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Creative West, a 501c3 not-for-profit organization, manages a financially complex network of grants and software services for the arts. We lean on our partnerships with the National Endowment for the Arts, the Murdock Trust, and the generous donations we receive to ensure a robust home and promising future for the arts in the West.
Creative West is a not-for-profit organization committed to transparency. Each year, we make our completed tax form 990 available to the public by uploading these documents to Guidestar.com, where the public can review them. (Note that the financials do not include ZAPP®, a separate LLC under the Creative West nonprofit umbrella, which is required to file a form specifically for limited liability companies and partnerships.)
Please see these links for the most recent 990 forms:
Point of Contact
Lauren Wilson, she/her/hers
Financial Technical Specialist
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CaFÉ is an online application submission system that strives to make art opportunities available to all by offering arts organizations an affordable submission platform and artists an easy way to apply.
GO Smart is an affordable grants management software that offers pre- and post-application forms, panel reviewing, and data reporting for grantmakers.
The Public Art Archive (PAA) is a free, searchable, and continually growing online database of completed public artworks throughout the U.S. and abroad, with a suite of resources and tools built for managing public art collections.
ZAPP provides art fair and festival administrators with a suite of tools to digitally collect and jury applications, manage booth payments, and communicate with applicants all in one easy-to-use digital platform. Artists can apply to hundreds of shows nationwide through a central website.
