Creativity Center: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 46-2055703)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$142K
FY2021	$39K
FY2022	$79K
FY2023	$91K
FY2024	$124K
FY2025	$139K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	Not on file
FY2021	Not on file
FY2022	Not on file
FY2023	$51K
FY2024	$57K
FY2025	$60K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$499K
FY2021	$475K
FY2022	$496K
FY2023	$535K
FY2024	$601K
FY2025	$652K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2014.

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Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

100%

Program services 100% · $51K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

1 person listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII

Sama Shamet

Officer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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

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1 program · $51K · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

After school programs

$51Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$91K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$87K

Investment incomeLn 3$4K

Money outPt IX

$51K

Ln 25

Programscol B$51K

Owns and owesPt X

$535K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$535K

Total assetsLn 16$535K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

1

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a3

IndependentVI 1b3

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$87K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$11K

Investment incomeLn 3$4K

Total revenueLn 12$91K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$535K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$535K

Total assetsLn 16$535K

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$535K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 63

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

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$496K	$535K
Total assetsLn 16	$496K	$535K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$496K	$535K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Legal feesLn 11b	$3K	$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$855	$855
Office expensesLn 13	$47K	$47K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$51K	$51K	$0	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 4, 2026	$139K	$60K	$79K	$652K	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 13, 2025	$124K	$57K	$66K	$601K	990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 3, 2024	$91K	$51K	$40K	$535K	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 16, 2023	$79K			$496K	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 18, 2022	$39K			$475K	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 14, 2021	$142K			$499K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $90,626 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grants$86,826

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $79,351$0

I-10 Investment income$3,800

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $79,351$90,626

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $58,925$50,968

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $58,925$50,968

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $20,426$39,658

Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3

VI-1b Independent voting members3

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 $90,626 across 5 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$10,775

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$76,051

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$86,826

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,800$3,800

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,800 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$90,626

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $50,968 across 3 lines filed

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $2,841$2,841

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $855$855

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $47,272$47,272

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $50,968 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$50,968

Part X · Balance sheet $535,370 assets, 6 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $495,712$535,370

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $495,712$535,370

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $495,712$535,370

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $495,712$535,370

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $495,712$535,370

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $535,370 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$90,626

XI-2 Total expenses$50,968

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$39,658

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$495,712

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$535,370

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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