Northwest Employment Education and Defense Fund

Analysis

Northwest Employment Education and Defense Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Northwest Employment Education and Defense Fund reported income of $2.6m and spending of $1.4m, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $342k to $2.6m (+665%), an average of +66% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 304%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Northwest Employment Education and Defense Fund sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Davidson County Public Facilities Corporation ($2.6m), Rutherford House Inc ($2.6m) and Crime Victim Services Inc ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 24% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $115k (8.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $844k. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $343k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 21 employees.