Cascade AIDS Project

Analysis

Cascade AIDS Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 2023, Cascade AIDS Project reported income of $28.7m and spending of $30.6m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $11.0m to $28.7m (+160%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cascade AIDS Project sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Centro de Salud Familiar LA Fe Inc ($28.7m), Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts Inc ($28.7m) and Adventhealth Foundation Inc ($28.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 57% and program service revenue 44% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.9m (6.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $9.8m. At year end it held assets of $20.2m against liabilities of $9.6m, net assets of $10.6m. It reported 150 employees.