CREATIVE SPIRIT USA INC
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $314K · expenses $308K · assets $90K
- EIN
- 82-0859192
- Address
- 183 MCLAIN ST, MOUNT KISCO, NY 10549-4929
- Website
- creativespirit-us.org
- NTEE code
- J20
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- August 2017 (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))
- Principal officer
- Laurel Rossi (its 2025 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
Creative Spirit is devoted to normalizing neurodiversity in the workplace and in the world. Creative Spirit provides competitive integrated fair-wage employment training and coaching for individuals with disabilities at the best companies in the world helping keep them and their families out of poverty. We also train organizations in hiring retaining and managing neurodivergent talent building neurodiverse workplaces that excel in the new economy.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joanna McElnea | Manager Comms | 2022-2024 | $76,729 | $221,174 | 1 |
| Menachem Rephun | Manager Thought Leadership | 2023-2024 | $64,073 | $119,448 | 1 |
| Menachem McElnea (former) | Writer | 2022 | $52,241 | $52,241 | 1 |
| At The Table (former) | Consulting | 2022-2023 | $5,000 | $34,000 | 1 |
| Career Advisory (former) | Head of Coaching | 2023 | $32,260 | $32,260 | 1 |
| Career Advisory Services Institution (former) | Terry Ebert Principal | 2022 | $31,048 | $31,048 | 1 |
| Outer Limits (former) | Consulting Corporate Management | 2023 | $16,206 | $16,206 | 1 |
| Linda Lapchin (former) | Coach | 2022 | $10,200 | $10,200 | 1 |
| Chris Jarrin (former) | Consultant | 2022 | $7,310 | $7,310 | 1 |
| Jarrin Design (former) | Designer | 2023 | $4,587 | $4,587 | 1 |
| Ron Hamara (former) | coach | 2022-2023 | $550 | $2,077 | 1 |
| Tkp (former) | Website work | 2023 | $1,750 | $1,750 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gina Grillo | Trustee Co Founder | 2022-2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 4 |
| Laurel Rossi | Board Chair Trustee CoFounder | 2022-2024 | 8 | $0 reported | 4 |
| Mari Kim Novak | Trustee VP | 2022-2024 | 6 | $0 reported | 4 |
| David Rosner | Trustee | 2023-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mack McKelvey | Trustee | 2022-2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Sara Hart Weir | Trustee | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Andrea Sullivan | Trustee | 2022-2024 | 6 | $0 reported | 4 |
| Robert Stroud | Trustee | 2023-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jatinder Singh | Trustee | 2023-2024 | 4 | $0 reported | 1 |
| David Nobay | Trustee Co Fouonder | 2022-2024 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Anastasia Williams | Trustee | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Todd Stone | Trustee | 2022-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Lori Falcone | Trustee | 2023-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Erica Irvin | Trustee | 2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Karen Eisenbach (former) | Trustee Vice Chair | 2022 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Sanjeev Rao (former) | Trustee | 2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Magda Izrarry (former) | Trustee | 2022 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 16 people listed · 2 paid, $141K · 3 employees · 50 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joanna McElnea | Manager Comms | 40 | $76,729 | $0 | $0 | $76,729 | 1 |
| Menachem Rephun | Manager Thought Leadership | 40 | $64,073 | $0 | $0 | $64,073 | 1 |
| Mack McKelvey | Trustee | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mari Kim Novak | Trustee VP | 6 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 4 |
| Gina Grillo | Trustee Co Founder | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 4 |
| Jatinder Singh | Trustee | 4 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| David Nobay | Trustee Co Fouonder | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| David Rosner | Trustee | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Todd Stone | Trustee | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sara Hart Weir | Trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lori Falcone | Trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Laurel Rossi | Board Chair Trustee CoFounder | 8 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 4 |
| Robert Stroud | Trustee | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Erica Irvin | Trustee | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Andrea Sullivan | Trustee | 6 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 4 |
| Anastasia Williams | Trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 21 people listed · 8 paid, $187K
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joanna McElnea | Mgr Community Services | 40 | $70,606 | - | $1,000 | $71,606 | 1 |
| Menachem Rephun | Head Writer | 40 | $54,375 | - | $1,000 | $55,375 | 1 |
| Career Advisory | Head of Coaching | 30 | $32,260 | - | $0 | $32,260 | 1 |
| Outer Limits | Consulting Corporate Management | 5 | $16,206 | - | $0 | $16,206 | 1 |
| At The Table | Consulting | 2 | $5,000 | - | $0 | $5,000 | 1 |
| Jarrin Design | Designer | 30 | $4,587 | - | $0 | $4,587 | 1 |
| TKP | Website work | 1 | $1,750 | - | $0 | $1,750 | 1 |
| Ron Hamara | coach | 3 | $550 | - | $0 | $550 | 1 |
| David Rosner | CMO Audigent | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mack McKelvey | CEO SalientMG | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sara Hart Weir | consultant | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Andrea Sullivan | President Vive | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 4 |
| Mari Kim Novak | consultant | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 4 |
| Laurel Rossi | CRO Infillion | 20 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 4 |
| Robert Stroud | VP Accenture | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Jatinder Singh | SVP Accenture | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Gina Grillo | President and CEO The Advertising Club of NY | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 4 |
| David Nobay | President The C-Suite | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Anastasia Williams | CEO The A-List | 1 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Todd Stone | Writer MRM | 3 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Lori Falcone | VP Voya Financial | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 18 people listed · 7 paid, $204K · 2 employees · 1 volunteer
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joanna McElnea | Community Manager | 40 | $72,839 | $0 | $0 | $72,839 | 1 |
| Menachem McElnea | Writer | 40 | $52,241 | $0 | $0 | $52,241 | 1 |
| Career Advisory Services Institution | Terry Ebert Principal | 20 | $31,048 | $0 | $0 | $31,048 | 1 |
| At the Table | Sara Hart Weir Principal | 10 | $29,000 | $0 | $0 | $29,000 | 1 |
| Linda Lapchin | Coach | 3 | $10,200 | $0 | $0 | $10,200 | 1 |
| Chris Jarrin | Consultant | 10 | $7,310 | $0 | $0 | $7,310 | 1 |
| Ron Hamara | Career Coach | 3 | $1,527 | $0 | $0 | $1,527 | 1 |
| Laurel Rossi | Board chair | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 4 |
| Karen Eisenbach | Trustee Vice Chair | 10 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Anastasia Williams | Truestee | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mari Kim Novak | Trustee Secretary | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 4 |
| Andrea Sullivan | Trustee | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 4 |
| Gina Grillo | Trustee | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 4 |
| David Nobay | Trustee | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sanjeev Rao | Trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Magda Izrarry | Trustee | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mack McKelvey | Trustee | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Todd Stone | Trustee | 0 | $0 | $0 | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $313,542 | $308,439 | $89,936 | $25,968 | $377,827 | $0 | $164,106 | 3 | 50 |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $179,290 | $234,700 | $20,864 | $20,864 | $179,290 | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $325,007 | $261,332 | $76,274 | $76,274 | $325,007 | $0 | $174,945 | 2 | 1 |
Connected to
Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.
- ADVERTISING CLUB OF NY INC New York, NY · 4 people in common (Andrea Sullivan, Gina Grillo, Laurel Rossi)
- ADVERTISING CLUB OF NEW YORK FOUNDATION INC New York, NY · 4 people in common (Andrea Sullivan, Gina Grillo, Laurel Rossi)
- ADVERTISING WEEK IN NEW YORK CITY INC New York, NY · 2 people in common (Gina Grillo, Mari Kim Novak)
- ADVERTISING COUNCIL INC New York, NY · 1 person in common (Andrea Sullivan)
- AMERICAN ADVERTISING FEDERATION INC Washington, DC · 1 person in common (Laurel Rossi)
Funders of this organization
7 grantors reported grants to this organization, $482,031 in all, tax years 2019 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2019-2025 | 7 | $331,155 | 2025 | $11,914 | show |
| ADVERTISING CLUB OF NEW YORK FOUNDATION INC | Public charity | Exact | 2022-2024 | 3 | $60,218 | 2024 | $20,218 | show |
| VERIZON FOUNDATION | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “CREATIVE SPIRIT USA INC” | 2020-2021 | 3 | $50,950 | 2021 | $25,950 | show |
| PLEDGELING FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $19,322 | 2024 | $19,322 | show |
| THE AYCO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2021 | 1 | $10,000 | 2021 | $10,000 | show |
| NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2022 | 1 | $5,386 | 2022 | $5,386 | show |
| RAYMOND JAMES CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $5,000 | 2024 | $5,000 | 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.
2024 · Form 990 · $308,439 spent · pay $246,979 · grants $0 · events $64,285
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $164,106 | $164,106 | $0 | $0 | 53.2% | |
| Payroll taxes | $43,189 | $43,189 | $0 | $0 | 14.0% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $39,684 | $39,684 | $0 | $0 | 12.9% | |
| All other expenses | $38,000 | $38,000 | $0 | $0 | 12.3% | |
| Information technology | $12,876 | $12,876 | $0 | $0 | 4.2% | |
| Travel | $7,900 | $7,900 | $0 | $0 | 2.6% | |
| Office expenses | $2,361 | $2,361 | $0 | $0 | 0.8% | |
| Other (as described) | Bank Fees | $323 | $323 | $0 | $0 | 0.1% |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income $0 | $64,285 | reported apart | |||
| Total | $308,439 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $234,700 spent · pay $157,074 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaries, other pay and benefits | $157,074 | 66.9% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $77,626 | 33.1% | |
| Total | $234,700 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990 · $261,332 spent · pay $215,044 · grants $0 · events $539
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $174,945 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 66.9% | |
| Payroll taxes | $40,099 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 15.3% | |
| Other (as described) | Fundraising Expenses | $18,011 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 6.9% |
| Information technology | $8,499 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 3.3% | |
| Advertising and promotion | $6,920 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 2.6% | |
| Other (as described) | Payroll Fees (ADP) | $3,410 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1.3% |
| Travel | $2,572 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1.0% | |
| Office expenses | $1,921 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.7% | |
| Other (as described) | Bankfees (fintech fees for donations, other) | $1,564 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.6% |
| Fees: professional fundraisers | $1,500 | - | - | $0 | 0.6% | |
| Benefits paid to members | $1,352 | $0 | - | - | 0.5% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $539 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.2% | |
| Total | $261,332 | 100% |
State business registration
- CREATIVE SPIRIT USA, INC. NY, DOMESTIC NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, Active, formed 2016-06-02
The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.
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