Civic Intelligence

Communities Create

EIN 83-0698676 • 501(c)3 • Woodland Hills, CA

Pub. 78 Eligible

Profile

To work collaboratively with community-based nonnprofit organizations and agencies to provide hands-on art workshops for at-risk communities in Los Angeles, California

4833 Escobedo DriveWoodland Hills, CA 91364

www.communitiescreate.net

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

59th percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

61st percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Net Margin

56th percentile

4.8%

Higher net margin than 56% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

84th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Asset Growth

62nd percentile

4.9%

Faster asset growth than 62% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

14th percentile

-57%

Faster revenue growth than 14% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets59th percentile

Assets

Down

$8,580

Down $3,300 (-28%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$8,580

Down $3,300 (-28%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue61st percentileNet Margin56th percentile

Revenue

Down

$6,211

Down $5,337 (-46%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$10,044

Down $953 (-8.7%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$3,833

Down $4,384 (-796%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth62nd percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$15K$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2018: $550Net Assets 2018: $5502018Assets 2019: $3,314Net Assets 2019: $3,3142019Assets 2020: $8,788Net Assets 2020: $8,7882020Assets 2021: $3,250Net Assets 2021: $3,2502021Assets 2022: $11,329Net Assets 2022: $11,3292022Assets 2023: $11,880Net Assets 2023: $11,8802023Assets 2024: $8,580Net Assets 2024: $8,5802024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$8,580
Liabilities-
Net Assets$8,580
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth14th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$30K$20K$10K$0-$10KRevenue 2018: $5502018Revenue 2019: $6,750Expenses 2019: $3,986Net Income 2019: $2,7642019Revenue 2020: $19,166Expenses 2020: $13,656Net Income 2020: $5,5102020Revenue 2021: $5,848Expenses 2021: $13,929Net Income 2021: -$8,0812021Revenue 2022: $26,893Expenses 2022: $18,802Net Income 2022: $8,0912022Revenue 2023: $11,548Expenses 2023: $10,997Net Income 2023: $5512023Revenue 2024: $6,211Expenses 2024: $10,044Net Income 2024: -$3,8332024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$6,211
Expenses$10,044
Net Income-$3,833
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$8,580
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$8,580
Revenue
$6,211
Expenses
$10,044
Net income
-$3,833
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$8.58$8.58$6.21$10.0$3.83
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$11.9$11.9$11.5$11.0$0.55
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$11.3$11.3$26.9$18.8$8.09
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.25$3.25$5.85$13.9$8.08
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$8.79$8.79$19.2$13.7$5.51
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.31$3.31$6.75$3.99$2.76
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.55$0.55$0.55
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Feb 26, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$6,211
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To work collaboratively with community-based nonnprofit organizations and agencies to provide hands-on art workshops for at-risk communities in Los Angeles, California

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Initial organizational phase to start to work collaboratively with community-based nonnprofit organizations and agencies to provide hands-on art workshops for at-risk communities in Los Angeles, California-$10,043
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay84th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Karen SiltonPresident & CEO-$0--
Barry O BalinVice President-$0--
Claudia CoronadoTreasurer-$0--
Pamela SaeliebSecretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Communities Create
EIN
83-0698676
Phone
3104224900
Address
4833 Escobedo Drive, Woodland Hills, CA 91364

Signing Officer

Name
Karen Silton
Title
President & CEO
Signed
2025-02-26
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
David R Flamer An Accountancy Corporation
Address
28720 Roadside Drive Suite 325, Agoura Hills, CA 91301
Preparer
David R Flamer CPA
Phone
8189918700
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1002

“Office Expenses $183”

Other Expenses.1

“Consultant $6888”

Other Expenses.2

“Communications Consultant $950”

Other Expenses.3

“Software Expenses $799”

Other Expenses.4

“Website Expense $204”

Other Expenses.5

“Taxes and Licenses $25”

Other Assets.1010

“Inventories - Beginning $19 Inventories - Ending $19”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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