Columbia Corridor Association
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What it says it does
ENHANCE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY IN THE COLUMBIA CORRIDOR. TO BE THE VOICE AND RESOURCE FOR BUSINESS IN THE COLUMBIA CORRIDOR.
- Income
- $599,369
- Spending
- $518,715
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 18
- Highest pay
- $91,300, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)
- PARTNERED WITH SWAN ISLAND BUSINESS ASSOCIATION, NORTHWEST INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS ASSOCIATION AND WORKING WATERFRONT COALITION TO HOST THE FIRST EVER JOINT MAYORAL CANDIDATES FORUM. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PORTLAND INDUSTRIALS DISTRICTS GROUP, UNITED TO ADDRESS TWO SIGNIFICANT THREATS TO INDUSTRIAL LAND AND MIDDLE-WAGE JOBS: THE MONTGOMERY PARK AREA PLAN (MPAP) AND THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ANALYSIS (EOA). AS PART OF THE PDX CLEAN INDUSTRY INITIATIVE, A COALITION OF SEVERAL INDUSTRIAL GROUPS, COLLABORATED TO ADVANCE INDUSTRIAL DECARBONIZATION EFFORTS IN PORTLAND AND PARTICIPATED IN THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S COMMUNITY ENERGY INNOVATION PRIZE TO PROMOTE INDUSTRIAL SYMBIOSIS IN THE REGION.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
Not 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Columbia Association Inc (Columbia, MD), EIN 52-0823992. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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