Nonprofit · EIN 31-1816020
CREATIVE CAULDRON INC
Tax-exempt · FALLS CHURCH, VA 22046
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,125,069 | $1,188,236 | -$63,167 | $3,174,471 | $2,674,336 | $500,135 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,387,757 | $1,036,209 | $351,548 | $1,954,211 | $1,393,900 | $560,311 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $979,794 | $990,483 | -$10,689 | $1,368,995 | $1,160,232 | $208,763 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $517,809
- of which government grants
- $127,047
- Program service revenue
- $581,037
- Investment income
- $3,569
- Net income from fundraising events
- $1,496
- Other revenue
- $22,654
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $563,168
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $651,262
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $9,857
- Occupancy
- $170,262
- Depreciation
- $26,249
- Program services (functional)
- $869,682
- Management and general (functional)
- $281,461
- Fundraising (functional)
- $37,093
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,954,211
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,174,471
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,674,336
- Net assets, end of year
- $500,135
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $295,561
- Publicly traded securities
- $11,365
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $381,995
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $118,140
- Gross receipts
- $1,129,553
- Employees
- 66
- Volunteers
- 53
- Year formed
- 2002
- State of legal domicile
- VA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Conners Hull | Ex-officio/Founding Artistic Director Trustee or director, Key employee | 40 | $72,050 |
| Elizabeth Meade | Ex-officio/Executive director Trustee or director, Key employee | 40 | $36,565 |
| Ben Jenkins | President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Becky Manicone | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Richard Meade | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Mark Werblood | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Andres Jordan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Nick Benton | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Krachman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Andrea Robles | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Solon Simmons | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Janice Crawford | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ellen Selby | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ken Avis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lynn Veronneau | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Cayrampoma | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sean Makulowich | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Justin Kieffer | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Randi Kieffer | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Carol Lee Campbell | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Krista Grimmett-Adams | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tina Ligelis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tracey Schroeder | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Conners Hull | Ex-officio/Founding Artistic Director Trustee or director, Key employee | 40 | $69,744 |
| Elizabeth Meade | Ex-officio/Development director Trustee or director, Key employee | 40 | $52,000 |
| Gina Caceci | President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Martha Meserve | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Richard Meade | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Jeff Thiebert | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Rob Donovan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Andres Jordan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Nick Benton | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Werblood | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Becky Manicone | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Andrea Robles | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Solon Simmons | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Janice Crawford | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ellen Selby | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sharon Van Duizend | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ken Avis | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Lynn Veronneau | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ben Jenkins | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Juan Cayrampoma | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sean Makulowich | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Conners Hull | Ex-officio/producing director Trustee or director, Key employee | 40 | $67,915 |
| Elizabeth Meade | Ex-officio/Development director Trustee or director, Key employee | 15 | $40,384 |
| Gina Caceci | President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Martha Meserve | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Richard Meade | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Jeff Thiebert | Secretary Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| Rob Donovan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Andres Jordan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Nick Benton | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Werblood | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Becky Manicone | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Andrea Robles | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Solon Simmons | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Janice Crawford | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ellen Selby | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sharon Van Duizend | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 127 E BROAD ST, FALLS CHURCH, VA 22046-4502
- In care of
- % LAURA CONNORS HULL
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Jeff Thiebert, 410 S Maple Ave 116, Falls Church, VA 22046
- Signed the 990
- Ben Jenkins, President
- Phone
- (571) 239-5288
- Website
- www.creativecauldron.org
- Return prepared by
- Douglas Corey & Associates PC
Mission
Produce and present theater and music performances and provide educational workshops in the performing and visual arts for youth and adults.
Program accomplishments
- Producing Theater - In 2025 Creative Cauldron produced seven shows: Steel Magnolias, Snow White/Blanca Nieves, Women on Fire, Disneys AladdinDual Language Edition, The Turn of the Screw, Peter Pan and Wendy, and Madelines Christmas, for a total of 99 performances attended by 7,400 patrons.Expenses $423,009
- Educational Arts Programs - Creative Cauldron offered 7 sessions of Arts Adventure Camps in the performing and visual arts over the spring and summer months. Scholarships were provided for students with financial need. Each session ended with a final performance and total attendance for these was 648. Workshop offerings included Learning Theater Studios for youth, the Learning Theater studios for young people, the Learning Theater and Musical Theater Ensembles, Comics and Cartooning, Group Voice Lessions and on-line Adult visual arts classes reaching 547 students. Under our were offered under our Artes Para Todos initiative serving youth in at risk communities and Title One schools, 6 free workshops were offered reaching 179 students. 7 culminating student performances (also free) were held with 933 in attendance.Expenses $312,251
- Presenting - In 2025, Creative Cauldron offered 2 Passport Music Festivals, Holiday and Specialty Cabarets for a total of 38 performances representing diverse musical genres and styles. 2,381 attended and 100 live streamed.Expenses $134,422
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 31-1816020
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2003
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A25)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,174,471
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,129,553
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,125,069 | $1,188,236 | $3,174,471 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,387,757 | $1,036,209 | $1,954,211 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $979,794 | $990,483 | $1,368,995 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $883,158 | $826,513 | $1,448,060 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 31-1816020).
Questions about CREATIVE CAULDRON INC
- What is the EIN of CREATIVE CAULDRON INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of CREATIVE CAULDRON INC is 31-1816020.
- Is CREATIVE CAULDRON INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
- Are donations to CREATIVE CAULDRON INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does CREATIVE CAULDRON INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of CREATIVE CAULDRON INC due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did CREATIVE CAULDRON INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of CREATIVE CAULDRON INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Jeff Thiebert.
- Who are the officers and directors of CREATIVE CAULDRON INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 23 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $72,050 (Laura Conners Hull, Ex-officio/Founding Artistic Director).
- How much revenue does CREATIVE CAULDRON INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,125,069, expenses of $1,188,236 and total assets of $3,174,471 at year end.
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