Small Public Charity

CREATIVE COMMUNITIES NETWORK INC

CREATIVE COMMUNITIES NETWORK INC, of Charleston, WV, is a Small Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $88K in revenue, $111K in expenses, $520 in total assets. 1 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $76K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 452798524 Charleston, WV Economic Development NTEE: S30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$88K
Total Expenses$111K
Total Assets$520
Grant Records1
Funding Total$76K
Filing Years2017–2025

Mission

Best known as Create WV, our mission is to promote entrepreneurship, innovation, and economic development across the state. Creative Communities Network, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose team members believes that by fostering a culture of creativity and supporting the growth of small businesses and startups, we can help build a more vibrant and diverse economy that benefits everyone in West Virginia. Through our programs and initiatives, we aim to connect entrepreneurs with the resources and support they need to succeed, and to promote West Virginia as a great place to live, work, and do business.

Where $100 goes at Creative Communities Network Inc

How Creative Communities Network Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 3 years.

$55 Programs the work itself
$45 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 $55 for programs

$45
Create WV in the last couple years has been focused primarily on the Westside Connect program contracted by the McGee Foundation to benefit the newly organized Westside Together…
81% of program spending
$5
Create WV team members helped install a network of PurpleAir sensors to monitor air quality measurements in Kanawha County, also known as "Chemical Valley." Our partner, WV Citizen's…
10% of program spending
$5
In response to the West Virginia University Budget Crisis of 2023, Create WV produced a report, "Visioning for a Future WVU: A Preliminary Report on Community-driven Transformation." The…
About 9% (cost not reported)
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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 President and Executive Director Corey Zinn

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$76,172 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $88K $111K $520
2024 $98K $85K $18K
2017 $16K $19K $2K

Between 2017 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $16K to $88K (+442%), with total assets most recently reported at $520.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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