Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,437,638
- Total expenses
- $1,254,305
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,418,096
- Grants paid
- $50,135
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $3,161
- Other revenue
- $16,381
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,230,302
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $628,487
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $601,815
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,003,494
- Management and general expenses
- $136,799
- Fundraising expenses
- $114,012
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,003,494
Program services were 80.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1c · Fundraising events
$93,482
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,324,614
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3 · Investment income
total $3,161 · excluded $3,161
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$26,139
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$93,482
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$26,139
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$16,381
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $16,381 · excluded $16,381
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $50,135 · program services $50,135
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $109,386 · program services $97,374 · management and general $227 · fundraising $11,785
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $292,260 · program services $230,738 · management and general $16,605 · fundraising $44,917
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $79,414 · program services $38,539 · management and general $40,875
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $26,200 · management and general $26,200
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11g · Fees: other
total $38,137 · program services $16,951 · management and general $1,124 · fundraising $20,062
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $18,054 · program services $30 · fundraising $18,024
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13 · Office expenses
total $8,726 · program services $4,194 · management and general $3,199 · fundraising $1,333
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14 · Information technology
total $6,039 · program services $5,676 · management and general $363
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16 · Occupancy
total $90,926 · program services $76,693 · management and general $14,233
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17 · Travel
total $138,292 · program services $135,828 · management and general $248 · fundraising $2,216
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $13,357 · program services $5,250 · fundraising $8,107
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $14,464 · management and general $14,464
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23 · Insurance
total $16,518 · management and general $16,518
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24a · Other expenses: SONGWRITING/ART PROGRAM
total $153,882 · program services $153,882
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24b · Other expenses: HOUSING AND MEALS
total $127,180 · program services $126,611 · management and general $149 · fundraising $420
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24c · Other expenses: PROGRAM SUPPLIES
total $40,857 · program services $31,115 · management and general $2,594 · fundraising $7,148
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24d · Other expenses: DEMOS AND CDS
total $30,478 · program services $30,478
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $50,508 · end of year $7,246
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $342,501 · end of year $448,596
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $23,550 · end of year $148,568
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $16,229 · end of year $26,027
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$144,333
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$41,717
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $52,092 · end of year $102,616
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15 · Other assets
end of year $497,249
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $66,398 · end of year $120,664
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $79,482
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25 · Other liabilities
end of year $507,823
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $320,450 · end of year $465,607
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $18,550 · end of year $136,208
Mission and programs · 2022
Mission
TO EMPOWER WOUNDED VETERANS TO HEAL THROUGH THE ARTS AND MUSIC, USING TOOLS THEY CAN USE THE REST OF THEIR LIVES TO COMBAT STRESS, DEPRESSION, AND OTHER SIDE EFFECTS OF WAR. THESE PROGRAMS ALSO ENABLE VETERANS TO SEE THEIR OWN CAPACITY FOR SUCCESS IN AN ARENA OUTSIDE THE BATTLEFIELD.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO EMPOWER WOUNDED VETERANS TO HEAL THROUGH THE ARTS AND MUSIC, GIVING VETERANS TOOLS THEY CAN USE TO COMBAT STRESS, DEPRESSION, AND OTHER SIDE EFFECTS OF WAR AND ENABLING THEM TO SEE THEIR OWN CAPACITY FOR SUCCESS.
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VETERAN SONGWRITING PROGRAMS - CREATIVETS SAW UNPRECEDENTED GROWTH DURING THE 2022-2023 FISCAL YEAR, BOTH IN FUNDING AND PROGRAM OPERATION. THEREFORE, WE WERE ABLE TO EXPAND OUR PROGRAM OFFERINGS, BOTH FOR SONGWRITING AND VISUAL ARTS PROGRAMS. DURING THE 2022-2023 FISCAL YEAR WE HOSTED MORE VETERAN SONGWRITING PROGRAMS IN NASHVILLE, TN THAN ANY YEAR BEFORE. WE ALSO INCREASED OUR PARTICIPATION WITH EACH OF OUR OTHER PARTNERS/VETERAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS TO BRING THE HEALING POWER OF MUSIC TO MORE VETERANS THAN EVER BEFORE. ALONG WITH INCREASES IN OTHER PROGRAMS, WE CONTINUED AND INCREASED THE -- CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O
Expenses $511,472
-
INTRODUCTION TO ART FOR VETERANS - DUE TO OUR SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISING DURING THIS YEAR, CREATIVETS WAS ABLE TO OFFER A 3RD INTRODUCTION TO ART FOR VETERANS PROGRAM THIS SUMMER. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT WE HAVE HOSTED THREE OF OUR 3-WEEK ART PROGRAMS DURING ONE SUMMER SEASON. TWO OF THE PROGRAMS WERE HOSTED AT THE SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, AND ONE WAS HOSTED AT BELMONT UNIVERSITY. THESE PROGRAMS PROVIDED OUR HIGH QUALITY, MULTI-DISCIPLINE VISUAL ART PROGRAMMING, BUT HAD A NEW TWIST. AT THE BELMONT UNIVERSITY CLASS, CREATIVETS BROUGHT IN ONE OF OUR ALUMNI WHO NOW OWNS HIS OWN CATERING COMPANY TO PROVIDE MEALS FOR THE VETERANS AND TEACH THEM ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF MAINTAINING A HEALTHY DIET. THIS ADDS ANOTHER -- CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O
Expenses $492,022 · Grants $50,135
As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Richard CasperRICHARD CASPER
EXECUTIVE DI
- Total calculated
- $100,500
- From this org
- $100,500
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 50
-
Luke PellLUKE PELL
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nanette LeonardNANETTE LEONARD
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Larry FeltsLARRY FELTS
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
-
Will ParkerWILL PARKER
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Linda TarrsonLINDA TARRSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Kelly RichKELLY RICH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Brandon DeatheridgeBRANDON DEATHERIDGE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Jason RittenberryJASON RITTENBERRY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2022
- Filed
- 12 March 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2022v5.0
- Source object
- 202430729349301023
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