Shaking the Tree Inc

Analysis

Shaking the Tree Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Shaking the Tree Inc reported income of $404k and spending of $528k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $230k to $404k (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Shaking the Tree Inc sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Essential Families Midwest Inc ($404k), Fredericksburg Isd Education Foundation ($404k) and Esco Technologies Foundation ($403k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $54k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $60k. At year end it held assets of $106k against liabilities of $27k, net assets of $80k. It reported 14 employees.