Small Public Charity

Create48 Media Network

Create48 Media Network, of Burien, WA, is a Small Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $93K in revenue, $82K in expenses, $12K in total assets.

EIN: 334797616 Burien, WA Film & Video NTEE: A31 Latest filing: 2025

Total Revenue$93K

Total Expenses$82K

Total Assets$12K

Grant Records0

Filing Years2025

Mission

CREATE48 Media Network is organized and operated exclusively for charitable and educational purposes to strengthen the creative economy and film media workforce. The organization builds nonprofit and community capacity by providing hands-on training mentorship and professional development opportunities for filmmakers and media workers. Through time-based filmmaking programs festivals workshops mentorship initiatives and educational media CREATE48 expands access to industry pathways reduces barriers for historically under-resourced creators and supports sustainable family-wage careers in the film and media sector while advancing cultural expression and community engagement.

Where $100 goes at Create48 Media Network

How Create48 Media Network divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings.

$50 Programs the work itself

$50 Everything else operations and overhead

Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.

Inside the $50 for programs

$43

48 Hour Film Project Events Seattle Montana Bay AreaCREATE48 Media Network produced and administered the 48 Hour Film Project events in Seattle Montana and the Bay Area providing…

86% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 48 events

Diversity in Representation Fund Barrier Removal for 48HFP ParticipationCREATE48 Media Network operated the Diversity in Representation Fund to expand equitable access to educational filmmaking programs by removing cost…

7% of program spending

Filmapalooza 2025 Seattle & Harbor Island Creative ExpoCREATE48 Media Network hosted Filmapalooza 2025 in Seattle an international gathering and screening program that convened filmmakers for education professional development…

About 7% (cost not reported)

Source: Form 990-EZ filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Board Member Amy Enser

Board Member Anthony Tackett

Board Member David Shulman

Executive Director Kirk Nordenstrom

Director of Operations Kris Flink

Board Member Mark Ruppert

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Financial Trends

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets
2025	$93K	$82K	$12K

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