Willamette Valley Law Project

Analysis

Willamette Valley Law Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Woodburn, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Willamette Valley Law Project reported income of $6.8m and spending of $2.7m, leaving 59% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $302k to $6.8m (+2136%), an average of +118% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 466%. Over the whole period it spent 54% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Willamette Valley Law Project sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Carolina Sheriffs Association ($6.8m), Center for Intercultural Organizing ($6.8m) and Getting Out and Staying Out Inc ($6.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $5.7m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $5.7m.