Mazamas

Analysis

Mazamas is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1946, 80 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Mazamas reported income of $711k and spending of $796k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from September 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.2m to $711k (-40%), an average of -9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 507%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Mazamas sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Palouse Land Trust Inc ($711k), Just Zero ($713k) and Better Future Project Inc ($710k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 46% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $111k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $150k. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $236k, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 5 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.