Deschutes Defenders Inc

Analysis

Deschutes Defenders Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Bend, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Deschutes Defenders Inc reported income of $4.8m and spending of $4.5m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.1m to $4.8m (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Deschutes Defenders Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% 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 The District of Columbia Childrens Advocacy Center ($4.8m), Minority Corporate Counsel Association Inc ($4.9m) and Federal Defenders of the Middle Distric of Georgia Inc ($4.8m).

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 $199k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.0m. At year end it held assets of $3.9m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 38 employees.