Creative Migration Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
CREATIVE MIGRATION IS A WOMEN-OF-COLOR-LED, INTERNATIONAL ARTS ORGANIZATION BASEDIN LOS ANGELES AND BANGKOK. OUR MISSION IS TO BRING TOGETHER CULTURAL AND CLIMATEDIPLOMACY WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY BUILDING THROUGHINTERSECTIONAL PRACTICES.
- Income
- $128,107
- Spending
- $54,500
- Reserves
- 11 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 86%
- Highest pay
- $15,840, president & ceo
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 39% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 11.0 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 52% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 57% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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)
- $3,659 spent. BANGKOK 1899: CREATIVE MIGRATION DEVELOPED BANGKOK 1899, A CULTURAL AND CIVIC HUBIN BANGKOK THAILAND, THROUGH HISTORIC PROPERTY RESTORATION (AUGUST TO DECEMBER,2018 - CONTINUED INTO 2019), WITH THE MISSION TO BRING TOGETHER CULTURAL ANDCLIMATE DIPLOMACY WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY BUILDING THROUGHINTERSECTIONAL PRACTICES. THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMMING CONSISTS OF THREE PRIMARYSTRANDS: TRANSMEDIA PROJECTS; SITE-SPECIFIC, TEMPORARY INSTALLATIONS; AND ARTISTRESIDENCIES & CREATIVE HUBS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2011 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on March 15, 2012.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
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.
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.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since December 2012.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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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