CREATORS REFUGE INC

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2019 · Form 990EZ · revenue $199K · expenses $114K · assets $85K

EIN
83-1497427
Address
5025 GROOVER DR, CUMMING, GA 30040-3841
Website
https://creatorsrefuge.com
NTEE code
X20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
May 2019 (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
Lynne Byers (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 ↗
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Mission

To provide a peaceful natural environment where groups or individuals can connect with nature, each other and God. Said corporation is organized exclusively for charitable, religious, educational and scientific purposes, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or corresponding section of any future federal tax code.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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

None of the 5 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

5 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
Lynne Byers President2019 0 $0 reported 1
Ronny Taylor Secretary2019 0 $0 reported 1
Lindsey Smith Treasurer2019 0 $0 reported 1
Brian West Vice President2019 0 $0 reported 1
Gary Scroggs Vice President2019 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2019 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LYNNE BYERS President0 $0-- $01
RONNY TAYLOR Secretary0 $0-- $01
LINDSEY SMITH Treasurer0 $0-- $01
BRIAN WEST Vice President0 $0-- $01
GARY SCROGGS Vice President0 $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
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$198,682$114,131 $85,482$84,574 $198,682- ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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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.

2019 · Form 990EZ · $114,131 spent · pay $98,745 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $98,745 86.5%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $13,491 11.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $1,614 1.4%
Fees to independent contractors $281 0.2%
Total$114,131100%

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