Creative Acres Inc

Analysis

Creative Acres Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Brighton, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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 Acres Inc reported income of $74k and spending of $78k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $63k to $74k (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Creative Acres Inc sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 29th percentile, and in the 25th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heartland DSC ($74k), Foundation for the Preservation of Honey Bees Inc ($74k) and New Hampshire Wildlife Federation ($74k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $3,200 (4.1% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $279k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $279k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.