Oregon Walks

Analysis

Oregon Walks is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Oregon Walks reported income of $393k and spending of $358k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $189k to $393k (+107%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Oregon Walks sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Steel River Playhouse Inc ($393k), L D Bell Band Boosters ($393k) and Arabic School of Chicago ($392k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 20% and program service revenue 80% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (22% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $98k. At year end it held assets of $233k against liabilities of $171k, net assets of $62k. It reported 5 employees.