Creative Citizen Studios

Analysis

Creative Citizen Studios is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2024, Creative Citizen Studios reported income of $121k and spending of $127k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2024, income grew from $71k to $121k (+71%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 135%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Creative Citizen Studios sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile, and in the 40th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Empower All Inc ($121k), Lifebridge Ministries ($121k) and Newport Beach 1st Battalion 1st Marines Foundation ($121k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 28% of the total. At year end it held assets of $129k against liabilities of $127, net assets of $129k.