Creative Housing IV

Analysis

Creative Housing IV is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 Housing IV reported income of $73k and spending of $131k, spending 179% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $62k to $73k (+17%), an average of +4.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 184% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Creative Housing IV sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 29th percentile, and in the 29th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include E3 Endeavors ($73k), Anns Angels Adaptive Waterski Foundation Inc ($73k) and Davidson Farmers Market Inc ($73k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 55% of the total. At year end it held assets of $700k against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $684k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.