Forum86

Analysis

Forum86 is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Forum86 reported income of $199k and spending of $139k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $89k to $199k (+123%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 243%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Forum86 sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 54th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kaleidoscope Dance Theatre Inc ($199k), Community Development Foundation ($199k) and Red River Community House Inc ($199k).

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 $147k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $147k.