Write Around Portland

Analysis

Write Around Portland is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Write Around Portland reported income of $409k and spending of $479k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $373k to $409k (+9.9%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Write Around Portland sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Best of Texas Robotics ($409k), University of Bristol Foundation Inc ($409k) and Leadership South Dakota ($409k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 8.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $77k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $213k. At year end it held assets of $388k against liabilities of $50k, net assets of $337k. It reported 6 employees.