Oregon Garden Foundation

Analysis

Oregon Garden Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Silverton, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Oregon Garden Foundation reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.7m, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.3m (+22%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 211%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Oregon Garden Foundation sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Keep Austin Beautiful Inc ($1.3m), Climate Analytics Inc ($1.3m) and Energy for Common Good Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $73k (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $539k. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 21 employees.