United Way of the Columbia Gorge

Analysis

United Way of the Columbia Gorge is a registered charity in United States, based in Hood River, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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 June 2024, United Way of the Columbia Gorge reported income of $501k and spending of $599k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $483k to $501k (+3.8%), an average of +0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, United Way of the Columbia Gorge sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Urbana Parks Foundation ($501k), Opl Charities ($501k) and Jonathan Club Charitable Fund ($501k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $28k (4.7% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $790k against liabilities of $45k, net assets of $745k.