Blind Enterprises of Oregon

Analysis

Blind Enterprises of Oregon is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1990, 36 years ago. 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, Blind Enterprises of Oregon reported income of $446k and spending of $454k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $423k to $446k (+5.4%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 26%. 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, Blind Enterprises of Oregon sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Marshall Township Volunteer Fire Department ($446k), Ocean State Soccer School ($446k) and Community Housing Resource Board of Lubbock ($446k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $269k. At year end it held assets of $311k against liabilities of $94k, net assets of $217k. It reported 6 employees.