2024-05-20T16:02:28-04:00 2023-12-31 364538293 LUDWIG KLEWER & RUDNER PLLC 4783 E CAMP LOWELL DR TUCSON AZ 85712 990EZ 2023-01-01 273698981 CREATING THE FUTURE CREA 5203497061 3849 E BROADWAY BLVD 238 TUCSON AZ 85716 HILDY GOTTLIEB PRESIDENT 5203497061 2024-05-16 HILDY GOTTLIEB XXX-XX-XXXX false JULIE S KLEWER CPA P00343046 5205450500 2024-05-15 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X WWW.CREATINGTHEFUTURE.ORG X X 28513 X 8146 19060 1 1306 28513 12500 2807 271 14245 29823 -1310 5101 240 4031 X 5810 4879 1325 5810 6204 709 2173 5101 4031 X TO SHOW PEOPLE HOW TO CHANGE THE SYSTEMS THEY FIND THEMSELVES IN, TO AIM THOSE SYSTEMS AT BRINGING OUT THE BEST IN PEOPLE, ALL BY CHANGING THE QUESTIONS THEY ASK. EXPERIMENTING: IN 2023, WE FOCUSED ON IMPLEMENTING WHAT OUR COMMUNITY ASKED US TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE FINAL 3 YEARS OF OUR MISSION. THIS IS A HUGE EXPERIMENT IN SHARING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR MISSION, RATHER THAN BUILDING AN ONGOING PROGRAM THAT NEEDS TO BE SUSTAINED IN PERPETUITY. THE WORK IN 2023 WAS STRATEGIC AND HIGHLIY ENGAGED, INVITING OUR COMMUNITY TO DETERMINE WHAT'S NEXT AND HOW TO IMPLEMENT THAT. IN 2023, WE ALSO WORKED WITH THE EDMONTON CHAMBER OF VOLUNTARY ORGNAIZATIONS, APPLYING CATALYTIC THINKING TO HELP THEIR COMMUNITY COMPLETELY ELIMINATE POVERTY. SEE HTTPS://CREATINGTHEFUTURE.ORG/ACCOMPLISHMENTS-2023/ FOR DETAILS. 905 EDUCATION PROGRAMS: WE DEVELOPED NEW CLASSES THIS YEAR, AND NEW WAYS TO SHARE THOSE EDUCATION PROGRAMS. WE DEVELOPED NEW SELF-PACED CLASSES AND RECONFIGURED OLDER CLASSES. WE DESIGNED WEBINARS AROUND ALL OUR CLASSES - NOT JUST THE NEW ONES - WHICH WERE PRODUCED BY PARTNERS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND SHARED WITH THEIR AUDIENCES. SEE HTTP://CREATINGTHEFUTURE.ORG/ACCOMPLISHMENTS-2023/ FOR DETAILS. 2078 2983 X HILDY GOTTLIEB PRESIDENT 40.00 8003 DIMITRI PETROPOLIS VICE PRESIDE 40.00 6145 ANGIE EIKENBERRY DIRECTOR 1.50 0 JUSTIN POLLOCK DIRECTOR 1.50 0 KARL WILDING DIRECTOR 1.50 0 ELI ANGOTE DIRECTOR 1.50 0 VU LE DIRECTOR 1.50 0 FARAH MAHESRI DIRECTOR 1.50 0 false false false false false false false false false AZ HILDY GOTTLIEB 3849 E BROADWAY BLVD STE 238 TUCSON AZ 85716 5203214433 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 7169 20028 7666 6096 8146 49105 32569 22836 30840 19543 19600 125388 1306 1306 39738 42864 38506 25639 29052 175799 660 1070 825 1270 820 4645 660 1070 825 1270 820 4645 171154 1 4 3 5 1 14 1 4 3 5 1 14 39739 42868 38509 25644 29053 175813 0.97350 0.98150 0.00000 0.00000 X FORM 990-EZ, PART I IN 2023, CREATING THE FUTURE CONTINUED TO LAY GROUNDWORK IN CRITICAL MISSION AREAS. FOR A FULL DESCRIPTION OF THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (IN A MORE READABLE FORM) HEAD TO - HTTPS://CREATINGTHEFUTURE.ORG/ACCOMPLISHMENTS- 2023/ DURING OUR FORMATIVE YEARS, THE FOUNDERS HAVE CHOSEN TO SELF FUND THE ORGANIZATION, RECEIVING ONLY SMALL STIPENDS FOR THEIR MORE THAN FULL TIME WORK. THIS HAS ALLOWED THE ORGANIZATION TO FOCUS ON PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND PROOF OF CONCEPT VS SPENDING ALL OUR TIME RAISING MONEY. IN FUTURE YEARS, AS THE ORGANIZATION SCALES TO ACCOMPLISH ITS MISSION (AND MUST SEEK FUNDS TO DO SO), FULL TIME SALARIES AND ADDITIONAL STAFF WILL BE ADDED AS FUNDS ARE GENERATED. CREATING THE FUTURE OPERATES FROM A PLACE OF MUTUAL AID/COLLECTIVE ENOUGHNESS, THAT TOGETHER WE HAVE EVERYTHING WE NEED. THE RESULT IS A CASH BUDGET THAT DOES NOT TRULY REFLECT THE HUGE EXTENT OF WORK BEING DONE. ON THE CONTRARY, THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES VIA THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEER HOURS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF SHARED RESOURCES, WITH FELLOWS AROUND THE WORLD SPREADING THE MISSION IN THEIR OWN WAY. AS A RESULT, DESCRIBING OUR WORK IN DOLLARS ALONE DOES OUR WORK A SIGNIFICANT DISSERVICE, AS THE COMMUNITY RESOURCES WE ARE ACTIVATING TO DO OUR WORK ARE FAR MORE APPLICABLE TO ACCOMPLISHING OUR MISSION. TO SEE THE REAL STORY BEHIND THE NUMBERS, SEE HTTP://CREATINGTHEFUTURE.ORG/ANNOTATED-990-FOR-2023/ FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 REFUNDS 1,064 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 242 TOTAL 1,306 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES IT EXPENSES 3,239 PAYROLL TAXES 2,927 TELEPHONE 2,192 WORKSHOP & EDUCATIONAL 2,078 COMPUTER EXPENSES 1,512 TRAVEL 905 VOLUNTEER RELATIONS 842 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 461 OFFICE EXPENSE 89 TOTAL 14,245 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20 UNDEPOSITED FUNDS 240 IN THE PRIOR YEAR, UNDEPOSITED FUNDS WERE NOT INCLUDED ON THE BALANCE SHEET AND WERE SHOWN AS A REDUCTION IN THE OPENING BALANCE OF NET ASSETS. IN THE CURRENT YEAR, THESE UNDEPOSITED FUNDS ARE INCLUDED WITH OTHER ASSETS AND THE CORRECTION FOR THE PRIOR YEAR IS SHOWN AS AN OTHER INCREASE TO NET ASSETS. FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 0 1,085 UNDEPOSITED FUNDS 0 240 TOTAL 0 1,325 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 CREDIT CARD & OTHER PAYABLES 114 75 EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT PAYABLE 595 2,098 FORM 990-EZ, PART III TO SHOW PEOPLE HOW TO CHANGE THE SYSTEMS THEY FIND THEMSELVES IN, TO AIM THOSE SYSTEMS AT BRINGING OUT THE BEST IN PEOPLE, ALL BY CHANGING THE QUESTIONS THEY ASK. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 EXPERIMENTING: IN 2023, WE FOCUSED ON IMPLEMENTING WHAT OUR COMMUNITY ASKED US TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE FINAL 3 YEARS OF OUR MISSION. THIS IS A HUGE EXPERIMENT IN SHARING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR MISSION, RATHER THAN BUILDING AN ONGOING PROGRAM THAT NEEDS TO BE SUSTAINED IN PERPETUITY. THE WORK IN 2023 WAS STRATEGIC AND HIGHLIY ENGAGED, INVITING OUR COMMUNITY TO DETERMINE WHAT'S NEXT AND HOW TO IMPLEMENT THAT. IN 2023, WE ALSO WORKED WITH THE EDMONTON CHAMBER OF VOLUNTARY ORGNAIZATIONS, APPLYING CATALYTIC THINKING TO HELP THEIR COMMUNITY COMPLETELY ELIMINATE POVERTY. SEE HTTPS://CREATINGTHEFUTURE.ORG/ACCOMPLISHMENTS-2023/ FOR DETAILS. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29 EDUCATION PROGRAMS: WE DEVELOPED NEW CLASSES THIS YEAR, AND NEW WAYS TO SHARE THOSE EDUCATION PROGRAMS. WE DEVELOPED NEW SELF-PACED CLASSES AND RECONFIGURED OLDER CLASSES. WE DESIGNED WEBINARS AROUND ALL OUR CLASSES - NOT JUST THE NEW ONES - WHICH WERE PRODUCED BY PARTNERS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND SHARED WITH THEIR AUDIENCES. SEE HTTP://CREATINGTHEFUTURE.ORG/ACCOMPLISHMENTS-2023/ FOR DETAILS.