Pacific Rivers

Analysis

Pacific Rivers is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Pacific Rivers reported income of $235k and spending of $169k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $319k to $235k (-26%), an average of -5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Pacific Rivers sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Old Saybrook Land Trust Inc ($235k), International Association for Vegetation Science Inc ($235k) and Eco Agents Inc ($235k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 5.4% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $55k. At year end it held assets of $180k against liabilities of $22k, net assets of $157k. It reported 6 employees.