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Create Portage County INC FY2021 filing

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Stevens Point, WI501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 20-1960836Revenue $285K in FY2021

On file with the IRS1039 Ellis St, 54481-2935 · Stevens Point, WITax-exempt since May 2006Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Promotion and awareness of arts and culture, creative placemaking and innovation

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$60K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $44K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
104%
of spending
Looks good: 104% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $109K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$285K
-5% vs prior year
Spent
$374K
To programs
104%
Net assets
$228K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$285K
FY2021▼ -5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$300K
FY2021$285K
FY2022$738K
FY2023$745K
FY2024$225K
Expenses
$374K
FY2021▲ +42%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$263K
FY2021$374K
FY2022$494K
FY2023$540K
FY2024$400K
Net assets
$228K
FY2021▼ -12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$261K
FY2021$228K
FY2022$492K
FY2023$703K
FY2024$781K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2006.

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

Where the money goes

104 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 104% · $388K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

21 people listed on the 990; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Gregory W Wright
Executive Director
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dondi Bueno
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Whelan
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gregory W Wright’s $60K as Executive Director is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $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.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Promotes arts and culture, fostering creative placemaking and innovation.

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1 program · $388K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Promotion and awareness of arts and culture, creative economy, placemaking and innovation

$388Kprogram 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
Mortimer and Mimi Levitt Foundation INCFY2024$30K
American Endowment FoundationFY2024$25K
Community Foundation of Central Wisconsin INCFY2024$17K
Alexander Charitable Foundation INCFY2024$10K
Edward J Okray Foundation INCFY2024$9K
Delta Dental of Wisconsin INCFY2024$7K
Network for Good INCFY2024$6K
Bell Family Charitable Foundation INCFY2024$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 8 funders$109K
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$285K
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$118K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$91K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$75K
Money outPt IX
$374K
Ln 25
Programscol B$388K
Owns and owesPt X
$228K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$189K
Total assetsLn 16$228K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$75K
Government grantsLn 1e$30K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$91K
Investment incomeLn 3$35
Other incomeLn 4–11$118K
Total revenueLn 12$285K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$115K
SavingsLn 2$74K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$189K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$59K
Total assetsLn 16$228K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$228K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 690
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$178K$189K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$43K$59K
Total assetsLn 16$261K$248K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$261K$248K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$156K$156K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$12K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$191K$191K
Total functional expensesLn 25$388K$388K$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $225K$400K−$175K$781K 990 PDF
FY2023 $745K$540K$204K$703K 990 PDF
FY2022 $738K$494K$244K$492K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $285K$374K−$89K$228K 990 PDF
FY2020 $300K$263K$37K$261K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $417,177 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$75,472
I-9 Program service revenue$91,100
I-10 Investment income$35
I-11 Other revenue$250,570
I-12 Total revenue$417,177
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$169,752
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$218,620
I-18 Total expenses$388,372
I-19 Revenue less expenses$28,805
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $417,177 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$8,358
VIII-1e Government grants$30,285
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$36,829
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$75,472
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $91,100$91,100
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $35$35
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $250,570$250,570
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $341,705 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$417,177
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $388,372 across 9 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $155,707$155,707
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,133$2,133
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,912$11,912
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,744$1,744
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,329$6,329
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,428$12,428
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,600$3,600
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,495$3,495
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $191,024$191,024
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $388,372 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$388,372
Part X · Balance sheet $248,244 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $127,846$115,067
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $50,504$73,738
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $42,903$59,439
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $260,577$248,244
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $260,577$248,244
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $260,577$248,244
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $248,244 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$417,177
XI-2 Total expenses$388,372
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$28,805
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$260,577
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$41,138
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$248,244

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

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