Public Charity

CREATIVE MINISTRIES INC

CREATIVE MINISTRIES INC, of MANHEIM, PA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $3.0M in revenue, $2.8M in expenses, $15.5M in total assets. 12 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 232269420 MANHEIM, PA Christianity NTEE: X20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.0M
Total Expenses$2.8M
Total Assets$15.5M
Grant Records12
Funding Total$1.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

CREATIVE MINISTRIES, INC. WAS ORGANIZED IN 1984 AS A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING CHRISTIAN VALUES FEATURING THE BEST IN CHRISTIAN MUSIC, ART AND OTHER ACTIVITIES; AND TO ACQUIRE ONE OR MORE NONCOMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL BROADCAST STATIONS FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AND MUSIC PROGRAMS RESPONSIVE TO THE NEEDS AND INTERESTS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC RESIDING IN THE COMMUNITIES OF THE LICENSEE, AND THE BROADCAST STATION'S SERVICE AREA. IN DECEMBER 1990, THE ORGANIZATION ACQUIRED WJTL-FM, A RADIO STATION LICENSED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) SERVICING THE LANCASTER, HARRISBURG, YORK, LEBANON, AND NORTHERN MARYLAND AREAS, TO OPERATE A NONCOMMERCIAL EDUCATIONAL BROADCAST STATION DEDICATED TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION AND MUSIC PROGRAMS.

Where $100 goes at Creative Ministries Inc

How Creative Ministries Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$65 Programs the work itself
$28 Management running the organization
$7 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $65 for programs

$45
Promotion of christian concerts/festivals and artists featuring christian music, art, and other activities
70% of program spending
$20
Public educational radio broadcasting of christian music and programming to the wjtl listening area
30% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Brian Smith
STATION MANA Fred Mcnaughton
CHAIRMAN John Smucker
TREASURER Timothy N Landis
SECRETARY Wendy Miller

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$816,558 5 grants
Arts & Culture
$215,818 6 grants
Unspecified
$230,960 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $3.0M $2.8M $15.5M
2024 $2.6M $2.7M $15.2M
2023 $2.8M $2.7M $15.3M
2022 $2.6M $2.1M $14.9M
2021 $2.1M $1.5M $14.5M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.1M to $3.0M (+38%), with total assets most recently reported at $15.5M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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