Western Lane County Foundation

Analysis

Western Lane County Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Florence, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1975, 51 years ago. 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, Western Lane County Foundation reported income of $3.6m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 68% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.2m to $3.6m (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 347%. Over the whole period it spent 43% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Western Lane County Foundation sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include L Arche Boston North Inc ($3.6m), Ascend Justice ($3.6m) and Mille Lacs Co Area Dac Inc ($3.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% of the total. At year end it held assets of $13.5m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $13.5m.