Central Oregon Locavore

Analysis

Central Oregon Locavore is a registered charity in United States, based in Bend, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Central Oregon Locavore reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.3m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $895k to $2.3m (+161%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Central Oregon Locavore 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 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Housing Telecommunications Inc ($2.3m), Salinas Public Facilities Inc ($2.3m) and Western Vista Building Complex Inc ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.1% and program service revenue 87% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $104k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $290k. At year end it held assets of $431k against liabilities of $125k, net assets of $306k. It reported 24 employees.