Center for Creative Leadership

Analysis

Center for Creative Leadership is a registered charity in United States, based in Greensboro, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending March 2023, Center for Creative Leadership reported income of $123.5m and spending of $123.5m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $121.7m to $123.5m (+1.5%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Center for Creative Leadership sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 100th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kalamazoo College ($123.3m), Braverhood Ltd ($123.6m) and George Mason University Foundation Inc ($123.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.1% and program service revenue 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $5.2m (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $50.9m. At year end it held assets of $132.1m against liabilities of $59.2m, net assets of $72.9m. It reported 590 employees.