Creative Positive Environments

Analysis

Creative Positive Environments is a registered charity in United States, based in Mission Viejo, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Creative Positive Environments reported income of $3.3m and spending of $3.3m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.8m to $3.3m (+17%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Creative Positive Environments sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for Executive Leadership Inc ($3.3m), Central Lincoln County Young Mens Christian Association ($3.3m) and Larche Tahoma Hope Community ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $131k (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 47 employees.