Liabilities / Assets
59th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
EIN 88-1720345 • 501(c)3 • Ruidoso, NM
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
59th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
61st percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
4th percentile
Higher net margin than 4% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
84th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
41st percentile
Faster asset growth than 41% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
A valid growth rate could not be computed from the available filing history.
Assets
Down$347,949
Down $28,433 (-7.6%) from 2023
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2023
Net Assets
Down$347,949
Down $28,433 (-7.6%) from 2023
Revenue
Up$4,717
Up $4,717 from 2023
Expenses
Down$33,150
Down $50,185 (-60%) from 2023
Net Income
Up-$28,433
Up $54,902 (+66%) from 2023
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
| Balance Sheet | Operations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Assets | Liabilities | Net Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Net Income |
| 2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $3.48 | $0.00 | $3.48 | $0.05 | $0.33 | $0.28 |
| 2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $3.76 | $0.00 | $3.76 | $0.00 | $0.83 | $0.83 |
| 2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $4.60 | $0.00 | $4.60 | $5.00 | $0.40 | $4.60 |
See Schedule O
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| The Foundation continued to maintain and publish the website for the Foundation, creativesolutionsforamerica.org providing research and analysis on election-related issues. | - | $0 |
| During 2024, the Foundation conducted research and analysis and produced educational materials on matters related to election administration that had the potential to occur | - | $0 |
| during the 2024 Presidential election cycle. The subjects addressed included nationwide election Continued Schedule O | - | $0 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORGAN L BURNETT | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| JULIA SCHNEIDER-MONTGOMERY | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| MATTHEW F BURNET | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| ROD ADAIR | Executive Director | - | $0 | - | - |
“Other office expenses $650.00”
“Travel $340.00”
“Compliance consulting $30460.00”
“Our purpose is to develop and promote ideas that address the”
“challenges faced by the American people in all aspects of”
“political life. This includes both domestic and foreign policy”
“concerns, as well as the demands of everyday life, its barriers”
“and burdens, and the principles and precepts that can guide us,”
“and give direction and purpose to our personal conduct, and”
“our responsibilities to ourselves and our fellow Americans.”
“administration practices and issues, particularly those surrounding mail”
“ballots and mail ballot drop boxes. Elections integrity in particular”
“continued to be the primary focus, taking into consideration the”
“allegations and controversies that arose during and following the 2020”
“presidential election cycle, and which were anticipated to be raised and”
“discussed during the 2024 election cycle, especially if outcomes”
“around the country were close or-in the case of the presidential election”
“-if one candidate won the Electoral College and a different candidate won”
“won the popular vote.”
“After the 2024 election, in December 2024, the Board approved a grant”
“to the Psychosocial Rehabilitation Association of New Mexico,”
“(PSRANM) a 501(c)(3) organization, to provide clothing, hygiene products”
“and food items for persons experiencing homelessness and competency issues”
“in Lincoln and Otero Counties, New Mexico.”
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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