Campbell Institute

Analysis

Campbell Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1993, 33 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, Campbell Institute reported income of $12.5m and spending of $4.3m, leaving 65% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $12.5m (+505%), an average of +57% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 416%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Campbell Institute sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bay Area Legal Services Inc ($12.5m), Boy Scouts of America ($12.5m) and Amarillo College Foundation Inc ($12.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 1.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $379k (8.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $14.3m against liabilities of $581k, net assets of $13.8m. It reported 26 employees.