We Can DO Better INC FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Eugene, OR501(c)(3)EducationEIN 27-2132905

Public education and civic engagement

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$37K 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $23K a year · 3% of revenue · last 3 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$37K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $70K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
Spent
$948K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$384K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$781K
FY2022$187K
FY2023$35K
FY2024$36K
FY2025$51K
Expenses
$948K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$948K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$68K
Net assets
$384K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$384K
FY2021$131K
FY2022$84K
FY2023$53K
FY2024$23K
FY2025$4K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2011.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $947K Management & general 0% · $1K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $37K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$37,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amy Fellows’s $50K as Executive Dir. is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 <$100K education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Amy Fellows$50,250—————
Amy Fellows—$48,000$48,000$48,000$48,000$37,000

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

Programs and updates

Educates the public and promotes civic participation.

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1 program service account for $947K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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Presentations at educational meetings, leading keynote and breakout sessions on health, health reform and delivery system transformation; provide consultation to other organizations on messaging and framing. These efforts reached approximately 800 people.

$947Kprogram expense

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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
Seeding JusticeFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$70K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $1.9M · 2020–2021
Cofa Alliance National NetworkOR · FY2021$966,597
Cofa Alliance National NetworkOR · FY2020$901,908

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Money outPt IX
$948K
Ln 25
Programscol B$947K
Managementcol C$1K
Owns and owesPt X
$384K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$384K
Total assetsLn 16$384K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$79
Other incomeLn 4–11$4K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$384K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$384K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$384K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$384K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 65
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$44K$384K
Total assetsLn 16$45K$384K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$45K$384K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$902K$902K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$37K$37K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$950$950
Office expensesLn 13$641$370$271
Information technologyLn 14$752$752
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$654$654
Total functional expensesLn 25$948K$947K$1K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $51K$68K−$17K$4K 990 PDF
FY2024 $36K$23K 990 PDF
FY2023 $35K$53K 990 PDF
FY2022 $187K$84K 990 PDF
FY2021 $781K$1.0M−$250K$131K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.3M$948K$336K$384K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,283,971 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,262,529
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9,777
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,272,306
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $8,086$8,086
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $79$79
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $3,500$3,500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $11,586 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $79$1,283,971
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $948,405 across 7 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $901,908$901,908
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $37,000$37,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,500$6,500
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $950$950
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $370 · Management $271$641
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $752$752
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $654$654
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $947,184 · Management $1,221 · Fundraising $0$948,405
Part X · Balance sheet $384,416 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $43,892$384,416
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,098$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $44,990$384,416
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $44,990$384,416
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $44,990$384,416
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $384,416 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,283,971
XI-2 Total expenses$948,405
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$335,566
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$44,990
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$3,860
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$384,416

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