Renewable Northwest Project

Analysis

Renewable Northwest Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Renewable Northwest Project reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.4m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $2.7m (+143%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Renewable Northwest Project sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blue Hill Heritage Trust Inc ($2.7m), Garden of the Gods Foundation ($2.7m) and Atmos Ltd ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $228k (9.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $706k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $307k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 12 employees.