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CREATIVE ADVENTURES INC: Form 990, tax year 2025

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Organization
CREATIVE ADVENTURES INC (EIN 52-2154274)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-03-19
IRS object ID
202630819349300703
Schema version
2025v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-03-19T14:56:03-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN394131235PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Niners Accounting & Tax ServicesBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1218 Malletts Bay Ave Suite 230AddressLine1Txt
CityColchesterCityNm
State AbbreviationVTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP05446ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN522154274EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CREATIVE ADVENTURESINCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% ROSANA AZARInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlCREABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3013880847PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line115100 WATERGATE ROADAddressLine1Txt
CitySILVER SPRINGCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20905ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonROSANA AZARPersonNm
Person TitleCREATIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone3013880847PhoneNum
Signature2026-03-19SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCHARLES NINERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01778361PTIN
Phone8442646377PhoneNum
Preparation2026-03-19PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$163,935GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ARTINYOU.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1999FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMDLegalDomicileStateCd
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CY Total Expenses$151,769CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$10,797PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Grant$163,935GrantAmt
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Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
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Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
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Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
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Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
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Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
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Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMDStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonROSANA AZARPersonNm
Phone3013880847PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line115100 WATERGATE ROADAddressLine1Txt
CitySILVER SPRINGCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

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ROSANA AZAR
CREATIVE DIRECTOR36.000.00Yes (X)$70,000$0$0
JORGE ORENCEL
PRESIDENT2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMIE NEWELL
SECRETARY1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Program Service Revenue$163,479TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Revenue Column$0TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion$163,935ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$600TotalAmt
Program Services$600ProgramServicesAmt

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Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,100TotalAmt
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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$17,572TotalAmt
Program Services$17,572ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$749TotalAmt
Management And General$749ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$40,512TotalAmt
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,450TotalAmt
Management And General$4,450ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,182TotalAmt
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,827TotalAmt
Program Services$6,827ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,385TotalAmt
Program Services$1,601ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,784ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,545TotalAmt
Program Services$1,545ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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TRAINING$98$98
MEALS$1,866$1,866
REPAIRS$3,106$3,106

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52TotalAmt
Management And General$52ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,650BOYAmt
EOY$41,365EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$125,983BOYAmt
EOY$101,436EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,317BOYAmt
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$142,950BOYAmt
EOY$157,410EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$157,410EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$188,718CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$238,605CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$157,425CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$163,479CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$883,097TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$188,718CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$238,605CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$157,425CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$163,479CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$883,097TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$401CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$827CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$456CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,509TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$401CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$827CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$456CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,509TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$188,718CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$239,006CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$158,252CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$163,935CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$885,606TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99720PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.99740PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00000InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Officer directors etc family relationship Part VI line 2OFFICER ROSANA AZAR AND OFFICER JORGE ORENCEL ARE SPOUSES
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11DIRECTOR IS TO REVIEW FORM 990 FOR ACCURACY PRIOR TO SIGNATURE.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9ROUNDING - $2
List of other fees for services expenses Part IX line 11gFEES FOR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS TO SERVE AS TEACHERS FOR THE ART WORKSHOPS