Southern Oregon University Foundation

Analysis

Southern Oregon University Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Ashland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 June 2023, Southern Oregon University Foundation reported income of $16.0m and spending of $5.7m, leaving 64% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $5.6m to $16.0m (+188%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 51% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Southern Oregon University Foundation 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 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Learning Choice Academy ($16.0m), Troy University Foundation ($16.0m) and Shippensburg University Foundation ($16.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% of the total. At year end it held assets of $51.6m against liabilities of $654k, net assets of $51.0m.