Portland Garden Club

Analysis

Portland Garden Club is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1958, 68 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 May 2023, Portland Garden Club reported income of $313k and spending of $302k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2019 to May 2023, income fell from $520k to $313k (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Portland Garden Club sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nola Tree Project ($313k), Living Oceans Society ($313k) and National Association of State Conservation Agencies ($313k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 5.2% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $56k. At year end it held assets of $761k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $761k. It reported 2 employees.