Creating Opportunities

Analysis

Creating Opportunities is a registered charity in United States, based in Salem, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2016, 10 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, Creating Opportunities reported income of $629k and spending of $623k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $242k to $629k (+159%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 195%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Creating Opportunities sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 74th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Open Table Ministry ($628k), Exceptional Futures Corporation ($629k) and Illinois Valley Center for Independent Living ($628k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.8% and program service revenue 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $71k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $165k. At year end it held assets of $480k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $480k. It reported 9 employees.