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OCF Joseph E Weston Public Foundation

Portland, OR · EIN 93-1046399 · 501(c)(3) · Supporting organization (509(a)(3))
Latest filing: Form 990 for calendar year 2024 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

OCF Joseph E Weston Public Foundation reported $10.4 million in revenue and $27.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $94.69 went to program services, $5.31 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 42.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $690,765 (Trustee (AS OF DECEMBER 2024)). Revenue fell 72% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.

Where $100 of spending went

Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $27M

For context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 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 $10M

Investment income was negative: −$959K. The bar shows the positive sources only.

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

2024 filing. Median across 1,001 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
Measure2024Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
94.7%90.2%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
5.3%6.4%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%1.8%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.00$0.02
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
42.4%79.9%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%0.0%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$690,765$325,675
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
2.55%1.56%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
03
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
280.856.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
5 of 9100.0%

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 expense
$26M expenses · 100.0% of program spending · grants $25M

The Weston Foundation provides grants and scholarships across Oregon and SW Washington. The Weston Foundation makes grants to support children, the working poor, people with disabilities, senior citizens and the homeless. The Foundation awards scholarships to students at Oregon private elementary/middle/high schools and students at Oregon private and public colleges. In 2024, the foundation awarded grants to 541 organizations; 649 elementary/middle/high school students received scholarships, and 438 college students received scholarships

Highest reported compensation

2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
Trustee (AS OF DECEMBER 2024)
Director/trustee, 1.0 hrs/week
$0$594,315$96,450$690,765
Assistant Secretary/ Assistant Treasurer
Officer, 1.0 hrs/week
$0$391,623$85,232$476,855
Assistant Secretary/ Assistant Treasurer
Officer, 1.0 hrs/week
$0$169,612$59,297$228,909

0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from OCF Joseph E Weston Public Foundation (Part VII, line 2).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$20M$40M$60M$80M201920202021202220232024$10M$27M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
2024 ⓘ$10M$27M94.7%$635M$690,765
2023 ⓘ$10M$26M92.0%$557M$415,281
2022 ⓘ$42M$26M93.5%$571M$548,820
2021 ⓘ$14M$21M97.1%$549M$497,003
2020 ⓘ$25M$20M95.6%$545M$501,497
2019 ⓘ$37M$16M92.8%$562M$474,868

Governance 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–1b9 · 5 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13No
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14No
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2Yes
  • 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 14bNo
  • Employees Part I, line 50
  • Volunteers Part I, line 612

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from OCF Joseph E Weston Public Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for OCF Joseph E Weston Public Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of OCF Joseph E Weston Public Foundation's spending goes to programs?

In calendar year 2024, OCF Joseph E Weston Public Foundation reported that 94.7% of its $27.1 million in expenses went to program services, 5.3% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does OCF Joseph E Weston Public Foundation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation OCF Joseph E Weston Public Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $690,765, for the role of Trustee (AS OF DECEMBER 2024) (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does OCF Joseph E Weston Public Foundation get its money?

Of $10.4 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 42.4% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is OCF Joseph E Weston Public Foundation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 93-1046399 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization (509(a)(3))), 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 202523189349313792 · read the filing · XML
  • 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202433109349304208 · read the filing
  • 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202343199349311054 · read the filing
  • 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213189349319901 · read the filing
  • 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202103159349308755 · read the filing
  • 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202013169349306216 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 93-1046399: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.