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CREATIVE MIGRATION INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $128K · expenses $54K · assets $105K

EIN
20-2075101
Address
643 MALTMAN AVE APT 104, LOS ANGELES, CA 90026-3554
Website
www.creativemigration.org
NTEE code
A30
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2012
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Mission

CREATIVE MIGRATION IS A WOMEN-OF-COLOR-LED, INTERNATIONAL ARTS ORGANIZATION BASEDIN LOS ANGELES AND BANGKOK. OUR MISSION IS TO BRING TOGETHER CULTURAL AND CLIMATEDIPLOMACY WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY BUILDING THROUGHINTERSECTIONAL PRACTICES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Susannah Tantemsapya President & CEO2017-2024 $15,840$170,062 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

10 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Andy Gershon Vice President2021-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Nevina Satta Secretary2024 0 $0 reported 1
Don Guarnieri Treasurer2018-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Janet Martin Tantemsapya Director2017-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Samuel Rubin (former) Secretary2022-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Jing Deng (former) Vice President2017-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Jeremiah Chu (former) SECRETARY2019 1 $0 reported 1
Britt K Sheinbaum (former) SECRETARY2017-2018 5 $0 reported 1
Rachael Mooney (former) DIRECTOR2017-2018 5 $0 reported 1
Marc C Phelps (former) Treasurer2017 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $16K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Susannah Tantemsapya President & CEO30 $15,840-- $15,8401
ANDY GERSHON Vice President0 $0-- $01
NEVINA SATTA Secretary0 $0-- $01
DON GUARNIERI Treasurer0 $0-- $01
JANET MARTIN TANTEMSAPYA Director0 $0-- $01
2023 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $16K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Susannah Tantemsapya President & CEO30 $15,874-- $15,8741
ANDY GERSHON Vice President0 $0-- $01
SAMUEL RUBIN Secretary0 $0-- $01
DON GUARNIERI Treasurer0 $0-- $01
JANET MARTIN TANTEMSAPYA Director0 $0-- $01
2022 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $17K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Susannah Tantemsapya President & CEO30 $17,325-- $17,3251
Andy Gershon Vice President1 $0-- $01
Samuel Rubin Secretary1 $0-- $01
Don Guarnieri Treasurer1 $0-- $01
Janet Martin Tantemsapya Director1 $0-- $01
2021 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $11K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Susannah Tantemsapya President & CEO28 $9,200-$1,770 $10,9701
Jing Deng Vice President1 $0-- $01
Andy Gershon Secretary1 $0-- $01
Don Guarnieri Treasurer1 $0-- $01
Janet Martin Tantemsapya Director1 $0-- $01
2019 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $48K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SUSANNAH TANTEMSAPYA PRESIDENT48 $45,000-$3,063 $48,0631
JING DENG VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
JEREMIAH CHU SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
DON GUARNIERI TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
JANET MARTIN TANTEMSAPYA DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $45K · 1 employee · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SUSANNAH TANTEMSAPYA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT48 $45,000$0$0 $45,0001
JING DENG VICE PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
BRITT K SHEINBAUM SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
DON GUARNIERI TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
JANET MARTIN TANTEMSAPYA DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
RACHAEL MOONEY DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
2017 · 6 people listed · 1 paid, $17K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SUSANNAH TANTEMSAPYA Executive Dir.40 $15,000-$1,990 $16,9901
JING DENG Vice President5 $0-- $01
BRITT K SHEINBAUM Secretary5 $0-- $01
MARC C PHELPS Treasurer5 $0-- $01
RACHAEL MOONEY Director5 $0-- $01
JANET MARTIN TANTEMSAPYA Director5 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$128,107$54,500 $104,909$50,028 $110,227- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$56,175$50,694 $12,951-$24,686 $56,175- ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$140,481$145,864 $11,572-$30,167 $134,665- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$42,301$39,550 $17,515-$42,438 $40,001$2,300 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · amended · superseded · view filing · original 990 ↗
$42,301$39,550 $17,515-$42,438 $40,001$2,300 ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$32,905$165,495 $6,307$2,916 $23,518- ---
2018 · Form 990 period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$375,173$250,385 $144,732$135,506 $375,173$0 $45,000110
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$159,543$161,643 $15,336$13,036 $159,543- ---

Funders of this organization

9 grantors reported grants to this organization, $448,716 in all, tax years 2011 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CREATIVE MIGRATION INC” 2017-2018 3$170,000 2018$150,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2022 1$115,000 2022$115,000
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FORD PHILANTHROPY Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CREATIVE MIGRATION INC” 2018, 2020 2$84,500 2020$18,000
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GLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$33,000 2023$33,000
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor Exact 2017 1$15,000 2017$15,000
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OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Creative Migration Inc” 2011 1$12,000 2011$12,000
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LOREEN ARBUS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CREATIVE MIGRATION INC” 2016 1$11,000 2016$11,000
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PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2021 1$8,152 2021$8,152
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CREATIVE MIGRATION INC” 2020-2023 4$64 2023$24
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $54,500 spent · pay $17,147 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $24,597 45.1%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $17,147 31.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $7,611 14.0%
Fees to independent contractors $4,989 9.2%
Printing, publications, postage $156 0.3%
Total$54,500100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $50,694 spent · pay $17,277 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $29,005 57.2%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $17,277 34.1%
Fees to independent contractors $4,408 8.7%
Printing, publications, postage $4 0.0%
Total$50,694100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $145,864 spent · pay $17,325 · grants $112,995 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $112,995 77.5%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $17,325 11.9%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $13,841 9.5%
Fees to independent contractors $1,668 1.1%
Printing, publications, postage $35 0.0%
Total$145,864100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $39,550 spent · pay $12,035 · grants $13,016 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Grants and similar amounts paid $13,016 32.9%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $12,035 30.4%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $11,381 28.8%
Fees to independent contractors $3,085 7.8%
Printing, publications, postage $33 0.1%
Total$39,550100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $165,495 spent · pay $48,063 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $110,572 66.8%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $48,063 29.0%
Fees to independent contractors $6,860 4.1%
Total$165,495100%

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2018 · Form 990 · $250,385 spent · pay $51,351 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSE $187,531$158,726$28,805- 74.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $45,000$22,500$22,500- 18.0%
Fees: accounting $5,381-$5,381- 2.1%
Payroll taxes $3,688-$3,688- 1.5%
Other employee benefits $2,663-$2,663- 1.1%
Other (as described)FACILITIES $2,236-$2,236- 0.9%
Travel $1,547$1,392$155- 0.6%
Other (as described)OFFICE SUPPLIES $1,036-$1,036- 0.4%
All other expenses $587$324$263- 0.2%
Other (as described)BANK AND FINANCE CHARGE $513-$513- 0.2%
Fees: other services $197-$197- 0.1%
Advertising and promotion $6$6-- 0.0%
Total$250,385100%

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2017 · Form 990EZ · $161,643 spent · pay $15,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $146,643 90.7%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $15,000 9.3%
Total$161,643100%

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