Cascadia Research Collective

Analysis

Cascadia Research Collective is a registered charity in United States, based in Olympia, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1980, 46 years ago. 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, Cascadia Research Collective reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.9m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.7m (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Cascadia Research Collective sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include San Luis Valley Area Health Education Center Inc ($1.7m), Capitol Hill Arts Workshop ($1.7m) and Black Tie Dinner Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 21% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $310k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $595k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $296k, net assets of $864k. It reported 23 employees.