To preserve the Heritage, educate the public, and interpret the history of the oregon territory, Clackamas county, and oregon city, the western terminus of the oregon trail.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$12K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $31K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$12K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
21 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 21.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$13K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$95K
Spent
$94K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$596K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$95K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$95K
FY2021$36K
FY2022$147K
FY2023$323K
FY2024$349K
Expenses
$94K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$94K
FY2021$125K
FY2022$200K
FY2023$341K
FY2024$346K
Net assets
$596K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$596K
FY2021$518K
FY2022$457K
FY2023$446K
FY2024$457K

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2006.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $76K Management & general 18% · $17K Fundraising 1% · $669

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

12 people listed on the 990; $12K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$11,667Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Corynne Lowenthal’s $26K as Executive Director from 7/2024 is at the 21st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gail Yazzolino$20,000$41,667$40,000$30,000$11,667
Corynne Lowenthal$26,011————

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Preserves heritage, educates the public, and interprets the history of the Oregon Territory and its trail terminus.

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1 program · $76K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Operated the visitor center at the "end of the oregon trail interpretive center" featuring exhibits and information on the overland journey on the oregon trail and the people who made the trip. Operations were suspended during 2020 due to the pandemic.

$76Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 2 grants · $19K · 2023–2024

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$95K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$67K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$94K
Ln 25
Programscol B$76K
Managementcol C$17K
Fundraisingcol D$669
Owns and owesPt X
$596K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$166K
Total assetsLn 16$610K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$67K
Government grantsLn 1e$66K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$26K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$811
Total revenueLn 12$95K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4K
SavingsLn 2$163K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$166K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$64K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$349K
Total assetsLn 16$610K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$596K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY20FY19FY18FY17FY16
End of yearLn 1g$64K$58K$49K$50K$44K
SpentLn 1d–1f$538$459$449$407$356
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$230K$166K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$58K$64K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$281K$349K
Total assetsLn 16$604K$610K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$588K$596K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$10K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$19K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$2K$844
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$538$538
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$200$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$8K$755
Information technologyLn 14$3K$2K$137$669
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$38$38
InterestLn 20$135$135
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$28K$28K
InsuranceLn 23$13K$11K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K$2K$34
Total functional expensesLn 25$94K$76K$17K$669

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2025 $349K$346K$3K$457K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $323K$341K−$18K$446K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $147K$200K−$53K$457K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $36K$125K−$89K$518K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 6, 2021 $95K$94K$782$596K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $94,882 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $81,340$67,084
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $193,852$25,532
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $631$1,163
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $65,613$1,103
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $341,436$94,882
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $160,442$31,732
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $122,455$62,368
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $282,897$94,100
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $58,539$782
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $94,882 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,103 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$66,350
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$734
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$67,084
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $25,532$25,532
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $352$352
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $811$811
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $26,635 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,163$94,882
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $94,100 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $10,000$10,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $18,970$18,970
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,918 · Management $844$2,762
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,000$2,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $538$538
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $200 · Management $1,200$1,400
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,345$1,345
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,045 · Management $755$8,800
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,700 · Management $137 · Fundraising $669$2,506
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,367$2,367
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $38$38
IX-20 InterestManagement $135$135
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $28,069$28,069
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,234 · Management $1,584$12,818
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,318 · Management $34$2,352
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $76,204 · Management $17,227 · Fundraising $669$94,100
Part X · Balance sheet $609,914 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $42,675$3,554
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $187,681$162,541
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $28,302$24,396
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,358$6,460
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $280,945$348,761
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $57,747$64,202
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $604,226$609,914
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $2,979$12,714
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$700
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,984$13,414
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $575,742$584,000
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $12,500$12,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $588,242$596,500
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $604,226$609,914
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $596,500 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$94,882
XI-2 Total expenses$94,100
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$782
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$588,242
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$5,868
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$1,608
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$596,500

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