Creative Arts Workshop INC FY2021 filing

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New Haven, CT501(c)(3)Since 1964Arts & CultureEIN 06-6067336Revenue $536K in FY2021

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.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$321K
27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 27% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$536K
-32% vs prior year
Spent
$496K
To programs
64%
Net assets
$851K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$536K
FY2021▼ -32%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$789K
FY2021$536K
FY2022$608K
FY2023$672K
FY2024$948K
FY2025$797K
Expenses
$496K
FY2021▼ -37%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$784K
FY2021$496K
FY2022$729K
FY2023$956K
FY2024$950K
FY2025$979K
Net assets
$851K
FY2021▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$796K
FY2021$851K
FY2022$713K
FY2023$429K
FY2024$432K
FY2025$250K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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.

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Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $318K Management & general 22% · $107K Fundraising 14% · $72K

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

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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

Programs and updates

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

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1 program · $318K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

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

$318Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$536K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$467K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$46K
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Money outPt IX
$496K
Ln 25
Programscol B$318K
Managementcol C$107K
Fundraisingcol D$72K
Owns and owesPt X
$851K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$461K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$321K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$467K
Government grantsLn 1e$10K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$46K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$18K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1K
Total revenueLn 12$536K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$461K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$461K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$253K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$395K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$321K
Net assetsLn 32$851K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$187K$461K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$204K$253K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$413K$395K
Total assetsLn 16$984K$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$188K$321K
Net assetsLn 32$796K$851K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$275K$134K$78K$64K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$42K$34K$6K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$29K$23K$4K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$64K$51K$10K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$49K$44K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$21K$17K$3K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$15K$740$15
Total functional expensesLn 25$496K$318K$107K$72K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $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 Viewing $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
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Part I · Summary $535,525 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $370,771$467,364
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $328,009$46,447
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,259$3,903
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $85,920$17,811
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $788,959$535,525
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 $456,099$275,440
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $327,732$220,827
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $783,831$496,267
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,128$39,258
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $535,525 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$10,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$457,364
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$467,364
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $46,447$46,447
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,603$2,603
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $1,300$1,300
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $17,811$17,811
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $65,558 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,603$535,525
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $496,267 across 7 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $133,501 · Management $77,873 · Fundraising $64,066$275,440
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $33,898 · Management $6,344 · Fundraising $2,122$42,364
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,070 · Management $4,324 · Fundraising $1,441$28,835
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $51,012 · Management $9,565 · Fundraising $3,188$63,765
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $44,024 · Management $4,892$48,916
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,664 · Management $3,125 · Fundraising $1,042$20,831
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,361 · Management $740 · Fundraising $15$16,116
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $317,530 · Management $106,863 · Fundraising $71,874$496,267
Part X · Balance sheet $1,171,147 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $187,164$461,471
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $123,414$58,833
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $55,032$2,484
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $412,684$395,007
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $204,257$253,352
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $983,978$1,171,147
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $36,969$29,963
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $43,579$57,948
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$150,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $187,980$320,551
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $488,706$537,193
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $307,292$313,403
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $795,998$850,596
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $983,978$1,171,147
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $850,596 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$535,525
XI-2 Total expenses$496,267
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$39,258
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$795,998
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$15,338
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$850,596

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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