Oregon Pathfinder: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 83-1268832)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$29K
FY2021	$91K
FY2022	$5K
FY2023	$3K
FY2024	−$2K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$492K
FY2021	$506K
FY2022	$298K
FY2023	Not on file
FY2024	Not on file

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.0M
FY2021	$583K
FY2022	$216K
FY2023	$61K
FY2024	Not on file

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

83%

17%

Program services 83% · $408K Management & general 17% · $84K

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

2 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Bridget Barton

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jim Pasero

Secretary

$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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes a healthy economy, jobs, strong businesses, and civil political discussion in Oregon.

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1 program · $408K · in their own filed words · FY2020

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Help other organizations with support by providing funds for research, outreach, education, marketing and other support in pursuit of public policy issues.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2020. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 83-1268832) · Dispute this line

$408Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking

Grants paid · 15 grants · $760K · 2020–2022

Bridget Barton for OregonFY2022$50,000

Action PacFY2022$36,000

Evergreen Freedom FoundationWA · FY2022$25,000

Oregon Liberty AssnFY2022$15,000

Slavic VoteOR · FY2022$7,700

Bridget Barton for OregonFY2021$150,000

Evergreen Freedom FoundationWA · FY2021$111,142

Action PacFY2021$37,000

Taxpayers Association of OregonOR · FY2021$12,000

Slavic VoteOR · FY2021$7,000

Action PacFY2020$163,000

Evergreen Freedom FoundationWA · FY2020$110,000

Common Sense for Oregon IncorporatedOR · FY2020$20,000

Jobs and Progress Fund INCOH · FY2020$10,000

Slavic VoteOR · FY2020$6,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$29K

Ln 12

Investment incomeLn 3$29K

Money outPt IX

$492K

Ln 25

Programscol B$408K

Managementcol C$84K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.0M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$41K

Total assetsLn 16$1.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

PeoplePt VI, VII

2

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a2

IndependentVI 1b2

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Investment incomeLn 3$29K

Gains on assetsLn 7$4K

Total revenueLn 12$29K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$41K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$41K

InvestmentsLn 11–13$995K

Intangible assetsLn 14$3K

Total assetsLn 16$1.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$0

Net assetsLn 32$1.0M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 50

Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$126K	$41K
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$1.3M	$995K
Total assetsLn 16	$1.4M	$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$0	$0
Net assetsLn 32	$1.4M	$1.0M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1	$326K	$326K
Management feesLn 11a	$82K		$82K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$2K		$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f	$7K	$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$50		$50
Office expensesLn 13	$75K	$75K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$233		$233
InsuranceLn 23	$413	$103	$310
Total functional expensesLn 25	$492K	$408K	$84K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Jul 25, 2025	−$2K				990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Apr 25, 2024	$3K			$61K	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 16, 2023	$5K	$298K	−$292K	$216K	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 6, 2022	$91K	$506K	−$415K	$583K	990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 7, 2021	$29K	$492K	−$463K	$1.0M	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $29,072 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grants$0

I-9 Program service revenue$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $55,470$29,072

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $55,470$29,072

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $202,250$325,500

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefits$0

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $150,624$166,658

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $352,874$492,158

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$297,404−$463,086

Part VI · Governance 2 of 2 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body2

VI-1b Independent voting members2

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

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

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $29,072 across 3 lines filed

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $25,085$25,085

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $3,987$3,987

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $29,072$29,072

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $492,158 across 8 lines filed

IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $325,500$325,500

IX-11a Management feesManagement $82,000$82,000

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,695$1,695

IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $7,267$7,267

IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $50$50

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $75,000$75,000

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $233$233

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $103 · Management $310$413

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $407,870 · Management $84,288 · Fundraising $0$492,158

Part X · Balance sheet $1,039,295 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $125,584$40,926

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,312,369$995,393

X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $3,209$2,976

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,441,162$1,039,295

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,441,162$1,039,295

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,441,162$1,039,295

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,441,162$1,039,295

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,039,295 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$29,072

XI-2 Total expenses$492,158

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$463,086

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,441,162

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$61,219

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,039,295

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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