2024-03-12T13:06:09-04:00 2023-06-30 450491842 BLANKENSHIP CPA GROUP PLLC 917 CONFERENCE DR GOODLETTSVILLE TN 370722162 990 2022-07-01 463617663 CREATIVETS CREA 8885853799 1123 12TH AVE S UNIT B NASHVILLE TN 37203 RICHARD CASPER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 8885853799 2024-03-12 true RICHARD CASPER XXX-XX-XXXX true JESSICA FREEMAN P01261457 6158598800 2024-03-12 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z RICHARD CASPER 672A WESTBORO DR NASHVILLE TN 37209 1463777 false X WWW.CREATIVETS.ORG X 2013 IL 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. 8 8 10 251 0 866340 1418096 0 1297 3161 -7207 16381 860430 1437638 48222 50135 0 316865 481060 0 114012 477816 723110 842903 1254305 17527 183333 484880 1230302 145880 628487 339000 601815 X 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. false false 511472 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 492022 50135 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. 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CREATIVETS HAS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THE EFFECTS OF ALL TAX POSITIONS AND CONTINUALLY EVALUATES EXPIRING STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS, AUDITS, CHANGES IN TAX LAW, AND NEW AUTHORITATIVE RULINGS. CREATIVETS IS NOT AWARE OF ANY CIRCUMSTANCES OR EVENTS THAT MAKE IT REASONABLY POSSIBLE THAT UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS MAY INCREASE OR DECREASE WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION DATE. GOLF TOURNAMENT 119621 93482 26139 12523 10131 3485 119621 93482 26139 12523 10131 3485 26139 true TUITION 39 50135 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 4, PART IV CREATIVETS PARTNERS WITH UNIVERSITIES TO PROVIDE FULLY ACCREDITED ART PROGRAMS FOR APPLICANTS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED TO ALL COMBAT MILITARY VETERANS. THE FOLLOWING FACTORS ARE CONSIDERED WHEN DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR THE ART PROGRAM: - THEY MUST BE COMBAT VETERANS MEANING THEY SERVED IN AN ACTIVE COMBAT REGION DURING THEIR TIME IN SERVICE. - IDEALLY, THEY HAVE LITTLE TO NO ART EXPERIENCE. - VA DISABILITY RATING - THEY MUST BE ABLE TO MAKE THE TRIP TO THE UNIVERSITY HOSTING THEIR CLASS ELIGIBILITY IS NOT DETERMINED BASED ON BRANCH OF SERVICE, GENDER OR SEX, RACE OR ETHNICITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, OR ABILITY TO PAY. 4FOCUSLARRY FELTS OFFICER 19200 ACCOUNTING FEES false SCHEDULE L, PART V LARRY FELTS OWNS 4FOCUS LLC, A COMPANY THAT PROVIDES THE ORGANIZATION WITH ACCOUNTING SERVICES. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S 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. FORM 990, PART V LINE 4A, CONTINUED: NUMBER OF IN-HOUSE SONGWRITING AND GUITAR LESSONS, HOSTED AT THE CREATIVETS HEADQUARTERS IN NASHVILLE, TN WITH HIT SONG WRITER JESSE WAYNE TAYLOR. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, VETERANS CAN SIMPLY WALK IN TO OUR FACILITY, OR LOG ON VIRTUALLY, WHERE THEY ARE PROVIDED WITH LIFESAVING SONGWRITING AND MUSIC LESSONS WITHOUT THE NEED TO WAIT FOR OUR NEXT SCHEDULED PROGRAM. WE ALSO LAUNCHED COMMUNITY PROGRAMS HOSTED AT OUR VETERAN CENTER IN NASHVILLE WHERE LOCAL VETERANS COULD ATTEND GUITAR, SONGWRITING, OR EVEN VOCAL COACHING FOR SINGLE DAY EVENTS. THIS ALLOWS US TO MAKE AN IMPACT ON THOSE VETERANS RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN LOCAL AREA. THESE HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY SUCCESSFUL AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE 2023-2024 FISCAL YEAR. --- LINE 4B, CONTINUED: LAYER OF THE WHOLE HEALTH PROCESS TO OUR PROGRAMS BY IMPROVING THE WAY THAT VETERANS CARE FOR THEIR BODIES. CREATIVETS WAS ALSO EXCITED TO PARTNER WITH THE GLASSELL SCHOOL OF ART AT THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS - HOUSTON FOR OUR FIRST (OF MANY) WINTER ART PROGRAMS. THIS 2-WEEK PROGRAM WAS MODELED AFTER OUR SUMMER PROGRAMS BUT OFFERED IN HOUSTON, TX WHERE THE WINTER WEATHER WAS NOT SO EXTREME. THIS CLASS FOCUSED ON SCULPTURE AND CERAMICS, BUT IT ALSO INCLUDED ELEMENTS OF MIXED MEDIA, WOODWORKING, METAL WORKING, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND OTHER MEDIUMS. THE PROGRAM WAS A HUGE SUCCESS AND GAVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE OUR HEALING PROCESS WITH AN ENTIRE NEW COMMUNITY OF VETERANS AND CIVILIANS. WE HAVE ALREADY SCHEDULED A SECOND PROGRAM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OF 2023-2024. AS WITH SONGWRITING, WE ALSO INTRODUCED COMMUNITY ART PROGRAMS IN NASHVILLE, TN THAT RANGED FROM COLLAGE AND PAINTING, TO PHOTOGRAPHY AND LEATHERWORKING. THESE SINGLE DAY PROGRAMS ALLOW THOSE LOCAL VETERANS WITH A BUSY SCHEDULE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT ART, MEET OTHER VETERANS AND CREATE SOMETHING HEALING. OTHER ART PROGRAMS, SUCH AS ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY, VIRTUAL PROGRAMS, AND VA PARTNER PROGRAMS WERE ALSO MAINTAINED AND EXPANDED DURING 2022-2023. THESE WILL CONTINUE TO OFFER ENTRY AND FOLLOW UP OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR VETERANS WHO ARE EITHER ON OUR WAITING LIST OR HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED OUR OTHER VETERAN ART PROGRAMS. ALL OF THIS WAS MADE POSSIBLE WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR GENEROUS DONORS AND SUPPORTERS. WE EXCEEDED OUR BUDGETED EXPENSES, BUT DUE TO THIS SUPPORT, WE WERE ABLE TO AFFORD THESE ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS AND BUILD ON TO OUR FOUNDATION PROGRAMS FOR THE FUTURE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CFO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND FINANCE CHAIR PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD VOTES TO APPROVE SALARIES AND BONUSES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AND ON THE GIVING MATTERS WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 ASC 842 ADOPTION ADJUSTMENT 79,482