Creator's Place is an on-the-job training and manufacturing center. Our mission is to improve the lives of the people of Pine Point by providing support to overcome barriers to obtaining even better jobs and thus helping to eliminate poverty and revolving door incarcerations.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
Run by 12 volunteers and 47 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $103K a year · 100% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$16K
to officers and key staff
No data yet: the filing does not give pay as a share of spending.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $14K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$159K
+234% vs prior year
Spent
$0
Net assets
$133K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$159K
FY2025▲ +234%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$28K
FY2023$58K
FY2024$48K
FY2025$159K
Expenses
$0
FY2025
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024$0
FY2025$0
Net assets
$133K
FY2025
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$38K
FY2023$19K
FY2024$0
FY2025$133K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2021.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $16K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Chair
$12,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$1,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$1,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$1,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$600Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jean Kruft’s $12K as Board Chair is at the 4th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $100K–1M crime & legal 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024
Jean Kruft$12,000—
Amy Thompson—$10,941
Pam Fairbanks$1,000—
Peter Ellis$1,000—
Evelyn Bellager$1,000—
Trulo Adams$600—

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

Trains long-term unemployed individuals for jobs in the Pine Point Area.

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1 program · $121K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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In 2025 we employed 47 people of the Pine Point Area. While some only stayed a short while, the majority received specific skill training, general job skills, support in obtaining a driver's license, GED and job training in the areas of food safety, woodworking, power tool operation, marketing, laser operation, accounting, administrative…

$121Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$14K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$159K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$130K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$0
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$133K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$83K
Total assetsLn 16$133K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$130K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$159K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$83K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$83K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$133K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$133K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 547
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$44K$83K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$10K$10K
Total assetsLn 16$74K$133K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$74K$133K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Total functional expensesLn 25$0$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $159K$0$159K$133K 990 PDF
FY2024 $48K$0$48K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $58K$19K 990 PDF
FY2022 $28K$38K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $158,995 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $24,978$130,400
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$26,400
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $22,606$2,195
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $47,584$158,995
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$0
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$0
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $47,584$158,995
Part VI · Governance 8 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $158,995 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,195 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$90,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$40,400
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$130,400
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $26,400$26,400
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $2,400$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $116,935$158,995
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $0 across 0 lines filed
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
Part X · Balance sheet $132,690 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $43,524$82,690
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $20,000$40,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,000$10,000
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $73,524$132,690
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $73,524$132,690
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $73,524$132,690
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $132,690 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$158,995
XI-2 Total expenses$0
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$158,995
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$73,524
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$132,690

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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