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Creation Studies Institute

EIN 65-0039668 · Ft Lauderdale, FL

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROMOTING THE BIBLICAL FOUNDATION OF CREATION.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Weak: 38 out of 100.

Reserves
10 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 2.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15
Spending exceeded income by 29% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15
Income fell 52% on the year before.
Spending floor
8 of 15
55% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 16 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Fair: 65 out of 100.

Independent board
25 of 25
4 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15
Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8
Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7
Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10
Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5
Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (2)

$138,705 spent. THE ORGANIZATION CONDUCTS PALEONTOLOGICAL DIGS IN WHICH THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE, AND IS TAUGHT HOW TO COLLECT AND INTERPRET FLORIDA FOSSILS USING A BIBLICAL FRAMEWORK. FOUR TO FIVE OF THESE FOSSIL FLOATS ARE SCHEDULED EACH YEAR ON THE PEACE RIVER IN ARCADIA, FLORIDA, AND INCLUDE WORSHIP SERVICES AND BIBLE STUDIES.
CREATION DISCOVERY MUSEUM IS AN INTERACTIVE CREATION MUSEUM WHICH TELLS THE STORY OF OUR ORIGINS FROM A CREATIONIST'S PERSPECTIVE. THE MUSEUM IS FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON THE ICE AGE, DISPLAYING MANY KINDS OF FOSSILS AND THE HUGE COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH BONES. THE MUSEUM SERVES AS A RESOURCE TO HOMESCHOOLING FAMILIES, PROVIDING HANDS ON WORKSHOPS AND EXPERIMENTS AS WELL AS SCIENTIFIC AND BIBLICALLY SOUND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND CURRICULUM.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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 October 13, 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 December 2024.
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 January 1989.
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 October 21, 2026.

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