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Creative WEST

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990
Other · DENVER, CO · EIN 23-7255426

About

The western states arts federation is a nonprofit arts service organization dedicated to the creative advancement and preservation of the arts. Based in denver ,colorado , westaf fulfills its mission to strengthen the financial organizational and policy infrastructure of the arts by providing innovative and services to artist and arts organizations in the WEST and nationwide.

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
51
Volunteers
40

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-09-30
Revenue
$9.6M
Expenses
$11.6M
Assets
$9.7M
Liabilities
$2.7M

Financial history

$11.6M$5.8M$0
161718192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $9.6M · Avg: $5.9M

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) elected the 501(h) safe-harbor — lobbying expenditures are capped under a clear dollar formula instead of the "insubstantial part" standard.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$155K
Grants Given
$2.4M
CREATIVE WEST
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Address

1536 Wynkoop ST
Denver, CO, 80202-118

Governance

Voting board members21
Independent members21
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyNo
Doc-retention policyYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Initial contract exceptionNo
Public records
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