Macdonald Center

Analysis

Macdonald Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1991, 35 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, Macdonald Center reported income of $8.5m and spending of $9.3m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.3m to $8.5m (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Macdonald Center 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 American Opportunity Foundation Inc ($8.5m), Jewish Family Service Agency ($8.5m) and Ludwig Von Mises Institute for Austrian Economics Inc ($8.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 88% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $159k (1.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.0m. At year end it held assets of $13.2m against liabilities of $814k, net assets of $12.4m. It reported 150 employees.