Nonprofit · EIN 39-1763871
CREATE WISCONSIN INC
Tax-exempt · MADISON, WI 53701
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $376,415 | $191,186 | $185,229 | $132,901 | $103,584 | $29,317 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $270,848 | $238,328 | $32,520 | $27,531 | $183,443 | -$155,912 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $453,779 | $610,541 | -$156,762 | $10,424 | $198,856 | -$188,432 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $321,387
- of which government grants
- $23,859
- Membership dues
- $297,528
- Program service revenue
- $54,219
- Investment income
- $809
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $70,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $75,355
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $10,318
- Travel
- $9,178
- Program services (functional)
- $171,036
- Management and general (functional)
- $20,150
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $27,531
- Total assets, end of year
- $132,901
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $103,584
- Net assets, end of year
- $29,317
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $25,817
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $3,500
- Gross receipts
- $376,415
- Employees
- 1
- Year formed
- 1993
- State of legal domicile
- WI
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANNE KATZ | Executive Dir. Trustee or director | 40 | $70,000 |
| KIBA FREEMAN | ARTIST & ENTREP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA KONO | PROFESSOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM MAUTHE | EVENTS & PROMOT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAM LUNA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ZACH VRUWINK | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS CLEMENS | Treasurer Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLE FOSTER | Vice President Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLYN NELSON-KAVAJECZ | President Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TOM TARGOS | Secretary Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANNE KATZ | Executive Dir. Trustee or director | 40 | $61,667 |
| KIBA FREEMAN | ARTIST & ENTREP Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MELISSA KONO | PROFESSOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM MAUTHE | EVENTS & PROMOT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAM LUNA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ZACH VRUWINK | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS CLEMENS | Treasurer Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLE FOSTER | Vice President Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLYN NELSON-KAVAJECZ | President Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TOM TARGOS | Secretary Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANNE KATZ | Executive Dir. Trustee or director | 40 | $70,417 |
| MATTHIAS GOSCHA | INTERN Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS CLEMENS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NICOLE FOSTER | ASSISTANT PROF Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SAM LUNA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLYN NELSON-KAVAJECZ | Secretary Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANA SONNENBERG | PROJECT MANAGER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TOM TARGOS | PROJECT MANAGER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ZACH VRUWINK | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLY MCDOWELL | CONSULTANT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MAL MONTOYA | President Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1054, MADISON, WI 53701-1054
- In care of
- % ANNE KATZ
- Signed the 990
- ANNE KATZ, Executive Dir.
- Phone
- (608) 255-8316
- Website
- createwisconsin.org
- Return prepared by
- Sorge CPA & Business Advisors SC
Mission
TO SERVE AND ENRICH PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES AS WISCONSIN'S COMMUNITY CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION.
Program accomplishments
- CREATE WISCONSIN'S TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING, AND EDUCATION SERVICES PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL, LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT FOR WISCONSIN'S ARTS SECTOR THROUGH CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, AND GATHERINGS.CREATE WISCONSIN'S INFORMATION AND RESEARCH SERVICES PROVIDE DATA ABOUT AND RESOURCES FOR WISCONSIN'S ART SECTOR.Expenses $124,235 · revenue $53,169
- CREATE WISCONSIN'S ADVOCACY AND VISIBILITY FOR THE ARTS SERVICES SPEAK UP FOR AND PROMOTE THE ARTS AS PART OF THE ECONOMIC, EDUCATIONAL, AND CIVIC SOLUTION FOR WISCONSIN'S FUTURE.Expenses $46,801 · revenue $1,050
- WISCONSIN ARTS, BUSINESS, EDUCATION,GOVERNMENT, POLITICAL, AND CIVIC LEADERS AND SUPPORTORS PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT WISCONSIN'S FUTURE, SPOKE UP FOR THE ARTS AND CREATIVITY THROUGHOUT WISCONSIN, ON ARTS DAY IN MARCH.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 39-1763871
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1994
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A99Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $132,901
- Income (IRS master file)
- $376,415
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $376,415 | $191,186 | $132,901 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $270,848 | $238,328 | $27,531 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $453,779 | $610,541 | $10,424 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $376,639 | $311,640 | $12,386 | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 39-1763871).
Questions about CREATE WISCONSIN INC
- What is the EIN of CREATE WISCONSIN INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CREATE WISCONSIN INC is 39-1763871.
- Is CREATE WISCONSIN INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1994.
- Are donations to CREATE WISCONSIN INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CREATE WISCONSIN INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CREATE WISCONSIN INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CREATE WISCONSIN INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of CREATE WISCONSIN INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 10 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $70,000 (ANNE KATZ, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does CREATE WISCONSIN INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $376,415, expenses of $191,186 and total assets of $132,901 at year end.
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