Creativity Unlimited Arts Council

Analysis

Creativity Unlimited Arts Council is a registered charity in United States, based in North Platte, NE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Creativity Unlimited Arts Council reported income of $314k and spending of $391k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $615k to $314k (-49%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Creativity Unlimited Arts Council sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within NE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include California Heritage Museum ($314k), Yellowstone Historic Center Inc ($314k) and Association of Bosniaks of New Hampshire ($314k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 48% and program service revenue 46% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $51k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $52k. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $6,597, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 9 employees.