Solar Oregon

Analysis

Solar Oregon is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Solar Oregon reported income of $187k and spending of $178k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $143k to $187k (+31%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Solar Oregon sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ocean Research Project Inc ($187k), Lake Tippecanoe Property Owners Inc ($187k) and Forest Conservancy ($187k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.1% and program service revenue 89% of the total. At year end it held assets of $24k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $24k.