GRAND VALLEY CREATIVE ALLIANCE
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Plain text GRAND VALLEY CREATIVE ALLIANCE. Strategy Studio, nonprofit organization profile, tax years 2023–2025. https://strategystudio.org/org/832013765. Retrieved 2026-10-20.
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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $1.3M · expenses $148K · assets $2.0M
- EIN
- 83-2013765
- Address
- PO BOX 851, GRAND JCT, CO 81502-0851
- Website
- https://gvcreates.org
- NTEE code
- A19
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2020
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Cultivating and promoting the creative community in the Grand Valley of Western Colorado
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Walton | Executive Director | 2025 | $42,271 | $42,271 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
14 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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikki Clark | Director | 2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Robyn Miley | Director | 2024-2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Michelle Boisvenue-Fox | Director | 2023-2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Robbie Breaux | President | 2023-2025 | 10 | $0 reported | 2 |
| Sarah Bell | Vice President | 2023-2025 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Tracy Louis-Marie | Treasurer | 2024-2025 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Kaleb Castleton | Director | 2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Ben Potter | Director | 2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Kristina Downing | Director | 2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lee Borden (former) | Director | 2023-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Leigh Ashman (former) | Director | 2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Carlee Burnett (former) | Director | 2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Kelly Anderson (former) | Treasurer | 2023 | 2 | $0 reported | 6 |
| Bennett Boeschenstein (former) | Director | 2023 | 1 | $0 reported | 3 |
People by year
2025 · 10 people listed · 1 paid, $42K · 4 employees · 10 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Walton | Executive Director | 40 | $42,271 | $0 | $0 | $42,271 | 1 |
| Robbie Breaux | President | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Sarah Bell | Vice President | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tracy Louis-Marie | Treasurer | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kaleb Castleton | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Robyn Miley | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Michelle Boisvenue-Fox | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Ben Potter | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kristina Downing | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nikki Clark | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
2024 · 8 people listed · none paid · 2 employees · 25 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Borden | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Robyn Miley | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Michelle Boisvenue-Fox | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Leigh Ashman | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Carlee Burnett | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Robbie Breaux | President | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Sarah Bell | Vice President | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Tracy Louis-Marie | Treasurer | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 20 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett Boeschenstein | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 3 |
| Lee Borden | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Michelle Boisvenue-Fox | Director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Robbie Breaux | President | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2 |
| Sarah Bell | Vice President | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kelly Anderson | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 6 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $1,266,695 | $147,613 | $1,998,084 | $1,385,670 | $1,262,382 | $1,774 | $32,692 | 4 | 10 |
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $90,512 | $79,259 | $267,932 | $266,588 | $80,017 | $4,250 | $0 | 2 | 25 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $270,022 | $20,765 | $255,335 | $255,335 | $260,605 | $9,250 | $0 | 0 | 20 |
Funders of this organization
2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $35,000 in all, tax years 2025 to 2025. 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GATES FAMILY FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “GRAND VALLEY CREATIVE ALLIANCE” | 2025 | 1 | $25,000 | 2025 | $25,000 | show |
| WESTERN COLORADO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2025 | 1 | $10,000 | 2025 | $10,000 | show |
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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 · $147,613 spent · pay $97,572 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wages | $55,570 | $14,669 | $23,578 | $17,323 | 37.6% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $32,692 | $16,346 | $6,538 | $9,808 | 22.1% | |
| Fees: accounting | $10,002 | $3,515 | $3,074 | $3,413 | 6.8% | |
| Other (as described) | Bank Charges on LOC | $8,344 | $0 | $8,344 | $0 | 5.7% |
| Occupancy | $7,850 | $2,758 | $2,679 | $2,413 | 5.3% | |
| Payroll taxes | $7,360 | $2,551 | $2,332 | $2,477 | 5.0% | |
| Other (as described) | Other misc expenses | $5,281 | $1,271 | $630 | $3,380 | 3.6% |
| Fees: other services | $5,266 | $150 | $616 | $4,500 | 3.6% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $4,406 | $2,645 | - | $1,761 | 3.0% | |
| Insurance | $4,074 | $1,430 | $1,383 | $1,261 | 2.8% | |
| Other employee benefits | $1,950 | $975 | $390 | $585 | 1.3% | |
| Office expenses | $1,732 | $53 | $1,334 | $345 | 1.2% | |
| Fees: legal | $1,500 | $1,500 | - | - | 1.0% | |
| Interest | $1,494 | $1,494 | - | - | 1.0% | |
| Information technology | $92 | - | $92 | - | 0.1% | |
| Total | $147,613 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990 · $79,259 spent · pay $50,034 · grants $0 · events $137
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wages | $46,010 | $30,794 | $7,517 | $7,699 | 58.1% | |
| Other (as described) | GV Open Studio Tour Expenses | $6,681 | $6,661 | - | $20 | 8.4% |
| Occupancy | $6,050 | $2,750 | $1,100 | $2,200 | 7.6% | |
| Office expenses | $4,927 | - | $4,339 | $588 | 6.2% | |
| Fees: management | $4,757 | $2,181 | $1,520 | $1,056 | 6.0% | |
| Payroll taxes | $3,789 | $2,537 | $618 | $634 | 4.8% | |
| Insurance | $1,704 | - | $1,704 | - | 2.1% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $1,697 | $600 | - | $1,097 | 2.1% | |
| Other (as described) | Misc Business Expenses | $1,591 | $270 | $1,061 | $260 | 2.0% |
| Fees: other services | $1,555 | - | - | $1,555 | 2.0% | |
| Other employee benefits | $235 | - | - | $235 | 0.3% | |
| Other (as described) Event | Other Event Expenses | $137 | $137 | - | - | 0.2% |
| All other expenses | $126 | - | $20 | $106 | 0.2% | |
| Total | $79,259 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $20,765 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $630
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | GV Open Studio Tour Expenses | $11,316 | $11,316 | - | - | 54.5% |
| Fees: management | $7,263 | $5,810 | $1,453 | - | 35.0% | |
| Other (as described) Event | Other Event Expenses | $630 | $630 | - | - | 3.0% |
| Advertising and promotion | $526 | $526 | - | - | 2.5% | |
| Other (as described) | Misc Business Expenses | $421 | - | $421 | - | 2.0% |
| Office expenses | $390 | - | $390 | - | 1.9% | |
| Other (as described) | Telephone | $209 | - | $209 | - | 1.0% |
| All other expenses | $10 | - | $10 | - | 0.0% | |
| Total | $20,765 | 100% |