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National Society of the Colonial Dames

Portland, Oregon · EIN 23-7134316 · Arts, Culture & Humanities · tax-exempt since 1971

D

Charity Clarity grade D (score 37.9 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended May 2025.

Graded against 71,155 arts, culture & humanities nonprofits with revenue $100K–$500K filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.269.0 months0
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.39% of practices39
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.28
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.33% from one source72
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.96.2%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.3.8%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.00not scored

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Year by year

201620172019202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
May 2025Form 990$131K$151K−$20K$3.39M269.06D
May 2024Form 990$179K$150K$28K$3.26M259.96F
May 2023Form 990$222K$109K$113K$2.94M323.98F
May 2022Form 990$125K$101K$24K$3.04M362.64D
May 2021Form 990$137K$98K$39K$2.90M353.85D
May 2020Form 990$142K$96K$46K$2.38M297.61D
May 2019Form 990$161K$135K$26K$2.39M211.91F
May 2017Form 990$129K$96K$33K$2.18M272.10F
Mar 2016Form 990$295K$80K$215K$1.98M296.90F

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation:

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