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Lisa Mensah

CEO/Asst Secretary/Treasurer · The Oregon Community Foundation

CEO/Asst Secretary/Treasurer at The Oregon Community Foundation. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 6 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Ambiguous identity This name matches 4 other individuals we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
6
Roles reported
6
Reported compensation
$594K
Others who share this name
4

Who this is

Profile

The filed facts are verified from the IRS filings. The biography is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as CEO/Asst Secretary/Treasurer of The Oregon Community Foundation, based in Portland, OR.
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Received $594K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Trustee (as of December 2024) of Ocf Joseph E Weston Public Foundation, uncompensated.
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Also listed as Board Member of Foundations for a Better Oregon, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Lisa Mensah is President and CEO of the Oregon Community Foundation, one of the nation's largest community foundations, which she joined in September 2022. She is an expert on access to capital in distressed communities and brings extensive experience from leadership roles at the Ford Foundation, U.S.

Department of Agriculture, and Opportunity Finance Network.

Compiled from public web sources (4 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
President and CEO of Oregon Community Foundation since September 2022
Education
  • Bachelor's degree from Harvard University
  • Master's degree from Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

The Oregon Community Foundation CEO/Asst Secretary/Treasurer · $293.7M revenue · Portland, ORThe mission of The Oregon Community Foundation is to improve lives for all Oregonians through the power of philanthropy.pay $266K → $594KFiled FY2024, FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$594Kreported comp
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Ocf Joseph E Weston Public Foundation Trustee (as of December 2024) · $10.4M revenue · Portland, ORThe OCF Joseph E. Weston Public Foundation (the Foundation) is a supporting organization of The Oregon Community Foundation (OCF). The Foundation…Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Foundations for a Better Oregon Board Member · $1.2M revenue · Portland, ORWE ENVISION A BETTER OREGON THAT HEARS, VALUES, AND CARES FOR EVERY CHILD. COMMUNITIES, POLICYMAKERS, SYSTEM LEADERS, AND PHILANTHROPY FORGE NETWORKS…Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
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Sid and Karen Deboer Foundation Secretary (as of December 2024) · Portland, ORThe Sid and Karen DeBoer Foundation is a supporting organization of The Oregon Community Foundation (OCF). The Foundation makes grants that further…Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
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Csa Foundation of Douglas County President · Portland, ORFiled FY2024, FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
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Wieden Family Public Foundation Trustee & Secretary/Treasurer (as of April 2024) · $1.0M revenue · Portland, ORThe Wieden Family Public Foundation is a supporting organization of The Oregon Community Foundation (OCF). The Foundation will make grants that…Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Lisa Mensah

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Lisa Mensah 1 organization · Philadelphia, PAOpportunity Finance Network
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Lisa Mensah 1 organization · Portland, OREcotrust
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Lisa Mensah 1 organization · Ft Washington, MDThe Heritage and Cultural Society of Africa Incorporated
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Lisa Mensah 1 organization · Chicago, ILFeeding America

Network

Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

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Assistant Secretary/CFO · FY2024
$392K
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Vice President of Equity and Culture · FY2024
$300K
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Chief Philanthropy Officer · FY2024
$299K
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Vice President of Communications · FY2024
$280K
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Chief Community Impact Officer · FY2022
$254K
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Executive Director · FY2024
$249K
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VP of Initiatives and Strategic Partnerships · FY2023
$248K
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Senior Advisor to the CEO (thru 09/2023) · FY2023
$216K
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Executive Director - Gray Family Foundation · FY2024
$194K
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Vice President of People and Culture · FY2021
$188K
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Director of Human Resources · FY2024
$187K
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Deputy Director · FY2024
$181K

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org