Heppner Community Foundation

Analysis

Heppner Community Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Heppner, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Heppner Community Foundation reported income of $274k and spending of $345k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.9m to $274k (-85%), an average of -38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 32% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Heppner Community Foundation sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Soulumination ($274k), Clover Avenue Elementary School Booster Club Inc ($274k) and Sarah Bonwell Hudgins Foundation Inc ($274k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.5% and program service revenue 90% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1,000 (0.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $128k. At year end it held assets of $2.6m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 9 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.