Oregon Research Institute

Analysis

Oregon Research Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Springfield, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover social science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Oregon Research Institute reported income of $7.1m and spending of $7.6m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $10.2m to $7.1m (-31%), an average of -8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Oregon Research Institute 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 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New York Live Arts Inc ($7.1m), Old Salem Incorporated ($7.1m) and Arts Council of Indianapolis Inc ($7.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 102% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.1m (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.8m. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $368k. It reported 104 employees.