Creative Santa Fe

Analysis

Creative Santa Fe is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Fe, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2006, 20 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Creative Santa Fe reported income of $414k and spending of $547k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $504k to $414k (-18%), an average of -4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 190%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Creative Santa Fe sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Great Basin Heritage Area PTR ($414k), Living Arts Trust Inc ($414k) and Greenwood Community Theatre Inc ($414k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $154k (28% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $111k. At year end it held assets of $65k against liabilities of $77k, net assets of -$12k. It reported 5 employees.