Creative West

Analysis

Creative West is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 September 2023, Creative West reported income of $7.0m and spending of $8.3m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $4.6m to $7.0m (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 212%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Creative West 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 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Internatinal Council of Scientific Unions ($7.0m), Pittsburgh Opera Inc ($7.0m) and National Performance Network Inc ($7.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% and program service revenue 50% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $386k (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $11.8m against liabilities of $4.1m, net assets of $7.8m. It reported 49 employees.