Film Forever Northwest

Analysis

Film Forever Northwest is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1997, 29 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, Film Forever Northwest reported income of $4.7m and spending of $4.5m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.3m to $4.7m (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 206%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Film Forever Northwest sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% 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 United Way of Volusia-Flagler Counties Inc ($4.7m), Newark Alliance Inc ($4.7m) and Communities First Initiative Inc ($4.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 61% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $169k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $5.8m against liabilities of $587k, net assets of $5.2m. It reported 48 employees.