Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
JESUIT VOLUNTEER CORPS (JVC) NORTHWEST RESPONDS TO LOCAL COMMUNITY NEEDS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BY PLACING VOLUNTEERS WHO PROVIDE VALUE-CENTERED SERVICE GROUNDED IN THE JESUIT CATHOLIC TRADITION.
- Income
- $4.5 million
- Spending
- $4.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 81%
- Reserves
- 4.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 44%
- Employees
- 163
- Volunteers
- 181
- Highest pay
- $200,990, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 44% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 0% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1581% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 15 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (philanthropy, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2512 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $3.4 million spent. SINCE ITS BEGINNINGS IN 1956, OVER 7,700 INDIVIDUALS HAVE VOLUNTEERED FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR OF FULL-TIME SERVICE AS JESUIT VOLUNTEERS THROUGH JESUIT VOLUNTEER CORPS (JVC) NORTHWEST IN OREGON, WASHINGTON, ALASKA, IDAHO, AND MONTANA.SINCE 2010, JVC NORTHWEST HAS BEEN A GRANTEE OF THE NATIONAL DIRECT AMERICORPS PROGRAM OF THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE, ENABLING MOST OF THE ORGANIZATION'S JESUIT VOLUNTEERS TO ALSO BE AMERICORPS MEMBERS. THE GRANT HAS MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR JVC NORTHWEST TO GO WHERE THE NEED IS GREATEST AND PROVIDE QUALITY SERVICE TO OUR PARTNER AGENCIES AND THEIR CLIENTS. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O. IN 2024-2025, 72 JESUIT VOLUNTEERS (OF WHOM 69 ARE ALSO AMERICORPS MEMBERS) COMMITTED THEIR LIVES TO SERVE FULL-TIME IN SOCIAL SERVICE, HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS, SCHOOLS, AND CHANGE-AGENT ORGANIZATIONS. THEY RESIDE IN COMMUNITIES OF FOUR TO EIGHT JESUIT VOLUNTEERS AND STRIVE TO LIVE OUT THE VALUES OF COMMUNITY, SIMPLE LIVING, SOCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL JUSTICE, AND SPIRITUALITY. TO DATE, OVER 7,700 JESUIT VOLUNTEERS HAVE SERVED THROUGH JVC NORTHWEST.IN JANUARY OF 2012, JVC NORTHWEST LAUNCHED THE JESUIT VOLUNTEER ENCORPS (JV ENCORPS) PROGRAM IN PORTLAND, OREGON. JV ENCORPS (JVE) IS A PROGRAM ENGAGING PEOPLE AGES 50 AND OLDER IN A TRANSFORMING EXPERIENCE OF PART-TIME VOLUNTEER SERVICE, COMMUNITY-BUILDING, AND SPIRITUAL GROWTH.DURING THE 2024-2025 PROGRAM YEAR, A TOTAL OF 94 JVE'S CONVENED IN SEVEN DIFFERENT GROUPS, AS FOLLOWS: PORTLAND (TWO GROUPS) AND BEND, OREGON; SEATTLE, TACOMA, SPOKANE, AND VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending July 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending July 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 1974.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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