United Way of the Columbia- Willamette

Analysis

United Way of the Columbia- Willamette is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, United Way of the Columbia- Willamette reported income of $14.8m and spending of $15.7m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $23.4m to $14.8m (-36%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, United Way of the Columbia- Willamette 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 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County Inc ($14.8m), Quad Cities Community Foundation ($14.8m) and It Is Written Inc ($14.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $688k (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.3m. At year end it held assets of $38.7m against liabilities of $3.9m, net assets of $34.8m. It reported 53 employees.