Masscreative INC EIN 46-0904093

Masscreative INC FY2021 filing

EIN  46-0904093 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Boston, MA
Form 990 (PDF)
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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 · $71K
Money in and out
$591K revenue, $328K expenses
Bottom line
63% program efficiency

Advocates for a well-resourced, equitable creative sector vital to Massachusetts' vibrancy. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $591K in revenue, $328K in expenses, and $301K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$591K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$328K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$301K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $263K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.63 Management & general $0.27 Fundraising $0.09
Program efficiency
63%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
3.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+44%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$591K
FY2021▲ +58%
Expenses
$328K
FY2021▲ +3%
Total assets
$354K
FY2021▲ +200%
Total liabilities
$53K
FY2021▼ -33%
Total revenue
$591K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$328K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$301K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$263K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$354K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B63%
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 $208K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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.

$208Kprogram expense

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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 (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$70,881Pt 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 & grants100%$591K
Other revenue$162
Total revenueLn 12$591K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.63 Management & general $0.27 Fundraising $0.09
Program services63%$208K
Management & general27%$89K
Fundraising9%$31K
Total functional expensesLn 25$328K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$81K
Total assetsLn 16$354K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$53K
Total net assetsLn 32$301K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $81K · Operating expenses/yr $328K
3.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $208K · Total expenses $328K
63%
Management & General
Management & general $89K · Total expenses $328K
27%
Fundraising
Fundraising $31K · Total expenses $328K
9%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $61K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $482K
$0.13 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $591K · Total revenue $591K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $591K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $591K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $591K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $328K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $591K · Prior year $375K
+58%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $301K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $591K · Expenses $328K
+44%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $354K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $301K · Total assets $354K
85%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $354K
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 $71K · Total expenses $328K
22%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $146K · Total expenses $328K
44%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 63%
Overhead ratio 27%
Fundraising cost ratio 5%
Revenue growth 58%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 7%
Fundraising fee ratio 4%

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 · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$126K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$996K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$953K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$591K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$375K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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