Elkhorn Defenders

Analysis

Elkhorn Defenders is a registered charity in United States, based in Baker City, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Elkhorn Defenders reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.1m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $757k to $2.1m (+177%), an average of +66% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Elkhorn Defenders sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Prevention Education Inc ($2.1m), Cumberland County Communicare Inc ($2.1m) and Safe & Sound Inc ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $66k (3.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $431k against liabilities of $58k, net assets of $372k. It reported 27 employees.