Tennessee · Nonprofit
CREATIVE GIRLS ROCK
CREATIVE GIRLS ROCK (Tennessee) receives grants from 16 organizations whose IRS filings report $353,119 to it, the largest being THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND ($102,596). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2026
- $466k
- Funders on record
- 16
- Grants received
- $353k
- Net assets
- $80k
What Creative Girls Rock does
Mission
To educate and empower young girls and women to utilize their creative talents to enhance their lives and the world around them.
As stated on its FY2026 Form 990.
Programs
The cgr master class is our signature program designed to provide a safe, supportive space for girls (ages 6+) and women to engage in arts and crafts, artistic design, visual arts, and empowerment workshops. These sessions allow participants to explore their emotions, develop self- awareness, cope with stress and anxiety, and build self-esteem. In addition to fostering creativity, the cgr master class serves as a therapeutic outlet, promoting overall well-being and work-life balance. Through creative expression, participants experience a sense of fulfillment and restorative health. Our classes have demonstrated that many girls and women actively seek these artistic outlets to support their mental health and wellness. This program is free for all participants unless an exclusive workshop is offered. Workshops are available on a first-come, first-served basis through advance registration.
$110,183 spent$7,992 earned by the program37% of program spendingCreative kids rock was established in 2023 under our cgr youth development initiative to invite all youth to utilize their imagination and express themselves through creative arts. In partnership with metro nashville public schools (mnps), the creative kids rock program offers diverse creative art programming, encouraging all youth to engage in activities that foster creativity, self-expression, and artistic development. This program provides a supportive and inclusive environment where young people can explore various art forms, develop their skills, and gain confidence in their creative abilities. Workshops include but are not limited to painting and drawing, music and songwriting, dance and movement, creative writing, crafting and diy projects, and cultural arts exploration.
$128,173 spent$48,862 earned by the program43% of program spendingOn saturday, august 3, 2024, we proudly partnered with metro nashville public schools visual arts, the pencil foundation, and other local nonprofits to host a back-to-school bash, ensuring students had the resources they need for a successful school year. At the event, we distributed over 1,000 backpacks filled with art supplies, along with diapers, books, and other school essentials. To further support our community, we also offered free haircuts, creating a day of giving and celebration that set students up for success as they head back to the classroom. A 2022 study on arts education found it reduces disciplinary incidents, boosts writing skills, and fosters emotional empathy. Notably, it benefits elementary students by increasing school engagement, aspirations for higher education, and cognitive empathy. With budget cuts looming in tennessee, ensuring access to arts supplies is crucial for students' development as artists. At cgr, we believe in the transformative power of arts education
$27,932 spent9% of program spendingIn 2021, we launched the cgr mural program, led by cgr lead mural artist elisheba mrozik, as part of our creative arts initiative. This program teaches young girls and women essential design principles and mural techniques, fostering artistic skills and cultural awareness through collaboration on community-centered projects. Participants of all ages are empowered to transform their surroundings and uplift their communities through creative expression. Since its inception, the program has expanded significantly, with 160 participants contributing to high-visibility murals across greater nashville. These include installations at wego elizabeth duff transit center, mckissack middle school, john early middle school, slim and huskys nashville, napier elementary school, jones paideia elementary school, purpose prep academy, the healing trust foundation; and, 5 mobile murals that were displayed at tennessee state university, napier, nashville public library: bordeaux, downtown and madison branches. Creative seniors rock is a new vibrant intergenerational initiative in partnership with fiftyforward bordeaux senior center. Recognizing that creativity has no age limit, this program provides…
$28,550 spent10% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2026 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $294,838.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $11k to $69k (+515%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2023 16% · 2024 21% · 2025 37% · 2026 16%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
76% of CREATIVE GIRLS ROCK’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (64% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 6 funders, grant income rose $31k → $101k.
4 of 16 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 33% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CREATIVE GIRLS ROCK’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 14 of 16 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CREATIVE GIRLS ROCK leans on a few funders — its largest provides 29% of grant income and the top three 65%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
54% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CREATIVE GIRLS ROCK.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 71% · 2021 58% · 2022 36% · 2023 50% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
60% of CREATIVE GIRLS ROCK's funders are still giving 2 years after their first grant; 56% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
71% of CREATIVE GIRLS ROCK's grant income comes from Tennessee funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $118k arriving through sponsors registered in 3 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
CREATIVE GIRLS ROCK has grown faster than three-quarters of the 630 arts & culture nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 630 arts & culture nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2026
Organizations like CREATIVE GIRLS ROCK
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Tennessee
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
66% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CREATIVE GIRLS ROCK?
- CREATIVE GIRLS ROCK (Tennessee) receives grants from 16 organizations whose IRS filings report $353,119 to it, the largest being THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND ($102,596). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does CREATIVE GIRLS ROCK have?
- IRS filings report 16 organizations giving $353,119 in grants to CREATIVE GIRLS ROCK, 9 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CREATIVE GIRLS ROCK?
- THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND is the largest funder on record, with $102,596 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CREATIVE GIRLS ROCK find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Tennessee. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2026 (financials across 2019–2026), and the filings of 16 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing