Creators Equity Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Petaluma, CA EIN: 94-2759404

Creators Equity Foundation is a private foundation, based in Petaluma, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $265K in total assets.

Creators Equity Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$264,924
-25.4% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$29,410
+1.7% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$119,408
+23.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Creators Equity Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

OaklandPetalumaSanta MonicaSanta Rosa

How Creators Equity Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 279% from 2019 to 2022. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500$1K$1.5K$2K1 grant2019 2 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2019) to $2K (2022). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Alex Salvador Oakland, CASupport arts education$1,896
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$264,924$29,410$119,408————
2024$354,922$28,920$96,786————
2023$422,788$20,996$76,409———$5,396
2022$453,389$68,049$68,010$1,8961$6,685$24,849
2021$461,087$90,290$82,106$1,0561$66,711$48,107
2020$464,817$46,105$96,760$6332—$19,332
2019$516,478$55,638$91,003$5001—$23,968

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Creators Equity Foundation is led by Joshua Reichek, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Joshua Reichek

    President

    On filings since 2019

    12 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laure Reichek

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arlene Elizabeth Baker

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • James Brandt

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Jonathan Reichek (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Barry Wiesberg (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Creators Equity Foundation

How large is Creators Equity Foundation?

Creators Equity Foundation reported $265K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $29K.

Where does Creators Equity Foundation operate?

Creators Equity Foundation has awarded grants in California.

What is Creators Equity Foundation's EIN?

Creators Equity Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-2759404. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 31, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 31, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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