Metropolitan Family Service

Analysis

Metropolitan Family Service is a registered charity in United States, based in Gresham, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1951, 75 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 June 2023, Metropolitan Family Service reported income of $11.9m and spending of $12.6m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $7.8m to $11.9m (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Metropolitan Family Service sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blue Ridge Community Action Inc ($11.9m), Indiana United Methodist Childrens Home Inc ($11.9m) and Aws Foundation Inc ($11.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $283k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.5m. At year end it held assets of $7.4m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $6.0m. It reported 404 employees.