Creative Life Styles Inc

Analysis

Creative Life Styles Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Shelby TWP, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1986, 40 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 September 2023, Creative Life Styles Inc reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.1m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $2.1m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Creative Life Styles Inc sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Urban League of Nebraska ($2.1m), Meals on Wheels of Alameda County ($2.1m) and Institute of Chung Hwa Buddhist Culture Inc ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $201k (9.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $488k against liabilities of $56k, net assets of $432k. It reported 50 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.