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Forest Grove, OR501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 72-1572963Revenue $314K in FY2025

On file with the IRSPo Box 670, 97116-0670 · Forest Grove, ORTax-exempt since Feb 2004Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Life skills education for special needs individuals

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2025 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $22K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $12K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$314K
+15% vs prior year
Spent
$327K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$260K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$314K
FY2025▲ +15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$232K
FY2022$502K
FY2023$292K
FY2024$272K
FY2025$314K
Expenses
$327K
FY2025▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$182K
FY2022$338K
FY2023$305K
FY2024$352K
FY2025$327K
Net assets
$260K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$201K
FY2022$366K
FY2023$353K
FY2024$273K
FY2025$260K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2004.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $236K Management & general 28% · $91K

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Tom Gamble
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brad Bafaro
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gary Myers
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Belusko
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Teaches essential life skills to individuals with special needs.

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1 program · $236K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Provided a year-round outdoor adventure education program for approximately 2040 participants

$236Kprogram 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
Move UnitedFY2024$10K
Humphreys Family Foundation of ScottsdaleFY2024$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$12K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$314K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$183K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$91K
Other incomeLn 4–11$36K
Money outPt IX
$327K
Ln 25
Programscol B$236K
Managementcol C$91K
Owns and owesPt X
$260K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$217K
Total assetsLn 16$262K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$183K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$91K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$36K
Total revenueLn 12$314K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$217K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$217K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$46K
Total assetsLn 16$262K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$260K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$224K$217K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$56K$46K
Total assetsLn 16$281K$262K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$273K$260K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$215K$148K$67K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$17K$16K$133
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$14K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$613
Office expensesLn 13$6K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$14K$14K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$32K$32K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$13K$10K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$327K$236K$91K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $314K$327K−$13K$260K 990 PDF
FY2024 $272K$352K−$80K$273K 990 PDF
FY2023 $292K$305K−$13K$353K 990 PDF
FY2022 $502K$338K$165K$366K 990 PDF
FY2021 $232K$182K$50K$201K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $314,305 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $151,507$183,098
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $85,448$90,598
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,723$4,936
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $22,488$35,673
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $272,166$314,305
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $223,743$234,313
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $128,528$92,704
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $352,271$327,017
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$80,105−$12,712
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $314,305 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$183,098
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$183,098
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $90,598$90,598
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,936$4,936
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $650$650
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $35,023$35,023
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $90,598 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $40,609$314,305
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $327,017 across 11 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $147,583 · Management $67,083$214,666
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,373 · Management $133$16,506
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,141$3,141
IX-11a Management feesManagement $14,074$14,074
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,838 · Management $613$2,451
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $5,761$5,761
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,000$1,000
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,376$14,376
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $10,481$10,481
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $31,526$31,526
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,988 · Management $3,047$13,035
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $236,306 · Management $90,711 · Fundraising $0$327,017
Part X · Balance sheet $262,443 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $224,317$216,668
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $56,256$45,775
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $280,573$262,443
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,732$2,314
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,732$2,314
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $272,841$260,129
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $280,573$262,443
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $260,129 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$314,305
XI-2 Total expenses$327,017
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$12,712
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$272,841
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$260,129

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

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