Creativity Explored

Analysis

Creativity Explored is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 June 2023, Creativity Explored reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.9m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $2.8m to $2.6m (-5.5%), an average of -1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Creativity Explored sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harold W McMillen Center for Health Education ($2.6m), The Center for Hope and Healing Inc ($2.6m) and House of Metamorphosis Inc ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 56% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $190k (6.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $3.8m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 43 employees.