Public Charity

THE CREATIVE LADDER

THE CREATIVE LADDER, of WASHINGTON, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $1.1M in revenue, $1.2M in expenses, $948K in total assets. 2 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $42K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 863255346 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.1M
Total Expenses$1.2M
Total Assets$948K
Grant Records2
Funding Total$42K
Filing Years2022–2025

Mission

THE CREATIVE LADDER STRIVES TO CONNECT, INSPIRE, AND ELEVATE AN INCLUSIVE NEW GENERATION OF CREATIVE INDUSTRY LEADERS. THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO BUILD STRONGER, MORE RESILIENT CREATIVE WORKFORCES BY DEVELOPING, CONNECTING, AND RETAINING RISING TALENT BY PROVIDING LEADERSHIP TRAINING, MENTORSHIP, NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES TO THRIVE IN CREATIVE INDUSTRIES.

Sample Grants Received

2024
Sponsorship of event
$35,000
2024
CHARITABLE DONATION
$7,500

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Officers & Directors

PROGRAM DIRECTOR Abnia Loriston
BOARD MEMBER Ayo Odusote
BOARD MEMBER Claude Silver
BOARD MEMBER Danny Robinson
CCO (END FEB 2024) / BOARD MEMBER (START JUL 2024) David Griner
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Dionna Dorsey

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Top Grant Purposes

Sponsorship of event
$35,000 1 grant
CHARITABLE DONATION
$7,500 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.1M $1.2M $948K
2024 $933K $1.4M $1.0M
2023 $2.3M $1.0M $1.5M
2022 $171K $21K $165K

Between 2022 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $171K to $1.1M (+523%), with total assets most recently reported at $948K.

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