Creative Ministries Inc

Analysis

Creative Ministries Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Peters, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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 Ministries Inc reported income of $116k and spending of $128k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $137k to $116k (-16%), an average of -5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Creative Ministries Inc sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile, and in the 38th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Light of the World Ministries Incorporated ($115k), Choose Life Ministries Inc ($116k) and Creation Worldview Ministries Inc ($115k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.4% and program service revenue 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $58k (46% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $0 against liabilities of $0, net assets of $0. It reported 1 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.