Cascade Policy Institute

Analysis

Cascade Policy Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable 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 December 2023, Cascade Policy Institute reported income of $1.4m and spending of $760k, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.4m (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 37%. 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, Cascade Policy Institute sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Associated Students of California State University Los Angeles Inc ($1.4m), Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation ($1.4m) and Providence Christian School ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $162k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $275k. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $547k, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 10 employees.