Bay Area Creative BAC

EIN: 832011288 501(c)(3) Education

Hayward, CA

Total Revenue
$1,217,053
Total Expenses
$1,155,552
Total Assets
$180,352
Net Assets
$180,352
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Organization Details

Legal Domicile
CA
Principal Officer
Michael Taylor
Phone
9492859086
Tax Period
2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

Bay Area Creative BAC is a community nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $1.2M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue surged 21% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. Expenses of $1.2M left a modest 5% surplus.

Mission

Bay area creative supports positive change through creative and expressive arts that uphold cultures, provide therapeutic benefits, and to enhance communication skills primarily in underrepresented communities. We are driven by our resolute mission to actively disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline, champion marginalized cultures, and carve out a sanctuary for unbridled self-expression.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1
Expenses: $885,565 Revenue: $968,992

Bay area creatives journey from July 1 2024 to June 30, 2025 was a beacon of artistic growth and community enrichment through our main program SPARC. SPARC provided over 6,883 students across 130...

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Bay area creatives journey from July 1 2024 to June 30, 2025 was a beacon of artistic growth and community enrichment through our main program SPARC. SPARC provided over 6,883 students across 130 sites the opportunity for growth through creative and artistic expression. This is both through SPARC workshops and community events held in schools throughout the bay area. 56% of those served through SPARC programming come from low income homes. 43% are English language learners with 79% identifying as BIPOC, LatinC or AAPI students. This program delivered more than 4,251 hours of workshops provided by 41 working artist to 5 bay area counties.

Program 2
Expenses: $79,601 Revenue: $4,731

Rich Oak became a program of bay area creative this year and continued to produce the Berkeley slam, the longest running poetry slam on the west coast. Rich oak brings together local known and new...

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Rich Oak became a program of bay area creative this year and continued to produce the Berkeley slam, the longest running poetry slam on the west coast. Rich oak brings together local known and new poets (including poets in the sparc program) with well-known poets from around the world for a weekly slam in the bay area. Audience and performers form a diverse reflection of the bay area community including bipoc, aapi, Latinx, lgbtq+, and all other types of identifying performers to a single stage. Serving an audience of combined total of more than 2,790 people in 78 shows between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025. 55 featured performers headlined and over 378 poets and artists performed at rich oak events.

Program 3
Expenses: $29,850

Revisions is the bay area creatives therapeutic arts program that works with organizations and providers to create lasting difference in participants lives through creative therapy such as writing...

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Revisions is the bay area creatives therapeutic arts program that works with organizations and providers to create lasting difference in participants lives through creative therapy such as writing and empathy education. Working with organizations such as the social changers bac provided 115 participants access to therapeutic arts in 95 workshops focused on accessing trauma and healing in creative methods such as writing.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

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Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $243,330
Program Service Revenue $973,723
Investment Income $0
Other Revenue $0
TOTAL REVENUE $1,217,053

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0
Salaries & Benefits $182,172
Fundraising Expenses $78,894
Program Expenses $995,016
Other Expenses $973,380
TOTAL EXPENSES $1,155,552

Year-over-Year Comparison

2024 2023 Change
Revenue $1,217,053 $1,004,584 +0.2%
Expenses $1,155,552 $1,002,759 +0.2%
Net Income $61,501 $1,825 +32.7%
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Governance

Voting Members
10
Independent Members
10
Employees
2
Volunteers
N/A

Governance Policies

Conflict of Interest Policy
Whistleblower Policy
Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

Operated a School
Operated a Hospital
Provided First Class Travel
Reported Conflict of Interest
Reported Asset Diversion
Excess Benefit Transaction
Made Political Expenditures
Engaged in Lobbying
Operated Donor Advised Fund
Maintained Art Collections
Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers
2
$146,798
Total Directors
10
$0
Key Employees
0
$0
Highest Compensated
0
reported
Name Title Hours/Week Role Reportable Comp Other Comp Total
Patrick Ohslund Deputy Director 40.00
Officer
$74,544 $0 $74,544
Michael Taylor Executive Dir. 40.00
Officer
$72,254 $0 $72,254
Katherine Whitcraft President 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Gloria Tse Secretary 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Mandy Bynum Treasurer 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Marcus Scott Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Kiely Corti Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Jamie Kennedy Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Kamikazi Taylor Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Kelly Mendez Diamond Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Jason Bayani Director 1.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Seana Condit-Gordon President 2.00
Director
$0 $0 $0
Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year Revenue Expenses Assets Net Income
2025 $1,217,053 $1,155,552 $180,352 $61,501
2024 $1,007,584 $1,002,759 $132,384 $4,825
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