Creative Ministries Inc

Analysis

Creative Ministries Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Manheim, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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 August 2023, Creative Ministries Inc reported income of $2.8m and spending of $2.7m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $2.8m (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Creative Ministries Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vision Beyond Borders Inc ($2.8m), World Covenant Ministries Inc ($2.8m) and Christ Disciples Internationalministries Incorporated ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 49% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $141k (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $668k. At year end it held assets of $15.3m against liabilities of $267k, net assets of $15.0m. It reported 26 employees.