Creative Washtenaw

Analysis

Creative Washtenaw is a registered charity in United States, based in Ann Arbor, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2008, 18 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 December 2022, Creative Washtenaw reported income of $163k and spending of $183k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $213k to $163k (-23%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 113% 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 Washtenaw sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 49th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northwest Mississippi Theatre Guild Inc ($163k), Albany Civil Rights Institute Inc ($163k) and Minot Symphony Association Inc ($163k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 5.8% of the total. At year end it held assets of $64k against liabilities of $150k, net assets of -$86k.