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Tribal Democracy Project

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Portland, OR501(c)(4)Since 2025Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 33-3339312Revenue $212K in FY2025

On file with the IRSPo Box 42307, 97242-0307 · Portland, ORTax-exempt since Jul 2025

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To support Native candidates and issues with voter outreach to address the systemic and chronic issues of Native voter disenfranchisement

88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $176K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
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Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$212K
Spent
$149K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$62K

From the FY2025 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 Jul 2025.

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

Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $132K Management & general 10% · $15K Fundraising 2% · $3K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Jef Green
Compliance Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brian Smith
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jaylyn Suppah
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Amanda Page
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Tribal Democracy Project is a membership association based in Portland, OR, formed in 2025.

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3 programs · $132K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Voter outreach and canvassing

$121Kprogram expense
02

Contributions to local issues

$7Kprogram expense
03

Advertising and promotion

$4Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Northwest Health FoundationFY2024$77K
New Progressive Network INCFY2024$70K
Northwest Health Foundation Fund IIFY2024$29K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$176K
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$212K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$212K
Money outPt IX
$149K
Ln 25
Programscol B$132K
Managementcol C$15K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$62K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$62K
Total assetsLn 16$62K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$212K
Total revenueLn 12$212K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$62K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$62K
Total assetsLn 16$62K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$62K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$0$62K
Total assetsLn 16$0$62K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$62K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$0$3K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$3K$0$3K$0
TravelLn 17$7K$0$7K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$0$1K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$130K$128K$0$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$149K$132K$15K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $212K$149K$62K$62K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $211,514 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$211,514
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$211,514
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$149,077
I-18 Total expenses$149,077
I-19 Revenue less expenses$62,437
Part VI · Governance 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $211,514 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$211,514
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$211,514
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$211,514
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $149,077 across 6 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,328 · Fundraising $0$3,328
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,866 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,866
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $2,645 · Fundraising $0$2,645
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $7,491 · Fundraising $0$7,491
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $1,400 · Fundraising $0$1,400
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $127,744 · Management $0 · Fundraising $2,603$130,347
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $131,610 · Management $14,864 · Fundraising $2,603$149,077
Part X · Balance sheet $62,437 assets, 5 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$62,437
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$62,437
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$62,437
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$62,437
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $62,437 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$211,514
XI-2 Total expenses$149,077
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$62,437
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$62,437

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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