Creative Learning Adventures

Analysis

Creative Learning Adventures is a registered charity in United States, based in Nevada City, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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 Learning Adventures reported income of $74k and spending of $34k, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $66k to $74k (+11%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 49% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Creative Learning Adventures sits at the 26th percentile: it is larger than about 26% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 29th percentile, and in the 31st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jsim Hope Foundation ($74k), Holy Family Mission ($74k) and United Aid Foundation ($74k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 54% of the total. At year end it held assets of $499k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $499k.