Oregon Rural Action INC

Tax-deductible

La Grande, OR501(c)(3)Public & Societal BenefitEIN 03-0383463Revenue $653K in FY2024

On file with the IRSoregonrural.org1112 Adams Ave, 97850-2606 · La Grande, ORTax-exempt since Sep 2002Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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We are working to promote social justice, agricultural and economic sustainability, and stewardship of the region's land, air, and water.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $197K a year · 26% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$90K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 70% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $286K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$78K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$653K
+16% vs prior year
Spent
$684K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$539K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$653K
FY2024▲ +16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$475K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$561K
FY2024$653K
Expenses
$684K
FY2024▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$240K
FY2021$536K
FY2022$680K
FY2023$721K
FY2024$684K
Net assets
$539K
FY2024▼ -20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$296K
FY2021$860K
FY2022$839K
FY2023$676K
FY2024$539K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2002.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $431K Management & general 36% · $249K Fundraising 1% · $4K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $90K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$90,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer and Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristin Anderson Ostrom’s $90K as Executive Director is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1043 $100K–1M public & societal benefit nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kristin Anderson Ostrom$90,000$90,000$88,750$67,000$56,500

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes social justice, sustainable farming, and environmental stewardship for the region.

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1 program · $431K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Oregon rural action is a grassroots member-led organization working to promote social justice, agricultural and economic sustainabilty and stewardship of our region's land, air and water. Through community organizing, the organization harnesses the strengths and resources of the region's diverse people and communities to build collective…

$431Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$286K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$653K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$653K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Money outPt IX
$684K
Ln 25
Programscol B$431K
Managementcol C$249K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$539K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$617K
Total assetsLn 16$617K
LiabilitiesLn 26$78K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$653K
Government grantsLn 1e$84K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Total revenueLn 12$653K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$617K
SavingsLn 2$299
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$617K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$617K
LiabilitiesLn 26$78K
Net assetsLn 32$539K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$677K$617K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$677K$617K
LiabilitiesLn 26$862$78K
Net assetsLn 32$676K$539K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$250$250
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$106K$39K$65K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$354K$233K$120K$276
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$11K$1K$216
Payroll taxesLn 10$54K$54K$451$2
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$20K$11K$156
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$29K$18K$10K$144
Advertising and promotionLn 12$145$130$15
Office expensesLn 13$22K$7K$15K$56
Information technologyLn 14$1K$849$573$7
OccupancyLn 16$14K$9K$5K$63
TravelLn 17$43K$31K$13K$198
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$14K$9K$5K$72
Total functional expensesLn 25$684K$431K$249K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $653K$684K−$31K$539K 990 PDF
FY2023 $561K$721K−$160K$676K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$680K$374K$839K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$536K$569K$860K 990 PDF
FY2020 $475K$240K$235K$296K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $652,951 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $560,867$652,950
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16$1
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $560,883$652,951
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$250
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $452,321$526,337
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $268,618$156,915
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $720,939$683,502
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$160,056−$30,551
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $652,951 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$2,154
VIII-1e Government grants$83,686
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$567,110
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$652,950
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1$1
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1$652,951
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $683,502 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $250$250
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $38,905 · Management $65,144 · Fundraising $2,358$106,407
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $233,316 · Management $120,290 · Fundraising $276$353,882
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $10,603 · Management $1,009 · Fundraising $216$11,828
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $53,767 · Management $451 · Fundraising $2$54,220
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $19,694 · Management $11,287 · Fundraising $156$31,137
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $18,216 · Management $10,440 · Fundraising $144$28,800
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $130 · Management $15$145
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $7,234 · Management $14,686 · Fundraising $56$21,976
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $849 · Management $573 · Fundraising $7$1,429
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,510 · Management $5,141 · Fundraising $63$13,714
IX-17 TravelPrograms $30,650 · Management $12,608 · Fundraising $198$43,456
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,856$1,856
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,109 · Management $5,221 · Fundraising $72$14,402
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $431,233 · Management $248,721 · Fundraising $3,548$683,502
Part X · Balance sheet $617,114 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $676,230$616,797
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $298$299
X-4 Accounts receivable$18
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $676,528$617,114
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $862$6,865
X-19 Deferred revenue$71,618
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $862$78,483
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $673,880$536,845
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,786$1,786
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $675,666$538,631
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $676,528$617,114
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $538,631 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$652,951
XI-2 Total expenses$683,502
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$30,551
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$675,666
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$106,485
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$538,631

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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