Oregon Law Foundation

Analysis

Oregon Law Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Oregon Law Foundation reported income of $7.9m and spending of $2.6m, leaving 67% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.9m to $7.9m (+175%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 241%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Oregon Law Foundation sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include One Arizona ($7.9m), Center for Hope Inc ($7.9m) and Center for Law and Social Policy ($7.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.3% and program service revenue 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $174k (6.7% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $8.2m against liabilities of $72k, net assets of $8.1m.