Portland Fruit Tree Project

Analysis

Portland Fruit Tree Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 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 December 2023, Portland Fruit Tree Project reported income of $385k and spending of $427k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $258k to $385k (+49%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Portland Fruit Tree Project sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Wasteshed ($385k), Decatur Area Arts Council Inc ($385k) and Josephine Kernes Memorial Pool ($385k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $58k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $242k. At year end it held assets of $46k against liabilities of $7,501, net assets of $39k. It reported 10 employees.