American Creative Environment INC

McDonough, GAUnknown exempt organizationEIN 46-4950562

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

Our mission is to guide every child to discover their fullest, unique potential, to flourish intellectually, artistically, physically and culturally & to develop a strong foundation which prepares them for the world community.

98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 9 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $38K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$39K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 3 voting members
Worth a look: 1 of 3 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$593K
-30% vs prior year
Spent
$604K
To programs
98%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$593K
FY2024▼ -30%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$908K
FY2021$843K
FY2022$851K
FY2023$848K
FY2024$593K
Expenses
$604K
FY2024▼ -28%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$855K
FY2021$789K
FY2022$770K
FY2023$836K
FY2024$604K
Net assets
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$214
FY2021$54K
FY2022$118K
FY2023$12K
FY2024$0

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending March 2024) · see the original

Give Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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

Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $592K Management & general 2% · $13K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $39K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Secretary
$38,615Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
See American Creative Environment 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 children discover their unique potential and flourish in all areas, preparing them for the world.

Provided by the organization

This section is blank until American Creative Environment INC claims this page.

Know this organization? Claim it to add your story

1 program service account for $592K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Student education

$592Kprogram expense

Run this program? Claim this org to tell your story

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$593K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$590K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$604K
Ln 25
Programscol B$592K
Managementcol C$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$590K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$593K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Total assetsLn 16$17K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$0
Net assetsLn 32$12K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$4K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$154K$154K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$2K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$136K$136K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$35K$35K
Information technologyLn 14$25K$25K
OccupancyLn 16$108K$108K
TravelLn 17$7K$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$278$278
InsuranceLn 23$14K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$98K$98K
Total functional expensesLn 25$604K$592K$13K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $593K$604K−$12K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $848K$836K$12K$12K 990 PDF
FY2022 $851K$770K$82K$118K 990 PDF
FY2021 $843K$789K$54K$54K 990 PDF
FY2020 $908K$855K$53K$214 990 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $592,701 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $590,201$590,201
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,500$2,500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $590,201 · Excluded from tax $2,500$592,701
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $604,328 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $4,285$4,285
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $154,399$154,399
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,540 · Management $6,805$8,345
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,000 · Management $6,000$12,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $135,876$135,876
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,570$1,570
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $34,985$34,985
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $25,430$25,430
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $108,246$108,246
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,353$7,353
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $278$278
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $13,728$13,728
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $97,833$97,833
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $591,523 · Management $12,805 · Fundraising $0$604,328
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 4 lines filed
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $16,557$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,930$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,627$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $16,557$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$592,701
XI-2 Total expenses$604,328
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$11,627
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,627
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 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.