2023-05-15T09:38:57-07:00 2022-06-30 990 2021-07-01 954590574 CREATE NOW INC CREA 2137472777 1611 South Hope Street Los Angeles CA 900154116 Cornelis Klumper Treasurer 3109225610 2023-05-14 1 11 0 AAL2 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Brandon Dean Johnson 1611 South Hope Street Los Angeles CA 90015 346042 0 X createnow.org X 1996 CA Create Now provides youth with high-quality arts programs, enriching opportunities, and caring artists who often operate as mentors. We mainly focus on youth who are experiencing homelessness, in foster care, or experiencing other forms of challenges. 6 6 5 90 0 0 313037 346042 1800 0 0 0 0 0 314837 346042 0 0 0 0 138002 235773 0 0 55031 97312 124712 235314 360485 79523 -14443 117493 76623 43077 8979 74416 67644 Create Now's mission is to empower youth and young adults through arts in multiple creative disciplines. Our programs introduce students to the power of the arts as well as learn valuable skills that lead to jobs and careers across multiple industries. We obtain all the resources necessary to provide quality programming to our participants. 0 0 3500 3500 Cultural Journeys: each year, Create Now brings thousands of youth to concerts, plays, museums, film studios, circuses and much more at premier venues, like the Hollywood Bowl, Cirque du Soleil, Walt Disney Concert Hall and LACMA. 66120 66120 Funded Programming - We provide comprehensive arts classes to students in Title 1 schools throughout the region. We work with LAUSD and charter systems to bring programming to students from Pre-K through 12th grade. Our school-based programs include fun "music into literacy" programs for Pre-K and entire elementary grade levels, music programs, graphic design, writing, visual arts, and so much more. 31000 31000 Community Projects & Events - Create Now hosts Community Projects in various communities. For example, each year we host our Power of the Arts Festival and Holiday Parties. We invite youth from the agencies with whom we work and children from our local community. Another major event for us is our Creative Career Fair. The Creative Fair is a huge success for the youth; we serve, with support from employees from corporations including: DreamWorks, Disney, and Titmouse, Inc. At these events, youth get to interact with professionals with creative backgrounds, and have access to resources that can help them pursue a career in the arts. 169383 169383 Other program activities 169383 0 169383 270003 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CA X Brandon Johnson 2137472777 1611 South Hope Street Los Angeles CA 900154116 Brandon Johnson CEO 40 X X X 63984 0 0 Lauren DeVillier director, board chair 5 X 0 0 0 Tracy Solomon Clark director, vice-chair 1 0 X 0 0 0 Stephanie Mazepa director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Christopher Pitcher director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Natalie Brill director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Cornelis Klumper director, treasurer 2 0 X 0 0 0 63984 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63708 282334 0 346042 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 346042 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78268 46961 17219 14088 0 0 0 0 133550 105064 4388 24098 0 0 0 0 4997 3328 837 832 18958 13650 1896 3412 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4125 0 4125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47118 46155 716 247 12714 5888 0 6826 5603 4416 210 977 4208 3114 547 547 0 0 0 0 14623 10821 1901 1901 1182 1085 17 80 0 0 0 0 1098 758 59 281 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5737 4245 746 746 4140 1279 2387 474 Supplies and materials 13924 13924 0 0 10240 9315 403 522 360485 270003 35451 55031 110221 75321 1536 1302 34526 34526 5736 0 117493 76623 14326 8979 3321 25430 43077 8979 X 31947 67644 42469 0 74416 67644 117493 76623 -14443 0 0 0 7671 0 X 0 0 0 X 87700 198870 215168 313037 314073 1128848 87700 198870 215168 313037 314073 1128848 1128848 12 0 0 0 0 12 12 0 0 0 0 12 0 5738 0 0 0 5738 1000 10 0 0 1010 87712 205608 215178 313037 314073 1135608 0.99405 0.99367 0.00001 0.00004 X Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 Other income relates to immaterial amounts in prior years. Due to turnover in staff and absence of disclosure in the previous Form 990, we do not currently know what these amounts represent. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34526 0 34526 0 0 0 0 0 0 Form 990, Part I, Line 1 Create Now's mission is to empower youth and young adults through arts in multiple creative disciplines. Our programs introduce students to the power of the arts as well as learn valuable skills that lead to jobs and careers across multiple industries. We obtain all the resources necessary to provide quality programming to our participants. Since 1996, Create Now has provided arts programs and services to more than 50,000 youth in Los Angeles and adjacent counties. We focus on youth who are experiencing homelessness, in foster care, or experiencing other forms of challenges. Create Now provides youth with high-quality arts programs, enriching opportunities, and caring artists who often operate as mentors. This is accomplished through our network of 125+ partner youth agencies, including shelters, foster group homes, schools, detention centers and other types of facilities that support youth. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b The organization's governing body has not established any committees. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The draft Form 990 was provided to all members of the Board for their review, and comment, prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12a All board members are vetted for possible conflicts of interest. They receive a packet that includes the conflict of interest policy and during their interview with the Board Chair, this is discussed. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 Question 15 (b) is answered 'no' as there are no other officers or key employees as defined in the IRS instructions who received compensation. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available upon request. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other fees for services includes payments to teachers who participate in our programming.