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Empowers underserved youth by improving their communities where they live, learn, and play. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $858K in revenue, $820K in expenses, and $230K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2010
Type
Public foundation / grantmaker · Foundations & Grantmakers
Location
Portland, OR
Website
www.nba.com/blazers/community/foundation
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$858KFY2024
Expenses
$820K
Net assets
$230K
People
13
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  27-3734229 Public foundation / grantmaker Portland, OR Founded 2010
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers underserved youth by improving their communities where they live, learn, and play.
Leadership
Diana Cutaia · Board Chair
Money in and out
$858K revenue, $820K expenses
Bottom line
96% program efficiency
Grants paid & assets · FY2024
Total revenue
$858K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$820K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$230K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $38K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.96 Management & general $0.04
Program efficiency
96%
of spending reaches programs-0.08% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
9.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +608% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+4%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +127% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$858K
FY2024▲ +6%
Expenses
$820K
FY2024▲ +3%
Total assets
$846K
FY2024▲ +334%
Total liabilities
$616K
FY2024▲ ×244
Total revenue
$858K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$820K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$230K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$38K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$846K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B96%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CTrail Blazers Foundation
EINHdr · item D27-3734229
Principal addressHdr · item CPortland, OR
Year of formationHdr · item L2010
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOR
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFoundations & Grantmakers (T30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 2011

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $693K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Live greener grants, learn grants, and play grants provide cash grants to nonprofits in oregon and southwest washington that connect youth to the environment, education and SPORT/PHYSICAL activity. In june 2025, 34 organizations received a total of $500,000.

$500Kprogram expense
02

The trail blazers foundation's take it to the court for education program provides grants to schools across oregon and southwest washington in support of their academic, art, athletic, or community programs. During the year ended june 30, 2025, the trail blazers granted $102,600 to 13 schools.

$103Kprogram expense
03

The 50/50 rip city raffle engages volunteers to sell raffle tickets to trail blazers fans at home games at moda center with net proceeds supporting local nonprofit partners and other trail blazers foundation programs.

$90Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$731K · 85%
Other revenue$127K · 15%
Contributions & grants85%$731K
Other revenue15%$127K
— government grantsLn 1e$554K
Total revenueLn 12$858K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.96 Management & general $0.04
Program services96%$784K
Management & general4%$36K
Total functional expensesLn 25$820K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$631K
Total assetsLn 16$846K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$616K
Total net assetsLn 32$230K
Months of cash on handcomputed9.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $631K · Operating expenses/yr $820K
9.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $784K · Total expenses $820K
96%
Management & General
Management & general $36K · Total expenses $820K
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $820K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $147K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $731K · Total revenue $858K
85%
Government reliance
Government grants $554K · Total revenue $858K
65%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $858K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $858K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $820K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $858K · Prior year $809K
+6%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $870K · FY2024 $858K
-0.3%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $230K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $858K · Expenses $820K
+4%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $846K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $230K · Total assets $846K
27%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $846K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Diana Cutaia · Reported title BOARD CHAIR · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $820K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $820K
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 96%
Overhead ratio 4%
Revenue growth 6%

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$78
Grants paid · 139 grants · $4.4M · 2019–2024
Oregon Community FoundationFY2024$500,000
Word Is BondOR · FY2024$28,618
Learn Fresh Education CoCO · FY2024$25,000
Klamath County School DistrictFY2024$10,400
Kids Unlimited of OregonOR · FY2024$10,400
Morrow County School District #1FY2024$10,300
Greater Albany Public Sd 8jFY2024$10,200
Marion County School District 24jFY2024$10,200
Oakland School District #1FY2024$10,000
The Brian Grant FoundationOR · FY2024$7,290
Board of Education Clackamas County EsdFY2024$6,100
PTA Oregon CongressOR · FY2024$6,100
Maurice Lucas FoundationOR · FY2024$5,364
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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$809K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$797K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$774K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$732K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$870K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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