2025-03-10T16:06:33-04:00 2024-12-31 364538293 LUDWIG KLEWER & RUDNER PLLC 4783 E CAMP LOWELL DR TUCSON AZ 85712 990EZ 2024-01-01 273698981 CREATING THE FUTURE CREA 5203497061 3849 E BROADWAY BLVD 238 TUCSON AZ 85716 HILDY GOTTLIEB PRESIDENT 5203497061 2025-03-06 false JULIE S KLEWER CPA P00343046 5205450500 2025-03-10 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X WWW.CREATINGTHEFUTURE.ORG X X 69398 X 11813 55756 8 1821 69398 34487 3069 241 15407 53204 16194 4031 20225 X 5119 20631 1085 6204 20631 2173 406 4031 20225 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: COMPLETING OUR 10-YEAR MISSION IN 2024, WE FOCUSED ON IMPLEMENTING WHAT OUR COMMUNITY ASKED US TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE FINAL 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. IN 2024 WE DETAILED WHAT IS NEEDED FOR THIS FINAL PHASE, SUMMARIZING 30+ DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS AS THE FIRST STEP IN CREATING A LIBRARY OF CATALYTIC THINKING RESOURCES. WE THEN APPLIED CATALYTIC THINKING TO THE FUNDRAISING AND SUBSEQUENT HIRING THAT WILL BE PART OF THAT PHASE - DOING SO BY OPENLY INVITING OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BE PART OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS. THIS CONTINUES TO WALK THE TALK OF OUR MISSION, TEACHING HOW TO APPLY CATALYTIC THINKING IN ALL SORTS OF CIRCUMSTANCES. SEE HTTPS://CREATINGTHEFUTURE.ORG/2024-ACCOMPLISHMENTS/ FOR DETAILS. 2527 EXPERIMENTING: DEMONSTRATING THE POWER OF CATALYTIC THINKING IN 2024, WE WORKED ON 3 DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS, ALL IN CANADA. WE CONTINUED OUR WORK WITH THE EDMONTON CHAMBER OF VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS, APPLYING CATALYTIC THINKING TO HELP THEIR COMMUNITY COMPLETELY ELIMINATE POVERTY. WE WORKED WITH THE CENTRE FOR FAMILY LITERACY, USING CATALYTIC THINKING TO ENGAGE THEIR COMMUNITY IN THEIR PLANNING. AND WE WORKED WITH COLUMBIA COLLEGE IN VANCOUVER, APPLYING CATALYTIC THINKING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BESPOKE CLASS, TEACHING CATALYTIC THINKING TO STUDENTS AND FACULTY WHO ARE INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY PROJECTS. SEE HTTPS://CREATINGTHEFUTURE.ORG/2024- ACCOMPLISHMENTS/ FOR DETAILS. EDUCATION PROGRAMS: IN 2024, WE LAUNCHED A PODCAST FOCUSED ON THE QUESTION, "WHAT ACTUALLY CREATES SOCIAL CHANGE?" WE CONTINUED TO DEVELOP NEW CLASSES, AND DESIGNED WEBINARS AROUND ALL OUR CLASSES, WHICH WERE PRODUCED BY PARTNERS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND SHARED WITH THEIR AUDIENCES. AND WE FACILITATED TWO COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE, ONE ON OUR OWN, AND ONE FOR THE EDMONTON CHAMBER OF VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS. 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FOR A FULL DESCRIPTION OF THESE ACCOMPLISHMENTS (IN A MORE READABLE FORM) HEAD TO - HTTPS://CREATINGTHEFUTURE.ORG/2024-ACCOMPLISHMENTS 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 FULLY REFLECT THE HUGE EXTENT OF WORK BEING DONE. 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 HTTPS://CREATINGTHEFUTURE.ORG/ANNOTATED-990-FOR-2024/ FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 REFUNDS 1,572 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 249 TOTAL 1,821 FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES IT EXPENSES 3,591 PAYROLL TAXES 2,646 PROGRAM EXPENSES 2,527 TELEPHONE 2,253 COMPUTER EXPENSES 2,010 ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES 1,578 VOLUNTEER RELATIONS 725 OFFICE EXPENSE 77 TOTAL 15,407 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 1,085 0 TOTAL 1,085 0 FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 CREDIT CARD & OTHER PAYABLES 75 406 EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT PAYABLE 2,098 0 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: COMPLETING OUR 10-YEAR MISSION IN 2024, WE FOCUSED ON IMPLEMENTING WHAT OUR COMMUNITY ASKED US TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE FINAL 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. IN 2024 WE DETAILED WHAT IS NEEDED FOR THIS FINAL PHASE, SUMMARIZING 30+ DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS AS THE FIRST STEP IN CREATING A LIBRARY OF CATALYTIC THINKING RESOURCES. WE THEN APPLIED CATALYTIC THINKING TO THE FUNDRAISING AND SUBSEQUENT HIRING THAT WILL BE PART OF THAT PHASE - DOING SO BY OPENLY INVITING OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO BE PART OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS. THIS CONTINUES TO WALK THE TALK OF OUR MISSION, TEACHING HOW TO APPLY CATALYTIC THINKING IN ALL SORTS OF CIRCUMSTANCES. SEE HTTPS://CREATINGTHEFUTURE.ORG/2024-ACCOMPLISHMENTS/ FOR DETAILS. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29 EXPERIMENTING: DEMONSTRATING THE POWER OF CATALYTIC THINKING IN 2024, WE WORKED ON 3 DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS, ALL IN CANADA. WE CONTINUED OUR WORK WITH THE EDMONTON CHAMBER OF VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS, APPLYING CATALYTIC THINKING TO HELP THEIR COMMUNITY COMPLETELY ELIMINATE POVERTY. WE WORKED WITH THE CENTRE FOR FAMILY LITERACY, USING CATALYTIC THINKING TO ENGAGE THEIR COMMUNITY IN THEIR PLANNING. AND WE WORKED WITH COLUMBIA COLLEGE IN VANCOUVER, APPLYING CATALYTIC THINKING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A BESPOKE CLASS, TEACHING CATALYTIC THINKING TO STUDENTS AND FACULTY WHO ARE INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY PROJECTS. SEE HTTPS://CREATINGTHEFUTURE.ORG/2024- ACCOMPLISHMENTS/ FOR DETAILS. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 30 EDUCATION PROGRAMS: IN 2024, WE LAUNCHED A PODCAST FOCUSED ON THE QUESTION, "WHAT ACTUALLY CREATES SOCIAL CHANGE?" WE CONTINUED TO DEVELOP NEW CLASSES, AND DESIGNED WEBINARS AROUND ALL OUR CLASSES, WHICH WERE PRODUCED BY PARTNERS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND SHARED WITH THEIR AUDIENCES. AND WE FACILITATED TWO COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE, ONE ON OUR OWN, AND ONE FOR THE EDMONTON CHAMBER OF VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS. SEE HTTPS://CREATINGTHEFUTURE.ORG/2024- ACCOMPLISHMENTS/ FOR DETAILS.