Friends of Sellwood Community House

Analysis

Friends of Sellwood Community House is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, Friends of Sellwood Community House reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.4m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $338k to $1.6m (+366%), an average of +67% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 158%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Friends of Sellwood Community House sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ohio MCC Activity Center ($1.6m), Texas Network of Youth Services Incorporated ($1.6m) and Families Behind the Badge Childrens Foundation ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.2% and program service revenue 66% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $98k (6.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $654k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $214k, net assets of $987k. It reported 12 employees.