Chestnut Creek School of the Arts
Donations deductibleChestnut Creek School of the Arts' network
16 people6 organisationsi16 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (16). Violet dotted lines (6) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
16 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 16 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Mahon Chair | Chairman | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Amy Jackson | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Becky Guynn | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Beth Worrell | Treasurer/Officer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Brenda Marrah | Vice Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Christina Elise Pollins | Executive Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Dennis Walters | Company secretary | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Grace Davis | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Grace Lowe | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jolena Young | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Michael Burnette | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Robert Tasselmyer | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Roland Hall | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Sharon Ritchie | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Theresa Lazo | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Tom Littrell | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
Officers and senior leadership
9 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Becky Guynn | Vice Chair | since 2018 |
| Beth Worrell | Treasurer | since 2018 |
| Brenda Marrah | Director/officer | 2021 |
| Christina Elise Pollins | Executive Director | 2019 |
| Irene Turner | Company secretary | since 2018 |
| Michael Burnette | Director | 2024 |
| Rebecca Cardwell | Chair | since 2018 |
| Ron Davis | Director/Officer | since 2020 |
| Tony Truitt | Director | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Burnette | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Dennis Walters | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Becky Guynn | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Christina Elise Pollins | Executive Director | 40 | $0 | ||
| Beth Worrell | Treasurer/Officer | 3 | $0 | ||
| Brenda Marrah | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bill Mahon | Chairman | 2 | $0 | ||
| Roland Hall | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tom Littrell | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Grace Davis | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robert Tasselmyer | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jolena Young | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Theresa Lazo | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Amy Jackson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Grace Lowe | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sharon Ritchie | Director | 1 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Chestnut Creek School of the Arts
- EIN
- 264283131
- Address
- 100 N Main St, Galax, VA, 24333-2908
- State
- Virginia
- Mission
- To offer classes of the visual and performing arts in traditional and contemporary genres in order to preserve and promote the cultural heritage of Southwestern Virginia (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A20 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2008
- Principal officer
- Chris Pollins (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 2009
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsChristina Elise Pollins
≥6years on the filingsBrenda Marrah
≥5years on the filingsBeth Worrell
≥4years on the filingsGrace Davis
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $622k
- Total liabilities
- $15k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $608k
- Contributions and grants received
- $207k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 22
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $329k | $319k | $10k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.