Liabilities / Assets
83rd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 83% of similar nonprofits.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.22x
Liabilities / Revenue
79th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 79% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
81st percentile
Higher net margin than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
82nd percentile
Higher top officer pay than 82% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 17.3% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Balance Sheet
Assets
$35,595
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
$27,844
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
$7,751
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
$111,923
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Expenses
$84,079
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Income
$27,844
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015
- Signed
- Jul 7, 2016
- Return Version
- 2015v2.1
- Gross Receipts
- $111,923
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Mobilizing arts and education for social justice.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| CREATIVE STRATEGIES FOR CHANGE CREATES CUSTOMIZED CONSULTING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR INFORMED, COMMUNITY BASED CHANGE. THIS PAST QUARTER, WE FACILITATED ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS IN THREE SCHOOLS, WORKING WITH NINE FACILITATING ARTISTS AND REACHING MORE THAN 150 STUDENTS. IN ONE MIDDLE SCHOOL ALONE, WE HAD SIX DIFFERENT ARTS ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS. WE PRESENTED THE KEYNOTE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING'S ANNUAL GOOD MULE CONFERENCE AND PERFORMED THE CLOSING CEREMONY AT EVERGREEN HIGH SCHOOL'S DIVERSITY DAY FOR NEARLY 1,000 ATTENDEES. THE BI-ANNUAL CREATIVE STRATEGIS FOR CHANGE FACILITATOR TRAINING REACHED MORE THAN 40 DIVERSE EDUCATORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, FACILITATORS, ARTISTS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS DURING THE 2015-2016 SCHOOL YEAR. | - | $64,038 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RACHAEL SHARP | Executive Di | FT | $19,357 | - | $19,357 |
| DAYNA SCOTT | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| UZOAMAKA NWANKPA | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| JAMILA AJANKU-WILLIE | Interim Chai | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Creative Strategies for Change
- EIN
- 46-2083929
- Phone
- 7204370195
- Address
- 3359 N HIGH STREET SUITE A, DENVER, CO 80205
Signing Officer
- Name
- Rachael Sharp
- Title
- Executive Director
- Phone
- 7204370195
- Signed
- 2016-07-07
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Altruic Advisors Pllc
- Address
- 2723 S STATE ST STE 150, ANN ARBOR, MI 48104-6188
- Preparer
- Ryan N Hagan CPA
- Phone
- 7344763720
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses marketing & promotion 67 operations 108 supplies 297 telephone, telecommunications 1,282 conferences, convention, meet 64 insurance liability d and o 690 program 4,776 total 7,284”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26
“Accounts payable and accrued expenses 0 7,751”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28
“Creative strategies for change creates customized consulting and technical assistance for informed, community based change. This past quarter, we facilitated enrichment programs in three schools, working with nine facilitating artists and reaching more than 150 students. In one middle school alone, we had six different arts engagement programs. We presented the keynote at the university of wyoming's annual good mule conference and performed the closing ceremony at evergreen high school's diversity day for nearly 1,000 attendees. The bi-annual creative strategis for change facilitator training reached more than 40 diverse educators, social workers, facilitators, artists and community members during the 2015-2016 school year.”
Form 990-ez, Part V, Line 34
“Organization bylaws were updated on november 11, 2015.”
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Filings
Displayed year
2015 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $35,595
- Liabilities
- $7,751
- Net assets
- $27,844
- Revenue
- $111,923
- Expenses
- $84,079
- Net income
- $27,844