Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by CREATIVE COMMUNITY SERVICES INC.

Totals

Total revenue: $7,380,767
Total expenses: $7,430,045
Contributions and grants received: $3,147,787
Grants paid: $3,933,530
Program service revenue: $4,232,873
Investment income: $107
Other revenue: $0
Total assets, end of year: $2,308,328
Total liabilities, end of year: $1,168,394
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $1,139,934
Program services expenses (Part IX): $6,661,423
Management and general expenses: $753,072
Fundraising expenses: $15,550
Program service expenses (Part III): $6,661,423

Program services were 89.7% 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.

1e · Government grants (contributions)

$3,111,446
1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

$36,341
1g · Noncash contributions included above

$13,100
2a · Program service revenue: MEDICAL PAYMENTS

total $2,750,492 · related or exempt $2,750,492
2b · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE

total $1,479,001 · related or exempt $1,479,001
2c · Program service revenue: OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE

total $3,380 · related or exempt $3,380
3 · Investment income

total $107 · excluded $107

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

2 · Grants to domestic individuals

total $3,933,530 · program services $3,933,530
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

total $247,997 · program services $205,785 · management and general $42,212
7 · Other salaries and wages

total $1,916,163 · program services $1,590,007 · management and general $326,156
9 · Other employee benefits

total $284,923 · program services $236,425 · management and general $48,498
10 · Payroll taxes

total $180,397 · program services $149,691 · management and general $30,706
11c · Fees: accounting

total $27,300 · program services $20,475 · management and general $6,825
11g · Fees: other

total $68,102 · program services $22,783 · management and general $45,319
12 · Advertising and promotion

total $15,020 · program services $100 · management and general $14,920
13 · Office expenses

total $112,550 · program services $90,192 · management and general $22,358
16 · Occupancy

total $312,999 · program services $226,307 · management and general $86,692
17 · Travel

total $136,124 · program services $126,107 · management and general $10,017
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

total $15,550 · fundraising $15,550
20 · Interest

total $93 · management and general $93
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

total $7,128 · program services $5,346 · management and general $1,782
23 · Insurance

total $127,993 · program services $31,417 · management and general $96,576
24a · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMEN

total $44,176 · program services $23,258 · management and general $20,918

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $1,366,008 · end of year $1,199,103
4 · Accounts receivable

beginning of year $513,160 · end of year $735,274
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

beginning of year $60,555 · end of year $116,066
10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

$180,187
10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

$180,187
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

beginning of year $7,128 · end of year $0
15 · Other assets

beginning of year $11,857 · end of year $257,885
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

beginning of year $729,622 · end of year $897,408
19 · Deferred revenue

beginning of year $39,874 · end of year $937
25 · Other liabilities

beginning of year $0 · end of year $270,049
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

beginning of year $1,189,212 · end of year $1,139,934

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

CREATIVE COMMUNITY SERVICES IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CHILDREN, TEENS AND ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, AND THEIR FAMILIES, BY PROVIDING DIRECT SERVICES AND COMMUNITY-BASED SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF GEORGIA.

CREATIVE COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC. (THE ORGANIZATION) WAS CREATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES TO YOUTH WITH BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES AND/OR ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES THERAPEUTIC FOSTER CARE PLACEMENTS (TFC) FOR YOUTH, INCLUDING INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION PROGRAMS, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING AND MENTORING SERVICES (SOAR). THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES HOST HOME PLACEMENTS FOR ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (DD), INCLUDING CASE MANAGEMENT, SOCIAL OUTINGS, LIFE SKILLS TRAINING AND ONGOING SUPPORT TO MEET MEDICAL AND SOCIAL NEEDS. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SUPPORT TO EXPECTANT AND PARENTING YOUTH (TPC) WITH LIFE COACH SERVICES INCLUDING, PARENTING ASSESSMENTS, DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENINGS,INDIVIDUALIZED PARENTING & LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND ADVOCACY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO PROVIDES RESPITE SERVICES THROUGH ADVENTURE YOUTH PROGRAM (AYP). THE ORGANIZATION'S PRINCIPAL MEANS OF SUPPORT IS FROM CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES.THESE COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES GIVE BOTH KIDS AND ADULTS HOPE, ENCOURAGE INDEPENDENT LIVING AND RESULT IN INVOLVED, ENGAGED CITIZENS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THIS IMPROVES THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CHILDREN, ADULTS AND FAMILIES.

Expenses $6,661,423 · Grants $3,933,530 · Revenue $4,232,873

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Galye ElyGALYE ELY

CHAIR

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Wesley PersonWESLEY PERSON

SECRETARY

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Drew GarnerDREW GARNER

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Lois BourneLOIS BOURNE

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Jim KerlinJIM KERLIN

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Rick WaltersRICK WALTERS

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

1
Sally BuchananSALLY BUCHANAN

CEO

Total calculated

$171,085

From this org

$163,800

From related orgs

$0

Other

$7,285

Hours/week

40

Schedule J breakdown matched by us

Base

$148,800

Bonus

$15,000

Other

$0

Deferred

$0

Nontaxable benefits

$7,285

Filer's total

$171,085
Linda CoilLINDA COIL

CFO

Total calculated

$78,341

From this org

$71,564

From related orgs

$0

Other

$6,777

Hours/week

40

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 7: THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECEIVED A NON-FIXED PAYMENTS (BONUS), BASED ON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE RECOGNITION AND APPROVAL.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2022
Filed: 2 April 2024
IRS schema version: 2022v5.0
Source object: 202430959349301313

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