Creo Arts Guild INC

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Wilmore, KY501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 92-1465305Revenue $300K in FY2024

On file with the IRScreoarts.org704 Corbitt Dr, 40390-1063 · Wilmore, KYTax-exempt since Jan 2023Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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An organization committed to bringing the beauty of the gospel to local communities across the nation and around the world through the arts

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$124K 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
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$124K
to officers and key staff · 48% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 93% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 48% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $45K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$300K
+83% vs prior year
Spent
$258K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$195K
By yearFY2023–FY2024
Revenue
$300K
FY2024▲ +83%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$164K
FY2024$300K
Net assets
$195K
FY2024▲ +27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023$153K
FY2024$195K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2023.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $222K Management & general 11% · $29K Fundraising 3% · $7K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $124K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$116,000Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$7,667Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Winfield Bevins’s $116K as President is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2133 $100K–1M religion 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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Brings the gospel's beauty to communities worldwide through the arts.

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3 programs · $222K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Using funding from a multi-year grant, the organization began to catalyze an awe - and wonder - filled movement that seeks to energize the use of the arts in communities of faith that represent a broad spectrum of th eological traditions from across the United States

$132Kprogram expense
02

The organization continued to organize the movement which is led by faith-driven artists, patrons, churches and other organizations to fulfill the mission of CREO ARTS GUILD listed in the original description.

$65Kprogram expense
03

The organization also engineered the creation of several short films including a documentary film focusing on life and art career of William Schickel, a prominent 20th century Catholic artist.

$26Kprogram 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 2 funders$45K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$300K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$298K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Money outPt IX
$258K
Ln 25
Programscol B$222K
Managementcol C$29K
Fundraisingcol D$7K
Owns and owesPt X
$195K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$192K
Total assetsLn 16$206K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$298K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$150
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$475
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2K
Total revenueLn 12$300K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$192K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$192K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K
Total assetsLn 16$206K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32$195K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$153K$192K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K
Total assetsLn 16$153K$206K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$11K
Net assetsLn 32$153K$195K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$600$600
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$124K$124K$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$30K$19K$10K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$3K$1K$0
Management feesLn 11a$13K$5K$8K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$2K$2K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$47K$45K$0$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$674$674$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$9K$8K$1K$76
OccupancyLn 16$4K$417$4K$0
TravelLn 17$19K$13K$2K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$258K$222K$29K$7K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $300K$258K$42K$195K 990 PDF
FY2023 $164K$153K 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 $299,600 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $163,920$297,600
I-9 Program service revenue$2,000
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $163,920$299,600
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$600
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$156,987
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$100,340
I-18 Total expenses$257,927
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $163,920$41,673
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $299,600 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,000 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$475
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$297,125
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$150
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$297,600
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$299,600
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $257,927 across 12 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $600$600
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $123,667 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$123,667
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $19,166 · Management $10,500 · Fundraising $0$29,666
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,567 · Management $1,087 · Fundraising $0$3,654
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $5,000 · Management $8,400 · Fundraising $0$13,400
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,070 · Management $2,169 · Fundraising $0$4,239
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $44,657 · Management $0 · Fundraising $2,725$47,382
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $674 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$674
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,649 · Management $1,235 · Fundraising $76$8,960
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $417 · Management $3,848 · Fundraising $0$4,265
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,061 · Management $1,958 · Fundraising $3,714$18,733
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,687 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,687
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $222,215 · Management $29,197 · Fundraising $6,515$257,927
Part X · Balance sheet $205,953 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $152,966$191,987
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$800
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$13,166
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $152,966$205,953
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$11,314
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$11,314
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $152,966$121,748
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$72,891
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $152,966$194,639
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $152,966$205,953
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $194,639 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$299,600
XI-2 Total expenses$257,927
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$41,673
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$152,966
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$194,639

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

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