Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference

Analysis

Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference reported income of $103k and spending of $76k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $280k to $103k (-63%), an average of -39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brendonwood Historic District Foundation Inc ($103k), Swell Collective ($103k) and Coaster Theater Foundation ($103k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 95% of the total. At year end it held assets of $341k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $341k.