Oregon Hope Chinese School

Analysis

Oregon Hope Chinese School is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 Hope Chinese School reported income of $329k and spending of $329k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $218k to $329k (+51%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Oregon Hope Chinese School sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cloverdale Arts Alliance ($329k), Dusti Bonge Art Foundation Inc ($329k) and Indigenous Life Ways ($329k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.1% and program service revenue 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $73k (22% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $38k. At year end it held assets of $19k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $19k. It reported 4 employees.