Creative Armenia EIN 81-2439399

Creative Armenia

EIN  81-2439399 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Los Angeles, CA Founded 2016
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Nurtures emerging talent in film, music, and all arts by supporting creative artists.
Leadership
Garin Hovannisian · President · $41K
Money in and out
$385K revenue, $267K expenses
Bottom line
92% program efficiency

Nurtures emerging talent in film, music, and all arts by supporting creative artists. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $385K in revenue, $267K in expenses, and $166K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$385K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$267K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$166K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $117K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
92%
of spending reaches programs▲ +8% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
7.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +70% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+30%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +149% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$385K
FY2025▲ +366%
Expenses
$267K
FY2025▲ +99%
Total assets
$166K
FY2025▲ +237%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2025
Total revenue
$385K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$267K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$166K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$117K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$166K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B92%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 42
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $241K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Artist Promotion

A program of support for more than a hundred artists who belong to the creative armenia network. The program includes grants called spark grants, as well as a variety of other promotional and career growth benefits.

$147Kprogram expense
02

Program by which filmmakers, musicians, and other artists raise interest and funds for their creative projects.

$63Kprogram expense
03

East-West Residency

A creative residency for cutting-edge artists.

$31Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCreative Armenia
EINHdr · item D81-2439399
Principal addressHdr · item CLos Angeles, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.creativearmenia.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2016
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q21)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2016

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b2
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
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
$40,625Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
CFO/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Garin Hovannisian’s $41K as President is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $100K–1M international 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
Garin Hovannisian$40,625$48,750$97,500$97,500$97,500$82,500

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%$385K
Total revenueLn 12$385K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.00
Program services92%$245K
Management & general8%$22K
Fundraising$136
Total functional expensesLn 25$267K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$166K
Total assetsLn 16$166K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$166K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $166K · Operating expenses/yr $267K
7.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $245K · Total expenses $267K
92%
Management & General
Management & general $22K · Total expenses $267K
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $136 · Total expenses $267K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $2K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $178K
$0.01 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $385K · Total revenue $385K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $385K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $385K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $385K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $267K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $385K · Prior year $82K
+366%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $253K · FY2025 $385K
+9%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $166K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $385K · Expenses $267K
+30%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $166K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $166K · Total assets $166K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $166K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Garin Hovannisian · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $41K · Total expenses $267K
15%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $44K · Total expenses $267K
16%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 92%
Overhead ratio 8%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 366%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$65K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $485K · 2020–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$27,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$20,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$419,410
Unitemized GrantFY2020$18,445

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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)$385K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$82K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$67K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$212K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$721K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$253K 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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