Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education

Analysis

Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1996, 30 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education reported income of $2.8m and spending of $1.4m, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $2.8m (+71%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 64% 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 Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Museum of Art and Photography Foundation Inc ($2.8m), Louisiana Art & Science Museum Inc ($2.8m) and Dancing Classrooms Inc ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 1.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $232k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $448k. At year end it held assets of $10.4m against liabilities of $121k, net assets of $10.3m. It reported 20 employees.