The majority of Oregon's nonprofits are small

Just as Oregon is known as a state of small businesses, it is also a state with a much higher percentage of small nonprofit organizations than is found across the nation.

The majority of nonprofit organizations in Oregon — 51% — are small organizations with expenditures less than $100,000. Nationally, only 42% of nonprofits have expenditures under $100,000.

Until 2008, nonprofits with incomes of less than $25,000 a year were not required to file an annual return with the IRS. If those organizations were included in these figures, the percentage of Oregon nonprofits with expenditures less than $100,000 would be even greater.