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Orion Industries
Orion Industries reported $30.5 million in revenue and $32.5 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $86.90 went to program services, $12.72 to management and general costs and $0.38 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 98.2% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $432,653 (PRESIDENT, CEO, TREASURER). 13 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue fell 24% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $33MFor context, the median across 479 covered community improvement & capacity building charities: $90.45 programs, $9.31 management, $0.24 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $30MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 86.9% | 89.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 12.7% | 9.2% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.24 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 1.7% | 80.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 1.6% | 14.9% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 98.2% | 11.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $432,653 | $291,103 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.33% | 1.49% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 13 | 5 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 6.8 | 9.2 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 10 of 10 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseManufacturingthe manufacturing training program provides paid on-the-job training to program participants to produce aerospace and defense products. Program participants receive mentoring, skills training, vocational assessments of skills and abilities, and job placement services into competitive employment in their local community. Participants are referred by the washington state department of social & health services division of vocational rehabilitation and other government and community organizations including washington department of services for the blind, labor and industries…
Training & employment servicestraining & employment services provides vocational counseling, case management, instruction in customer service and math skills, job placement, and job coaching to program participants to meet their employment goals. Participants include individuals referred by the washington state department of social & health services division of vocational rehabilitation, other government and community organizations, including labor and industries, veteransadministration, and king and snohomish county agencies in partnership with the washington state department of social &…
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT, CEO, TREASURER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $397,215 | $0 | $35,438 | $432,653 |
| CFO, VICE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $327,382 | $0 | $34,431 | $361,813 |
| VICE PRESIDENT OF SERVICES Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $232,466 | $0 | $31,382 | $263,848 |
| VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $198,810 | $0 | $18,906 | $217,716 |
| BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $143,166 | $0 | $26,435 | $169,601 |
| CNC MACHINIST 3 Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $143,627 | $0 | $22,716 | $166,343 |
| OPERATIONS MANAGER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $136,745 | $0 | $19,180 | $155,925 |
| OPERATIONS MANAGER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $133,102 | $0 | $16,622 | $149,724 |
13 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Orion Industries (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.3M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b10 · 10 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 5408
- Volunteers Part I, line 610
Private foundation grants it received
4 private foundations reported grants to Orion Industries totaling $35,096 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Questions people ask
How much of Orion Industries's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Orion Industries reported that 86.9% of its $32.5 million in expenses went to program services, 12.7% to management and general and 0.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Orion Industries pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Orion Industries reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $432,653, for the role of PRESIDENT, CEO, TREASURER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Orion Industries get its money?
Of $30.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 1.7% came from contributions and grants (including 1.6% from government grants) and 98.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Orion Industries a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 91-0727076 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202523219349322217 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202402049349300955 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202312409349301086 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202241329349305899 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202123169349311447 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202031399349301388 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 91-0727076: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.