Northwest Environmental Advocates

Analysis

Northwest Environmental Advocates is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1982, 44 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, Northwest Environmental Advocates reported income of $73k and spending of $55k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $76k to $73k (-4.7%), an average of -4.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Northwest Environmental Advocates sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 28th percentile, and in the 28th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Montgomery Botanical Garden at Oak Park ($73k), Illinois Recycling Foundation ($73k) and Friends of White Deer Rock Inc ($72k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $256k against liabilities of $2,458, net assets of $253k.