Westwind Stewardship Group

Analysis

Westwind Stewardship Group is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Westwind Stewardship Group reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.9m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.7m (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Westwind Stewardship Group sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eagle Valley Land Trust ($1.7m), Ember Alliance ($1.8m) and Sequoia Riverlands Trust ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 22% and program service revenue 74% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $106k (5.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $920k. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $384k, net assets of $3.7m. It reported 71 employees.