The Creative Cornerstone EIN 92-1081124

The Creative Cornerstone

EIN  92-1081124 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Charlotte, NC
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Size
<$100K
What they do
A human services nonprofit based in Charlotte, NC. It reported about $74K in revenue for 2025.
Leadership
Queen Williams · President
Money in and out
$74K revenue, $42K expenses
Bottom line
24.6mo operating runway

A human services nonprofit based in Charlotte, NC. It reported about $74K in revenue for 2025. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $74K in revenue, $42K in expenses, and $87K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$74K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$42K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$87K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $32K
Operating runway
24.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ ×41 vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+43%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +23% vs prior filing year
Donor-funded
100%
of revenue is gifts & grants0% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$74K
FY2025▼ -53%
Total revenue
$74K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$42K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$87K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$32K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$87K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 3pending
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CThe Creative Cornerstone
EINHdr · item D92-1081124
Principal addressHdr · item CCharlotte, NC
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNC
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P80)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2022

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1apending
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12a
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15a
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Queen Williams’s $30K as President is at the 60th percentile of top reported officer pay among 203 <$100K human services 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.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$74K
Other revenue$1
Total revenueLn 12$74K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1
Total assetsLn 16$87K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$87K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $87K · Operating expenses/yr $42K
24.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
not reported
Management & General
not reported
Fundraising
not reported
Cost to raise $1
not reported
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $74K · Total revenue $74K
100%
Government reliance
not reported
Earned-income share
Program service revenue — · Total revenue $74K
Investment reliance
Investment income — · Total revenue $74K
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue — · Total expenses $42K
Rests on the self-reported EZ program figure
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $74K · Prior year $157K
-53%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $87K · Beginning of year $55K
+58%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $74K · Expenses $42K
+43%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $87K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $87K · Total assets $87K
100%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Queen Williams · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $42K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries & benefits — · Total expenses $42K
Form 990-EZ bundles compensation — not comparable to full-990 filers
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Revenue growth -53%

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 1 funder$9K

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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)$74K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$157K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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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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