Japanese American Museum of Oregon

Analysis

Japanese American Museum of Oregon is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1994, 32 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, Japanese American Museum of Oregon reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.0m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.8m to $1.1m (-72%), an average of -27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 117%. Over the whole period it spent 44% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Japanese American Museum of Oregon sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cabd Inc ($1.1m), Phoenix Conservatory of Music ($1.1m) and Charleston Literary Festival Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 6.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $60k (5.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $281k. At year end it held assets of $5.9m against liabilities of $849k, net assets of $5.1m. It reported 8 employees.