Lift Urban Portland

Analysis

Lift Urban Portland is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1987, 39 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a church under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Lift Urban Portland reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.9m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $932k to $1.9m (+101%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 24%. 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, Lift Urban Portland sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include El Dorado County Fair Association ($1.9m), Brooke Industries Inc ($1.9m) and Rockwood Early Educational Academy Incorporated ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $93k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $318k. At year end it held assets of $406k against liabilities of $22k, net assets of $384k. It reported 10 employees.