Creative Opportunities Unlimited

Analysis

Creative Opportunities Unlimited is a registered charity in United States, based in Erie, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 June 2024, Creative Opportunities Unlimited reported income of $81k and spending of $77k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from August 2021 to June 2024, income grew from $15k to $81k (+436%), an average of +75% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 495%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Creative Opportunities Unlimited sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile, and in the 29th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Living Truth Academy ($81k), Beta Sigma Phi Charitable Foundation ($81k) and Cherry Park Elementary School PTO ($81k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 57% of the total. At year end it held assets of $158k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $158k.