Center for Creative Justice

Name: IRS record for Center for Creative Justice
Creator: Internal Revenue Service
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-copyright

Ames, IA. EIN 42-1020129. Reported $236,019 of revenue for 2024 on its Form 990.

The IRS record

Registered name: CENTER FOR CREATIVE JUSTICE; As the IRS records it, which is how it appears in their own search.
Employer Identification Number: 42-1020129; The identifier the IRS uses for this organization.
Recognized under: 501(c)(3) — charitable, religious, educational, scientific; The subsection of the code its exemption was granted under.
Recognized in: 1975; The year of the IRS ruling.
Classification: Crime and Legal-Related; NTEE code I51Z, assigned at registration.
Gifts to it: Contributions are deductible; Whether the IRS treats a contribution to this organization as deductible.
Legal form: Corporation; How the organization is constituted, as recorded at registration.
Location of record: Ames, IA; The address the IRS holds, not necessarily where it operates.
Most recent filing: Form 990; For tax year 2024.

$236.0 thousand
Total revenue: $236,019; Contributions, grants, program service revenue and investment income.; $271.7 thousand
Total expenses: $271,661; As reported on the return.; $363.0 thousand
Total assets, book value: $363,007; At the end of the year, at what the organization paid for them.; 12
People listed: Officers, directors, trustees, key employees and highest-paid employees.; $69,065
Largest reported compensation: Reported for Staci Shugar.

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Data retrieved September 19, 2026