Creation Studio Dallas Inc

What it reported doing in 2025

In 2024, 3 artists were enrolled at creation studio. Though we received our 501(c)3 status in 2024, we did not open our doors until january 2025. Now, 5 artists are enrolled in the program and we operate monday-friday, 10am-3pm. Ii. Creation studio has a class program and a studio program. In order to attend classes at creation studio, you must be an enrolled artist accepted into our program. Classes at creation studio are designed to help each artist discover their preferred medium. Currently, we offer painting, drawing, fiber art, and photography. Classes are designed to promote independent work so each artist can hone their skills or work towards exhibition during the allotted time. In order to attend studio time at creation studio, you must be an enrolled artist accepted into our program. Studio time is designed to be openended so that the artist can work on their current project(s) independently. At least one supervising artist will be available for any questions or guidance. Supervising artists do not participate in art-making. Iii. The program takes place in a showroom storefront at the village dallas. It is an open space with lots of natural light, making it the perfect space for creating art and exhibiting art. It functions like a gallery in addition to being the studio space in which our artists create. Iv. The executive director of the program also helps supervise studio time and teaches photography and fiber art. She has a background in photography, fiber art, and education. She has a masters degree in new media photojournalism and a bachelors degree in psychology. The lead art teacher has been teaching art to a variety of age groups since she was in high school, and is a practicing artist with expertise in drawing and painting. She is working towards her bachelors degree in art. She teaches drawing and painting. V. We also take field trips to local art museums and plan to have local artists come in to teach workshops. Well also partner with notre dame school of dallas as a work study site. 4 high school aged students come each week for an hour to clean our space then create art to take home.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 93.9%; rating input score 94
• Program expense ratio: 88.8%; rating input score 89
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
  • Whistleblower policy: Fail
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -5.8%; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.45; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 66; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 134.8% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 20.3% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: -11.5% per year; rating input score 0; 12th percentile among comparable filings