Oregon Center for Public Policy

Analysis

Oregon Center for Public Policy is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover employment, 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, Oregon Center for Public Policy reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.2m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.3m (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Oregon Center for Public Policy 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 Community Culinary School of Charlotte Inc ($1.3m), Opportunity Labs Foundation Inc ($1.3m) and Spring Garden Community Development Corporation ($1.3m).

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 $117k (9.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $642k. At year end it held assets of $946k against liabilities of $2,224, net assets of $944k. It reported 10 employees.