Art & Creativity for Healing INC

Tax-deductible

Laguna Hills, CA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 33-0936136

This page gets seen. Tell your story. Claim this org.

To support emotional healing through art & creative expression for those living with pain, grief, fear or stress

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $27K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$65K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 60% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $38K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$60K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$668K
+0.4% vs prior year
Spent
$583K
To programs
92%
Net assets
$498K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$668K
FY2025+0.4%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$494K
FY2021$260K
FY2022$537K
FY2023$476K
FY2024$666K
FY2025$668K
Expenses
$583K
FY2025-0.03%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$417K
FY2021$352K
FY2022$469K
FY2023$536K
FY2024$583K
FY2025$583K
Net assets
$498K
FY2025▲ +13%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$442K
FY2021$350K
FY2022$417K
FY2023$357K
FY2024$439K
FY2025$498K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

Give Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2001.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $537K Management & general 7% · $44K Fundraising 0% · $2K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? The org can add a note here. Request edit privileges.

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $65K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$65,004Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laurie Zagon-Sorrentino’s $65K as Exec Dir/Member is at the 60th 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Laurie Zagon-Sorrentino$65,004$66,702$68,400$68,668$76,043$82,500

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.

See Art & Creativity for Healing INC executive salaries →

Are you one of these people? Claim this org to confirm your role

Something off? The org can add a note here. Request edit privileges.

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

Helps people heal emotionally through art and creative expression.

Provided by the organization

This section is blank until Art & Creativity for Healing INC claims this page.

Know this organization? Claim it to add your story

1 program service account for $537K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Provide therapeutic art workshops for children and adults suffering abuse, illness, grief or stress at non-profit centers in Southern California. Since inception, the organization has assisted more than 75,000 children and adults and expanded the service delivery of more than 40 nonprofit agencies.

$537Kprogram expense

Run this program? Claim this org to tell your story

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$38K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$668K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$428K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$236K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$583K
Ln 25
Programscol B$537K
Managementcol C$44K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$498K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$365K
Total assetsLn 16$558K
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$236K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$100K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$428K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$132
Total revenueLn 12$668K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$108K
SavingsLn 2$256K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$365K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$105K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$558K
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K
Net assetsLn 32$498K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$254K$365K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$103K$105K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$488K$558K
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K$60K
Net assetsLn 32$439K$498K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$65K$58K$6K$65
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$30K$24K$6K$60
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$10K$2K$25
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$29K$29K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$8K
Office expensesLn 13$27K$25K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$55K$55K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$17K$17K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$682$7
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$322K$322K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$214
Total functional expensesLn 25$583K$537K$44K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $668K$583K$85K$498K 990 PDF
FY2024 $666K$583K$82K$439K 990 PDF
FY2023 $476K$536K−$60K$357K 990 PDF
FY2022 $537K$469K$68K$417K 990 PDF
FY2021 $260K$352K−$92K$350K 990 PDF
FY2020 $494K$417K$77K$442K 990 PDF

Want to add your own materials alongside these filings? Claim this org

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 FY2025 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $668,280 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$100,442
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$135,614
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$236,056
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $427,621$427,621
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,471$4,471
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $132$132
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $427,753 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,471$668,280
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $583,103 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $58,439 · Management $6,500 · Fundraising $65$65,004
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $23,944 · Management $6,001 · Fundraising $60$30,005
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,953 · Management $2,495 · Fundraising $25$12,473
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,300$9,300
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $28,679$28,679
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,490$8,490
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $25,185 · Fundraising $2,291$27,476
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $55,070$55,070
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $16,901$16,901
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,590$1,590
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,719 · Management $682 · Fundraising $7$3,408
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $322,377$322,377
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,116 · Management $214$2,330
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $536,972 · Management $43,683 · Fundraising $2,448$583,103
Part X · Balance sheet $557,855 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $74,596$108,486
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $179,247$256,334
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $50,400$39,200
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $26,730$36,097
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,239$1,380
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,852$6,937
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $102,601$105,116
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $46,033$4,305
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $487,698$557,855
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,991$2,282
X-19 Deferred revenue$57,300
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $42,361$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $48,352$59,582
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $439,346$498,273
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $439,346$498,273
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $487,698$557,855
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $498,273 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$668,280
XI-2 Total expenses$583,103
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$85,177
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$439,346
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$26,250
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$498,273

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

If you ARE the filing organization, claim this org and add context

Made it to the end? Claim this organization

Keep this kind of thing free
Keep public charity data easy to read.

Free to the public, because obviously. Like this? Pay it forward. Don't like this? Help us get better.

Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through Stripe. One time.
Keep this kind of thing free
Keep public charity data easy to read.

Free to the public, because obviously. Like this? Pay it forward. Don't like this? Help us get better.

Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through Stripe. One time.

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.