Lancaster Creative Reuse
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Lancaster Creative Reuse Mission: To inspire Creativity, increase access to the arts through affordability, and encourage reuse
- Income
- $141,670
- Spending
- $137,675
- Reserves
- 1.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 86%
- Highest pay
- $37,840, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 59 out of 100. Higher than 28% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.4 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 20% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 December 31, 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 (2)
- $17,898 spent. The community outreach programs offered by LCR include: -Providing free materials to local nonprofit orgs, associations, scouts, schools, preschools -Attending community events reinforcing the 3R's and share creative reuse as a concept -Support local art and sewing projects benefiting the homeless, refugees, those effected by addiction or other chronic illnesses such as Alzheimer and cancer, and more -Provide job skills training to individuals with special needs, helping them to gain employment
- $71,591 spent. The Reuse Center provides an alternative to recycling or disposing of materials in our landfills, while teaching the concept of creative reuse and creative conservation, providing art and upcycled material to the community. The open craft table/ classroom provides the space, tools, direction, and inspiration to create in a way that is helpful, not harmful, to our environment and community.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2014.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 October 7, 2026.
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