United Way of Northwest Oregon

Analysis

United Way of Northwest Oregon is a registered charity in United States, based in Rainier, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1964, 62 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, United Way of Northwest Oregon reported income of $172k and spending of $193k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $192k to $172k (-10%), an average of -2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, United Way of Northwest Oregon sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Andrews Episcopal School Endowment Fund ($172k), Alton N Scott Charitable TR ($172k) and Burkettsville Community Fire Department ($172k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $47k (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $339. At year end it held assets of $241k against liabilities of $47k, net assets of $195k. It reported 1 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.