Opal EIN 20-2782595

Opal

EIN  20-2782595 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Portland, OR
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Builds community power for environmental justice and civil rights.
Leadership
Calaix Alexander · Co-Executive Director · $113K
Money in and out
$418K revenue, $936K expenses
Bottom line
53% program efficiency

Builds community power for environmental justice and civil rights. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $418K in revenue, $936K in expenses, and $60K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$418K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$936K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$60K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$518K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.53 Management & general $0.29 Fundraising $0.18
Program efficiency
53%
of spending reaches programs▼ -19% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
0.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -91% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-124%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +18% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$418K
FY2024▼ -4%
Expenses
$936K
FY2024▼ -14%
Total assets
$80K
FY2024▼ -90%
Total liabilities
$19K
FY2024▼ -78%
Total revenue
$418K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$936K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$60K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$518K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$80K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B53%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $496K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The youth environmental justice alliance is an after school leadership program. Yeja's purpose is to build leadership and political analysis with low income youth and youth of color in multnomah county and digitally to washington county.

$272Kprogram expense
02

Sol is an organizing space for black, indigenous, and people of color focused on environmental justice. We aim to build a transformative narrative for our vision of the future through an anti-imperial, feminist, racially just, and ecologically-centered political alignment.

$134Kprogram expense
03

Bru organizes transit-dependent riders, namely low-income people, black, indigenous, and people of color, people with disabilities, youth and seniors. Bru is a multiracial, multicultural, intergenerational membership.

$90Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item COpal
EINHdr · item D20-2782595
Principal addressHdr · item CPortland, OR
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.opalpdx.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOR
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S200)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2006

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Executive Director
$112,727Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$80,234Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$53,928Pt VII · Sec A
Chair (jan-Aug)
$4,150Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$900Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$900Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$900Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$900Pt VII · Sec A

Calaix Alexander’s $113K as Co-Executive Director is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1710 $100K–1M community development 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Calaix Alexander$112,727$108,119$29,367
Maritza Arango$80,234$88,226
Huy Ong$84,662
Lee Helfend$65,812$84,534
Ong Huy$76,134$69,552
Jenica Caudill$53,928$11,538
Tristan Romine-Mann$4,150$3,730$2,684
Mikalauskas Jose$1,800$3,076

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$413K · 99%
Program service revenue$3K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$413K
Program service revenue1%$3K
Investment income$534
Other revenue$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$51K
Total revenueLn 12$418K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.53 Management & general $0.29 Fundraising $0.18
Program services53%$496K
Management & general29%$273K
Fundraising18%$167K
Total functional expensesLn 25$936K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$44K
Total assetsLn 16$80K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$19K
Total net assetsLn 32$60K
Months of cash on handcomputed0.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $44K · Operating expenses/yr $936K
0.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $496K · Total expenses $936K
53%
Management & General
Management & general $273K · Total expenses $936K
29%
Fundraising
Fundraising $167K · Total expenses $936K
18%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $149K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $651K
$0.23 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $413K · Total revenue $418K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants $51K · Total revenue $418K
12%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $3K · Total revenue $418K
1%
Investment reliance
Investment income $534 · Total revenue $418K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $3K · Total expenses $936K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $418K · Prior year $434K
-4%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $1.1M · FY2024 $418K
-21%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $60K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $418K · Expenses $936K
-124%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $80K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $60K · Total assets $80K
76%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $80K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Calaix Alexander · Reported title CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $113K · Total expenses $936K
12%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $806K · Total expenses $936K
86%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 53%
Overhead ratio 29%
Fundraising cost ratio 41%
Revenue growth -4%
Legal fee ratio 1%
Accounting fee ratio 3%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $146K · 2020–2020
Community InitiativesCA · FY2020$146,077

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$418K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$434K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$621K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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