Orau Foundation

Analysis

Orau Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Oak Ridge, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1981, 45 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Orau Foundation reported income of $1.9m and spending of $808k, leaving 56% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $2.3m to $1.9m (-19%), an average of -5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 34% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Orau Foundation 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 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rose Hill Community Center ($1.9m), Yocum Family Perpetual Charitable TR ($1.9m) and Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation ($1.9m).

Other salaries and wages came to $12k. At year end it held assets of $52.6m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $52.6m.