Sustainable Northwest

Analysis

Sustainable Northwest is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Sustainable Northwest reported income of $5.7m and spending of $7.6m, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $5.7m (+109%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Sustainable Northwest sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Omaha Community Playhouse ($5.7m), Steamfitters Training School Inc ($5.7m) and South Coast Business Employment Corporation ($5.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 8.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $408k (5.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $5.6m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $4.6m. It reported 36 employees.