Oregon Climate Trust

Analysis

Oregon Climate Trust 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, Oregon Climate Trust reported income of $9.2m and spending of $6.6m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $9.9m to $9.2m (-7.1%), an average of -1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Oregon Climate Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Georgia-Alabama Land Trust Inc ($9.1m), Shasta Land Trust ($9.2m) and Evergreen Collaborative ($9.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.1% and program service revenue 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $656k (10.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $585k. At year end it held assets of $29.3m against liabilities of $7.9m, net assets of $21.5m. It reported 12 employees.