Creative Capital supports individual artists' projects through awards and career development.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$761K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $380K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$761K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $5.4M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
15
named funders · $4.9M
Looks good: 15 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.2M
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.5M
Spent
$5.9M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$8.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$6.5M
FY2021$5.8M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$9.5M
FY2024$6.8M
FY2025$6.7M
Expenses
$5.9M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.9M
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$5.9M
FY2023$6.7M
FY2024$7.0M
FY2025$7.1M
Net assets
$8.8M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$8.8M
FY2021$9.9M
FY2022$8.1M
FY2023$11.1M
FY2024$11.3M
FY2025$11.1M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1998.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $4.5M Management & general 14% · $844K Fundraising 9% · $540K

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

21 people listed on the 990; $761K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
President & Executive Dire
$230,593Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operations Officer
$161,251Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Artist Initiative
$139,540Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Institutional Adv.
$128,182Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Marketing & Communications
$101,795Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christine Kuan’s $336K as President & Executive Dire is at the 98th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christine Kuan$335,556$276,719$280,539$196,710——
Susan Delvalle————$245,037—
Susan R Delvalle—————$230,593
Leslie Singer$192,898$184,554$174,805$176,554$179,585$161,251
Marianna Schaffer————$167,355$139,540
Emily Gerard$141,400$141,132$124,610———
Jason Bailey$132,300—————
Aliza Shvarts—$131,100$122,925———

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

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

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1 program · $4.5M · in their own filed words · FY2019
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In fy 20 creative capital funded a new cohort of 35 awardee artists. The organization continued to invest in multi-year relationshiops with artists who were awardees in past years. Creative capital continues to provide non-monetary support to awardees in the form of consultations at key moments in the lives of the funded projects by…

$4.5Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 83 grants · $15.6M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,590,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,560,248
Soho Repertory Theatre INCNY · FY2024$21,841
Walking Iris MediaCA · FY2024$20,000
Protocinema INCNY · FY2024$15,000
Found Sound Nation INCNY · FY2024$15,000
Sbdny INCNY · FY2024$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,513,995
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,480,000
Sbdny INCNY · FY2023$35,000
Uniondocs INCNY · FY2023$20,000
Moving Parts Crip InstituteCA · FY2023$15,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$269K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$223K
Money outPt IX
$5.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.5M
Managementcol C$844K
Fundraisingcol D$540K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.7M
Total assetsLn 16$10.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$59K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$25K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$13K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$223K
Investment incomeLn 3$269K
Gains on assetsLn 7$128K
Total revenueLn 12$6.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$2.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$54K
Total assetsLn 16$10.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$8.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 527
VolunteersI 629
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.6M$2.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.8M$5.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$9.1M$10.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$949K$1.2M
Net assetsLn 32$8.1M$8.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$58K$58K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1.9M$1.9M
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$10K$10K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$459K$248K$122K$88K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.5M$838K$414K$297K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$54K$29K$15K$10K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$138K$75K$37K$26K
Payroll taxesLn 10$144K$78K$39K$27K
Legal feesLn 11b$15K$8K$4K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$36K$20K$9K$7K
Investment management feesLn 11f$21K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$700K$575K$107K$18K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$16K$918$2K
Office expensesLn 13$48K$33K$7K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$79K$64K$10K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$311K$265K$15K$31K
TravelLn 17$117K$87K$18K$11K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$72K$50K$22K$949
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$6K$690$553
InsuranceLn 23$12K$9K$2K$700
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$159K$159K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.9M$4.5M$844K$540K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $6.7M$7.1M−$414K$11.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $6.8M$7.0M−$190K$11.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.5M$6.7M$2.8M$11.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.1M$5.9M−$815K$8.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.8M$5.5M$282K$9.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $6.5M$5.9M$662K$8.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $6,527,824 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,879,251$6,042,702
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $228,461$223,208
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $273,172$268,974
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$62,063−$7,060
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,318,821$6,527,824
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,847,336$1,923,715
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,134,201$2,343,936
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,849,181$1,598,108
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,830,718$5,865,759
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$511,897$662,065
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $6,527,824 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$13,300
VIII-1e Government grants$59,470
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,969,932
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$25,297
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,042,702
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $223,208$223,208
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $140,978$140,978
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $127,996$127,996
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$7,060−$7,060
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $223,208 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $261,914$6,527,824
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,865,759 across 22 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $58,500$58,500
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,855,215$1,855,215
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $10,000$10,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $248,062 · Management $122,475 · Fundraising $88,096$458,633
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $837,505 · Management $413,500 · Fundraising $297,431$1,548,436
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $29,329 · Management $14,762 · Fundraising $10,269$54,360
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $74,726 · Management $37,442 · Fundraising $26,251$138,419
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $77,807 · Management $38,904 · Fundraising $27,377$144,088
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $8,389 · Management $3,814 · Fundraising $3,050$15,253
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $19,750 · Management $8,977 · Fundraising $7,182$35,909
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $20,623$20,623
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $575,149 · Management $106,841 · Fundraising $18,464$700,454
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $15,515 · Management $918 · Fundraising $1,837$18,270
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $32,869 · Management $6,807 · Fundraising $8,672$48,348
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $63,693 · Management $10,267 · Fundraising $5,133$79,093
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $264,633 · Management $15,493 · Fundraising $30,987$311,113
IX-17 TravelPrograms $87,320 · Management $18,375 · Fundraising $11,063$116,758
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $49,714 · Management $21,812 · Fundraising $949$72,475
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,662 · Management $690 · Fundraising $553$6,905
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,226 · Management $1,800 · Fundraising $700$11,726
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $158,904$158,904
IX-24e All other expensesFundraising $2,277$2,277
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,481,968 · Management $843,500 · Fundraising $540,291$5,865,759
Part X · Balance sheet $9,973,990 assets, 15 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,593,180$2,742,694
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $621,942$1,676,757
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $66,091$66,091
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,595$2,941
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,757,583$5,431,425
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $54,082$54,082
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,095,473$9,973,990
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $611,208$491,894
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $337,436$387,031
X-19 Deferred revenue$306,268
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $948,644$1,185,193
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $731,102$1,259,149
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,415,727$7,529,648
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,146,829$8,788,797
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,095,473$9,973,990
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,788,797 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,527,824
XI-2 Total expenses$5,865,759
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$662,065
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,146,829
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$10,097
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$10,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,788,797

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