L Arche Portland

Analysis

L Arche Portland is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, L Arche Portland reported income of $934k and spending of $1.3m, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $916k to $934k (+2.0%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, L Arche Portland sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shield Foundation Inc ($934k), Foster the Family ($935k) and Living with Hope ($934k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 43% and program service revenue 54% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $109k (8.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $666k. At year end it held assets of $872k against liabilities of $382k, net assets of $490k. It reported 35 employees.