2024-08-05T09:39:10-04:00 2023-12-31 411227298 CUMMINGS KEEGAN & CO PLLP 600 HIGHWAY 169 S STE 1400 SAINT LOUIS PARK MN 554261218 990 2023-01-01 473199574 CREATIVE ENTERPRISE ZONE CREA 6517856065 2171 UNIVERSITY AVE W ST PAUL MN 55114 BEN SHARDLOW BOARD CHAIR 6513545901 2024-07-31 false JENNIFER GOSTOVIC P01232821 9523452500 2024-07-31 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z BEN SHARDLOW PO BOX 14252 ST PAUL MN 551140252 269499 false X WWW.CREATIVEENTERPRISEZONE.ORG X 2015 MN THE CREATIVE ENTERPRISE ZONE'S (CEZ'S) MISSION IS TO ATTRACT AND SUPPORT CREATIVE PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES TO MAKEITHERE CEZMSP. LOCATED BETWEEN PRIOR AVENUE AND THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN MINNEAPOLIS AND SAINT PAUL ALONG THE GREEN LINE, WE ENVISION THE ZONE AS A THRIVING DISTRICT OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION CENTERED IN AN EQUITABLE AND JUST COMMUNITY OF ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL WELL-BEING. 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OUR GOALS ARE TO RAISE THE PROFILE OF THE GROWING DISTRICT, SUPPORT AND CONNECT CREATIVES WHO WORK AND LIVE HERE, AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE LONG-TERM BEAUTY, ECONOMIC VITALITY, SAFETY AND WALKABILITY OF THE CREATIVE ENTERPRISE ZONE. 520 CITY OF SAINT PAUL NEIGHBORHOOD STAR PROGRAM: WE ADMINISTER PROPERTY IMPROVEMENT GRANTS AND LOANS REIMBURSABLE THROUGH THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL TO HELP CREATIVE BUSINESSES RESPOND TO COVID-RELATED CHANGES AND MAKE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. 14226 PUBLIC SPACES: WE COLLABORATE ON INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH, BEAUTY, SAFETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT BY IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS THAT EXPAND THE URBAN TREE CANOPY (THE 100 TREES INITIATIVE), CREATE NEW PARKS AND PLACES TO CONNECT, AND LEAD A NEIGHBORHOOD-WIDE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND OUR PUBLIC SPACES. 14226 267130 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 28 0 true 1 true false false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false false false true true MN X VINCE NETZ 6517856065 PO BOX 14252 SAINT PAUL MN 55114 CATHERINE REID DAY BOARD CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 STEPHEN KLIMEK BOARD VICE C 4.00 X X 0 0 0 VINCE NETZ BOARD TREASU 4.00 X X 0 0 0 PAT THOMPSON BOARD SECRET 4.00 X X 0 0 0 HIBO ABDI BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SANDY BOSS FEBBO BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 SHERMAN EAGLE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 JARED HANKS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MENAKA MOHAN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 RENEE SPILLUM BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ANGELA CASSELTON EXECUTIVE DI 32.00 X 95696 0 0 95696 false false false 50000 210468 260468 SERVICES 4706 4706 4706 66 66 OTHER REVENUE 4325 4325 NET LOSS ON CEZ VANDALIA LLC -66 -66 4259 269499 8965 66 X 95696 67192 18905 9599 7841 5480 1571 790 24489 276 24213 13923 13923 45273 44486 597 190 6701 3613 3059 29 1361 541 559 261 1822 1130 564 128 3000 2100 600 300 1207 1192 15 23622 22987 626 9 3323 85 3238 REDEVELOPMENT EXPENSE 118048 118048 346306 267130 53947 25229 206663 85462 113113 170000 2250 1083 322026 256545 13101 24135 31446 31446 610 902 45157 56483 X 192869 93562 84000 106500 276869 200062 322026 256545 -76807 X false false X 346902 96909 139054 344591 260468 1187924 346902 96909 139054 344591 260468 1187924 651910 536014 1107 828 37 70 66 2108 1190032 109963 0.45040 0.53430 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED ACCRUED PTO AND WAGES 902 902 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE CREATIVE ENTERPRISE ZONE'S (CEZ'S) MISSION IS TO ATTRACT AND SUPPORT CREATIVE PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES TO MAKEITHERE CEZMSP. LOCATED BETWEEN PRIOR AVENUE AND THE BOUNDARY BETWEEN MINNEAPOLIS AND SAINT PAUL ALONG THE GREEN LINE, WE ENVISION THE ZONE AS A THRIVING DISTRICT OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION CENTERED IN AN EQUITABLE AND JUST COMMUNITY OF ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL WELL-BEING. WE APPLY COMMUNITY IMAGINATION TO FOSTER AND IMPROVE PLACE DEVELOPMENT WITH A CREATIVE DESTINATION WITH 60+ OUTDOOR MURALS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D PUBLIC SPACES: WE COLLABORATE ON INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH, BEAUTY, SAFETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT BY IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS THAT EXPAND THE URBAN TREE CANOPY (THE 100 TREES INITIATIVE), CREATE NEW PARKS AND PLACES TO CONNECT, AND LEAD A NEIGHBORHOOD-WIDE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT AND OUR PUBLIC SPACES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW AND COMMENT ON THE FORM 990 AT ITS NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING OR VIA AN EMAILED COPY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ARTICLE VII, SECTION 6 OF THE CEZ BYLAWS PROVIDES THAT THE BOARD SHALL NOT ENTER INTO ANY CONTRACT OR TRANSACTION WITH ONE OR MORE OF ITS BOARD MEMBERS, A DIRECTOR OF A RELATED ORGANIZATION, OR AN ORGANIZATION IN WHICH A DIRECTOR OF THE CEZ IS A DIRECTOR, OFFICER OR LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE. BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE SUCH CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G ARTIST FEES 26,200 0 0 OTHER CONTRACT & PROF FEES 18,042 597 190 PROJECT CONSULTANTS 244 0 0 TOTAL 44,486 597 190