Creative Supports INC

Tax-deductible

Medford, OR501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 93-1299878Revenue $3.8M in FY2025

On file with the IRS930 W 8th St, 97501-2908 · Medford, ORTax-exempt since Feb 2001Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The mission of Creative Supports, Inc. is to assist people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families to create and direct their own services in an atmosphere of dignity and respect.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 29 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · 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
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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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $328K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$333K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 52% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$258K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.8M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$3.7M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$5.9M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$3.8M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$3.7M
FY2025$3.8M
Expenses
$3.7M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$3.0M
FY2024$3.4M
FY2025$3.7M
Net assets
$5.9M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$4.5M
FY2022$4.8M
FY2023$5.4M
FY2024$5.7M
FY2025$5.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2001.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $3.1M Management & general 18% · $665K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $333K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$113,880Pt VII · Sec A
Lead Personal Agent
$111,922Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operations Officer
$107,161Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anne Crites’s $114K as Executive Director is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Barbara Hedrick—$153,178$132,200$119,755$111,216
Anne Crites$113,880————
Kris Frentzen$111,922————
Elliott Hyden$107,161————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowering individuals with disabilities to create and direct their own support services with dignity.

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1 program · $3.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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To provide assistance necessary in order to allow individuals with developmental disabilities to live independently or with families in accordance with the oregon department of disability guidelines. During the fiscal year creative supports served 191 individuals.

$3.1Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 2 grants · $451K · 2020–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$229,863
Unitemized GrantFY2020$221,427

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$177K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$95K
Money outPt IX
$3.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.1M
Managementcol C$665K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$6.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$258K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$95K
Government grantsLn 1e$95K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$177K
Other incomeLn 4–11$335
Gains on assetsLn 7$31K
Total revenueLn 12$3.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$854K
SavingsLn 2$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.2M
Other assetsLn 15$8K
Total assetsLn 16$6.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$258K
Net assetsLn 32$5.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 529
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$2.9M$1.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.7M$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$6.0M$6.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$224K$258K
Net assetsLn 32$5.7M$5.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$231K$231K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.8M$1.7M$88K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$76K$62K$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$340K$275K$64K
Payroll taxesLn 10$181K$155K$26K
Management feesLn 11a$29K$6K$23K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$799$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$75K$15K$60K
Investment management feesLn 11f$18K$18K
Office expensesLn 13$50K$33K$17K
Information technologyLn 14$81K$67K$14K
OccupancyLn 16$53K$48K$5K
TravelLn 17$27K$21K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$376$376
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$86K$69K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$32K$26K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$611K$570K$41K
All other expensesLn 24e$35K$4K$31K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.7M$3.1M$665K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.8M$3.7M$33K$5.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.7M$3.4M$219K$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.5M$3.0M$462K$5.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.2M$2.6M$583K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.7M$2.4M$344K$4.5M 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,781,714 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $70,053$95,134
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,491,408$3,509,418
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $100,337$176,827
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,777$335
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,663,575$3,781,714
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 $2,565,578$2,647,795
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $878,718$1,100,663
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,444,296$3,748,458
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $219,279$33,256
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,781,714 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$95,134
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$95,134
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,509,418$3,509,418
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $146,316$146,316
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $30,511$30,511
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $335$335
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,509,753 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $176,827$3,781,714
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,748,458 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $230,592$230,592
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,732,559 · Management $87,993$1,820,552
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $61,773 · Management $14,484$76,257
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $275,040 · Management $64,488$339,528
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $155,240 · Management $25,626$180,866
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $5,905 · Management $23,106$29,011
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $799 · Management $3,127$3,926
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $15,217 · Management $59,536$74,753
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $18,283$18,283
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $32,692 · Management $17,045$49,737
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $67,022 · Management $14,376$81,398
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $47,872 · Management $4,675$52,547
IX-17 TravelPrograms $21,095 · Management $5,952$27,047
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $376$376
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $68,631 · Management $17,158$85,789
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $25,566 · Management $6,402$31,968
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $569,667 · Management $41,067$610,734
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,077 · Management $31,017$35,094
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,083,155 · Management $665,303 · Fundraising $0$3,748,458
Part X · Balance sheet $6,175,176 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,863,472$854,463
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $996,865$1,036,302
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $19,086$53,922
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $53,467$43,265
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,282,766$2,243,265
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,728,384$1,935,480
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $19,348$8,479
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,963,388$6,175,176
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $184,864$249,515
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $19,346$8,479
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $223,759$257,994
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,712,559$5,917,182
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $27,070$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,739,629$5,917,182
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,963,388$6,175,176
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,917,182 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,781,714
XI-2 Total expenses$3,748,458
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$33,256
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,739,629
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$144,297
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,917,182

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