Better Together Central Oregon

Analysis

Better Together Central Oregon is a registered charity in United States, based in Redmond, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, Better Together Central Oregon reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.3m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $777k to $2.2m (+179%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 271%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Better Together Central Oregon sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include S a F E House Inc Stop Abuse in the Family Environment ($2.2m), Donaldina Cameron House ($2.2m) and Maine Community Action Association ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 5.2% of the total. At year end it held assets of $977k against liabilities of $338k, net assets of $639k.