Creative Concepts for Living Inc

Analysis

Creative Concepts for Living Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Hazelwood, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Creative Concepts for Living Inc reported income of $9.7m and spending of $8.7m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $6.3m to $9.7m (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Creative Concepts for Living Inc sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northwest Florida Area Agency on Aging Inc ($9.7m), Friends in Service Helping-Emergency Referral Service ($9.7m) and Life Senior Services Inc ($9.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from program service revenue 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $6.4m (73% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $5.1m against liabilities of $252k, net assets of $4.9m. It reported 163 employees.