Civic Intelligence

Creative Minnesota

990EZ • Fiscal year 2024 • EIN 92-1285447

Jul 01, 2023 to Jun 30, 2024 • Filed on May 15, 2025

Organization ProfileARTSMN.ORG
661 Lasalle Street 220Saint Paul, MN 55114

(651) 251-0868

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

56th percentile

0.00x

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

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

57th percentile

0.00x

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

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

78th percentile

24%

Higher net margin than 78% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

79th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 79% of similar nonprofits.

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

2024 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2024

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets56th percentile

Assets

$73,690

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Net Assets

$73,690

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Liabilities

$0

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Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue57th percentileNet Margin78th percentile

Revenue

$100,000

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$75,726

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Net Income

$24,274

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Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

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

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2024: $73,690Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $73,6902024

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2024

Assets$73,690
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$73,690
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Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$100K$50K$0Revenue 2024: $100,000Expenses 2024: $75,726Net Income 2024: $24,2742024

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2024

Revenue$100,000
Expenses$75,726
Net Income$24,274
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2024
Signed
May 15, 2025
Return Version
2023v6.0
Gross Receipts
$100,000
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The creative mn project is a long-term endeavor to collect and report data on the creative sector for on-going analysis, education and advocacy.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MINNESOTA CITIZENS FOR THE ARTS, ARTS AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUAL ARTS ADVOCATES ACROSS THE STATE, THE CREATIVE MN PAST REPORTS AND UPDATED DATA ARE IN CONTINUOUS USE TO MAKE THE ECONOMIC CASE THAT ON-GOING COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THE ARTS (FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE) ARE A GOOD ROI INVESTMENT.$100,000$38,100
IN COLLABORATION WITH MANY PARTNERS, THE CREATIVE MN PROGRAM GOALS ARE TO CREATE SOLID, HARD DATA ABOUT THE MINNESOTA ARTS SECTOR AND TO SHARE THE DATA AND STORIES COLLECTED TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT MINNESOTA'S CREATIVE ECONOMY. CREATIVE MN COLLECTS DATA IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND AND DISSEMINATE INFORMATION ABOUT MINNESOTA'S CULTURAL FIELD AND TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING OF ARTS IMPORTANCE TO OUR QUALITY OF LIFE AND ECONOMY.$0$21,000
MULTIPLE REGIONAL TOURS OF THE STATE OF ARTS IN MINNESOTA WITH ACCOMPANYING COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND MEDIA PRESS WERE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED IN 2024. PARTICIPANTS INCLUDED CREATIVE WORKERS, FUNDERS, ELECTED OFFICIALS AND PRESS.$0$15,750
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay79th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
SARAH FOSSENPresident/Executive Director-$0--
KATHY MOUACHEPAOTreasurer-$0--
CAROLINE TAIWODirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Creative Mn
EIN
92-1285447
Phone
6512510868
Address
661 LASALLE STREET 220, SAINT PAUL, MN 55114

Signing Officer

Name
Sarah Fossen
Title
President/executive Director
Phone
6512510868
Signed
2025-05-15

Preparer

Firm
Smith Schafer & Associates Ltd
Address
7500 HIGHWAY 55 SUITE 350, MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55427
Preparer
Adam Kellerhals
Phone
9529201455
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: art education contract service. Amount: 15,000. Description: management and general expenses . Amount: 276. Description: public relations . Amount: 15,750. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 31,026.”

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Filings

Displayed year

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

Open filing
Assets
$73,690
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$73,690
Revenue
$100,000
Expenses
$75,726
Net income
$24,274
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.74$0.00$0.74$1.00$0.76$0.24