Nonprofit · EIN 94-2733935
CREATE CA
Tax-exempt · PASADENA, CA 91105
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,593,594 | $1,612,027 | -$18,433 | $3,532,182 | $192,796 | $3,339,386 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,172,422 | $1,896,912 | $275,510 | $3,566,049 | $208,230 | $3,357,819 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,754,279 | $2,044,065 | -$289,786 | $3,322,988 | $240,679 | $3,082,309 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,499,545
- of which government grants
- $25,148
- Program service revenue
- $34,875
- Investment income
- $70,836
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$12,011
- Other revenue
- -$11,662
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $69,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $304,136
- Other salaries and wages
- $583,971
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,037,873
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $4,265
- Accounting fees
- $14,560
- Occupancy
- $30,165
- Travel
- $33,216
- Depreciation
- $6,568
- Program services (functional)
- $996,145
- Management and general (functional)
- $323,975
- Fundraising (functional)
- $291,907
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,566,049
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,532,182
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $192,796
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,339,386
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $14,254
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,771,676
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,567,710
- Gross receipts
- $1,616,239
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 26
- Year formed
- 1988
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veronica Alvarez | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $183,301 | $30,026 |
| Jennifer C Wong | Deputy Director | 40 | $125,430 | $15,534 |
| Abraham Flores | Deputy Director | 40 | $124,898 | $8,966 |
| Amber Collins-Lopez Fin Ops | Director Officer | 35 | $85,489 | $4,274 |
| Elda Pineda Treasurer | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Cyrus Wadia Chair | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jesus Holguin Vice Chair | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jaylena Lomenech Secretary | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ed Honowitz | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeannine Flores | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mariana Astorga-Almanza | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Aldo Ramirez | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Slavkin | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jason Spencer | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Carrie Hahnel | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merryl Goldberg | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Karen Williams | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Mele Interim | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $154,275 | $0 |
| Jennifer C Wong | Deputy Director | 40 | $124,575 | $15,642 |
| Abraham Flores | Deputy Director | 40 | $121,303 | $6,065 |
| Veronica Alvarez | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $49,759 | $5,023 |
| Elda Pineda Dir | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Cyrus Wadia Chair | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jesus Holguin Vice Chair | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jaylena Lomenech Secretary | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ed Honowitz | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeannine Flores | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mariana Astorga-Almanza | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Aldo Ramirez | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Paul Richman | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Slavkin | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jason Spencer | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Carrie Hahnel | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Merryl Goldberg | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Karen Williams | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas DeCaigny | Executive Dir. Officer | 43 | $168,275 | $17,589 |
| Jennifer C Wong | Deputy Director | 0 | $120,991 | $13,760 |
| Abraham Flores | Policy Director | 0 | $117,732 | $5,575 |
| Jessica Mele Interim | Executive Dir. Officer | 0 | $15,675 | $0 |
| Elda Pineda Dir | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jeannine Flores Chair | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jesus Holguin Dir | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Merryl Goldberg | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ed Honowitz | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jaylena Lomenech | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mariana Astorga-Almanza | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Aldo Ramirez | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Paul Richman | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Slavkin | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Jason Spencer | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| William Tisdale | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Cyrus Wadia | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Karen Williams | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 85 S GRAND AVE, PASADENA, CA 91105-1602
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Veronica Alvarez, 85 South Grand Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105
- Signed the 990
- Veronica Alvarez, Executive Director
- Phone
- (626) 578-9315
- Website
- www.createca.org
- Return prepared by
- Cook & Company A Prof Actcy Corporation
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-2733935 or by the name CREATE CA.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
Create CA advocates for high-quality arts education for all students by providing policy expertise and mobilizing a statewide network of advocates and allied partners.
Program accomplishments
- Public Will, Data & Other Programs: Create CA continues to advance a statewide public will strategy to increase awareness of and support for arts education across California. This work focuses on elevating the importance of arts education and making policy and funding issuesparticularly those related to Proposition 28: The Arts and Music in Schools Act accessible and understandable to a broad public audience of almost 80,000 subscribers across our social media channels. See Schedule O for more information.Expenses $478,302 · revenue $15,000
- Arts Now: Create CAs Arts Now program provides professional development and coalition-building opportunities for arts advocates across 35 counties throughout California. During this period, Arts Now programming focused on supporting local advocates as schools and districts implemented Proposition 28: The Arts and Music in Schools Act. Through flexible synchronous and asynchronous training opportunities, the program equipped advocates with tools to support effective local implementation of Prop 28. See Schedule O for more information.Expenses $357,898 · grants $69,000 · revenue $1,500
- Student Engagement: Create CA continues to engage and train student advocates through Student Arts Advocacy Day and the Youth Advisory Council ensuring that the organizations work continues to reflect the perspectives of the young people most impacted by arts education policy and programs. See Schedule O for more information.Expenses $159,945 · revenue $18,375
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 | 990 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
- 94-2733935
- 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
- 1988
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,532,182
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,616,239
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,593,594 | $1,612,027 | $3,532,182 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,172,422 | $1,896,912 | $3,566,049 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,754,279 | $2,044,065 | $3,322,988 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,201,466 | $1,759,764 | $3,531,542 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $270,147 | $384,383 | $4,071,285 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 94-2733935).
Questions about CREATE CA
- What is the EIN of CREATE CA?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CREATE CA is 94-2733935.
- Is CREATE CA tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1988.
- Are donations to CREATE CA tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CREATE CA 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 CA due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CREATE CA last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CREATE CA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Veronica Alvarez.
- Who are the officers and directors of CREATE CA?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 17 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $183,301 (Veronica Alvarez, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does CREATE CA have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,593,594, expenses of $1,612,027 and total assets of $3,532,182 at year end.
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