Join

Analysis

Join is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Join reported income of $10.1m and spending of $11.4m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $10.3m to $10.1m (-1.9%), an average of -0.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Join sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foothills Area YMCA ($10.1m), Community Housing Inc ($10.1m) and Metropolitan Center for Independent Living ($10.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $63k (0.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.0m. At year end it held assets of $4.2m against liabilities of $810k, net assets of $3.4m. It reported 64 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.