Oregon Community Foundation

Analysis

Oregon Community Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, Oregon Community Foundation reported income of $192.6m and spending of $244.1m, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $232.2m to $192.6m (-17%), an average of -4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Oregon Community Foundation sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile, and in the 100th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sanford Health Foundation ($191.1m), Communities Foundation of Texas ($195.1m) and Givewell Community Foundation Inc ($189.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 1.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.6m (0.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $10.6m. At year end it held assets of $2.98bn against liabilities of $58.7m, net assets of $2.92bn. It reported 152 employees.