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Create INC EIN 13-2739938

Create INC FY2020 filing

EIN  13-2739938 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Bronx, NY Founded 1974
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Provides recovery services, including medical, psychological, and vocational support, to over 200 men and women annually, addressing diverse needs like addiction and mental illness.
Leadership
Ralph Perez · Executive Director (retired 12/31/20) · $156K
Money in and out
$5.0M revenue, $5.8M expenses
Bottom line
87% program efficiency

Provides recovery services, including medical, psychological, and vocational support, to over 200 men and women annually, addressing diverse needs like addiction and mental illness. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $5.0M in revenue, $5.8M in expenses, and $-619K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$5.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$5.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-619K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$809K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.13
Program efficiency
87%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-16%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$5.0M
FY2020
Expenses
$5.8M
FY2020
Total assets
$1.9M
FY2020
Total liabilities
$2.5M
FY2020
Total revenue
$5.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$5.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-619K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$809K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.9M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B87%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $5.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2019.
01

Young Adult Center

Provides home-like transitional living program which is a bridge between the STREET/SHELTER/FOSTER care and independent living for young men aged 18-25 years old. Residents receive intensive supportive services such as social service counseling, sustance abuse counseling, vocational counseling, housing, and placement into independent…

$2.0Mprogram expense
02

Outpatient Services

Provide recovery services to over 300 men and women ages 18 and above, including medical and psychological services, vocational counseling, job placement, basic computer skills, help for target populations including those with specific issues, such as: parole status, mentally ill, chemical abusers, anger management, domestic violence…

$1.6Mprogram expense
03

Residential Services

Provides intensive chemical dependence treatment and vocational rehabilitation services to 48 males aged 18 and above, including medical evaluations, counseling and peer support, vocational guidance and placement, 12-STEP programs, relapse prevention training, and lifestyle direction.

$1.4Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCreate INC
EINHdr · item D13-2739938
Principal addressHdr · item CBronx, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.arguscommunity.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1974
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFMental Health (F33Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 1974

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Ralph Perez
Executive Director (retired 12/31/20)
$156,359Pt VII · Sec A
Joan Salmon
Clinical Director
$99,921Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Andrew Simasek
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Fr Benedict Taylor
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth Dania’s $105K as Nurse Practitioner is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1687 $1–10M mental health 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Ralph Perez—$178,318$156,359
Elizabeth Dania$105,225——
Joan Salmon——$99,921

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$3.3M · 67%
Program service revenue$1.6M · 32%
Other revenue$36K · 1%
Contributions & grants67%$3.3M
Program service revenue32%$1.6M
Other revenue1%$36K
Investment income$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$2.9M
Total revenueLn 12$5.0M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.13
Program services87%$5.0M
Management & general13%$771K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.8M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2.5M
Total net assetsLn 32$-619K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.4M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $5.8M · Less non-cash grants $158K · Cash operating expenses/yr $5.6M
2.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $5.0M · Total expenses $5.8M
87%
Management & General
Management & general $771K · Total expenses $5.8M
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $5.8M
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $403K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $3.3M · Total revenue $5.0M
67%
Government reliance
Government grants $2.9M · Total revenue $5.0M
59%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $1.6M · Total revenue $5.0M
32%
Investment reliance
Investment income $2K · Total revenue $5.0M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $1.6M · Total expenses $5.8M
28%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $5.0M · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-619K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $5.0M · Expenses $5.8M
-16%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.9M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-619K · Total assets $1.9M
-33%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $354K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.9M
19%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Ralph Perez · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (RETIRED 12/31/20) · Highest reported compensation $156K · Total expenses $5.8M
3%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $3.4M · Total expenses $5.8M
59%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 87%——
Overhead ratio 13%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 5%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2021
Food Bank for New York CityFY2021$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$2.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$4.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$5.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$4.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$5.0M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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