Fund for Oregon Rural Journalism

Analysis

Fund for Oregon Rural Journalism is a registered charity in United States, based in Bend, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Fund for Oregon Rural Journalism reported income of $141k and spending of $88k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $97k to $141k (+45%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 45% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Fund for Oregon Rural Journalism sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 45th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ballet Wooster ($141k), SVP Kids Inc SVP TV Network ($141k) and My Nose Turns Red Theatre Company ($141k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $183k against liabilities of $17k, net assets of $166k.