Childrens Creative Project

Analysis

Childrens Creative Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1975, 51 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 June 2023, Childrens Creative Project reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.2m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.4m to $1.4m (-0.1%), an average of +-0.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Childrens Creative Project sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spot Sun Valley Inc ($1.4m), Friends of the 1883 Clarksburg Schoolhouse ($1.4m) and Music Maker Foundation Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 20% and program service revenue 60% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $372k. At year end it held assets of $3.6m against liabilities of $280, net assets of $3.6m.