Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2015.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
57 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
5 people listed on the 990; $98K paid to officers and key staff.
Laura Lo Forti’s $102K as Director is at the 89th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Lo Forti | $102,000 | $85,500 | $69,000 |
| Damaris Webb | — | $12,015 | $20,314 |
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.
See Vanport Mosaic executive salaries →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
Preserves and amplifies silenced histories through oral history, tours, exhibits, and an annual festival.
Questions for Vanport Mosaic
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Vanport Memory Activism
In may 2023, vanport mosaic received an award of excellence from the american association for state and local history (aaslh) for our ongoing memory work centered on vanport, which began in 2014. Representatives, including a vanport survivor and her descendant, traveled to boise, idaho, to receive the award.
8TH annual vanport mosaic festival: from may 18-29, nearly 2,500 people attended our annual festival - a "highlight of portland's cultural calendar, blending history, culture, arts, and activism into a living and highly creative memorial." 2023 marked the 75TH anniversary of the flood that destroyed vanport, oregon's second-largest city…
All Power to the People Program
We offered four sold-out public black panther party legacy walking tours led by kent ford, and two private tours, engaging nearly 450 participants. Our black history month celebration featured performances, panels, and exhibits, drawing 250 attendees.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $219K | $222K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $226K | $232K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $2K | $2K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $224K | $230K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $98K | $55K | $23K | $20K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $10K | $6K | $2K | $2K |
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $23K | $13K | $5K | $5K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $23K | $13K | $5K | $5K |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $8K | $4K | $2K | $2K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $12K | $7K | $3K | $2K |
| TravelLn 17 | $595 | $337 | $139 | $119 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $3K | $2K | $785 | $672 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $92K | $52K | $22K | $18K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $21K | $12K | $5K | $4K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $290K | $165K | $68K | $58K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Jul 28, 2025 | $221K | $398K | −$177K | $55K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 | $297K | $290K | $7K | $230K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 9, 2023 | $268K | $292K | −$23K | $224K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $297,048 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $297,048 across 7 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $290,485 across 10 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $231,832 assets, 11 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $230,179 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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