Immigrant Story EIN 82-4539636 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

Immigrant Story

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Shares immigrants' stories through events, exhibits, and podcasts to build empathy and inclusion. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $206K in revenue, $79K in expenses, and $339K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location
Portland, OR
Website
www.theimmigrantstory.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2025)
Revenue
$206KFY2025
Expenses
$79K
Net assets
$339K
People
6
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  82-4539636 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Portland, OR
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Shares immigrants' stories through events, exhibits, and podcasts to build empathy and inclusion.
Leadership
Sankar Raman · President
Money in and out
$206K revenue, $79K expenses
Bottom line
89% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$206K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$79K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$339K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $127K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.04
Program efficiency
89%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
49.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +7% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+62%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +58% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$206K
FY2025▲ +165%
Total revenue
$206K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$79K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$339K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$127K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$339K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B89%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CImmigrant Story
EINHdr · item D82-4539636
Principal addressHdr · item CPortland, OR
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.theimmigrantstory.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOR
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A23)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2018

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $70K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

We shared immigrants' stories through The Immigrant Story Live events. These events take place 3-4 times per year at various locations. For 2025, the main event was held at the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts. The other events were held at two universities and Portland Center Stage.

$61Kprogram expense
02

The organization produces several podcasts each year in it's Many Roads To Here program. For 2025, eight podcasts were produced featuring success stories and what hurdles were overcome.

$6Kprogram expense
03

We award small scholarships to students majoring in journalism or a related field where students write stories about immigrants or participate in podcast production. Each student is assigned a mentor who coaches the student in the art of writing, publishing articles, and creating a portfolio.

$3Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$195K · 95%
Investment income$12K · 6%
Contributions & grants95%$195K
Investment income6%$12K
— government grantsLn 1e$63K
Total revenueLn 12$206K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.89 Management & general $0.07 Fundraising $0.04
Program services89%$71K
Management & general7%$6K
Fundraising4%$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$79K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$206K
Total assetsLn 16$339K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$339K
Months of cash on handcomputed31.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $324K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $79K · Less non-cash grants $1K · Cash operating expenses/yr $78K
49.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $71K · Total expenses $79K
89%
Management & General
Management & general $6K · Total expenses $79K
7%
Fundraising
Fundraising $3K · Total expenses $79K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $3K · Solicited contributions $133K
$0.02 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $195K · Total revenue $206K
95%
Government reliance
Government grants $63K · Total revenue $206K
30%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $206K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $12K · Total revenue $206K
+6%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $79K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $206K · Prior year $78K
+165%
Revenue CAGR
FY2021 $121K · FY2025 $206K
+14%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $339K · Beginning of year $201K
+69%
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $206K · Expenses $79K
+62%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities $0 · Total assets $339K
0%
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $339K · Total assets $339K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $119K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $339K
35%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sankar Raman · Reported title President · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $79K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $0 · Total expenses $79K
0%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 89%
Overhead ratio 7%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth 165%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0.05%
Accounting fee ratio 0.06%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$16K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$206K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$78K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$66K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$140K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$121K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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