Creative Action

Analysis

Creative Action is a registered charity in United States, based in Austin, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 August 2023, Creative Action reported income of $6.4m and spending of $5.7m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $4.3m to $6.4m (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 137%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Creative Action sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 95th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Kentucky Science Center Inc ($6.4m), John Huntington Art & Polytechnic TR ($6.4m) and Cultura Y Arte Nativa de Las Americas ($6.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 34% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $268k (4.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.7m. At year end it held assets of $6.4m against liabilities of $909k, net assets of $5.5m. It reported 202 employees.