Civic Intelligence

Creative Strategies for Change

990EZ • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 46-2083929

Jan 01, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016 • Filed on Jun 27, 2019

Organization Profilecreativestrategiesforchange.com

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2900 N Downing St 1BDenver, CO 80205

(720) 437-0195

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

77th percentile

0.11x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 77% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Liabilities / Revenue

74th percentile

0.04x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 74% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Net Margin

83rd percentile

27%

Higher net margin than 83% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Top Officer Pay

95th percentile

$35,411

Higher top officer pay than 95% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 18.9% of source-year revenue.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Asset Growth

91st percentile

93%

Faster asset growth than 91% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Revenue Growth

90th percentile

67%

Faster revenue growth than 90% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets77th percentile

Assets

Up

$68,848

Up $33,253 (+93%) from 2015

Net Assets

Up

$61,310

Up $33,466 (+120%) from 2015

Liabilities

Down

$7,538

Down $213 (-2.7%) from 2015

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue74th percentileNet Margin83rd percentile

Revenue

Up

$187,468

Up $75,545 (+67%) from 2015

Expenses

Up

$137,435

Up $53,356 (+63%) from 2015

Net Income

Up

$50,033

Up $22,189 (+80%) from 2015

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth91st percentile

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

$1.0M$500K$0-$500KAssets 2015: $35,595Liabilities 2015: $7,751Net Assets 2015: $27,8442015Assets 2016: $68,848Liabilities 2016: $7,538Net Assets 2016: $61,3102016Assets 2017: $72,321Liabilities 2017: $56,847Net Assets 2017: $15,4742017Assets 2018: $39,880Liabilities 2018: $39,3852018Assets 2019: $47,584Liabilities 2019: $16,838Net Assets 2019: $30,7462019Assets 2020: $98,971Liabilities 2020: $28,410Net Assets 2020: $70,5612020Assets 2021: $887,457Liabilities 2021: $764,936Net Assets 2021: $122,5212021Assets 2022: $703,389Liabilities 2022: $658,651Net Assets 2022: $44,7382022Assets 2023: $533,659Liabilities 2023: $594,465Net Assets 2023: -$60,8062023Assets 2024: $204,384Liabilities 2024: $15,659Net Assets 2024: $188,7252024

Highlighted filing

2016

Assets$68,848
Liabilities$7,538
Net Assets$61,310
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth90th percentile

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

$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2015: $111,923Expenses 2015: $84,079Net Income 2015: $27,8442015Revenue 2016: $187,468Expenses 2016: $137,435Net Income 2016: $50,0332016Revenue 2017: $215,316Expenses 2017: $261,152Net Income 2017: -$45,8362017Revenue 2018: $142,795Expenses 2018: $157,774Net Income 2018: -$14,9792018Revenue 2019: $189,768Expenses 2019: $159,517Net Income 2019: $30,2512019Revenue 2020: $228,995Expenses 2020: $189,180Net Income 2020: $39,8152020Revenue 2021: $446,627Expenses 2021: $394,667Net Income 2021: $51,9602021Revenue 2022: $515,254Expenses 2022: $588,448Net Income 2022: -$73,1942022Revenue 2023: $425,184Expenses 2023: $539,560Net Income 2023: -$114,3762023Revenue 2024: $311,635Expenses 2024: $562,009Net Income 2024: -$250,3742024

Highlighted filing

2016

Revenue$187,468
Expenses$137,435
Net Income$50,033
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016
Signed
Jun 27, 2019
Return Version
2016v3.0
Gross Receipts
$187,468
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Mobilizing arts and education for social justice.

Creative Strategies for Change's (CSC) mission is to mobilize arts and education for social justice.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
During the year, the organization had 10 partner school and served 2000 constituents.$104,583-
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay95th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Rachael K SharpExecutive DirectorFT$35,411-$35,411
Annicia DurkaDirector-$0--
Dayna ScottDirector-$0--
Uzoamaka NwankpaDirector-$0--
Gabriela PerezDirector-$0--
Jamila Ajanku-WillieDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Creative Strategies for Change
EIN
46-2083929
Phone
7204370195
Address
2900 N Downing St 1B, Denver, CO 80205

Signing Officer

Name
Rachael K Sharp
Title
Executive Director
Signed
2019-06-27
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Chyla Graham
Address
1499 W 120th Ave 110, Westminster, CO 80234
Preparer
Chyla Graham
Phone
8449322674
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Revenue.1

“Miscellaneous Revenue $110”

Other Expenses.1001

“Advertising and Promotion $733”

Other Expenses.1002

“Office Expenses $2394”

Other Expenses.1005

“Travel $4400”

Other Expenses.1012

“Insurance $690”

Other Expenses.1

“Program Expenses $3602”

Other Expenses.2

“Charitable Donation $2110”

Other Expenses.3

“Reimbursements $465”

Other Expenses.4

“Food for local events $136”

Other Expenses.5

“Venue Rental $105”

Total Liabilities.1001

“Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $10065 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $4415”

Total Liabilities.1

“Local taxes payable - Beginning $308 Local taxes payable - Ending $767”

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Filings

Displayed year

2016 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$68,848
Liabilities
$7,538
Net assets
$61,310
Revenue
$187,468
Expenses
$137,435
Net income
$50,033
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.04$0.16$1.89$3.12$5.62$2.50
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$5.34$5.94$0.61$4.25$5.40$1.14
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$7.03$6.59$0.45$5.15$5.88$0.73
2021Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$8.87$7.65$1.23$4.47$3.95$0.52
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.99$0.28$0.71$2.29$1.89$0.40
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.48$0.17$0.31$1.90$1.60$0.30
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.40$0.39$1.43$1.58$0.15
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.72$0.57$0.15$2.15$2.61$0.46
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.69$0.08$0.61$1.87$1.37$0.50
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.36$0.08$0.28$1.12$0.84$0.28