Creatives Want Change INC FY2024 filing

Tax-deductible

Brooklyn, NY501(c)(3)Since 2020Foundations & GrantmakersEIN 85-3980721Revenue $235K in FY2024

On file with the IRScreativeswantchange.org60 Broadway Apt 5p, 11249-8644 · Brooklyn, NYTax-exempt since Apr 2021Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The organization is dedicated to the cultivation of black creative talent beginning at the high school level and continuing into early professional development.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$78K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $61K a year · 23% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$78K
to officers and key staff · 29% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 29% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
13 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $155K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$23K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$235K
-33% vs prior year
Spent
$266K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$269K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$235K
FY2024▼ -33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$211K
FY2023$351K
FY2024$235K
FY2024$630K
Expenses
$266K
FY2024-0.2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$81K
FY2023$267K
FY2024$266K
FY2024$350K
Net assets
$269K
FY2024▼ -10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$130K
FY2023$301K
FY2024$269K
FY2024$549K

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2021.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $181K Management & general 16% · $43K Fundraising 16% · $42K

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; $78K 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
Director of Programs
$78,077Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Namasha Schelling’s $85K as Director of Programs is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1265 $100K–1M philanthropy & grantmaking 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023
Namasha Schelling$85,000$78,077$72,116

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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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Nurtures Black creative talent from high school through early careers.

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2 programs · $181K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Pre-College Educational Opportunities

The recruitment of the organization fellows, young black design talent, for pre-college summer programs at top schools nationwide, all subsidized with funding from the organization. The amplification and development of pre-college summer programs at top schools with the organizations funding.

$181Kprogram expense
02

The organization also offers mentorship with industry professionals, college scholarships, internships and apprenticeships, and community outreach and exposure.

Pt IX · 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$155K
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $375K · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$149,504
Unitemized GrantFY2023$105,745
Unitemized GrantFY2022$119,817

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$235K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$235K
Other incomeLn 4–11$110
Money outPt IX
$266K
Ln 25
Programscol B$181K
Managementcol C$43K
Fundraisingcol D$42K
Owns and owesPt X
$269K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$286K
Total assetsLn 16$292K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$235K
Other incomeLn 4–11$110
Total revenueLn 12$235K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$286K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$286K
Total assetsLn 16$292K
LiabilitiesLn 26$23K
Net assetsLn 32$269K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 618
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$232K$286K
Total assetsLn 16$333K$292K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K$23K
Net assetsLn 32$301K$269K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3K$3K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$106K$106K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$85K$33K$21K$31K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$16K$6K$4K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$3K$2K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$13K$0$13K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K$0$375
Advertising and promotionLn 12$485$75$410$0
Office expensesLn 13$1K$347$728$0
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$0$0
TravelLn 17$9K$9K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$869$0$869$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$14K$1K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K$32$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$266K$181K$43K$42K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Viewing $235K$266K−$31K$269K 990 PDF
FY2023 $351K$267K$85K$301K 990 PDF
FY2022 Not on file
FY2021 $211K$81K$130K$130K 990 PDF

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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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $234,771 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $348,056$234,661
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,174$110
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $351,230$234,771
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $119,817$108,745
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $81,840$110,274
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $64,974$47,126
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $266,631$266,145
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $84,599−$31,374
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $234,771 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$234,661
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$234,661
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $110 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$110
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $110 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$234,771
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $266,145 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,000$3,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $105,745$105,745
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $32,786 · Management $21,099 · Fundraising $31,442$85,327
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,135 · Management $3,948 · Fundraising $5,883$15,966
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,451 · Management $2,221 · Fundraising $3,309$8,981
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $12,603 · Fundraising $0$12,603
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,597 · Management $0 · Fundraising $375$2,972
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $75 · Management $410 · Fundraising $0$485
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $347 · Management $728 · Fundraising $0$1,075
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,899 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,899
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,838 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$8,838
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $869 · Fundraising $0$869
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,155 · Management $1,391 · Fundraising $1,058$16,604
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,749 · Management $32 · Fundraising $0$1,781
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $180,777 · Management $43,301 · Fundraising $42,067$266,145
Part X · Balance sheet $292,103 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $232,065$286,128
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $795$5,975
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $332,860$292,103
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $31,992$22,609
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $31,992$22,609
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $200,868$229,177
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $100,000$40,317
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $300,868$269,494
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $332,860$292,103
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $269,494 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$234,771
XI-2 Total expenses$266,145
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$31,374
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$300,868
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$269,494

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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