Ecotrust

Analysis

Ecotrust is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1995, 31 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, Ecotrust reported income of $8.5m and spending of $10.9m, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $9.3m to $8.5m (-8.9%), an average of -2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Ecotrust sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Bay Innovation Academy ($8.5m), Memphis Jewish Community Center ($8.5m) and Catholic Community Services Foundation ($8.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 36% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.2m (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.2m. At year end it held assets of $37.1m against liabilities of $4.1m, net assets of $33.0m. It reported 74 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.