Oregon Council for the Humanities

Analysis

Oregon Council for the Humanities is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1978, 48 years ago. 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 October 2023, Oregon Council for the Humanities reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.1m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2019 to October 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $2.6m (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2020, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Oregon Council for the Humanities sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% 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 Equinox Software Inc ($2.6m), Masco Inc ($2.6m) and Partners in Prevention Inc ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 2.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $172k (8.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $769k. At year end it held assets of $4.3m against liabilities of $706k, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 15 employees.