Coming Soon
No reports have been published yet. This page is a future-state placeholder built from the blueprint and IA documents. The current source-backed asset is the 521-item evidence base across 43 disciplines in the Research Library.
Why Annual Reports Matter
Press Event
An annual report creates a news hook that drives media coverage of creator rights issues.
Citation Source
Researchers and policymakers need citable, dated publications to inform their work.
Trust-Building Transparency
Annual reports demonstrate organizational accountability and build institutional credibility.
Recurring Content Asset
The highest-value content the organization can publish annually, drawing return visitors.
Planned: “State of Creators” Report
Modeled after the Human Rights Watch World Report, this annual flagship publication will package SaveTheCreators' evidence base into a comprehensive, discipline-by-discipline analysis of the creative economy.
Executive Summary
State of the creative economy, key findings across 5 advocacy pillars, year-over-year trend indicators.
Pillar-by-Pillar Analysis
Compensation crisis, mental health, algorithm gatekeeping, AI displacement, and safety threats.
Discipline Spotlights
Deep dives into 3-5 disciplines with the most significant developments.
AI Impact Tracker
AI disruption trends, consent and training data rights, legislative and legal developments.
Platform Dependency Map
Which platforms dominate which creative fields, policy and fee changes.
Universal Themes
Annual update on the 8 cross-cutting themes identified in the evidence base.
Recommendations
Policy, platform accountability, and creator self-advocacy recommendations.
Organizational Transparency
Financial summary, membership growth, advocacy impact metrics.
Organizational Transparency
SaveTheCreators is a project of Distributed Creatives. When the parent nonprofit publishes annual reports, IRS Form 990 filings, or audited financial statements, this page can serve as the public link-out location from the STC advocacy surface.
No financial reports have been published yet. This section will be updated as the organization completes its first fiscal year reporting.
Modeled After Leading Advocacy Publications
Human Rights Watch
World Report (annual flagship)
Discipline-by-discipline evidence reporting; the direct model for State of Creators
Mozilla
Internet Health Report
Thematic health indicators across a complex ecosystem
EFF
Annual Reports
Combining advocacy wins with financial transparency
350.org
Year narrative pages
Year-in-review format with campaign highlights
Creative Commons
Annual Reports + Strategy
Organizational strategy paired with impact data
The Evidence Exists. The Report Is Coming.
Until the first State of Creators report is published, the best way to support this work is to sign the Declaration and help amplify the evidence that already exists.