2025-11-17T10:01:03-06:00 2024-12-31 822807159 PAMELA C BOARDWAY CPA PC 176 NORTH STREET SALEM MA 01970 990 2024-01-01 203995543 CREATIVE ACTION INSTITUTE INC CREA 9789987990 240 COUNTY ROAD IPSWICH MA 019382723 CLARE DOWD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9789987990 2025-11-17 0 PAMELA C BOARDWAY CPA P00296486 9785948575 2025-11-15 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z CLARE DOWD 240 COUNTY ROAD IPSWICH MA 019382723 3515612 0 X WWW.CREATIVEACTIONINSTITUTE.ORG X 2005 MA CREATIVE ACTION INSTITUTE CATALYZES COMMUNITY-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS THAT ADVANCE GENDER EQUALITY AND BUILD A SUSTAINABLE PLANET. THROUGH OUR EXPERIENTIAL TRAININGS, CONVENINGS AND COACHING, WE DEVELOP CREATIVE LEADERS, BUILD NETWORKS AND SUPPORT GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY GLOBALLY. 6 6 5 7 0 0 596463 2905874 189212 225938 17686 119416 -1362 -1639 801999 3249589 0 0 0 0 355750 339476 0 0 34330 452370 600551 808120 940027 -6121 2309562 1363015 4164118 9180 18696 1353835 4145422 X CREATIVE ACTION INSTITUTE CATALYZES COMMUNITY-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS THAT ADVANCE GENDER EQUALITY AND BUILD A SUSTAINABLE PLANET. THROUGH OUR EXPERIENTIAL TRAININGS, CONVENINGS AND COACHING, WE DEVELOP CREATIVE LEADERS, BUILD NETWORKS AND SUPPORT GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY GLOBALLY. 0 0 SAUTI YA DADA (SYD) IS A TWO-YEAR PROGRAM THAT CREATES AND STRENGTHENS SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT, LEARNING, LEADERSHIP, AND ADVOCACY TO HELP MARGINALIZED GIRLS IN EAST AFRICA COMPLETE THEIR SECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATION AND BECOME LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. THE TWO-YEAR SAUTI YA DADA PROGRAM, WITH A NEW COHORT STARTING EACH YEARS, FOCUSES ON ADOLESCENT GIRLS AGED BETWEEN 13 AND 19.CREATIVE ACTION INSTITUTE WORKS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIONS FROM KENYA, RWANDA, UGANDA AND TANZANIA, SELECTED THROUGH A COMPETITIVE PROCESS. CAI UNDERSTAKES SUBSTANTIOAL TRAINING AND COACHING TO EQUIP PARTNER MENTORS AND TEACHERS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO EFFECTIVELY DELIVER THE CONTENT AND SUPPORT THE GIRLS THROUGHOUT THE TWO YEARS.SYD CLUBS- THE DISTINCTIVE CURRICULUM, DELIVERED WEEKLY AT THE CLUB MEETINGS BY THE MENTORS, HELP BUILD LEADERSHIP, DEEPEN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF SRHR AND CLIMATE CHANGE, AND GAIN ADVOCACY SKILLS TO ADDRESS THOSE CHALLENGES. THE CLUBS PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GIRLS TO CONEECT, AND A SAFE SPACE FOR THEM TO DISCUSS THEIR CHALLENGES AND PLAN PROJECTS TO ADDRESS THEM.EAGLS_ THE EAST AFRICAN GIRLS' LEADERSHIP SUMMIT, A PLATFORM FOR PEER EXCHANGE AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT THAT ANNUALLY CONVENES GIRLS FROM KENYA, RWANDA, TANZANIA AND UGANDA, IS AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF THE 2-YEAAR PROGRAM. EACH SYD CIRCLE NOMINATES GIRLS TO REPRESENT THEM AT A WEEK-LONG SUMMIT, HELD ANNUALLY IN NAIROBI, KENYA WHERE THEY LEARN FROM EACH OTHER AND WORKSHOP THEIR ADVOCY PROJECTS.CREATIVE ADVOCY PRACTICUMS: TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS THEY HAVE LEARNED, EACH CLUB UNDERTAKES A CREATIVE ADVOCACY PRACTICUM (CAP) WHERE THE GIRLS CHOOSE A TOPIC THAT IS IMPORTANT TO THEM, RESEARCH THE ISSUE, BRAINSTORM SOLUTIONS, AND LEVERAGE CREATIVE TACTICS TO ADVOCATE FOR POSITIVE CHANGE. EAGLS PROVIDES A SPACE FOR GIRLS LEADERS TO WORKSHOP THEIR PROJECTS, GETTING VALUABLE INSIGHT FROM THEIR PEERS IMPLEMENTING IT IN THEIR COMMUNITY. THE CREATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM DEVELOPS LEADERS BY EQUIPPING OUR PARTNERS TO LEVERAGE CREATIVE ADVOCACY STRATEGIES THAT INCORPORATE ARTS AND PROBLEM SOLVING TO BUILD CONSENSUS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AROUND COMPLEX ISSUES, DEVELOP INCLUSIVE SOLUTIONS, AND SHIFT BEHAVIORS TO SUPPORT A MORE SUSTAINABLE PLANET.THE CLIMATE RESILIENCE PROGRAM BUILDS THE CAPACITY OF LEADERS AND COMMUNITIES TO BETTER UNDERSTAND, ANALYZE LOCAL CHALLENGES AND RESPOND TO THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON FOOD SECURITY, GENDER EQUALITY, WATER AVAILABILITY, AND HEALTH OF HUMANS AND ANIMALS.CREATIVE ADVOCACY PRACTICUMS (CAPS) ARE A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF EACH OF OUR PROGRAMS. FOLLOWING TRAINING AND COACHING, GRASSROOTS LEADERS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ACTIVATE THEIR LEARNING THROUGH ADVOCACY PROJECTS THAT ENGAGE COMMUNITIES IN PROBLEM ANALYSIS AND SOLUTION BUILDING USING PARTICIPATORY AND CREATIVE TACTICS. CREATIVE ACTION INSTITUTE UNDERTAKES NUMEROUS CONSULTING OPPORTUNITIES THAT FOCUS ON GENDER EQUALITY AND BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE PLANET. IN 2024 THEY INCLUDED: COCREATED FUNDED BY USAID/FCDO AND FOCUSED ON DEVELOPING A GREEN COURSE FOR TEACHERS TO INCREASE CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMRNT LITERACY IN TANZANIA AND ZANZIBAR. DONE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AGA KHAN FOUNDATION, BELMONT UNIV, AND RESTLESS DEVELOPMENT.DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING CLIMATE FORUMS FOR THE CITY OF NEWBURYPORT. 851577 312190 . 851577 312190 851577 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MA X CLARE L DOWD 9789987990 240 COUNTY ROAD IPSWICH MA 01938 ALYSSA WRIGHT IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENT 0.50 X 0 0 0 CLARE DOWD EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 118665 0 0 DEBORAH CALVANESE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 BROOKE BAUER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 EMILY DEMASI CHAIR 0.50 X 0 0 0 TRACIE HINES TREASURER 0.50 X 0 0 0 KRUTI PATEL SECRETARY 0.50 X 0 0 0 118665 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5901 2899973 2905874 FEES FOR SERVICE 611430 225938 225938 225938 33164 33164 350636 264384 86252 86252 86252 0 5901 1639 -1639 -1639 3249589 312190 0 31525 X 124957 97467 16244 11246 175774 137104 22850 15820 20806 16437 2705 1664 17939 14172 2332 1435 16256 16256 300185 300185 9287 9287 173684 173684 2889 2889 2460 2460 PROGRAM MATERIAL AND SU 84023 84023 PROGRAM ADMIN EXPENSE 2962 2962 BOARD EXPENSE 2482 2482 PAYROLL PROCESSING FEE 2196 2196 4127 2851 1276 940027 851577 54120 34330 5763 12433 258389 338656 358463 19282 740400 3793747 1363015 4164118 9180 18696 9180 18696 X 1353835 4145422 1353835 4145422 1363015 4164118 2309562 489045 -7020 0 X 1 X 0 1 0 X 344082 420140 333766 608153 384760 2090901 97591 327947 313502 189212 225929 1154181 441673 748087 647268 797365 610689 3245082 310750 347250 382878 135000 161000 1336878 34850 252947 131603 419400 345600 600197 514481 135000 161000 1756278 1488804 1267 1365 2742 16249 33173 54796 1267 1365 2742 16249 33173 54796 442940 749452 650010 813614 643862 3299878 0.45120 0.38740 0.01660 0.00740 X THE ORGANIZATION IS FUNDED BY MANY SEPARATE SOURCES AND NO RELATED PARTIES. THEIR PERCENTAGE FALLS DIRECTLY UNDER THE PUBLIC SUPPORT TEST OF 1/3 AND MEET THE 10% TEST. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND TREASURER REVIEW FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CONFLICTS OF INTEREST DISCLOSED ARE RESOLVED AT THE EXECUTIVE BOARD LEVEL AS THEY ARISE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ESTABLISHES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATIONDURING THE ANNUAL MEETING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 300,185. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 300,185.