Create Birmingham
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1.1m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$850k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$771k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$771k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
10
7.1 years on average
Staff
7
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Kathryn W Corey
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Create Birmingham's network
10 people5 organisationsi10 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (10). Violet dotted lines (5) 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
10 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 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angela Wier Chair | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Kathryn W Corey Chair (also filed as Kathryn Corey, Kathryn Corey) | Immediate Past Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Brian Giattina | Secretary/Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Carol E Clarke | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Charles Powell IV | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Gina Sian | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Margaret White | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Steven Thomas | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Valerie Thomas | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Zebbie Carney | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Meghann Bridgeman | Executive Director | since 2021 |
| Ralph S Palmer | Executive Director (Former) | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meghann Bridgeman | Executive Director | 40 | $121k | ||
| Zebbie Carney | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Gina Sian | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Charles Powell IV | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Steven Thomas | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Valerie Thomas | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Margaret White | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Carol E Clarke | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Brian Giattina | Secretary/Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Angela Wier | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kathryn Corey | Immediate Past Chair | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Create Birmingham
- EIN
- 841631034
- Address
- 310 18th St N Ste 303, Birmingham, AL, 35203-3135
- State
- Alabama
- Mission
- To support workforce development, entrepreneurial ventures and job growth in non-profit and commercial creative industries. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- T90 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2003
- Principal officer
- Quang Do (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 2004
- 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 filingsAngela Wier
≥8years on the filingsKathryn W Corey
≥8years on the filingsBrian Giattina
≥8years on the filingsCarol E Clarke
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $771k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $771k
- Contributions and grants received
- $933k
- Program service revenue
- $133k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $125k
- Employees
- 7
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 | $1.1m | $850k | $228k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
4 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Al Environmental Council | Community arts grant | $10k |
| Bib & Tucker Sew-Op | Community arts grant | $10k |
| Girlspring Inc | Community arts grant | $10k |
| Intoto Creative Arts Forum | Community arts grant | $10k |