Oregon Institute for Creative Research

Analysis

Oregon Institute for Creative Research is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2016, 10 years ago. 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, Oregon Institute for Creative Research reported income of $131k and spending of $142k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $214k to $131k (-39%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Oregon Institute for Creative Research sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 44th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ben Jackson Foundation Inc ($131k), Amazing Love Inc ($131k) and Ohio County Historical Society Inc ($131k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $860 against liabilities of $14k, net assets of -$13k.