Masscreative INC EIN 46-0904093

Masscreative INC

EIN  46-0904093 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Boston, MA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Advocates for a well-resourced, equitable creative sector vital to Massachusetts' vibrancy.
Leadership
Emily Ruddock Lilienthal · Executive Di · $83K
Money in and out
$223K revenue, $640K expenses
Bottom line
78% program efficiency

Advocates for a well-resourced, equitable creative sector vital to Massachusetts' vibrancy. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $223K in revenue, $640K in expenses, and $645K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$223K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$640K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$645K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$417K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.14
Program efficiency
78%
of spending reaches programs▲ +7% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
8.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -20% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-187%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +40% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$223K
FY2025▲ +77%
Expenses
$640K
FY2025▲ +23%
Total assets
$669K
FY2025▼ -40%
Total liabilities
$24K
FY2025▼ -47%
Total revenue
$223K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$640K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$645K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$417K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$669K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B78%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 319
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 419
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $501K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

To support the arts, humanities, sciences and creative economy sectors in massachusetts; to engage a network of arts and cultural organizations, businesses, creative entrepreneurs artists and sector supporters and building strategic alliances accross sectors.

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMasscreative INC
EINHdr · item D46-0904093
Principal addressHdr · item CBoston, MA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.mass-creative.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A70)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2012

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a19
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b19
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
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 · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$82,926Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Emily Ruddock Lilienthal’s $83K as Executive Di is at the 77th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Emily Ruddock Lilienthal$82,926$77,352$74,850$69,573$70,881$57,915

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$214K · 96%
Program service revenue$8K · 3%
Contributions & grants96%$214K
Program service revenue3%$8K
Investment income$811
— government grantsLn 1e$42K
Total revenueLn 12$223K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.14
Program services78%$501K
Management & general8%$51K
Fundraising14%$87K
Total functional expensesLn 25$640K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$456K
Total assetsLn 16$669K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$24K
Total net assetsLn 32$645K
Months of cash on handcomputed8.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $456K · Operating expenses/yr $640K
8.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $501K · Total expenses $640K
78%
Management & General
Management & general $51K · Total expenses $640K
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $87K · Total expenses $640K
14%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $58K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $385K
$0.15 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $214K · Total revenue $223K
96%
Government reliance
Government grants $42K · Total revenue $223K
19%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $8K · Total revenue $223K
3%
Investment reliance
Investment income $811 · Total revenue $223K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $8K · Total expenses $640K
1%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $223K · Prior year $126K
+77%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $375K · FY2024 $223K
-10%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $645K · Beginning of year $1.1M
-39%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $223K · Expenses $640K
-187%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $24K · Total assets $669K
4%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $645K · Total assets $669K
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $669K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Emily Ruddock Lilienthal · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $83K · Total expenses $640K
13%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $311K · Total expenses $640K
49%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 78%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 41%
Revenue growth 77%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 5%

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$20K

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$223K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$126K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$996K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$953K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$591K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$375K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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