Creative Community Options Inc

Analysis

Creative Community Options Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Johnston, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1993, 33 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 Community Options Inc reported income of $7.3m and spending of $7.6m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $8.4m to $7.3m (-13%), an average of -3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Creative Community Options Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tabor Community Partners ($7.3m), Mid-East Community Action Agency ($7.3m) and United States Catholic Conference ($7.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.1% and program service revenue 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $108k (1.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.6m. At year end it held assets of $4.8m against liabilities of $2.3m, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 254 employees.