Create Ca

Analysis

Create Ca is a registered charity in United States, based in Pasadena, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1988, 38 years ago. 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, Create Ca reported income of $1.8m and spending of $2.0m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from September 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.1m to $1.8m (-15%), an average of -3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 345%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Create Ca sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Coalition for the Homeless Inc ($1.8m), New Orleans Film and Video Society Inc ($1.8m) and St Benedict Center for Early Childhood Education Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $198k (9.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $750k. It paid $38k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $241k, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 14 employees.

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.