Oregon Active Benefit Corporations and LLCs

Weekly updated registry of corporations and limited liability companies in Oregon designated as benefit companies. The dataset includes business names, official registry numbers, entity types, and the dates of their benefit designation. Columns suggest it provides details on companies that have committed to creating a public benefit alongside profit.

Use Cases

• Tracking the adoption of benefit corporation status over time using Benefit Designation Date
• Identifying specific benefit companies for partnership or investment using Business Name and Registry Number
• Analyzing the distribution of benefit designations across entity types using Entity Type
• Verifying a company's legal status and public benefit commitment using Business Details

Strengths

• Updated weekly, indicating regular maintenance
• Cross-platform presence on Socrata and Data.gov signals official importance
• Contains specific identifiers like Registry Number for precise record linkage

Limitations

• Key metadata like row count, license, and author are unavailable across all sources
• The exact time range of the data and the definition of 'Business Details' are not specified

Provenance

Source

data.oregon.gov

Collection Method

Likely sourced from an official state business registry

Time Range

Weekly updates; specific historical coverage not stated

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-05 according to Data.gov

Geography

Oregon, United States