Northwest Family Services

Analysis

Northwest Family Services is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1983, 43 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, Northwest Family Services reported income of $10.8m and spending of $10.8m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.6m to $10.8m (+134%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Northwest Family Services sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mill Neck Manor Luthern School for the Deaf ($10.8m), Glenwood Village Care Center Inc ($10.8m) and Pendleton Manor Inc ($10.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 6.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $162k (1.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.6m. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 172 employees.