Portland area nonprofits

There are 13,000 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 148,092 people, earn more than $22 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	1,102
1-10	815
11-25	404
26-100	358
101 to 1,000	191
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), Lewis and Clark College, and University of Portland (UP).
The largest employers tend to be general hospitals, hospital systems, universities, vocational rehabilitation programs, and developmentally disabled centers.

Sizes of nonprofits in Portland

Revenues per organization	Number of organizations
< $250k	3,235
$250k to $1M	1,064
$1M to $5M	659
$5M to $25M	236
$25M to $100M	58
$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 66.8% of nonprofit earnings.
The highest earning organizations tend to be general hospitals, private foundations, health finance organizations, health financing and support organizations, and fraternal societies.

Types of nonprofits in Portland

Nonprofit type	Number	Employees	Revenues	Assets
Religious organizations	1,867	1,217	$117,999,381	$142,512,405
Educational institutions	1,812	28,971	$1,947,393,411	$4,223,377,416
Recreation, sports, and social clubs	1,216	5,128	$233,873,816	$347,570,880
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofits	1,116	6,622	$319,193,025	$672,848,141
Business and community development organizations	957	3,046	$454,898,718	$679,513,404
Foundations	868	688	$3,805,712,029	$8,688,190,490
Human service organizations	815	22,647	$935,611,517	$1,526,743,876
Mutual assistance organizations	425	926	$1,272,158,061	$1,993,683,281
Unions and employment organizations	357	10,384	$548,541,139	$893,859,212
Youth development organizations	347	2,266	$85,810,200	$231,168,781

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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

$308.6m

Assets

$188.9m

Employees

543

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)

Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

The organization's mission is to mobilize the northwest to become increasingly energy efficient for a sustainable future. Neea works with the bonneville power administration, electric and natural gas utilities, public benefits administrators, state gove...

Revenue

$38.1m

Assets

$14.0m

Employees

100

EIN

93-1228867

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA)

Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) is a private, non-profit fine arts and design college. Pacific Northwest College of Art offers undergraduate and graduate art and design programs in the heart of Portland.

Revenue

$20.6m

Assets

$41.3m

Employees

754

EIN

93-1139187

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Lifeworks Northwest

Their mission at Lifeworks Northwest is to promote a healthy community by providing quality and culturally responsive mental health and addiction services across the lifespan.

Revenue

$47.9m

Assets

$53.8m

Employees

879

EIN

93-0502822

IRS type

501(c)(3)

Oregon Public Broadcasting

Oregon Public Broadcasting is a printing, publishing organization in Portland, OR whose mission is: Giving voice to the community, connecting Oregon and its neighbors, illuminating a wider world.

Revenue

$40.4m

Assets

$86.0m

Employees

276

EIN

93-0814638

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

Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA)

Lifeworks Northwest

Oregon Public Broadcasting

Wayne D Kuni Joan E Kuni Foundation

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