Oregon Jewish Community Foundation

Analysis

Oregon Jewish Community Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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 June 2023, Oregon Jewish Community Foundation reported income of $4.8m and spending of $7.8m, spending 164% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $8.2m to $4.8m (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Oregon Jewish Community Foundation 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 Service Collaborative of Wny Inc ($4.8m), United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra ($4.8m) and United Way of North Central Florida Inc ($4.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 6.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $334k (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $323k. At year end it held assets of $102.0m against liabilities of $39.8m, net assets of $62.2m. It reported 7 employees.