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US nonprofit · EIN 882297487 · Oakland, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 882297487) - 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 tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990EZ for the year to 31 December 2024: 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 (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2022.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Hidden Gem Creative Studios

Donations deductible
Revenue
$156k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$153k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$59k
year to 31 December 2024
Net assets
$59k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
3.4y av
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
1
named in Part VII
Activity
A31
Arts, culture and humanities
How am I connected?

Hidden Gem Creative Studios' network

6 people6 organisationsi6 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). 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

6 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.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Bethynia CardenasDirector2023
3 yrs
Erica Gomez MaldanadoVice President2023
3 yrs
Gabriel NegreteDirector2023
3 yrs
Paul FloresDirector2023
3 yrs
Shawn GranberryDirector2023
3 yrs
Stefan RuenzelTreasurer2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Rafael FloresPresident & CEOsince 2023

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Rafael FloresPresident & CEO30$0
Bethynia CardenasDirector2$0
Paul FloresDirector2$0
Shawn GranberryDirector2$0
Stefan RuenzelTreasurer2$0
Gabriel NegreteDirector2$0
Erica Gomez MaldanadoVice President20$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Hidden Gem Creative Studios
EIN
882297487
Address
5621 Lowell St Ste G, Oakland, CA, 94608-2861
State
California
Activity (NTEE)
A31 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
3 (IRS master file code)
IRS ruling date
1 June 2023
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
2, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)
Principal officer
Rafael Flores (Form 990-N, tax year 2022)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥3years on the filingsBethynia Cardenas
≥3years on the filingsErica Gomez Maldanado
≥3years on the filingsGabriel Negrete
≥3years on the filingsPaul Flores

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
$59k
Net assets or fund balances
$59k

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$156k$153k$3k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.