Ecology in Classrooms and Outdoors Northwest

Analysis

Ecology in Classrooms and Outdoors Northwest is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2007, 19 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, Ecology in Classrooms and Outdoors Northwest reported income of $432k and spending of $402k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $666k to $432k (-35%), an average of -8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Ecology in Classrooms and Outdoors Northwest sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Keep Knoxville Beautiful Inc ($432k), Pacific Coast Salmon Coalition ($433k) and Vermont Farm and Forest School Inc ($432k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $118k (29% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $119k. It paid $5,269 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $17k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 12 employees.