Oregon Center for Creative Learning

Analysis

Oregon Center for Creative Learning is a registered charity in United States, based in Medford, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 Creative Learning reported income of $5.0m and spending of $3.3m, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $5.0m (+360%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Oregon Center for Creative Learning sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Idaho Shakespeare Festival Inc ($5.0m), Driehaus Design Initiative ($5.0m) and Opera Omaha Inc ($5.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 20% and program service revenue 80% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $95k (2.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $9.4m against liabilities of $2.9m, net assets of $6.5m. It reported 82 employees.