Northwest College of Construction

Analysis

Northwest College of Construction is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Northwest College of Construction reported income of $3.4m and spending of $3.0m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $3.4m (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Northwest College of Construction sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Academy Prep Center of Lakeland Inc ($3.4m), Wesley Biblical Seminary ($3.4m) and Geneseo Foundation Inc ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.5% and program service revenue 90% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $221k (7.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $3.5m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 52 employees.