Center for Creative Growth

Analysis

Center for Creative Growth is a registered charity in United States, based in Pinole, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 December 2023, Center for Creative Growth reported income of $527k and spending of $547k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $508k to $527k (+3.7%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 34%. 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, Center for Creative Growth sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cornerstone Pediatric Rehabilitation Services Inc ($527k), Safe Haven Behavioral Health Services ($527k) and Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee ($527k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.2% and program service revenue 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $77k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $357k. At year end it held assets of $126k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $126k. It reported 7 employees.