Creative Living Inc

Analysis

Creative Living Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 September 2023, Creative Living Inc reported income of $1.2m and spending of $705k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $699k to $1.2m (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Creative Living Inc sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 81st percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bridge Builders Community Partnership Incorporated ($1.1m), Moving Forward Incorporated ($1.2m) and Cathedral Center ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $74k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $53k. At year end it held assets of $3.8m against liabilities of $311k, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 45 employees.