Western States Center Inc

Analysis

Western States Center Inc 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 public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 December 2023, Western States Center Inc reported income of $4.7m and spending of $4.0m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.2m to $4.7m (+110%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Western States Center Inc sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Central States Ser Jobs for Progress Inc ($4.7m), Florida Youth Soccer Association Inc ($4.7m) and Unleash Prosperity Inc ($4.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $36k (0.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $961k. At year end it held assets of $5.5m against liabilities of $121k, net assets of $5.4m. It reported 13 employees.