Columbia Basin Foundation

Analysis

Columbia Basin Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Ephrata, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Columbia Basin Foundation reported income of $2.1m and spending of $1.9m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $2.1m (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 110%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Columbia Basin Foundation 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 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Gwinnett Cooperative Inc ($2.1m), Sanctuary House ($2.1m) and The Arc of Tennessee Inc ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $175k (9.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $59k. At year end it held assets of $15.5m against liabilities of $20k, net assets of $15.5m. It reported 4 employees.