Creative Embers

  • Saginaw, MI
  • Tax exemption issued: Oct. 2020
  • EIN: 85-2954049

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Arts, Culture and Humanities / Arts, Cultural Organizations - Multipurpose (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Organizations with gross receipts of less than $50,000 can file the form 990-N postcard filing, which doesn’t include financial details. All Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2025

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$55,302
Expenses
$55,724
Net Income
-$422
Net Assets
$124
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $55,218
99.8%
Program Services $79
0.1%
Investment Income $5
0.0%
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $124
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $124
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Laura Swanson (Executive Director) $600 $0
Shawn Schutt (President) $0 $0
Kimberly Kaiser (Treasurer) $0 $0
Jovanska Almanza (Director) $0 $0
Patrick Harris (Director) $0 $0
Erica Marra (Secretary) $0 $0
Jena Hovey (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Nov. 12, 2025

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2024

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$6,521
Expenses
$9,373
Net Income
-$2,852
Net Assets
$436
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $5,160
79.1%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $1,361
20.9%
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $436
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $436
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Laura Swanson (Executive Director) $250 $0
Shawn Schutt (President) $0 $0
Kimberly Kaiser (Treasurer) $0 $0
Bianca Stepanyan (Secretary) $0 $0
Andrea Norton (Director) $0 $0
Jovanska Almanza (Director) $0 $0
Patrick Harris (Director) $0 $0
Oluwanifemi Awosika (Director) $0 $0
Erica Marra (Director) $0 $0
Jena Mcshane (Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Jan. 17, 2025

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$6,895
Expenses
$4,676
Net Income
$2,219
Net Assets
$0
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $6,895
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $0
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $0
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Laura Swanson (Executive Director) $0 $0
Shawn Schutt (President) $0 $0
Kimberly Kaiser (Treasurer) $0 $0
Bianca Stepanyan (Secretary) $0 $0
Andrea Norton (Board Director) $0 $0
Jovanska Almanza (Board Director) $0 $0
Patrick Harris (Board Director) $0 $0
Oluwanifemi Awosika (Board Director) $0 $0
Erica Marra (Board Director) $0 $0
Jena Mcshane (Board Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Sept. 4, 2024

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from 990-EZ
Revenue
$1,899
Expenses
$613
Net Income
$1,286
Net Assets
$1,353
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,555
81.9%
Program Services $344
18.1%
Investment Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,353
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $1,353
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Laura Swanson (President Exe Dir) $0 $0
Casey Shipman (Secretary Live Produ) $0 $0
Kirk Mason (Treasurer Global Med) $0 $0
Jena Hovey (Board Director) $0 $0
Erica Marra (Board Director) $0 $0
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990-EZ
Filed on Oct. 17, 2022

Short form tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Aug.
2021

Gross receipts
Less than $50,000

Postcard filings do not ask for a specific revenue amount and provide no additional financial details.

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990-N

Postcard filing for an organization with gross receipts less than $50,000. These filings do not generate a downloadable form.

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