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CREATIVE ADVENTURES INC

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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $164K · expenses $152K · assets $157K

EIN
52-2154274
Address
15100 WATERGATE RD, SILVER SPRING, MD 20905-5745
Website
WWW.ARTINYOU.COM
NTEE code
B99
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
1999
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Mission

AFTER SCHOOL ART WORKSHOPS AND ALL DAY SUMMER CAMP TO GIVE CHILDREN OPPORTUNITY TO VARIOUS ART MEDIUMS AND TECHNIQUES NOT OFFERED IN SCHOOL

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
Rosana Azar CREATIVE DIRECTOR2020-2025 $70,000$275,388 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 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
Jorge Orencel PRESIDENT2020-2025 2 $0 reported 1
Jamie Newell SECRETARY2020-2025 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $70K · 1 employee · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROSANA AZAR CREATIVE DIRECTOR36 $70,000$0$0 $70,0001
JORGE ORENCEL PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
JAMIE NEWELL SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $70K · 1 employee · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROSANA AZAR CREATIVE DIRECTOR30 $70,000$0$0 $70,0001
JORGE ORENCEL PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
JAMIE NEWELL SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $55K · 1 employee · 12 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROSANA AZAR CREATIVE DIRECTOR30 $55,400$0$0 $55,4001
JAMIE NEWELL SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
JORGE ORENCEL PRESIDENT2 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JORGE ORENCEL PRESIDENT3 $0-$0 $01
ROSANA AZAR CREATIVE DIRECTOR40 $0-$0 $01
JAMIE NEWELL SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $47K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROSANA AZAR CREATIVE DIRECTOR40 $47,398-$0 $47,3981
JORGE ORENCEL PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
JAMIE NEWELL SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · 1 paid, $33K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROSANA AZAR CREATIVE DIRECTOR40 $32,590-$0 $32,5901
JORGE ORENCEL PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
JAMIE NEWELL SECRETARY1 $0-$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
2025 · Form 990 period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$163,935$151,769 $157,410$157,410 $0$163,479 $45,848110
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$158,252$147,455 $142,950$142,950 $0$157,425 $45,58816
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$239,006$134,354 $179,467$179,467 $0$238,605 $37,285112
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$189,202$141,560 $72,827$72,827 -$188,718 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$135,695$130,625 $59,153$28,853 -$134,870 ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$82,595$83,653 $54,083$23,783 -$82,591 ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $414 in all, tax years 2020 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
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CREATIVE ADVENTURES INC” 2020-2023 4$414 2023$55
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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.

2025 · Form 990 · $151,769 spent · pay $77,520 · grants $600 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $45,848$27,509$18,339- 30.2%
Fees: other services $40,512$40,512-- 26.7%
Payroll taxes $17,572$17,572-- 11.6%
Pension plan contributions $14,100-$14,100- 9.3%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $6,877$6,877-- 4.5%
Occupancy $6,827$6,827-- 4.5%
Advertising and promotion $4,450-$4,450- 2.9%
Travel $4,385$1,601$2,784- 2.9%
Office expenses $3,182-$3,182- 2.1%
Other (as described)REPAIRS $3,106-$3,106- 2.0%
Other (as described)MEALS $1,866-$1,866- 1.2%
Insurance $1,545$1,545-- 1.0%
Fees: accounting $749-$749- 0.5%
Grants to US individuals $600$600-- 0.4%
Other (as described)TRAINING $98$98-- 0.1%
All other expenses $52-$52- 0.0%
Total$151,769100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $147,455 spent · pay $76,031 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $45,588$27,353$18,235- 30.9%
Fees: other services $42,053$42,053-- 28.5%
Payroll taxes $17,793$17,793-- 12.1%
Pension plan contributions $12,650-$12,650- 8.6%
Office expenses $5,937$422$5,515- 4.0%
Occupancy $5,731$5,731-- 3.9%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $4,508$4,508-- 3.1%
Advertising and promotion $4,310-$4,310- 2.9%
Travel $3,752$1,987$1,765- 2.5%
Other (as described)MEALS $2,543-$2,543- 1.7%
Insurance $1,702-$1,702- 1.2%
Other (as described)FURNITURE $813-$813- 0.6%
Other (as described)BANK CHARGES $75-$75- 0.1%
Total$147,455100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $134,354 spent · pay $61,386 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $42,284$42,284-- 31.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $37,285$37,285-- 27.8%
Payroll taxes $13,977$13,977-- 10.4%
Pension plan contributions $10,124$10,124-- 7.5%
Other (as described)FURNITURE $5,000$5,000-- 3.7%
Advertising and promotion $4,687$4,687-- 3.5%
Occupancy $4,612$4,612-- 3.4%
Office expenses $3,834$3,834-- 2.9%
Travel $3,813$3,813-- 2.8%
Other (as described)SUPPLIES $3,607$3,607-- 2.7%
Other (as described)MEALS $2,240$2,240-- 1.7%
Insurance $1,720$1,720-- 1.3%
Fees: accounting $749$749-- 0.6%
Other (as described)TRAINING $422$422-- 0.3%
Total$134,354100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $141,560 spent · pay $49,506 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $49,506 35.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $47,095 33.3%
Fees to independent contractors $40,812 28.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $4,147 2.9%
Total$141,560100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $130,625 spent · pay $51,550 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $51,550 39.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $46,733 35.8%
Fees to independent contractors $29,503 22.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,839 2.2%
Total$130,625100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $83,653 spent · pay $33,610 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $33,621 40.2%
Salaries, other pay and benefits $33,610 40.2%
Fees to independent contractors $14,682 17.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,740 2.1%
Total$83,653100%

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