Western Resources Legal Center

Analysis

Western Resources Legal Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Western Resources Legal Center reported income of $779k and spending of $833k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $527k to $779k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Western Resources Legal Center sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Organic Center Inc ($779k), Blackstone River Watershed Council Inc ($779k) and International Palm Society Inc ($778k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 1.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $255k (31% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $363k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $753k, net assets of $876k.