Oregon Environmental Council Inc

Analysis

Oregon Environmental Council Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1985, 41 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 March 2023, Oregon Environmental Council Inc reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.2m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income fell from $3.3m to $2.5m (-24%), an average of -6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2020, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Oregon Environmental Council Inc sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Conservation Florida Inc ($2.5m), Alabama Forestry Foundation ($2.5m) and Mountaintrue ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $160k (7.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $413k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 18 employees.