The Rogue Action Center builds organizaing infrastructure, leaders, and community power for a just, inclusive, and sustainable Southern Oregon for everyone.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$134K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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 $48K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$134K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% 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
$591K
+0.9% vs prior year
Spent
$559K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$466K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$591K
FY2023▲ +0.9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$536K
FY2021$827K
FY2022$585K
FY2023$591K
FY2024$450K
Expenses
$559K
FY2023▲ +14%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$393K
FY2021$651K
FY2022$492K
FY2023$559K
FY2024$653K
Net assets
$466K
FY2023▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$165K
FY2021$341K
FY2022$434K
FY2023$466K
FY2024$263K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · 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 2018.

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Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $421K Management & general 14% · $80K Fundraising 10% · $59K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $134K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Executive Director
$58,897Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$58,897Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$13,822Pt VII · Sec A
President
$2,600Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jordan Bruyn’s $61K as Co-Executive Director is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jordan Bruyn$61,150$58,897$45,960——
Heather Rebecca Pearson$52,259$58,897$45,948——
Michelle Glass———$22,525$21,680
Raven Reyes—$13,822———
Lucas Wedeman$10,536————
Finn Franklin—$2,600———

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

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  • 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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1 program · $421K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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In 2023, the RAC operated community based programs to address economic and racial disparities in access to housing, and to encourage civic participation. We accomplished this through organizing immediate and long-term support for victims of the devastating Almeda Fire, providing essential support to the movement for racial justice…

$421Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Rogue ClimateFY2025$25K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$591K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$526K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Investment incomeLn 3$275
Money outPt IX
$559K
Ln 25
Programscol B$421K
Managementcol C$80K
Fundraisingcol D$59K
Owns and owesPt X
$466K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$454K
Total assetsLn 16$468K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$526K
Government grantsLn 1e$164K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$65K
Investment incomeLn 3$275
Total revenueLn 12$591K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$253K
SavingsLn 2$200K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$454K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Total assetsLn 16$468K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$466K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 695
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$427K$454K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$441K$468K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$434K$466K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$134K$99K$20K$15K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$248K$184K$37K$27K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$42K$31K$6K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$36K$26K$5K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$75$56$11$8
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$26K$19K$4K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$737$545$111$81
Office expensesLn 13$7K$6K$1K$823
Information technologyLn 14$13K$9K$2K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$14K$11K$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$5K$4K$783$574
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$7K$5K$976$716
All other expensesLn 24e$26K$26K
Total functional expensesLn 25$559K$421K$80K$59K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $450K$653K−$202K$263K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $591K$559K$32K$466K 990 PDF
FY2022 $585K$492K$93K$434K 990 PDF
FY2021 $827K$651K$176K$341K 990 PDF
FY2020 $536K$393K$143K$165K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $590,573 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $585,278$525,564
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$64,734
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $102$275
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $585,380$590,573
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,141$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $380,600$460,084
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $110,289$98,960
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $492,030$559,044
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $93,350$31,529
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-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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $590,573 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$163,625
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$361,939
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$525,564
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $64,734 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$64,734
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $275 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$275
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $65,009 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$590,573
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $559,044 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $99,320 · Management $20,132 · Fundraising $14,764$134,216
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $183,752 · Management $37,247 · Fundraising $27,315$248,314
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $30,915 · Management $6,267 · Fundraising $4,595$41,777
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,475 · Management $5,367 · Fundraising $3,935$35,777
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $56 · Management $11 · Fundraising $8$75
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $18,920 · Management $3,835 · Fundraising $2,812$25,567
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $545 · Management $111 · Fundraising $81$737
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,540 · Management $1,123 · Fundraising $823$7,486
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $9,383 · Management $1,902 · Fundraising $1,395$12,680
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,535 · Management $2,135 · Fundraising $1,566$14,236
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,861 · Management $783 · Fundraising $574$5,218
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,814 · Management $976 · Fundraising $716$6,506
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $26,455$26,455
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $420,571 · Management $79,889 · Fundraising $58,584$559,044
Part X · Balance sheet $468,017 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $226,902$253,381
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $200,195$200,298
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,338$14,338
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $441,435$468,017
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,407$2,460
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,407$2,460
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $434,028$465,557
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $434,028$465,557
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $441,435$468,017
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $465,557 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$590,573
XI-2 Total expenses$559,044
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$31,529
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$434,028
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$465,557

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