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US nonprofit · EIN 411112749 · Park Rapids, MNiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 411112749) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 September 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

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Donations deductible
Revenue
$3m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$3.1m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$2.8m
$373k liabilities
Net assets
$2.4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
4.3 years on average
Staff
164
employees, year to 30 September 2025
Chair observed
≥1 yr
Holly Shaskey-Platek
Left since last filing
2
25% of the board
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Create's network

8 people4 organisationsi8 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (4) 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

8 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Holly Shaskey-Platek ChairChairperson2024
2 yrs
Ashley YlitaloCompany secretary2019
7 yrs
Dawn KovacovichDirector2020
6 yrs
Debbie TostensonDirector2025
1 yr
Joel VorhesVice Chairperson2018
8 yrs
Matt BrandtDirector2024
2 yrs
Scott HewittTreasurer2025
1 yr
Steve SchoenerDirector2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

9 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Ashley YlitaloCompany secretarysince 2021
Ben KoppelmanChairpersonsince 2018
Conrad KellyVice Chairpersonsince 2018
Ginnie PetersenCompany secretary2018
Heidi Shaskey-PlatekChairperson2022
Joel VorhesVice Chairpersonsince 2021
Laura JohnsonExecutive Directoracting Secsince 2018
Mike KovacovichTreasurersince 2021
Vicki StewartTreasurersince 2018

Pay and hours

year to 30 September 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Laura JohnsonExecutive Director40$102k
Steve SchoenerDirector0.3$0
Matt BrandtDirector0.3$0
Debbie TostensonDirector0.3$0
Dawn KovacovichDirector0.3$0
Holly Shaskey-PlatekChairperson0.5$0
Joel VorhesVice Chairperson0.3$0
Ashley YlitaloSecretary0.3$0
Scott HewittTreasurer0.5$0

About

Legal name
Create
EIN
411112749
Address
Po Box 86, Park Rapids, MN, 56470-0086
State
Minnesota
Mission
To provide high quality specialized services to persons with developmental disabilities and mental illness. These services promote growth, dignity and the development of work and social skills and provide opportunities for becoming part of the community. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P82Z Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1978
Principal officer
Holly Shaskey-Platek (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 April 1974
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 filingsJoel Vorhes
≥7years on the filingsAshley Ylitalo
≥6years on the filingsDawn Kovacovich
≥4years on the filingsSteve Schoener

Latest return

year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$2.8m
Total liabilities
$373k
Net assets or fund balances
$2.4m
Contributions and grants received
$1.2m
Program service revenue
$1.7m
Employees
164

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2023$2.9m$3.1mDeficit $163k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.