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $282,782$238,067
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $225,138$185,470
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $7,982$8,235
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $856,351$667,585
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $36,106$43,624
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $107,179$93,017
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $281,085$281,086
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $424,370$417,727
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $173,527−$72,007
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $258,454$321,865
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $431,981$249,858
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $856,351$667,585
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $249,858 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$796,923
XI-2 Total expenses$979,246
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$182,323
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$431,981
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$200
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$249,858

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