Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$514,678

Total expenses

$567,596

Contributions and grants received

$228,124

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$179,712

Investment income

$1,901

Other revenue

$104,941

Total assets, end of year

$125,709

Total liabilities, end of year

$0

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$125,709

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$452,194

Management and general expenses

$86,786

Fundraising expenses

$28,616

Program service expenses (Part III)

$452,194

Program services were 79.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2023

• Outdoor Adventure - As Denver Archbishop Samuel Aquila wrote, Creatio promotes activities in nature with young people as a way to help them encounter Jesus, who so often withdrew himself into the wilderness and prayed (Luke 5:16). By bringing people into nature and allowing them to experience the beauty of creation, Creatio has been able to lead people to an interior transformation and communion that follows a renewal of self, the reception of identity, the healing power of silence, the gift of others in friendship, of communion itself. Todays young adults are flocking to the outdoors to escape the everyday grind, and they are interested in participating in personalized, curated experiences. From camping to pilgrimage; backpacking to hut trips, the Creatio experience is a welcoming and approachable invitationto younger generations, in particularto explore that inescapable desire for God that is written in ourhearts. Creatio has completed over 100 outdoor

  Expenses $452,194

• Environmental Stewardship - As Pope Francis explains in the Laudato si, Concern for the environment thus needs to be joined to a sincere love for our fellow human beings and an unwavering commitment to resolving the problems of society. Creatio believes that in reconciling human beings with nature, we will grow closer to solving the many cultural, spiritual, and educational challenges around us. Creatios environmental projects include educating local communities on environmental best practices and hosting opportunities to implement best practices. Our missionaries are trained as professional guides and have extensive experience leading adventure trips, facilitating experiential education, and directing the programming component of our courses.

• Service to the Poor & Mission Trips - By developing deep & sustainable relationships with remote communities in need, Creatio leadsmission trips that honor both creation and the dignity of the human person. Creatio aims to bring people closer to seeing the face of Christ - thereby reconciling themselves to one another and to the Creator - as well as showing those who we serve that they are greatly loved. Throughout Creatios history, we have completed over 40 mission trips across 7 different countries. Our projects include working alongside locals to provide housing, water, and community spaces; helping with relief efforts, providing spiritual and catechetical classes; and many others. Creatio currently operates Mission Trips in Costa Rica.

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

2 July 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.1

Source object

202401849349301250

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