Friends of West Sylvan

Analysis

Friends of West Sylvan is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 June 2023, Friends of West Sylvan reported income of $64k and spending of $40k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2023, income fell from $100k to $64k (-36%), an average of -36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Friends of West Sylvan sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 25th percentile, and in the 24th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hoover Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization Inc ($64k), Mel Douglass Fund ($64k) and Miriams Table ($64k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% of the total. At year end it held assets of $62k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $62k.