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Creating Resources for Empowerment and Action
Creating Resources for Empowerment and Action reported $10.6 million in revenue and $11.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $85.48 went to program services, $8.38 to management and general costs and $6.14 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 92.7% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $282,755 (Executive Dir.). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 283% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $11MFor context, the median across 479 covered community improvement & capacity building charities: $90.45 programs, $9.31 management, $0.24 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $11MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 85.5% | 89.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 8.4% | 9.2% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 6.1% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.07 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 92.7% | 80.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.2% | 14.9% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 11.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $282,755 | $291,103 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.56% | 1.49% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 18.4 | 9.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 4 of 4 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseCrea works with and supports partners in east africa, the middle east and north africa, and south asia to participate in feminist organizations, to build cross- movement alliances, and to advocate locally, nationally and globally. It continues to strengthen feminist leadership and movements, advance sexual and reproductive rights, promote rights-based approaches to gender-based violence, and support partner organizations and movements to defend and expand civic space and foster collective resilience. It does this through trainings, institutes, convenings, technical support, knowledge…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Dir. Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $216,747 | $0 | $66,008 | $282,755 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Creating Resources for Empowerment and Action (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $252K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b4 · 4 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 52
Private foundation grants it received
5 private foundations reported grants to Creating Resources for Empowerment and Action totaling $1.6M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Creating Resources for Empowerment and Action's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Creating Resources for Empowerment and Action, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Creating Resources for Empowerment and Action spent in FY2025, $85.48 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Creating Resources for Empowerment and Action's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, Creating Resources for Empowerment and Action reported that 85.5% of its $11.0 million in expenses went to program services, 8.4% to management and general and 6.1% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Creating Resources for Empowerment and Action pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Creating Resources for Empowerment and Action reported for one person in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 was $282,755, for the role of Executive Dir. (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Creating Resources for Empowerment and Action get its money?
Of $10.6 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, 92.7% came from contributions and grants (including 0.2% from government grants) and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Creating Resources for Empowerment and Action a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 31-1812979 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, object 202640469349300064 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, object 202520369349301622 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, object 202410459349302266 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, object 202320399349300427 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021 (amended), object 202122949349301657 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, object 202033379349300918 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 31-1812979: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.