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Oregon Center for Nursing

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Portland, OR501(c)(3)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 74-3052430Revenue $1.7M in FY2024

On file with the IRSoregoncenterfornursing.org5000 N Willamette Blvd, 97203-5743 · Portland, ORTax-exempt since May 2003Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To facilitate research and collaboration for oregon's Nursing workforce to support informed, well-prepared, diverse and exceptional Nursing professionals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 11 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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)(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
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $227K a year · 24% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$150K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 56% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
26 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 26.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$159K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$771K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2024▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$387K
FY2021$594K
FY2022$623K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.7M
Expenses
$771K
FY2024▼ -48%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$393K
FY2021$477K
FY2022$548K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$771K
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +148%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$403K
FY2021$521K
FY2022$596K
FY2023$623K
FY2024$1.5M

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 May 2003.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $482K Management & general 37% · $289K

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; $150K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Jana Bitton
Executive Di
$150,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lori Hill
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Don Jacobs
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Troy Larkin
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jana Bitton’s $150K as Executive Di is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 797 $1–10M civil rights & advocacy 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jana Bitton$150,000$140,047$111,107$105,845$98,318

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports Oregon nurses through research and collaboration for a skilled, diverse workforce.

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3 programs · $482K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Education and Training

Conducted presentations and media interviews on the nursing shortage,member of advisory boards related to nursing workforce, and organized an annual conference for nursing professionals.

$237Kprogram expense
02

Workforce Research

Conducted research on the supply and demand for nurses and nurse faculty.

$132Kprogram expense
03

Community Outreach

Networking with the community regarding nursing issues and education. Speaking to nursing forums regarding workforce issues, health policy or leadership, and other issues.

$113Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2022
Kaiser Foundation HospitalsFY2022$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 18 grants · $846K · 2023–2023
George Fox UniversityOR · FY2023$50,000
Oregon Health & Sciences UniversityFY2023$50,000
Alliance of Black Nurses AssocFY2023$50,000
Partners in Care INCOR · FY2023$50,000
Macdonald CenterOR · FY2023$50,000
Mennonite Home of Albany INCOR · FY2023$50,000
Columbia Care CenterFY2023$50,000
Fairlawn Health and RehabilitationFY2023$50,000
Nehalem Valley Care CenterFY2023$50,000
Coos County Coos Health & WellnessFY2023$49,999
Providence Community Health FdnFY2023$49,999
Good Shepherd Health Care SystemsFY2023$49,885
Central City Concern INCOR · FY2023$49,764
South Hills Rehabilitation CenterFY2023$49,600
Avamere Health ServicesFY2023$46,750
Individual RecipientFY2023$41,380
Veteran Care Centers of OregonFY2023$36,686
Heirloom Living Centers LLCFY2023$22,080

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$541K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Money outPt IX
$771K
Ln 25
Programscol B$482K
Managementcol C$289K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$159K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$541K
Investment incomeLn 3$21K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$718K
SavingsLn 2$985K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$159K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$692K$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$706K$1.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$83K$159K
Net assetsLn 32$623K$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$150K$33K$117K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$382K$310K$72K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$68K$44K$24K
Payroll taxesLn 10$48K$31K$17K
Accounting feesLn 11c$26K$4K$22K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$12K$3K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K$413
Office expensesLn 13$19K$16K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$217
TravelLn 17$30K$20K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$954$2K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$21K$14K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$96$8$88
Total functional expensesLn 25$771K$482K$289K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.7M$771K$922K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$1.5M$28K$623K 990 PDF
FY2022 $623K$548K$75K$596K 990 PDF
FY2021 $594K$477K$118K$521K 990 PDF
FY2020 $387K$393K−$6K$403K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,693,208 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,035,156$1,112,156
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $474,480$540,773
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,508$21,419
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $3,760$18,860
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,516,904$1,693,208
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $846,143$2,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $526,574$647,854
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $116,610$121,623
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,489,327$771,477
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $27,577$921,731
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,693,208 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,112,156
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,112,156
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $540,773$540,773
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $21,419$21,419
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $18,860$18,860
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $559,633 · Excluded from tax $21,419$1,693,208
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $771,477 across 15 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,000$2,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $32,895 · Management $117,105$150,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $309,782 · Management $72,051$381,833
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $43,762 · Management $24,156$67,918
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,994 · Management $17,109$48,103
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,734 · Management $21,955$25,689
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,532 · Management $9,862$12,394
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,513 · Management $413$3,926
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $15,720 · Management $2,798$18,518
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,954 · Management $217$2,171
IX-17 TravelPrograms $19,984 · Management $10,280$30,264
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $954 · Management $1,600$2,554
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,080$5,080
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,398 · Management $6,533$20,931
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8 · Management $88$96
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $482,230 · Management $289,247 · Fundraising $0$771,477
Part X · Balance sheet $1,703,579 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $178,998$717,515
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $513,470$984,869
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,016$1,195
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $706,484$1,703,579
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $36,963$114,843
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $46,222$43,706
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $83,185$158,549
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $623,299$1,042,538
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$502,492
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $623,299$1,545,030
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $706,484$1,703,579
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,545,030 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,693,208
XI-2 Total expenses$771,477
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$921,731
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$623,299
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,545,030

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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