Creative Compassion Inc
Donations deductibleRevenue
$546k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$536k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$1.3m
$655k liabilities
Net assets
$634k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
5.5 years on average
Staff
6
36 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
3
named in Part VII
Creative Compassion Inc's network
9 people2 organisationsi9 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Violet dotted lines (2) 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
9 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 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caitie Philhower | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Casey Sherrill | Vice President | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| David Robbins | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Denise Cooper | President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Grant Thurman | Secretary/Treasurer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Karen Kindrick | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kim Jordan | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Mike Smathers Founder | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Savanna Donathan | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Janie Burgess | CFO | since 2018 |
| Sarah Bates | Executive Director/CEO | since 2018 |
| Sarah Halcott | Executive Director/CEO | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christy Dolinich | Executive Director/CEO | 40 | $36k | ||
| Jane Burgess | CFO | 20 | $23k | ||
| Grant Thurman | President | 5 | $0 | ||
| Susan Smathers | Vice President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Savanna Donathan | Secretary/Treasurer | 5 | $0 | ||
| Karen Kindrick | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kim Jordan | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Casey Sherrill | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Caitie Philhower | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Robbins | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cliff Wightman | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Greg Wood | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Creative Compassion Inc
- EIN
- 621425691
- Address
- Po Box 4021, Crossville, TN, 38557-4021
- State
- Tennessee
- Mission
- To improve the quality and quantity of affordable housing and home ownership opportunities for low and moderate income persons and families. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- L200 Housing and shelter
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Housing & Shelter
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1989
- Principal officer
- Christy Dolinich (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 1992
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsKaren Kindrick
≥8years on the filingsMike Smathers Founder
≥7years on the filingsDenise Cooper
≥5years on the filingsCasey Sherrill
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.3m
- Total liabilities
- $655k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $634k
- Contributions and grants received
- $515k
- Program service revenue
- $19k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $121k
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 36
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $450k | $393k | $57k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.