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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Dorothy Morelli PRESIDENT2019-2025 $36,000$209,700 1
Suzanne Key TREASURER2019-2025 $2,400$15,480 1
Christa Turksma DIRECTOR2019-2025 $0$13,400 1
Denine Goolsby DIRECTOR2020-2025 $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.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Eric Gordon DIRECTOR2023-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Devon Graham DIRECTOR2020-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Mark Greenburg CHAIRMAN2019-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Alexis Harris DIRECTOR2019-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Lamesa Marks DIRECTOR2023-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Nicholas Yoder DIRECTOR2023-2025 Not reported $0 reported 1
Dejuan Buford (former) DIRECTOR2019-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Will Pinkston (former) DIRECTOR2020-2023 0 $0 reported 1
Tammie Wetherhlt (former) Director2019-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Rachael Roggensack (former) Director2019-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Denise Goolsby (former) Director2019 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 10 people listed · 2 paid, $38K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DOROTHY MORELLI PRESIDENT20 $36,000$0$0 $36,0001
SUZANNE KEY TREASURER10 $2,400$0$0 $2,4001
DENINE GOOLSBY DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
ERIC GORDON DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
DEVON GRAHAM DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
MARK GREENBURG CHAIRMAN- $0$0$0 $01
ALEXIS HARRIS DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
LAMESA MARKS DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
CHRISTA TURKSMA DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
NICHOLAS YODER DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
2024 · 10 people listed · 2 paid, $35K · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DOROTHY MORELLI PRESIDENT20 $33,000$0$0 $33,0001
SUZANNE KEY TREASURER10 $2,400$0$0 $2,4001
DENINE GOOLSBY DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
ERIC GORDON DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
DEVON GRAHAM DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
MARK GREENBURG CHAIRMAN- $0$0$0 $01
ALEXIS HARRIS DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
LAMESA MARKS DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
CHRISTA TURKSMA DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
NICHOLAS YODER DIRECTOR- $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 12 people listed · 3 paid, $46K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DOROTHY MORELLI PRESIDENT0 $42,700-- $42,7001
SUZANNE KEY TREASURER0 $2,200-- $2,2001
DENINE GOOLSBY DIRECTOR0 $1,600-- $1,6001
MARK GREENBURG CHAIRMAN0 $0-- $01
CHRISTA TURKSMA DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
DEJUAN BUFORD DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
ALEXIS HARRIS DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
DEVON GRAHAM DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
WILL PINKSTON DIRECTOR0 $0-- $01
LAMESA MARKS DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
NICHOLAS YODER DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
ERIC GORDON DIRECTOR1 $0-- $01
2022 · 11 people listed · 4 paid, $51K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DOROTHY MORELLI President50 $36,000-- $36,0001
CHRISTA TURKSMA Director1 $10,000-- $10,0001
DENINE GOOLSBY Director1 $2,900-- $2,9001
SUZANNE KEY Treasurer5 $2,400-- $2,4001
MARK GREENBURG Chairman2 $0-- $01
TAMMIE WETHERHLT Director1 $0-- $01
DEJUAN BUFORD Director1 $0-- $01
RACHAEL ROGGENSACK Director1 $0-- $01
ALEXIS HARRIS Director1 $0-- $01
DEVON GRAHAM Director1 $0-- $01
WILL PINKSTON Director1 $0-- $01
2021 · 11 people listed · 4 paid, $43K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
DOROTHY MORELLI President50 $36,000-- $36,0001
DENINE GOOLSBY Director1 $3,450-- $3,4501
SUZANNE KEY Treasurer5 $2,300-- $2,3001
CHRISTA TURKSMA Director1 $1,000-- $1,0001
MARK GREENBURG Chairman2 $0-- $01
TAMMIE WETHERHLT Director1 $0-- $01
DEJUAN BUFORD Director1 $0-- $01
RACHAEL ROGGENSACK Director1 $0-- $01
ALEXIS HARRIS Director1 $0-- $01
DEVON GRAHAM Director1 $0-- $01
WILL PINKSTON Director1 $0-- $01
2020 · 11 people listed · 4 paid, $35K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dorothy Morelli President50 $26,000-- $26,0001
Suzanne Key Treasurer5 $3,780-- $3,7801
Denine Goolsby Director1 $2,500-- $2,5001
Christa Turksma Director1 $2,400-- $2,4001
Mark Greenburg Chairman2 $0-- $01
Tammie Wetherhlt Director1 $0-- $01
Dejuan Buford Director1 $0-- $01
Rachael Roggensack Director1 $0-- $01
Alexis Harris Director1 $0-- $01
DEVON GRAHAM Director1 $0-- $01
WILL PINKSTON Director1 $0-- $01
2019 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Mark Greenburg Chairman2 $0-- $01
Christa Turksma Director1 $0-- $01
Dorothy Morelli President50 $0-- $01
Tammie Wetherhlt Director1 $0-- $01
Dejuan Buford Director1 $0-- $01
Rachael Roggensack Director1 $0-- $01
Alexis Harris Director1 $0-- $01
Suzanne Key Treasurer5 $0-- $01
Denise Goolsby Director1 $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 ↗
$278,550$159,758 $384,470$384,470 $0$266,179 $38,4000-
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$218,914$168,749 $265,678$265,678 $0$218,914 $35,4000-
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$171,094$163,828 $215,513$215,513 -$171,094 ---
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$193,705$127,201 $208,247$208,247 -$193,705 ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$131,674$123,528 $141,743$141,743 $131,674- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$154,149$81,220 $133,597$133,597 $154,149- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
THE COMMUNITY FDN OF MIDDLE TN INC DAF sponsor Exact 2018 4$69,825 2018$69,825
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PURE EDGE INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “CREATE Inc” 2023 1$2,500 2023$2,500
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Where the money went

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2025 · Form 990 · $159,758 spent · pay $38,400 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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$159,758100%

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2024 · Form 990 · $168,749 spent · pay $35,400 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
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%
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2023 · Form 990EZ · $163,828 spent · pay $42,700 · grants $5,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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$163,828100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $127,201 spent · pay $51,300 · grants $1,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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$127,201100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $123,528 spent · pay $42,750 · grants $1,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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%
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2020 · Form 990EZ · $81,220 spent · pay $34,680 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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$81,220100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $110,855 spent · pay $5,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
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$110,855100%

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