Promote economic and social fairness by working in coalition on a broad range of issues and activities in the public arena.

80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 12 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $48K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$332K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $518K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$53K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
+86% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$319K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +86%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$1.1M
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$959K
FY2022$946K
FY2023$814K
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2024▲ +75%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$899K
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$933K
FY2023$763K
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$319K
FY2024▲ +118%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$191K
FY2020$309K
FY2021$82K
FY2022$95K
FY2023$146K
FY2024$319K

From the FY2024 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 Aug 2005.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $1.1M Management & general 10% · $134K Fundraising 10% · $134K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $332K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$116,992Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$113,595Pt VII · Sec A
$101,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christine B Mason’s $117K as Staff is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Becca Uherbelau————$125,258$124,548
Christine B Mason$116,992—————
Michele Ruffin$113,595$83,825————
Christine Mason—$108,000$108,000$91,580——
Kelsey Paden$101,000—————
Rebecca Uherbelau———$58,076——

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 15aNo

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Advocates for economic and social fairness through public coalition work on many issues.

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1 program · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Educate about taxes, budgets, elections and state economy; research potential legislative and initiative petition-related concepts via surveys and models; manage data and voter file access; serve as watchdog of election systems including initiative petition system; assemble, manage, and direct the filing of ballot title comments; support…

$1.1Mprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$518K
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Grants paid · 11 grants · $230K · 2020–2021
New Progressive Network INCOR · FY2021$80,000
Apano StatewideOR · FY2021$12,500
Causa of OregonOR · FY2021$12,500
New Progressive Network INCOR · FY2020$30,000
Causa of OregonOR · FY2020$25,000
Recall Chuck ThomsenFY2020$15,000
Apano StatewideOR · FY2020$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$175K
Investment incomeLn 3$613
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$134K
Fundraisingcol D$134K
Owns and owesPt X
$319K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$238K
Total assetsLn 16$372K
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$175K
Investment incomeLn 3$613
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$238K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$238K
Total assetsLn 16$372K
LiabilitiesLn 26$53K
Net assetsLn 32$319K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$140K$238K
Total assetsLn 16$147K$372K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$53K
Net assetsLn 32$146K$319K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$123K$98K$12K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$231K$185K$23K$23K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$50K$40K$5K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$36K$28K$4K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$69K$55K$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$6K$758$758
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$20K$16K$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$472$472
Information technologyLn 14$44K$35K$4K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$57K$46K$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$7K$5K$678$678
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$3K$388$388
InsuranceLn 23$501$401$50$50
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$684K$547K$68K$68K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.1M$134K$134K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.5M$1.3M$173K$319K 990 PDF
FY2023 $814K$763K$51K$146K 990 PDF
FY2022 $946K$933K$13K$95K 990 PDF
FY2021 $959K$1.2M−$226K$82K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.2M$118K$309K 990 PDF
FY2019 $1.1M$899K$159K$191K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,509,785 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $676,150$1,333,972
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $137,400$175,200
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $264$613
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $813,814$1,509,785
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $353,962$439,030
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $409,237$897,693
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $763,199$1,336,723
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $50,615$173,062
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,509,785 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,333,972
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,333,972
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $175,200$175,200
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $613$613
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $175,200 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $613$1,509,785
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,336,723 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $98,147 · Management $12,268 · Fundraising $12,268$122,683
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $184,924 · Management $23,115 · Fundraising $23,115$231,154
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $39,661 · Management $4,958 · Fundraising $4,958$49,577
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $28,492 · Management $3,562 · Fundraising $3,562$35,616
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $55,094 · Management $6,887 · Fundraising $6,887$68,868
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,059 · Management $758 · Fundraising $758$7,575
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $16,079 · Management $2,010 · Fundraising $2,010$20,099
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,772 · Management $472 · Fundraising $472$4,716
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $35,231 · Management $4,404 · Fundraising $4,404$44,039
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $45,999 · Management $5,750 · Fundraising $5,750$57,499
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,422 · Management $678 · Fundraising $678$6,778
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,103 · Management $388 · Fundraising $388$3,879
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $401 · Management $50 · Fundraising $50$501
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $546,991 · Management $68,374 · Fundraising $68,374$683,739
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,069,375 · Management $133,674 · Fundraising $133,674$1,336,723
Part X · Balance sheet $372,332 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $140,234$237,540
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$130,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $7,166$4,792
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $147,400$372,332
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,203$53,073
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,203$53,073
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $146,197$319,259
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $146,197$319,259
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $147,400$372,332
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $319,259 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,509,785
XI-2 Total expenses$1,336,723
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$173,062
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$146,197
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$319,259

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