The Oregon American Legion Foundation

Analysis

The Oregon American Legion Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Wilsonville, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2010, 16 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 September 2023, The Oregon American Legion Foundation reported income of $858k and spending of $57k, leaving 93% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from September 2022 to September 2023, income grew from $16k to $858k (+5298%), an average of +5298% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 5298%. Over the whole period it spent 11% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Oregon American Legion Foundation sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% 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 Generation Pledge Inc ($857k), Lihatzilum Inc ($858k) and Harmony Acres Equestrian Center ($856k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $57k, net assets of $1.0m.