JDS Creative Academy

Analysis

JDS Creative Academy is a registered charity in United States, based in Temecula, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 December 2023, JDS Creative Academy reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.2m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $831k to $1.1m (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, JDS Creative Academy sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Colorado Timberline Academy Inc ($1.1m), Beginning Our Future Learning and Outreach Center Inc ($1.1m) and Minnesota State University Student Association Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $214k (18% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $170k against liabilities of $36k, net assets of $134k. It reported 24 employees.