Oregon Wildlife Heritage Foundation

Analysis

Oregon Wildlife Heritage Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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 2022, Oregon Wildlife Heritage Foundation reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.1m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $834k to $2.1m (+155%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 369%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Oregon Wildlife Heritage Foundation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northwestern Pennsylvania Humane Society ($2.1m), Downeast Salmon Federation ($2.1m) and Animal Refuge Center Inc ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $98k (4.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $424k. At year end it held assets of $10.2m against liabilities of $627k, net assets of $9.6m. It reported 24 employees.