The 2018 100 Best Nonprofits to Work For in Oregon


Congratulations to the 2018 100 Best Nonprofits to Work For in Oregon!

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This year marks a special anniversary: We are celebrating 10 years of the 100 Best Nonprofits to Work For in Oregon survey. Congratulations to the organizations that made it into the decennial ranking of nonprofit workplaces with the happiest employees. And a special congratulations to Childpeace Montessori School and Ronald McDonald House Charities Oregon & SW Washington, which have been listed every year since we launched a decade ago. 

The 2018 100 Best Nonprofits to Work For in Oregon

RANK 2018ORGANIZATIONOVERALL SCORE
LARGE (50 OR MORE OREGON EMPLOYEES) 
1Self Enhancement518.69
2Rainbow Adult Living510.68
3Adelante Mujeres508.78
4Pathway Enterprises504.80
5Childpeace Montessori School504.40
6Energy Trust of Oregon496.46
7Northwest Family Services495.15
8Life Flight Network492.77
9Emerald People’s Utility District488.71
10College Housing Northwest486.39
11HIV Alliance486.19
12Ride Connection484.41
13Capital Manor481.34
14Cascade Health477.09
15ALSO477.03
16NeighborImpact473.66
17Partnerships in Community Living472.81
18Lines for Life471.87
19Rose Villa Inc.470.88
20Metropolitan Family Service470.48
21Bridgeway Recovery Services470.20
22OCHIN467.24
23UCP Oregon466.44
24Mary’s Woods at Marylhurst464.97
25Oregon Supported Living Program464.10
26Meals on Wheels People462.65
27Logos Public Charter School460.37
28Northwest Community Alliance460.11
29The Nature Conservancy in Oregon458.34
30Independent Environments453.83
31CareOregon449.50
32Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center446.48
33Willamette Family446.33
34Living Opportunities446.07
MEDIUM (20 TO 49 OREGON EMPLOYEES) 
1Children’s Center532.85
2Creative Supports519.47
3Portland Homeless Family Solutions517.83
4Northwest Housing Alternatives516.14
5Inclusion516.02
6Summit Learning Charter515.81
7Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation513.64
8Sponsors512.74
9Dogs for Better Lives503.33
10FoodCorps500.46
11Centro Latino Americano500.41
12Cascades Academy496.14
13Care Partners Hospice and Palliative493.49
14Earth Advantage491.56
15Portland YouthBuilders488.00
16The Freshwater Trust486.67
17SMART486.50
18Bend Area Habitat for Humanity484.07
19NIRSA480.02
20Ronald McDonald House Charities of Oregon and SW Washington476.62
21Ashland Supportive Housing475.08
22Tucker Maxon School465.74
23Raphael House of Portland465.62
24Crater Lake Charter Academy463.26
25Cat Adoption Team463.15
26Friends of Trees458.47
27CASA for Children of Multnomah, Washington and Columbia Counties449.48
28Friendly House448.15
29DePaul Industries445.34
30Portland Community Reinvestment Initiatives444.75
31Free Geek442.24
32Community Warehouse440.67
33Forward Stride432.45
SMALL (FEWER THAN 20 EMPLOYEES) 
1CASA of Jackson County537.23
2Clackamas Workforce Partnership536.86
3Bonneville Environmental Foundation535.33
4Habitat for Humanity Rogue Valley525.87
5Pathways to Safety International519.75
6Cityteam515.68
7BRING Recycling509.51
8All Hands Raised505.12
9Cascade Employers Association499.81
10Forth497.82
11Ecology in Classrooms and Outdoors495.65
12CASA of Lane County495.37
13Store to Door494.52
14Western Energy Institute489.99
15Rogue Valley Youth For Christ488.89
16ROSE Community Development480.47
17The Dougy Center479.70
18B’nai B’rith Camp479.43
19Oregon Wild477.48
20With Love Oregon472.89
21Growing Gardens471.59
22Mount Pisgah Arboretum470.93
23Birch Community Services457.00
24Junction City Local Aid456.23
25New Buildings Institute455.62
26Community Energy Project454.49
27Rural Development Initiatives451.41
28WorldOregon448.11
29Green Electronics Council439.97
30HomePlate Youth Services436.07
31Saturday Academy435.97
32CASA of Clackamas County435.62
33McKenzie River Trust434.29

A more comprehensive version of this list, with a breakdown of scores and job site information, is available here.