Creative Community Education Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To support the goals adopted from time to time of Alameda Community Learning Center, a charter school under the Alameda Unified School District, as an educational school providing enrichment programs related to technology skills, educational activities, learner empowerment and learning to learn skills along with organizing various fundraising events.
- Income
- $42,218
- Spending
- $65,808
- Reserves
- 9.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 88%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 63 out of 100. Higher than 26% of charities in its peer group (education, under $250k).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 9.5 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 26% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 56% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $58,258 spent. Funded various charter school activitiesfor students in 6th through 12 grades. Largest funded initiatives included:Media Arts and Technology Enhancement ($6,400)Modernized the school's media lab by replacing obsolete, 12-year-old hardware with 12 Apple computers and 2 industrial-grade 3-D printers. Provided critical technology access to the entire middle and high schoollearners enrolled in media arts (a core class). Upgrade ensured students can master current industry-standard software in creative design and engineering.Environmental Science / Biology Field Studies ($6,000)Facilitated two immersive 'living laboratory' sailing expeditions on the San Francisco Bay for 123 learners in grades 9 through 11. Students conducted hands-on ecological investigations to analyze human impact on local marine ecosystems. The program funded chartered vessel access, specialized coaching, and transportation, allowing students to apply classroom biological concepts to real-world environmental conservation and watershed management.Civic Engagement and Educational Equity ($5,500)Promoted educational equity by providing financial scholarships and deposits for 11 learners from low-income households to participate in a national civics and government study program in Washington D.C. By removing financial barriers for students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, the organization enabled at-risk 8th-grade learners to engage directly with the governing process and develop the skills necessary to become active, informed participants in civil society.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since February 2003.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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