Marshall Christensen Foundation for International Higher Education

Analysis

Marshall Christensen Foundation for International Higher Education is a registered charity in United States, based in Sandy, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general 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 July 2024, Marshall Christensen Foundation for International Higher Education reported income of $428k and spending of $378k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2020 to July 2024, income fell from $809k to $428k (-47%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2021, when income dropped by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Marshall Christensen Foundation for International Higher Education sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hospice Cleveland County Foundation ($428k), Foundation for Packaging Education ($428k) and North Park Education Fund ($428k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $41k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $144k. At year end it held assets of $204k against liabilities of $5,450, net assets of $199k. It reported 5 employees.