CREATION AND PRESERVATION PARTNERS INC Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

CREATION AND PRESERVATION PARTNERS INC

EIN 46-1273322 · Single Organization Support (A11)

What they do

CREATION and PRESERVATION PARTNERS, INC. (CAPP) is ORGANIZED and OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY for CHARITABLE and EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES EXCLUSIVELY for THE BENEFIT OF, to PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS OF, AND/OR to CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES of THE JOHN MICHAEL KOHLER ARTS CENTER, INC. (THE "ARTS CENTER"), INCLUDING BY THE CARRYING ON of SUCH of THE ART CENTERS PROGRAMS. THE PHRASE "SUCH of ITS PROGRAMS" is MEANT to INCLUDE PROJECTS and ACTIVITIES THAT THE ART CENTER CONDUCTS, SPONSORS, ADVISES, or IN WHICH IT PARTICIPATES, INCLUDING, for THE PURPOSES of ILLUSTRATION ONLY and NOT IN LIMITATION, THE PRESERVATION and EXHIBITION of VERNACULAR ART ENVIRONMENTS, COLLECTIONS, and PERFORMING ARTS. THE CREATION and PRESERVATION PARTNERS MAY CARRY OUT ITS PURPOSES DIRECTLY or BY MAKING GIFTS, GRANTS, or OTHER PAYMENTS to THE ARTS CENTER.

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Of every $100 spent, about $56.70 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2024The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders7 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

33.09%of revenue went to mission work56.7% of expenses · Program services

0.03%of revenue went to fundraising0.0% of expenses

$58.36spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

25.23%of revenue went to management and office costs43.2% of expenses

$11.44in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

96.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Pay context: The highest compensation shown in this filing is $110,467 for DOUGLAS BRUSKY (DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS). Compare pay with organizations of similar size and complexity.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2024

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$7,318,802

Mission workProgram services$2,422,12833.09% of revenue56.7% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$1,846,73725.23% of revenue43.2% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$2,1290.03% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$3,047,80841.64% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$4,270,99458.36% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2024CurrentExpense mix: 56.7% mission · 43.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 58.36% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 68.4% mission · 31.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 143.50% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 92.2% mission · 7.8% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 200.05% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 97.4% mission · 2.6% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 76.60% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 94.5% mission · 5.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 49.50% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 95.5% mission · 4.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 10.73% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 98.1% mission · 1.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 37.04% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 98.9% mission · 1.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 19.10% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$7,318,802

Expenses$4,270,994

Annual surplus $3,047,808 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$2,422,128 · 56.7% of expenses

Management and office costs$1,846,737 · 43.2% of expenses

Fundraising$2,129 · 0.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$7,318,802

Expenses$4,270,994

Assets$48,862,549

Income$12,480,416

Contributions$7,027,998

Mission work (program services)$2,422,128

Fundraising$2,129

Grants given$1,710,000

Average grant$342,000

Management and general$1,846,737

Stocks and bonds$1,777,615

Accounting fees$19,307

Investing fees$6,253

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2024

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

DOUGLAS BRUSKYDEPUTY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS · 40 hrs/week $110,467Base $107,830 · Other $2,637

Compensation alone does not tell whether pay is reasonable. Consider the charity’s size, work, location, and results.

See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (7)

DOUGLAS BRUSKYDEPUTY DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

ANTHONY RAMMERTRUSTEE

JEFFERY CHENEYTRUSTEE

LAURA KOHLERTRUSTEE

SARA LARSONTRUSTEE

STEPHEN WESTPHALBOARD VICE PRESIDENT/SECRE

STEVE WOODSBOARD PRESIDENT

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2012
Location: 608 NEW YORK AVENUE, SHEBOYGAN, WI 53081
County: Sheboygan
In care of: STEVE WOODS
Primary officer: STEVE WOODS, BOARD PRESIDENT

How to reach them

Phone(920) 458-6144

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2024
Tax period began: January 1, 2024
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: WIPFLI LLP
NTEE classification: Single Organization Support (A11)
IRS tax category: Single Organization Support
Grant-giving organization: Yes