Oregon Law Center

Analysis

Oregon Law Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 Law Center reported income of $14.4m and spending of $13.3m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $7.3m to $14.4m (+96%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Oregon Law Center sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 California Court Appointed Special Advocate Association ($14.4m), Chaldean Community Foundation ($14.4m) and Legal Services of Northern California ($14.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 4.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $286k (2.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $8.0m. At year end it held assets of $8.5m against liabilities of $3.2m, net assets of $5.4m. It reported 117 employees.