Raphael House of Portland

Analysis

Raphael House of Portland is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Raphael House of Portland reported income of $4.5m and spending of $4.1m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $4.5m (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Raphael House of Portland sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Childrens Advocacy Centers of Mississippi Cacm ($4.5m), The a I M Center Inc ($4.5m) and Three Rivers Communities Inc ($4.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $261k (6.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $6.1m against liabilities of $482k, net assets of $5.6m. It reported 65 employees.