Nonprofit · EIN 81-5340614
CRUCES CREATIVES
Tax-exempt · LAS CRUCES, NM 88001
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $789,884 | $762,928 | $26,956 | $368,324 | $78,069 | $290,255 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,032,615 | $765,153 | $267,462 | $280,461 | $26,941 | $253,520 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $121,138
- of which government grants
- $38,635
- Program service revenue
- $662,795
- Investment income
- $68
- Net income from fundraising events
- $3,476
- Other revenue
- $5,883
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $722
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $74,688
- Other salaries and wages
- $317,567
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $499,014
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $1,932
- Occupancy
- $97,984
- Travel
- $5,821
- Depreciation
- $13,270
- Program services (functional)
- $681,771
- Management and general (functional)
- $78,777
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,380
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $411,500
- Total assets, end of year
- $368,324
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $78,069
- Net assets, end of year
- $290,255
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $67,288
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $112,885
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $177,370
- Gross receipts
- $790,968
- Employees
- 30
- Volunteers
- 200
- Year formed
- 2017
- State of legal domicile
- NM
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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEA WISE-SURGUY | PRESIDENT& ED Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $29,836 |
| PATRICK DESIMIO | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $27,194 |
| JON SIMMONS | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 13 | $17,658 |
| MARGARET NEILL | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| JEFF MOORE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MICHAEL HARRIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RAY SCHNEIDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEA WISE-SURGUY | PRESIDENT& ED Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $23,792 |
| PATRICK DESIMIO | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 30 | $19,678 |
| JON SIMMONS | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 13 | $16,056 |
| MARGARET NEILL | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 6 | $0 |
| JEFF MOORE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MICHAEL HARRIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director, Institutional trustee | 1 | $0 |
| RAY SCHNEIDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 205 E LOHMAN AVE, LAS CRUCES, NM 88001-3686
- Mailing address (990-N for 2017)
- 625 Loomis Rd, Las Cruces NM 88007
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LEA WISE-SURGUY, 205 EAST LOHMAN AVE, LAS CRUCES, NM 88001
- Principal officer (990-N for 2017)
- Lea Wise-Surguy, 625 Loomis Rd, Las Cruces NM 88007
- Signed the 990
- LEA WISE-SURGUY, Executive Director
- Phone
- (575) 448-1072
- Website
- crucescreatives.org
- Return prepared by
- CLIFFORD ROSS & COOPER CPAS LLC
Mission
THE MISSION OF CRUCES CREATIVES, A 501(C)(3) MAKERSPACE, IS TO FOSTER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, FURTHER EDUCATION, SUPPORT THE ARTS, PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT, STRENGTHEN SOCIAL CONNECTIONS, AND ADVANCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BY 1)CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH THE TOOLS, TRAINING, AND COMMUNITY TO MAKE PRACTICALLY ANYTHING AND 2)USING THE TOOLS AND SKILLSETS GATHERED AT THE MAKERSPACE TO LAUNCH INTERDISCIPLINARY CHARITABLE PROJECTS.
Program accomplishments
- EDUCATION PROGRAMS-CRUCES CREATIVES LEADS MULTIPLE EDUCATIONAL, PROJECT BASED LEARNING, STEAMM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART AND MATHEMATICS, MAKING) PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS LOCALLY, ESPECIALLY THROUGH AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROGRAMS.Expenses $463,934 · revenue $569,258
- SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAMS-CRUCES CREATIVES SUPPORTS MULTIPLE PROGRAMS RELATED TO SUSTAINABILITY, INCLUDING THE SEEDING REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE PROJECT, WHICH ORGANIZED PEER-TO-PEER KNOWLEDGE SHARING FOR FARMERS AND RANCHERS AND COORDINATED SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDING GRANT WRITING, CUSTOM TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, AND MICROLENDING; RESEARCH WITH DR DAVID JOHNSON, A MOLECULAR BIOLOGIST WHO INVESTIGATES THE POTENTIAL OF PLANT-MICROBE SYMBIOSES TO OFFER ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS WHILE IMPROVING THE PROFITABILITY OF FARMS AND RANCHES; IMPROVINBG FOOD SECURITY AND FOSTER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO PRESERVE LOCAL PRODUCE; AND FABRICATING AND USING MULTIPLE MACHINES FOR SMALL-SCALE PLASTIC RECYCLING.Expenses $121,582 · revenue $18,856
- CRUCES CREATIVES IS A NON-PROFIT MAKERSPACE PROVIDING SHARED WORK SPACE, TO0LS, PROGRAMS, CLASSES AND EVENTS TO FOSTER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, FURTHER EDUCATION, SUPPORT THE ARTS, PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT, STRENGTHENING SOCIAL CONNECTIONS, AND ADVANCING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY THROUGHOUT NEW MEXICO.Expenses $93,388 · revenue $74,047
- THROUGH THE JOB SHOP, CRUCES CREATIVES OFFERED DESIGN AND FABRICATION SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHILE PROVIDING EMPLOYMENT AND ON THE JOB TRAINING, ESPECIALLY TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD DIFFICULTY FINDING EMPLOYMENT. THIS PROMOTES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ADVANCED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND PROMOTES PRACTICAL EDUCATION IN DONA ANA COUNTY.Expenses $2,867 · revenue $635
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 81-5340614
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2017
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $368,324
- Income (IRS master file)
- $790,968
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $789,884 | $762,928 | $368,324 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,032,615 | $765,153 | $280,461 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $434,707 | $464,010 | $311,157 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2017 Officer: Lea Wise-Surguy | December 31, 2017 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 81-5340614).
Questions about CRUCES CREATIVES
- What is the EIN of CRUCES CREATIVES?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CRUCES CREATIVES is 81-5340614.
- Is CRUCES CREATIVES tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2017.
- Are donations to CRUCES CREATIVES tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CRUCES CREATIVES 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 CRUCES CREATIVES due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CRUCES CREATIVES last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of CRUCES CREATIVES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names LEA WISE-SURGUY.
- Who are the officers and directors of CRUCES CREATIVES?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 7 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $29,836 (LEA WISE-SURGUY, PRESIDENT& ED).
- How much revenue does CRUCES CREATIVES have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $789,884, expenses of $762,928 and total assets of $368,324 at year end.
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