Portland area nonprofits

There are 13,757 organizations in the greater Portland Oregon metro area, including the cities of Portland, Beaverton, Hillsboro, Tigard, and Vancouver within the states of Oregon and Washington. Combined, these Portland metro nonprofits employ 149,536 people, earn more than $23 billion in revenue each year, and have assets of $46 billion.

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Job trends for Portland nonprofits

Employees per organization	Number of organizations
0	1,115
1-10	839
11-25	429
26-100	364
101 to 1,000	192
1,000+	21

Key takeaways for employment stats:

Employment in Portland is driven by large organizations like PeaceHealth, Legacy Health, Goodwill Industries of the Columbia Willamette (GICW), University of Portland (UP), and Pacific University.
The largest employers tend to be general hospitals, hospital systems, universities, colleges, and vocational rehabilitation programs.

Sizes of nonprofits in Portland

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	3,400
$250k to $1M	1,099
$1M to $5M	657
$5M to $25M	242
$25M to $100M	57
$100M+	34

Key takeaways for revenue stats:

Large organizations like Knight Foundation Attn Lisa Mckillips, PeaceHealth, Health Share of Oregon, CareOregon, and Legacy Emanuel Medical Center earn the majority of revenues among nonprofits in Portland.
Organizations with less than $1 million in revenue account for 3.6% of combined nonprofit revenues, whereas organizations in Portland with more than $100 million account for 68.0% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, private foundations, health financing and support organizations, health finance organizations, and fraternal societies.

Types of nonprofits in Portland

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Religious organizations	2,037	1,222	$120,416,144	$154,736,247
Educational institutions	1,890	30,589	$1,970,413,597	$4,470,164,961
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	1,269	5,426	$247,319,330	$352,878,164
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	1,163	6,824	$326,009,936	$694,085,662
Business and community development organizations	991	3,264	$560,333,017	$1,477,187,306
Foundations	965	722	$3,686,175,672	$7,471,090,677
Human service organizations	877	22,402	$955,106,122	$1,531,243,934
Mutual assistance organizations	433	965	$1,279,054,702	$2,017,350,628
Youth development organizations	369	2,175	$83,014,822	$228,029,773
Unions and employment organizations	357	9,283	$557,283,244	$946,174,825

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International Society for Technology in Education

The vision of ISTE is a world where all learners thrive, achieve, and contribute. The vision of ISTE is a world where all learners thrive, achieve and contribute. Iste inspires educators worldwide to use Technology to innovate teaching and learning, acc...

Revenue

$22.4m

Assets

$16.6m

Employees

EIN

93-0746782

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Oregon Humane Society

The Oregon Humane Society's mission is to foster an environment of respect, responsibility, and compassion for all animals through education, legislation and leadership; to take care of the homeless, to defend the abused, and to fight with unrelenting d...

Revenue

$28.0m

Assets

$74.0m

Employees

242

EIN

93-0386880

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Mercy Corps

When a natural disaster strikes, an economy collapses or conflict erupts, Mercy Corps quickly meets families' urgent needs for food water, and shelter. We stay beyond the emergency, connecting families with the resources they need to move toward resilie...

Revenue

$311.7m

Assets

$172.7m

Employees

617

EIN

91-1148123

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Alliance for a Healthier Generation

The Alliance for a Healthier Generation is a catalyst for children's health. They work with schools, companies, community organizations, healthcare professionals and families to transform the conditions and systems that lead to healthier kids.

Revenue

$11.6m

Assets

$18.5m

Employees

125

EIN

27-2028308

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Portland Art Museum

The mission of the Portland Art Museum is to engage diverse communities through art and film of enduring quality, and to collect, preserve, and educate for the enrichment of present and future generations.

Revenue

$23.3m

Assets

$143.3m

Employees

299

EIN

93-0391604

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Mirabella Portland South Waterfront

As a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC), Mirabella Portland offers several levels of health care, as well as a full range of services and programs to support your overall wellness.

Revenue

$24.1m

Assets

$173.7m

Employees

366

EIN

71-1016384

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Southwest Washington Accountable Community of Health

To improve Health, Health equity and whole person Health in Southwest Washington. Provide better quality Health and human services. Southwest Washington Accountable Community of Health (swach) is a local nonprofit working to improve Health in Southwest ...

Revenue

$32.1m

Assets

$27.9m

Employees

EIN

46-2164971

IRS type

501(c)(3)

TLC Foundation

TLC Foundation is a private foundation in Portland, OR, which was founded in 2014 and most recently had $5,492,219 in revenue and no employees.

Revenue

$5.5m

Assets

$13.5m

Employees

N/A

EIN

46-7334805

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Pamplin Foundation

Pamplin Foundation is a private foundation in Portland, OR, which was founded in 1961 and most recently had $7,075,112 in revenue and no employees.

Revenue

$7.1m

Assets

$57.9m

Employees

N/A

EIN

93-6031259

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Wayne D Kuni Joan E Kuni Foundation

Wayne D Kuni Joan E Kuni Foundation is a private foundation in Vancouver, WA, which was founded in 2017 and most recently had $8,621,841 in revenue and no employees.

Revenue

$8.6m

Assets

$95.9m

Employees

N/A

EIN

81-5181832

IRS type

501(c)(3)

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Portland area nonprofits

Job trends for Portland nonprofits

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International Society for Technology in Education

Oregon Humane Society

Mercy Corps

Alliance for a Healthier Generation

Portland Art Museum

Mirabella Portland South Waterfront

Southwest Washington Accountable Community of Health

TLC Foundation

Pamplin Foundation

Wayne D Kuni Joan E Kuni Foundation

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