Willamette Falls Trust

Analysis

Willamette Falls Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in West Linn, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2016, 10 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, Willamette Falls Trust reported income of $5.1m and spending of $1.6m, leaving 69% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.4m to $5.1m (+112%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 938%. Over the whole period it spent 47% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Willamette Falls Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tennessee River Gorge Trust Inc ($5.1m), Waterfront Botanical Gardens Inc ($5.1m) and CE Buyers Institute ($5.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $118k (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $450k. At year end it held assets of $12.8m against liabilities of $98k, net assets of $12.7m. It reported 6 employees.