Compassion Connect

Analysis

Compassion Connect is a registered charity in United States, based in Gresham, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Compassion Connect reported income of $823k and spending of $846k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.4m to $823k (-43%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Compassion Connect sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South County Foundation for Mental Health Inc 16155 S Militay TR ($823k), Chrysalis Autism Center Inc ($823k) and Carolina Pregnancy Center ($822k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 121% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $60k (7.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $284k. It paid $2,198 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $967k against liabilities of $17k, net assets of $950k. It reported 17 employees.