Friends of Astoria Column Inc

Analysis

Friends of Astoria Column Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Astoria, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1989, 37 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, Friends of Astoria Column Inc reported income of $808k and spending of $577k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $725k to $808k (+11%), an average of +2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Friends of Astoria Column Inc sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Louisiana 4-H Foundation ($808k), Manhattan Sephardic Congregation ($808k) and The Oley Foundation Inc ($808k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $291k. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $54k, net assets of $3.2m. It reported 19 employees.