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Creative Time Inc

EIN 13-2835847 · New York, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak45 out of 100GovernanceStrong95 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

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Income
$2.0 million
Spending
$2.9 million
Spent on programs
72%
Reserves
1.5 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 100%
Employees
19
Volunteers
28
Highest pay
$255,847, executive director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 45 out of 100. Higher than 15% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 1.5 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 1% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 46% of income.

  • Income trend

    0 of 15

    Income fell 50% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    72% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 17 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 62% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $1m to $10m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    28 of 28 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    0 of 5

    Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. $2.1 million spent. R&D FELLOWSHIP THE CREATIVE TIME R&D (RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT) FELLOWSHIP, IS A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO SUPPORT INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF PROJECTS FROM FIVE ESTABLISHED ARTISTS WITH A TRACK RECORD IN SOCIALLY ENGAGED ART. THE PROGRAM ACTS AS A CATALYST FOR AN ARTIST WITH A WELL-DEFINED CONCEPT, PERHAPS ALREADY UNDERWAY, AND CONNECTS THEM TO AN INTERDISCIPLINARY NETWORK OF COLLABORATORS AND ADVISERS TO DEVELOP THEIR WORK IN THE PUBLIC REALM AT A MEANINGFUL DEPTH OR SCALE. CREATIVE TIME PROVIDES ACCESS TO AN INTERDISCIPLINARY GROUP OF ADVISORS RELEVANT TO EACH PROPOSED PROJECT TO SUPPORT PROJECT RESEARCH AND INITIATE COLLABORATIONS. THE R&D FELLOWSHIP IS FACILITATED BY CREATIVE TIME'S CURATOR R&D FELLOWSHIP. THE CREATIVE TIME R&D (RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT) FELLOWSHIP, IS A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO SUPPORT INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF PROJECTS FROM FIVE ESTABLISHED ARTISTS WITH A TRACK RECORD IN SOCIALLY ENGAGED ART. THE PROGRAM ACTS AS A CATALYST FOR AN ARTIST WITH A WELL-DEFINED CONCEPT, PERHAPS ALREADY UNDERWAY, AND CONNECTS THEM TO AN INTERDISCIPLINARY NETWORK OF COLLABORATORS AND ADVISERS TO DEVELOP THEIR WORK IN THE PUBLIC REALM AT A MEANINGFUL DEPTH OR SCALE. CREATIVE TIME PROVIDES ACCESS TO AN INTERDISCIPLINARY GROUP OF ADVISORS RELEVANT TO EACH PROPOSED PROJECT TO SUPPORT PROJECT RESEARCH AND INITIATE COLLABORATIONS. THE R&D FELLOWSHIP IS FACILITATED BY CREATIVE TIME'S CURATOR. COSMOLOGYSCAPE COSMOLOGYSCAPE IS A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT ROOTED IN BLACK AND INDIGENOUS TRADITION, INVITING THE PUBLIC TO CONSIDER WHAT OUR DREAMS COULD SIGNIFY ABOUT OUR FUTURE, IF WE COULD ONLY DECODE THEM. MANY OF US UNDERSTAND DREAMING TO BE AN IMPORTANT TOOL IN SELF-AWARENESS, A GLIMPSE AT OUR SUBCONSCIOUS, BUT DREAMING IS ALSO A COLLECTIVE ACT: TO DREAM IS TO PRACTICE FOR A BETTER FUTURE THAN THE REALITY WE PRESENTLY LIVE WITHIN. OGLLA LAKTA ARTIST AND ACADEMIC DR. SUZANNE KITE AND AFRO-FUTURIST ARTIST ALISHA WORMSLEY'S COSMOLOGYSCAPE WILL ENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE PUBLIC DREAMING THROUGH AN ARTIST-DESIGNED AI DREAM JOURNAL AND CHATBOT. THE DREAM APP INVITED THE PUBLIC TO FOLLOW DIFFERENT DREAM PATHS, SUCH AS A GUIDED MEDITATION OR SOUND BATH, INTENDED TO FACILITATE DREAMING AND REST. BOOKENDED BY PUBLIC ART ACTIVATIONS ON THE SUMMER SOLSTICE AND FALL EQUINOX, COSMOLOGYSCAPE WAS A TEMPORARY PLATFORM DESIGNED TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING THE FUTURE THROUGH DREAMS. CTHQ CTHQ IS A GATHERING SPACE SUPPORTING ARTISTS WORKING AT THE INTERSECTION OF ART AND POLITICS AS THEY CONTINUE TO PLOT, ORCHESTRATE, AND RECHARGE FROM CULTURAL, POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ORGANIZING WORK. THE SPACE IS ROOTED IN THE LEGACY OF ART AND ACTIVISM, IN THE REBELLIOUSNESS OF ARTIST-ORGANIZERS IN THE LOWER EAST SIDE SUCH AS SELF-ORGANIZED NEIGHBORHOOD ART, HEALTH AND EDUCATION CENTERS, EXPERIMENTAL THEATER, PROTEST COLLECTIVES, AND COMMUNITY-OWNED HOUSING, CULTURAL AND GREENSPACES, TO CLAIM AND SHAPE SPACE FOR ARTISTIC AND POLITICAL PRODUCTION. ADDITIONALLY, CTHQ SITS WITHIN CREATIVE TIME'S HISTORIC AND ONGOING WORK TO GATHER ARTISTS TO SHARE TACTICS FOR POLITICAL CHANGE MOST NOTABLY THROUGH THE CREATIVE TIME SUMMIT, CREATIVE TIME REPORTS, AND ITS GLOBAL FELLOWSHIP. GROWING WITHIN A LINEAGE OF VISIONARY AND TRANSGRESSIVE CREATIVE MOMENTS, CTHQ SERVES AS A HUB FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW'S COMMUNITY OF SOCIALLY ENGAGED AND POLITICALLY ORIENTED ARTISTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, CITYWIDE, ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND AROUND THE WORLD.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since November 1976.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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