Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund

Analysis

Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 September 2023, Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund reported income of $2.0m and spending of $2.2m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $2.0m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Oregon Natural Resources Council Fund sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Methow Salmon Recovery Foundation ($2.0m), Lake Gaston Weed Control Council ($2.0m) and Laguna Canyon Foundation ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $88k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $331k, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 29 employees.