Nonprofit screen
Screen a listCreative West
Can you give?
Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS listing
- Listed
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- No record
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$23Mrevenue
FY2025 · +243% in 3 yrs49staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin59.5%
Months of reserve21.7mo
Revenue growth (annualized)+22.5%
Middle half of peersMedianCreative West
Where the money goes FY2025 · $9.4M spent
Programs$8.2M87%Management and general$1.2M13%Fundraising$44k0%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking1
Deficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$1.3M in FY2023 and −$2.0M in FY2024. Cash covers 21.7 months, above the peer median of 3.2.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor2
Growing faster than peers
Revenue up 22% a year since FY2017, in the top quarter of similar nonprofits.
990 Part I · peer cohortA history of government grants
Government grants on 9 of its 9 returns, 9% of revenue in FY2025. $23M is traced federal awards from National Endowment for the Arts.
990 Part VIII · USAspending12funders
$3.9Ma year, last 3 years
69%from its largest funder
Funder’18’19’20’21’22’23The Wallace FoundationSince FY2022$2.0M$1.0MThe Andrew W Mellon FoundationOn and off$2.0MThe William & Flora Hewlett FoundationSince FY2021$170k$32k$200kThe David and Lucile Packard FoundationSince FY2021$3k$50k$50kKenneth Rainin FoundationOn and off$50kArts Council of Anne Arundel County IncOn and off$8kDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$8.0M2 other fundersUp to $6k a year each$6k$4k
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund