Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center

Analysis

Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Stevenson, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center reported income of $492k and spending of $764k, spending 155% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $378k to $492k (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 168% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Talking Book Publishers Inc ($492k), The Free History Project Inc ($492k) and Yorba Linda Spotlight Theater Company ($492k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $65k (8.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $125k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $3,456, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 12 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.