Center for Creative Learning
Analysis
Center for Creative Learning is a registered charity in United States, based in Mercer, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.
In the financial year ending December 2023, Center for Creative Learning reported income of $448k and spending of $438k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $386k to $448k (+16%), an average of +3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.
Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Center for Creative Learning sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Project New Yorker Corporation ($448k), Faith Christian Academy ($448k) and Elan Vitale Montessori School Inc ($448k).
On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 32% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $284k. At year end it held assets of $387k against liabilities of $83k, net assets of $304k. It reported 20 employees.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 68%
- Program services 32%
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Project New Yorker Corporation | Jamaica | $448k |
| Faith Christian Academy | Tucson | $448k |
| Elan Vitale Montessori School Inc | Baton Rouge | $448k |
| Carter Christian Academy Inc | Grayson | $448k |