Songs for Saplings Inc

Analysis

Songs for Saplings Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 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 December 2023, Songs for Saplings Inc reported income of $81k and spending of $70k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $161k to $81k (-50%), an average of -50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Songs for Saplings Inc sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile, and in the 31st percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pacific Pastoral Counseling Service ($81k), East Longmeadow Education Endowment Fund Inc ($81k) and One World One Sai ($81k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. At year end it held assets of $17k against liabilities of $404, net assets of $16k.