Central Oregon Forest Stewardship Foundation

Analysis

Central Oregon Forest Stewardship Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Bend, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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, Central Oregon Forest Stewardship Foundation reported income of $840k and spending of $756k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $249k to $840k (+238%), an average of +84% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 146%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Central Oregon Forest Stewardship 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 77th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hundred Club of Connecticut Inc ($840k), Colorado Healing Fund ($842k) and Community Volunteer Fire Department ($840k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $90k. At year end it held assets of $117k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $117k. It reported 4 employees.