Center for Creative Change

Analysis

Center for Creative Change is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 2023, Center for Creative Change reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.7m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.6m (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 Change sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Intellectus Preparatory Charter School ($1.6m), Mountainside Montessori ($1.6m) and Tamalpais - Strawberry Preschools Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 10% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $119k (7.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $733k. At year end it held assets of $883k against liabilities of $474k, net assets of $409k. It reported 7 employees.