Portland leadership foundation empowers leaders and mobilizes community for the common good.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
98¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$299K 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 surplus $393K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
98%
of spending
Looks good: 98% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$299K
to officers and key staff · 0.6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $164K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$21.7M
84% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 84% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$55.9M
Spent
$54.2M
To programs
98%
Net assets
$4.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$55.9M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$55.9M
FY2021$8.8M
FY2022$5.2M
FY2023$7.2M
FY2024$10.1M
Expenses
$54.2M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$54.2M
FY2021$6.4M
FY2022$5.3M
FY2023$8.6M
FY2024$10.7M
Net assets
$4.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.0M
FY2021$6.3M
FY2022$6.1M
FY2023$4.7M
FY2024$4.2M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2009.

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Where the money goes

98 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 98% · $53.4M Management & general 1% · $761K Fundraising 0% · $116K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $299K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$149,546Pt VII · Sec A
$149,546Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ben T Sand’s $264K as CEO is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 572 $10–100M 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
Ben T Sand$263,600$212,700$157,233$140,300$149,546
Felicia Tripp$186,000$156,000$135,000——
Anthony Jordan$179,598—$157,233$140,300$149,546
Anthony Jordan JR—$168,100———
Luke Goble$151,615$125,000———
Brooke Gray$150,000$129,229$115,000——
Oscar Sweeten$137,813$127,604———
Peter Kim$127,085$132,559———

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

Programs and updates

Empowers underrepresented talent through internships, career mentorship, and professional development to build a diverse pipeline of future business and community leaders.

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3 programs · $52.4M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Oregon Cares Fund

Providing the black community with the economic relief and resources it needs to weather the global health pandemic and consequent recession

$50.6Mprogram expense
02

Every child connects caring people with vulnerable children through partnership with department of human services child welfare for the thriving of our communities.

$1.7Mprogram expense
03

Know me now invites community to help improve the relational connection for kids impacted by child welfare and their parents who are incarcerated. Know me now aims to lower prison-reentry rates and keep children, parents, and communities together.

$156Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$164K
Grants paid · 426 grants · $46.9M · 2020–2022
Unitemized GrantFY2021$769,000
Morale Orchards LLCFY2021$145,000
Oneapp Guarantee LLCFY2021$140,000
Shine Investment INCFY2021$73,197
City Ride Service LLCFY2021$68,314
Division Pharmacy INCFY2021$53,320
Namc OregonOR · FY2021$45,600
Fayl LLCFY2021$41,963
Sequoia Investment Capital LLC DBA Vanport Jazz FestivalFY2021$23,000
Bridge PomojaOR · FY2021$22,734
Southwest Somali CommunityFY2021$18,750
Alberta Property Group LLCFY2021$15,070
New Start Program INCOR · FY2021$9,521
All About Flagging LLCFY2021$6,127
Unitemized GrantFY2020$31,671,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$55.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$53.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Money outPt IX
$54.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$53.4M
Managementcol C$761K
Fundraisingcol D$116K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$25.2M
Total assetsLn 16$25.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$21.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$53.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$50.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$6K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$99K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$22K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Total revenueLn 12$55.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$9.1M
SavingsLn 2$16.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$25.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29K
Total assetsLn 16$25.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$21.7M
Net assetsLn 32$4.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 561
VolunteersI 65,255
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.7M$25.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25K$29K
Total assetsLn 16$2.9M$25.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$614K$21.7M
Net assetsLn 32$2.3M$4.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$16.9M$16.9M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$31.7M$31.7M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$338K$281K$47K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.9M$1.5M$261K$52K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$15K$13K$2K$430
Other employee benefitsLn 9$184K$153K$26K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$199K$165K$28K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$239K$213K$24K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$63K$56K$6K$493
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$904K$808K$89K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$432K$372K$58K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$389K$326K$62K$581
Information technologyLn 14$484K$433K$43K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$87K$12K$75K
TravelLn 17$23K$14K$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$60K$36K$23K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$17K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$318K$318K
All other expensesLn 24e$44K$30K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$54.2M$53.4M$761K$116K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $10.1M$10.7M−$525K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $7.2M$8.6M−$1.4M$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $5.2M$5.3M−$151K$6.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.8M$6.4M$2.3M$6.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $55.9M$54.2M$1.7M$4.0M 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 $55,924,995 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,457,047$53,704,481
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,001,868$2,186,372
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $28,884$21,676
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $116,480$12,466
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,604,279$55,924,995
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$48,588,674
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,643,194$2,595,440
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,451,308$3,060,279
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,094,502$54,244,393
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $509,777$1,680,602
Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $55,924,995 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$99,492
VIII-1e Government grants$50,851,212
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,753,777
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,318
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$53,704,481
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,186,372$2,186,372
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $21,676$21,676
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $19,576$19,576
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$25,228−$25,228
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $18,118$18,118
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,186,372 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $34,142$55,924,995
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $54,244,393 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $16,917,674$16,917,674
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $31,671,000$31,671,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $280,843 · Management $47,482 · Fundraising $9,483$337,808
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,546,112 · Management $261,403 · Fundraising $52,206$1,859,721
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $12,747 · Management $2,155 · Fundraising $430$15,332
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $152,596 · Management $25,800 · Fundraising $5,152$183,548
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $165,468 · Management $27,976 · Fundraising $5,587$199,031
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $213,430 · Management $23,626 · Fundraising $1,870$238,926
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $56,232 · Management $6,225 · Fundraising $493$62,950
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $807,923 · Management $89,434 · Fundraising $7,077$904,434
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $372,259 · Management $57,825 · Fundraising $1,925$432,009
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $326,340 · Management $62,124 · Fundraising $581$389,045
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $433,251 · Management $42,957 · Fundraising $7,935$484,143
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,374 · Management $74,735$87,109
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,807 · Management $9,325$23,132
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $36,461 · Fundraising $23,457$59,918
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $16,514$16,514
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $318,075$318,075
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $30,258 · Management $13,766$44,024
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $53,366,850 · Management $761,347 · Fundraising $116,196$54,244,393
Part X · Balance sheet $25,626,465 assets, 16 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $11,228; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $250$9,063,221
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,700,507$16,114,429
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $31,000$248,522
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $134,413$160,100
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $16,143$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $25,461$28,965
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,924,982$25,626,465
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $138,709$470,242
X-18 Grants payable$9,527,890
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $475,238$11,306,519
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$348,295
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $613,947$21,652,946
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,423,292$3,037,727
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $887,743$935,792
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,311,035$3,973,519
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,924,982$25,626,465
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,973,519 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$55,924,995
XI-2 Total expenses$54,244,393
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,680,602
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,311,035
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$18,118
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,973,519

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