Common Sense for Oregon Foundation

Analysis

Common Sense for Oregon Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Salem, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable 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 December 2023, Common Sense for Oregon Foundation reported income of $492k and spending of $272k, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $399k to $492k (+23%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Common Sense for Oregon Foundation sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Parkway Youth Hockey Inc ($492k), Development Foundation of the North Carolina Center for the Advancemen ($492k) and S T a R for Early Childhood Educators Incorporated ($492k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $513 against liabilities of $126k, net assets of -$125k.