CREATE INC
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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $279K · expenses $160K · assets $384K
- Also known as
- DOROTHY MORELLI
- EIN
- 37-1836141
- Address
- 1205 ARROWHEAD DR, BRENTWOOD, TN 37027-7424
- Website
- WWW.CREATEFOREDUCATION.ORG
- NTEE code
- B90
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- April 2018 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
TO IMPROVE ACADEMIC AND PERSONAL OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS BY PROMOTING PROVEN STRATEGIES AND DEVELOPING NEW IDEAS TO SUPPORT TEACHERS AND ADVANCE THE CAUSE OF SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
4 people 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy Morelli | PRESIDENT | 2019-2025 | $36,000 | $209,700 | 1 |
| Suzanne Key | TREASURER | 2019-2025 | $2,400 | $15,480 | 1 |
| Christa Turksma | DIRECTOR | 2019-2025 | $0 | $13,400 | 1 |
| Denine Goolsby | DIRECTOR | 2020-2025 | $0 | $10,450 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Gordon | DIRECTOR | 2023-2025 | Not reported | $0 reported | 1 |
| Devon Graham | DIRECTOR | 2020-2025 | Not reported | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mark Greenburg | CHAIRMAN | 2019-2025 | Not reported | $0 reported | 1 |
| Alexis Harris | DIRECTOR | 2019-2025 | Not reported | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lamesa Marks | DIRECTOR | 2023-2025 | Not reported | $0 reported | 1 |
| Nicholas Yoder | DIRECTOR | 2023-2025 | Not reported | $0 reported | 1 |
| Dejuan Buford (former) | DIRECTOR | 2019-2023 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Will Pinkston (former) | DIRECTOR | 2020-2023 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Tammie Wetherhlt (former) | Director | 2019-2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Rachael Roggensack (former) | Director | 2019-2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Denise Goolsby (former) | Director | 2019 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 10 people listed · 2 paid, $38K · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOROTHY MORELLI | PRESIDENT | 20 | $36,000 | $0 | $0 | $36,000 | 1 |
| SUZANNE KEY | TREASURER | 10 | $2,400 | $0 | $0 | $2,400 | 1 |
| DENINE GOOLSBY | DIRECTOR | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ERIC GORDON | DIRECTOR | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DEVON GRAHAM | DIRECTOR | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MARK GREENBURG | CHAIRMAN | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ALEXIS HARRIS | DIRECTOR | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LAMESA MARKS | DIRECTOR | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CHRISTA TURKSMA | DIRECTOR | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| NICHOLAS YODER | DIRECTOR | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 10 people listed · 2 paid, $35K · 0 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOROTHY MORELLI | PRESIDENT | 20 | $33,000 | $0 | $0 | $33,000 | 1 |
| SUZANNE KEY | TREASURER | 10 | $2,400 | $0 | $0 | $2,400 | 1 |
| DENINE GOOLSBY | DIRECTOR | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ERIC GORDON | DIRECTOR | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DEVON GRAHAM | DIRECTOR | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MARK GREENBURG | CHAIRMAN | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| ALEXIS HARRIS | DIRECTOR | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LAMESA MARKS | DIRECTOR | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| CHRISTA TURKSMA | DIRECTOR | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| NICHOLAS YODER | DIRECTOR | - | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 12 people listed · 3 paid, $46K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOROTHY MORELLI | PRESIDENT | 0 | $42,700 | - | - | $42,700 | 1 |
| SUZANNE KEY | TREASURER | 0 | $2,200 | - | - | $2,200 | 1 |
| DENINE GOOLSBY | DIRECTOR | 0 | $1,600 | - | - | $1,600 | 1 |
| MARK GREENBURG | CHAIRMAN | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| CHRISTA TURKSMA | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| DEJUAN BUFORD | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ALEXIS HARRIS | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| DEVON GRAHAM | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| WILL PINKSTON | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| LAMESA MARKS | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| NICHOLAS YODER | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ERIC GORDON | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 11 people listed · 4 paid, $51K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOROTHY MORELLI | President | 50 | $36,000 | - | - | $36,000 | 1 |
| CHRISTA TURKSMA | Director | 1 | $10,000 | - | - | $10,000 | 1 |
| DENINE GOOLSBY | Director | 1 | $2,900 | - | - | $2,900 | 1 |
| SUZANNE KEY | Treasurer | 5 | $2,400 | - | - | $2,400 | 1 |
| MARK GREENBURG | Chairman | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| TAMMIE WETHERHLT | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| DEJUAN BUFORD | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| RACHAEL ROGGENSACK | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ALEXIS HARRIS | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| DEVON GRAHAM | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| WILL PINKSTON | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2021 · 11 people listed · 4 paid, $43K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOROTHY MORELLI | President | 50 | $36,000 | - | - | $36,000 | 1 |
| DENINE GOOLSBY | Director | 1 | $3,450 | - | - | $3,450 | 1 |
| SUZANNE KEY | Treasurer | 5 | $2,300 | - | - | $2,300 | 1 |
| CHRISTA TURKSMA | Director | 1 | $1,000 | - | - | $1,000 | 1 |
| MARK GREENBURG | Chairman | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| TAMMIE WETHERHLT | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| DEJUAN BUFORD | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| RACHAEL ROGGENSACK | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ALEXIS HARRIS | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| DEVON GRAHAM | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| WILL PINKSTON | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2020 · 11 people listed · 4 paid, $35K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy Morelli | President | 50 | $26,000 | - | - | $26,000 | 1 |
| Suzanne Key | Treasurer | 5 | $3,780 | - | - | $3,780 | 1 |
| Denine Goolsby | Director | 1 | $2,500 | - | - | $2,500 | 1 |
| Christa Turksma | Director | 1 | $2,400 | - | - | $2,400 | 1 |
| Mark Greenburg | Chairman | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Tammie Wetherhlt | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Dejuan Buford | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Rachael Roggensack | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Alexis Harris | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| DEVON GRAHAM | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| WILL PINKSTON | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2019 · 9 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Greenburg | Chairman | 2 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Christa Turksma | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Dorothy Morelli | President | 50 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Tammie Wetherhlt | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Dejuan Buford | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Rachael Roggensack | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Alexis Harris | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Suzanne Key | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| Denise Goolsby | Director | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
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 | ||||||||
| $278,550 | $159,758 | $384,470 | $384,470 | $0 | $266,179 | $38,400 | 0 | - |
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $218,914 | $168,749 | $265,678 | $265,678 | $0 | $218,914 | $35,400 | 0 | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $171,094 | $163,828 | $215,513 | $215,513 | - | $171,094 | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $193,705 | $127,201 | $208,247 | $208,247 | - | $193,705 | - | - | - |
| 2021 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $131,674 | $123,528 | $141,743 | $141,743 | $131,674 | - | - | - | - |
| 2020 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $154,149 | $81,220 | $133,597 | $133,597 | $154,149 | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $109,591 | $110,855 | $107,678 | $107,678 | - | $109,591 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $72,325 in all, tax years 2018 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE COMMUNITY FDN OF MIDDLE TN INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2018 | 4 | $69,825 | 2018 | $69,825 | show |
| PURE EDGE INC | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “CREATE Inc” | 2023 | 1 | $2,500 | 2023 | $2,500 | show |
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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 · $159,758 spent · pay $38,400 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: management | $58,359 | $58,359 | - | - | 36.5% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $38,400 | $36,000 | $2,400 | - | 24.0% | |
| Other (as described) | CONSULTING | $36,438 | $36,438 | - | - | 22.8% |
| Other (as described) | OFFICE EXPENSES | $11,820 | $11,820 | - | - | 7.4% |
| Other (as described) | BOARD MEETING EXPENSE | $5,025 | $5,025 | - | - | 3.1% |
| All other expenses | $4,576 | $4,576 | - | - | 2.9% | |
| Fees: accounting | $2,665 | $2,665 | - | - | 1.7% | |
| Other (as described) | CONFERENCES | $2,475 | $2,475 | - | - | 1.5% |
| Total | $159,758 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990 · $168,749 spent · pay $35,400 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees: management | $43,517 | $43,517 | - | - | 25.8% | |
| Other (as described) | CONSULTING | $36,650 | $36,650 | - | - | 21.7% |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $35,400 | $33,000 | $2,400 | - | 21.0% | |
| Other (as described) | TRAVEL | $28,792 | $28,792 | - | - | 17.1% |
| Other (as described) | OFFICE EXPENSES | $10,673 | $10,673 | - | - | 6.3% |
| All other expenses | $7,744 | $7,744 | - | - | 4.6% | |
| Other (as described) | REGISTRATION FEE | $3,607 | $3,607 | - | - | 2.1% |
| Fees: accounting | $2,366 | $2,366 | - | - | 1.4% | |
| Total | $168,749 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $163,828 spent · pay $42,700 · grants $5,000 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $67,330 | 41.1% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $48,798 | 29.8% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $42,700 | 26.1% | |
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $5,000 | 3.1% | |
| Total | $163,828 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $127,201 spent · pay $51,300 · grants $1,000 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $52,658 | 41.4% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $51,300 | 40.3% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $22,185 | 17.4% | |
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $1,000 | 0.8% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $58 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $127,201 | 100% |
2021 · Form 990EZ · $123,528 spent · pay $42,750 · grants $1,000 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $70,773 | 57.3% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $42,750 | 34.6% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $9,005 | 7.3% | |
| Grants and similar amounts paid | $1,000 | 0.8% | |
| Total | $123,528 | 100% |
2020 · Form 990EZ · $81,220 spent · pay $34,680 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $39,834 | 49.0% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $34,680 | 42.7% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $6,706 | 8.3% | |
| Total | $81,220 | 100% |
2019 · Form 990EZ · $110,855 spent · pay $5,000 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $103,410 | 93.3% | |
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $5,000 | 4.5% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $2,445 | 2.2% | |
| Total | $110,855 | 100% |
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