Creative Sanctuary EIN 47-4860438

Creative Sanctuary

EIN  47-4860438 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Arcata, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Fosters creative growth through artful living, encouraging teaching, inspiration, and connection.
Leadership
Kathryn Belknap · Director and CFO · $39K
Money in and out
$360K revenue, $206K expenses
Bottom line
46% program efficiency

Fosters creative growth through artful living, encouraging teaching, inspiration, and connection. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $360K in revenue, $206K in expenses, and $209K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$360K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$206K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$209K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $154K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.46 Management & general $0.49 Fundraising $0.05
Program efficiency
46%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
12.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +188% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+43%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +412% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$360K
FY2025▲ +113%
Total revenue
$360K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$206K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$209K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$154K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$209K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B46%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $94K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Creative Sanctuary operates an arts based community center out of a historic building with music art and theatre shows and community gatherings as well as maintains arts facilities for workshops and private use.

$84Kprogram expense
02

Through College Corps CS hosted 10 interns paid to assist with hosting music and art events as well as maintain the building and create CC projects. These projects included cooking classes seed saving and tabling at the local markets.

$10Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCreative Sanctuary
EINHdr · item D47-4860438
Principal addressHdr · item CArcata, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jsanctuaryarcata.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2015

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
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 15aNo
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
Director and CFO
$38,980Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$23,463Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Cochair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathryn Belknap’s $39K as Director and CFO is at the 34th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kathryn Belknap$38,980$38,430
Erica Davie$23,463$34,706$13,478
Katie Belknap$25,340$18,000$18,000
Erin Peterson$20,761$18,862$14,547$17,000
Aida Kastel$6,300$2,700
Natalie Williams$2,657$4,181$2,366
Katy Warner$3,437
Michael Royce$3,428

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
Other revenue$239K · 66%
Contributions & grants$84K · 23%
Program service revenue$37K · 10%
Other revenue66%$239K
Contributions & grants23%$84K
Program service revenue10%$37K
— government grantsLn 1e$17K
Total revenueLn 12$360K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.46 Management & general $0.49 Fundraising $0.05
Program services46%$94K
Management & general49%$102K
Fundraising5%$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$206K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$209K
Total assetsLn 16$209K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$209K
Months of cash on handcomputed12.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $209K · Operating expenses/yr $206K
12.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $94K · Total expenses $206K
46%
Management & General
Management & general $102K · Total expenses $206K
49%
Fundraising
Fundraising $11K · Total expenses $206K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $11K · Solicited contributions $66K
$0.16 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $84K · Total revenue $360K
23%
Government reliance
Government grants $17K · Total revenue $360K
5%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $37K · Total revenue $360K
10%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $360K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $37K · Total expenses $206K
18%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $360K · Prior year $169K
+113%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $91K · FY2024 $360K
+32%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $209K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $360K · Expenses $206K
+43%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $209K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $209K · Total assets $209K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $209K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kathryn Belknap · Reported title Director and CFO · Highest reported compensation $39K · Total expenses $206K
19%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $72K · Total expenses $206K
35%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 46%
Overhead ratio 49%
Fundraising cost ratio 13%
Revenue growth 113%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 0%
Fundraising fee ratio 1%

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$8K

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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)$360K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$169K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$112K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$127K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$72K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$91K 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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