World Privacy Forum

Analysis

World Privacy Forum is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2005, 21 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, World Privacy Forum reported income of $475k and spending of $510k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $201k to $475k (+136%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 657%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, World Privacy Forum 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 69th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Child Care Center ($475k), Guardians Drum and Bugle Corps ($475k) and Western Albermarle Rescue Squad Inc ($475k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $265k (52% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $74k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $19k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 2 employees.