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Creativity Center

990EZ • Fiscal year 2022 • EIN 46-2055703

Jul 01, 2021 to Jun 30, 2022 • Filed on Feb 15, 2023

Organization Profile
2565 Franklin Ave Ste 412Saint Paul, MN 55114

(651) 270-7272

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

58th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Liabilities / Revenue

58th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Net Margin

76th percentile

26%

Higher net margin than 76% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Top Officer Pay

78th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 78% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Asset Growth

55th percentile

4.3%

Faster asset growth than 55% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Revenue Growth

84th percentile

104%

Faster revenue growth than 84% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets58th percentile

Assets

Up

$495,712

Up $20,426 (+4.3%) from 2021

Net Assets

Up

$495,712

Up $20,426 (+4.3%) from 2021

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2021

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue58th percentileNet Margin76th percentile

Revenue

Up

$79,351

Up $40,384 (+104%) from 2021

Expenses

Down

$58,925

Down $3,541 (-5.7%) from 2021

Net Income

Up

$20,426

Up $43,925 (+187%) from 2021

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth55th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$800K$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2015: $75,190Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $75,1902015Assets 2016: $129,170Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $129,1702016Assets 2017: $236,767Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $236,7672017Assets 2018: $324,503Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $324,5032018Assets 2019: $398,351Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $398,3512019Assets 2020: $498,785Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $498,7852020Assets 2021: $475,286Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $475,2862021Assets 2022: $495,712Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $495,7122022Assets 2023: $535,370Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $535,3702023Assets 2024: $600,775Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $600,7752024

Highlighted filing

2022

Assets$495,712
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$495,712
Open 2022 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth84th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2015: $98,092Expenses 2015: $22,902Net Income 2015: $75,1902015Revenue 2016: $106,689Expenses 2016: $52,709Net Income 2016: $53,9802016Revenue 2017: $135,814Expenses 2017: $28,217Net Income 2017: $107,5972017Revenue 2018: $122,516Expenses 2018: $34,780Net Income 2018: $87,7362018Revenue 2019: $122,307Expenses 2019: $48,459Net Income 2019: $73,8482019Revenue 2020: $142,126Expenses 2020: $41,692Net Income 2020: $100,4342020Revenue 2021: $38,967Expenses 2021: $62,466Net Income 2021: -$23,4992021Revenue 2022: $79,351Expenses 2022: $58,925Net Income 2022: $20,4262022Revenue 2023: $90,626Expenses 2023: $50,968Net Income 2023: $39,6582023Revenue 2024: $123,962Expenses 2024: $57,466Net Income 2024: $66,4962024

Highlighted filing

2022

Revenue$79,351
Expenses$58,925
Net Income$20,426
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2022
Signed
Feb 15, 2023
Return Version
2021v4.2
Gross Receipts
$79,351
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Support educational activities

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
TO READ, WRITE AND COMMUNICATE IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGE--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay78th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
SAMA SHAMATChairwomanPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Creativity Center
EIN
46-2055703
Address
2565 FRANKLIN AVE STE 412, SAINT PAUL, MN 55114

Signing Officer

Name
Sama Shamat
Title
Chairwoman
Phone
6512707272
Signed
2023-02-15
Discuss with paid preparer
No

Preparer

Firm
Apex Accounting Advisors LLC
Address
8120 Penn Ave s Suite 100K, Bloomington, MN 55431
Preparer
Mohammad Elsamman
Phone
9524579238
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Description of other revenue Part I line 8

“Description amountinterest 30”

Description of other expenses Part I line 16

“Description amountoffice expenses 5,484awards and gifts 6,795program expenses 9,990classroom materilas 2,168advertisement 695cleaning 2,730bank charge 2,515book and learning platform 5,453donations 607insurance 231subscripitions 1,010repairs 150”

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Filings

Displayed year

2022 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$495,712
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$495,712
Revenue
$79,351
Expenses
$58,925
Net income
$20,426
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6.01$0.00$6.01$1.24$0.57$0.66
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.35$0.00$5.35$0.91$0.51$0.40
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.96$0.00$4.96$0.79$0.59$0.20
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.75$0.00$4.75$0.39$0.62$0.23
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.99$0.00$4.99$1.42$0.42$1.00
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.98$0.00$3.98$1.22$0.48$0.74
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.25$0.00$3.25$1.23$0.35$0.88
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.37$0.00$2.37$1.36$0.28$1.08
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.29$0.00$1.29$1.07$0.53$0.54
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.75$0.00$0.75$0.98$0.23$0.75