Citizens Utility Board

Analysis

Citizens Utility Board is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1986, 40 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, Citizens Utility Board reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.1m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $918k to $1.2m (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Citizens Utility Board sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sathya Sai Society of America ($1.2m), Community Learning Center Inc ($1.2m) and Society for Social Work and Research Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $160k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $613k. At year end it held assets of $801k against liabilities of $160k, net assets of $641k. It reported 16 employees.