Center for Creative Exploration

Analysis

Center for Creative Exploration is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Center for Creative Exploration reported income of $108k and spending of $111k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $109k to $108k (-1.6%), an average of -1.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Center for Creative Exploration sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 41st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts Inc ($107k), Free Columbia Inc ($108k) and Vicious Circle ($107k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 20% and program service revenue 79% of the total. At year end it held assets of $132k against liabilities of $2,141, net assets of $129k.