Creative York EIN 23-2616151

Creative York FY2022 filing

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Nurtures imagination, creativity, and innovation in the community. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $391K in revenue, $420K in expenses, and $865K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
York, PA
Website
www.creativeyork.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2022)
Revenue
$391KFY2022
Expenses
$420K
Net assets
$865K
People
26
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  23-2616151 Public charity (501(c)(3)) York, PA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Nurtures imagination, creativity, and innovation in the community.
Leadership
Melinda Christian - Till 1022 · Executive Director/Creative Director · $51K
Money in and out
$391K revenue, $420K expenses
Bottom line
73% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$391K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$420K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$865K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$29K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.10
Program efficiency
73%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
8.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-7%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$391K
FY2022+0.4%
Expenses
$420K
FY2022▲ +36%
Total assets
$885K
FY2022▼ -4%
Total liabilities
$20K
FY2022▲ +15%
Total revenue
$391K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$420K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$865K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$29K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$885K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B73%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 324
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 424
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $306K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01

Various Art Programs

Community responsive arts based education programs for children living in york county, being held at various york city parks and housing communities.

$260Kprogram expense
02

Education Gallery & Guided Tours

Art exhibitions and guided education tours for children and adults providing a high level aesthetic experience and quality educational programming.

$47Kprogram expense
03

Art Works!

Life skills training through art activities for youth in york county juvenile probation department. Providing 12-WEEK programs for teens who must complete community service hours.

Pt IX · col B

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCreative York
EINHdr · item D23-2616151
Principal addressHdr · item CYork, PA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.creativeyork.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MPA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A600)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 1990

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a24
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b24
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
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
Executive Director/Creative Director
$51,001Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$14,423Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lyn Bergdoll’s $75K as Executive Director is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2212 $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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lyn Bergdoll$75,192$75,000
Melinda Christian$56,793$56,175$49,966$52,108
Melinda Christian - Till 1022$51,001
Lyn Bergdoll - Start 1022$14,423

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$306K · 78%
Program service revenue$101K · 26%
Contributions & grants78%$306K
Program service revenue26%$101K
Investment income$48
— government grantsLn 1e$25K
Total revenueLn 12$391K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.17 Fundraising $0.10
Program services73%$306K
Management & general17%$73K
Fundraising10%$41K
Total functional expensesLn 25$420K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$243K
Total assetsLn 16$885K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$20K
Total net assetsLn 32$865K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2022 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $299K · Operating expenses/yr $420K
8.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $306K · Total expenses $420K
73%
Management & General
Management & general $73K · Total expenses $420K
17%
Fundraising
Fundraising $41K · Total expenses $420K
10%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $38K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $237K
$0.16 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $306K · Total revenue $391K
78%
Government reliance
Government grants $25K · Total revenue $391K
6%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $101K · Total revenue $391K
26%
Investment reliance
Investment income $48 · Total revenue $391K
+0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $101K · Total expenses $420K
24%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $391K · Prior year $390K
+0.4%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $865K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $391K · Expenses $420K
-7%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $885K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $865K · Total assets $885K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $55K · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $885K
6%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Melinda Christian - Till 1022 · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CREATIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $51K · Total expenses $420K
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $163K · Total expenses $420K
39%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 73%
Overhead ratio 17%
Fundraising cost ratio 13%
Revenue growth 0.4%
Accounting fee ratio 6%

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K

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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 (Latest)$571K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$546K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$391K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$390K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$330K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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