Chuck Jones Center for Creativity EIN 45-2982522

Chuck Jones Center for Creativity

EIN  45-2982522 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Dana Point, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Encourages people to value and celebrate creative expression.
Leadership
Craig Kausen · Chairman
Money in and out
$270K revenue, $254K expenses
Bottom line
65% program efficiency

Encourages people to value and celebrate creative expression. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $270K in revenue, $254K in expenses, and $55K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$270K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$254K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$55K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $16K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.30 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
65%
of spending reaches programs▼ -21% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
6.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -1% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+6%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -38% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$270K
FY2024▲ +17%
Expenses
$254K
FY2024▲ +22%
Total assets
$148K
FY2024▲ +18%
Total liabilities
$93K
FY2024▲ +8%
Total revenue
$270K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$254K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$55K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$16K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$148K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B65%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $164K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Fine Arts School After School Enrichment Programs provide after school programs at public schools in a variety of art based disciplines exercising creative thinking.

$148Kprogram expense
02

Other Performing Arts Programs related to Tax Exempt Mission

$16Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CChuck Jones Center for Creativity
EINHdr · item D45-2982522
Principal addressHdr · item CDana Point, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jchuckjonescenter.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A70)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2013

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Karen Garza’s $29K as Secretary is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Karen Garza$28,934$7,457
Robert Patrick$27,143$19,932
Denise Dion-Scoyni$14,745
Cyndi Burgess$6,358
Madeline Peckenpaugh$4,929

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$186K · 69%
Program service revenue$84K · 31%
Contributions & grants69%$186K
Program service revenue31%$84K
Total revenueLn 12$270K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.30 Fundraising $0.06
Program services65%$164K
Management & general30%$76K
Fundraising6%$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$254K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$139K
Total assetsLn 16$148K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$93K
Total net assetsLn 32$55K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $139K · Operating expenses/yr $254K
6.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $164K · Total expenses $254K
65%
Management & General
Management & general $76K · Total expenses $254K
30%
Fundraising
Fundraising $14K · Total expenses $254K
6%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $8K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $128K
$0.06 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $186K · Total revenue $270K
69%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $270K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $84K · Total revenue $270K
31%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $270K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $84K · Total expenses $254K
33%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $270K · Prior year $230K
+17%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $94K · FY2024 $270K
+30%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $55K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $270K · Expenses $254K
+6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $148K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $55K · Total assets $148K
37%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $148K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Craig Kausen · Reported title Chairman · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $254K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $125K · Total expenses $254K
49%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 65%
Overhead ratio 30%
Fundraising cost ratio 8%
Revenue growth 17%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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 · FY2024
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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)$270K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$230K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$165K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$135K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$94K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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