To promote civic education and to improve the quality and administration of the legal system.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $60K a year · 36% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
140 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 139.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $22K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$129K
-47% vs prior year
Spent
$47K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$572K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$129K
FY2021▼ -47%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$245K
FY2021$129K
FY2022$128K
FY2023$120K
FY2024$203K
Expenses
$47K
FY2021▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$44K
FY2021$47K
FY2022$67K
FY2023$192K
FY2024$176K
Net assets
$572K
FY2021▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$490K
FY2021$572K
FY2022$633K
FY2023$575K
FY2024$622K

From the FY2021 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 Jul 2005.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $41K Management & general 6% · $3K Fundraising 8% · $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

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Educates citizens and improves the legal system's quality and administration.

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1 program · $41K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Courtsupport

Through courtsupport, the MBF is developing and funding projects designed to assist community members navigating multnomah county courts. In 2021, the MBF granted $40,504 to fund the courtsupport navigator position at the multnomah county central courthouse.

$41Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$22K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $476K · 2020–2024

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$129K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$129K
Investment incomeLn 3$205
Money outPt IX
$47K
Ln 25
Programscol B$41K
Managementcol C$3K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$572K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$550K
Total assetsLn 16$575K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$129K
Investment incomeLn 3$205
Total revenueLn 12$129K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$10K
SavingsLn 2$540K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$550K
Total assetsLn 16$575K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$572K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 613
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$450K$550K
Total assetsLn 16$506K$575K
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$490K$572K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$41K$41K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$3K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$111$111
Total functional expensesLn 25$47K$41K$3K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $203K$176K$27K$622K 990 PDF
FY2023 $120K$192K−$72K$575K 990 PDF
FY2022 $128K$67K$61K$633K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $129K$47K$82K$572K 990 PDF
FY2020 $245K$44K$201K$490K 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 $129,266 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $244,944$129,061
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $153$205
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $245,097$129,266
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $40,030$40,504
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,163$6,673
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $44,193$47,177
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $200,904$82,089
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $129,266 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$129,061
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$129,061
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $205$205
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $205$129,266
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $47,177 across 3 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $40,504$40,504
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,558 · Fundraising $4,004$6,562
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $111$111
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $40,504 · Management $2,669 · Fundraising $4,004$47,177
Part X · Balance sheet $575,101 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $25,500$10,000
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $424,422$539,661
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $35,550$23,150
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $20,562$2,290
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $506,034$575,101
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,835$2,813
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $15,835$2,813
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$289,585−$18,463
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $779,784$590,751
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $490,199$572,288
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $506,034$575,101
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $572,288 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$129,266
XI-2 Total expenses$47,177
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$82,089
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$490,199
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$572,288

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