Friends of Tryon Creek Park

Analysis

Friends of Tryon Creek Park is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1970, 56 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, Friends of Tryon Creek Park reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $788k to $1.8m (+126%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 170%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Friends of Tryon Creek Park sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Cazadero Performing Arts Camp Inc ($1.8m), Gaston Aquatics Inc ($1.8m) and Kenai River Sportfishing Association Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $90k (7.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $521k. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $20k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 23 employees.