Built Oregon

Analysis

Built Oregon is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Built Oregon reported income of $584k and spending of $575k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $296k to $584k (+97%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Built Oregon sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beverly Area Planning Association ($584k), Centri Tech Foundation ($584k) and Family Life Community Development Corporation ($583k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 2.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $132k (23% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $137k. At year end it held assets of $924k against liabilities of $38k, net assets of $886k.