0000908311 2025-01-01 2025-12-31 0000908311 2024-01-01 2024-12-31 0000908311 2023-01-01 2023-12-31 iso4217:USD 0000908311 DEF 14A false CREATIVE MEDIA & COMMUNITY TRUST CORPORATION true <div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.923%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:5.927%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.824%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.809%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.824%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.809%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.678%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:15.444%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.824%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:12.809%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.824%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:15.883%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.824%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:10.621%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-right:0.8pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Year</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="padding-left:0.4pt;padding-right:0.4pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%"></span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:1.9pt;padding-right:1.9pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Summary Compensation Table Total for PEO ($)</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;position:relative;top:-3.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">(1)</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"><div style="padding-right:0.8pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%"></span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:1.9pt;padding-right:1.9pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Compensation Actually Paid to PEO ($)</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;position:relative;top:-3.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">(1)</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:1.9pt;padding-right:1.9pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Average Summary Compensation Table Total for Other NEOs ($)</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;position:relative;top:-3.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">(2)</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:1.9pt;padding-right:1.9pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Average Compensation Actually Paid to Other NEOs ($)</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;position:relative;top:-3.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">(3)</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:4.9pt;padding-right:4.9pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based on Total Stockholder Return</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:6.5pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%;position:relative;top:-3.5pt;vertical-align:baseline">(4)</span></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><div style="padding-left:0.4pt;padding-right:0.4pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Net Income (Loss) ($) in thousands)</span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2025</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"><div style="padding-left:0.4pt;padding-right:0.4pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"></span></div></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">226,107 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">226,107 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">0.40 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(39,575)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2024</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"><div style="padding-left:0.4pt;padding-right:0.4pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"></span></div></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"><div style="padding-left:0.4pt;padding-right:0.4pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"></span></div></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">227,987 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">227,987 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">5.40 </span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(25,750)</span></td><td style="background-color:#ffffff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">2023</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"><div style="padding-left:0.4pt;padding-right:0.4pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"></span></div></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"><div style="padding-left:0.4pt;padding-right:0.4pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%"></span></div></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">— </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">141,333 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">141,333 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">81.80 </span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:0 1pt"></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0 2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">$</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">(51,456)</span></td><td style="background-color:#cceeff;padding:2px 1pt 2px 0;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"></td></tr></table></div> 0 0 226107 226107 0.40 -39575000 0 0 227987 227987 5.40 -25750000 0 0 141333 141333 81.80 -51456000 Our PEO for each of 2025, 2024 and 2023 was Mr. Thompson, our current chief executive officer. As discussed under “—Summary Compensation Table” above, Mr. Thompson is employed by an affiliate of the Operator and the Administrator and his compensation is determined by, and paid to him directly by, such affiliate. The Company did not pay Mr. Thompson any compensation in any of the foregoing years.Our other NEO for 2025, 2024 and 2023 is Mr. Berlin. In each of 2025, 2024 and 2023, Mr. Berlin’s compensation was paid by an affiliate of the Operator and the Administrator. Such affiliate was then reimbursed by the Company based on Mr. Berlin’s time spent working on matters pertaining to the lending business of the Company. The amount of such reimbursement is provided in the table above, consistent with the amount reported in the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable year. Mr. Thompson The SCT Amount and the CAP Amounts are the same because Mr. Berlin did not receive any equity awards or pension benefits as part of his compensation and therefore the adjustments provided by the applicable rules adopted by the SEC do not apply to Mr. Berlin’s compensation.Pursuant to applicable SEC disclosure rules, assumes $100 was invested on December 31, 2022.