Chehalem Center Association

Analysis

Chehalem Center Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Newberg, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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, Chehalem Center Association reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.8m to $1.5m (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Chehalem Center Association sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Adventure Cycling Association ($1.5m), Lee-Mt Vernon Sports Club Inc ($1.5m) and St Lucie County Fair Association Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 27% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $112k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $414k. At year end it held assets of $8.1m against liabilities of $326k, net assets of $7.8m. It reported 44 employees.