Creative Tech Alliance: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 47-4123991)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$240K
FY2022	$537K
FY2023	$6K
FY2024	$2K
FY2025	$146

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	$67K
FY2022	$616K
FY2023	$44K
FY2024	$16K
FY2025	$4K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	$173K
FY2022	$94K
FY2023	$56K
FY2024	$42K
FY2025	$38K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2018.

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Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

67%

29%

Program services 67% · $30K Management & general 4% · $2K Fundraising 29% · $13K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Pornthong Kraikul

Chair of the

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sharon Fischlowitz

Vice Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jeff Aguy

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Stephen Guy

Board Member

$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 2Yes
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Develops community spaces and programs to support minority entrepreneurs in creative technology.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2022

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Creative technology alliance established a fiscal sponsorship program and enrolled two projects that align with our mission: game devs of color expo and galaxy fund. The game devs of color expos mission is to amplify the creative power held by people of color in games.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2022. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 47-4123991) · Dispute this line

Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2021

Saint Paul & Minnesota FoundationFY2021$100K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K

Grants paid · 3 grants · $258K · 2020–2022

Unitemized GrantFY2022$10,500

Unitemized GrantFY2021$219,500

Unitemized GrantFY2020$28,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$6K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6K

Investment incomeLn 3$13

Money outPt IX

$44K

Ln 25

Programscol B$30K

Managementcol C$2K

Fundraisingcol D$13K

Owns and owesPt X

$56K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$58K

Total assetsLn 16$58K

LiabilitiesLn 26$2K

PeoplePt VI, VII

4

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a4

IndependentVI 1b4

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6K

Investment incomeLn 3$13

Total revenueLn 12$6K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$30K

SavingsLn 2$27K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$58K

Total assetsLn 16$58K

LiabilitiesLn 26$2K

Net assetsLn 32$56K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

VolunteersI 65

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$127K	$58K
Total assetsLn 16	$138K	$58K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$44K	$2K
Net assetsLn 32	$94K	$56K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$10K	$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$2K	$2K	$86	$85
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$17K	$14K	$1K	$1K
Office expensesLn 13	$153	$137	$8	$8
Information technologyLn 14	$3K	$3K	$151	$150
InterestLn 20	$84		$84
InsuranceLn 23	$901	$811	$45	$45
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$11K			$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$44K	$30K	$2K	$13K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Sep 8, 2025	$146	$4K	−$4K	$38K	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Nov 1, 2024	$2K	$16K	−$14K	$42K	990 PDF
FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 6, 2024	$6K	$44K	−$38K	$56K	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 4, 2023	$537K	$616K	−$79K	$94K	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 19, 2022	$240K	$67K	$173K	$173K	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $6,409 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $453,458$6,396

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $44,837$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $22$13

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $38,347$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $536,664$6,409

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $219,500$10,500

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $396,505$33,849

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $616,005$44,349

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$79,341−$37,940

Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4

VI-1b Independent voting members4

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $6,409 across 4 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$6,396

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,396

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $13$13

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $13$6,409

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $44,349 across 8 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $10,500$10,500

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,540 · Management $86 · Fundraising $85$1,711

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,082 · Management $1,310 · Fundraising $1,310$16,702

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $137 · Management $8 · Fundraising $8$153

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,714 · Management $151 · Fundraising $150$3,015

IX-20 InterestManagement $84$84

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $811 · Management $45 · Fundraising $45$901

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Fundraising $11,283$11,283

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $29,784 · Management $1,684 · Fundraising $12,881$44,349

Part X · Balance sheet $57,661 assets, 9 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $86,601$30,407

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $40,078$27,254

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $138,099$57,661

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $43,997$1,499

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $277$277

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $44,274$1,776

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $93,825$55,885

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $93,825$55,885

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $138,099$57,661

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $55,885 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$6,409

XI-2 Total expenses$44,349

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$37,940

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$93,825

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$55,885

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

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Creative Tech Alliance FY2023 filing

Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Creative Tech Alliance

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV