To build power for environmental justice and civil rights in our communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
53¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 34 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $105K a year · 14% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
53%
of spending
Worth a look: 53% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$255K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
6
named funders · $187K
Looks good: 6 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$19K
24% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 24% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$418K
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$936K
To programs
53%
Net assets
$60K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$418K
FY2024▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$621K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$434K
FY2024$418K
Expenses
$936K
FY2024▼ -14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$889K
FY2021$681K
FY2022$802K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$936K
Net assets
$60K
FY2024▼ -92%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$924K
FY2021$865K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$720K
FY2024$60K

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 Aug 2006.

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

Where the money goes

53 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 53% · $496K Management & general 29% · $273K Fundraising 18% · $167K

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; $255K paid to officers and key staff.

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 1708 $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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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 15aYes

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3 programs · $496K · in their 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

Funders

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
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $146K · 2020–2020
Community InitiativesCA · FY2020$146,077

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$418K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$413K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$936K
Ln 25
Programscol B$496K
Managementcol C$273K
Fundraisingcol D$167K
Owns and owesPt X
$60K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$44K
Total assetsLn 16$80K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$413K
Government grantsLn 1e$51K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$534
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$418K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$44K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$44K
Total assetsLn 16$80K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
Net assetsLn 32$60K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 534
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$629K$44K
Total assetsLn 16$807K$80K
LiabilitiesLn 26$87K$19K
Net assetsLn 32$720K$60K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$289$289
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$220K$122K$55K$43K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$461K$268K$108K$84K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$22K$9K$9K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$45K$14K$16K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$58K$33K$14K$11K
Legal feesLn 11b$11K$765$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$32K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$9K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$23K$10K$8K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$29K$18K$8K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$4K$4K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$8$96
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$11K$9K$1K$551
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$936K$496K$273K$167K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $418K$936K−$518K$60K 990 PDF
FY2023 $434K$1.1M−$659K$720K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$802K$543K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $621K$681K−$60K$865K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$889K$170K$924K 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 $418,022 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $388,549$412,859
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $36,250$3,086
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,741$534
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,803$1,543
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $434,343$418,022
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $16,111$289
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $847,983$806,433
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $229,426$129,685
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,093,520$936,407
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$659,177−$518,385
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $418,022 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$50,833
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$362,026
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$412,859
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,086$3,086
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $534$534
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,543$1,543
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,086 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,077$418,022
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $936,407 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $289$289
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $121,737 · Management $55,195 · Fundraising $42,922$219,854
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $268,281 · Management $108,316 · Fundraising $84,493$461,090
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $9,038 · Management $9,302 · Fundraising $4,035$22,375
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $14,049 · Management $15,964 · Fundraising $14,943$44,956
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $33,431 · Management $13,681 · Fundraising $11,046$58,158
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $765 · Management $10,350$11,115
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $31,950$31,950
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,696 · Management $2,338$11,034
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,600$1,600
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,901 · Management $7,875 · Fundraising $5,354$23,130
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $17,885 · Management $7,645 · Fundraising $3,936$29,466
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $4,449$4,449
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,007 · Management $8 · Fundraising $96$2,111
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,772 · Management $1,384 · Fundraising $551$10,707
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,123$4,123
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $496,451 · Management $272,580 · Fundraising $167,376$936,407
Part X · Balance sheet $79,604 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $628,820$43,854
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $133,492$35,750
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $36,250$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,397$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $806,959$79,604
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $73,296$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $13,687$19,167
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $86,983$19,167
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $155,862$60,437
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $564,114$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $719,976$60,437
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $806,959$79,604
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $60,437 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$418,022
XI-2 Total expenses$936,407
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$518,385
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$719,976
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$12,454
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$128,700
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$60,437

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