Creative Living Options Inc

Analysis

Creative Living Options Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2002, 24 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 Living Options Inc reported income of $5.0m and spending of $4.7m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.8m to $5.0m (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Creative Living Options Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include A Childs Hope International Inc ($5.0m), Family Involvement Center ($5.0m) and Nutrition and Services for Seniors ($5.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $141k (3.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.3m. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $780k, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 173 employees.