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Write Around Portland FY2024 filing

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Portland, OR501(c)(3)Since 1999EducationEIN 84-1482706Revenue $364K in FY2024

On file with the IRSwritearound.org133 Sw 2nd Ave Ste 304, 97204-3526 · Portland, ORTax-exempt since Feb 1999Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$80K 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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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
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $22K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Worth a look: 65% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$80K
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$15K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% 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
$364K
-11% vs prior year
Spent
$401K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$301K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$364K
FY2024▼ -11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$488K
FY2021$343K
FY2022$405K
FY2023$409K
FY2024$364K
FY2025$496K
Expenses
$401K
FY2024▼ -16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$349K
FY2021$350K
FY2022$377K
FY2023$479K
FY2024$401K
FY2025$421K
Net assets
$301K
FY2024▼ -11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$386K
FY2021$379K
FY2022$407K
FY2023$337K
FY2024$301K
FY2025$376K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1999.

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

Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $260K Management & general 5% · $20K Fundraising 30% · $120K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $80K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Christopher McDonald
Executive Director
$80,156Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sara Guest
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kelsey Allen
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Hana Layson
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Christopher McDonald’s $82K as Executive Director is at the 73rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christopher McDonald$82,027$80,156$77,191$20,272——
Elizebett Eslinger———$31,642$68,640$65,356

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

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1 program · $260K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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$260Kprogram 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
Mark and Tracie Monroe Family FoundationFY2025$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$364K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$329K
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Money outPt IX
$401K
Ln 25
Programscol B$260K
Managementcol C$20K
Fundraisingcol D$120K
Owns and owesPt X
$301K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$279K
Total assetsLn 16$316K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$329K
Government grantsLn 1e$60K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$41K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$13K
Investment incomeLn 3$665
Other incomeLn 4–11$22K
Total revenueLn 12$364K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$279K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$279K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$316K
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K
Net assetsLn 32$301K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 6133
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$316K$279K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$388K$316K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K$15K
Net assetsLn 32$337K$301K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$80K$55K$2K$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$157K$107K$3K$47K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$4K$114$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$8K$233$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$16K$460$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$790$790
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K$487
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$450$450
Advertising and promotionLn 12$30K$21K$609$9K
Office expensesLn 13$15K$11K$1K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$3K$82$1K
OccupancyLn 16$18K$12K$363$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$510$347$10$153
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$34K$23K$684$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$1K$174$901
Total functional expensesLn 25$401K$260K$20K$120K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $496K$421K$75K$376K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $364K$401K−$36K$301K 990 PDF
FY2023 $409K$479K−$69K$337K 990 PDF
FY2022 $405K$377K$28K$407K 990 PDF
FY2021 $343K$350K−$7K$379K 990 PDF
FY2020 $488K$349K$140K$386K 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 $364,171 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $377,788$328,710
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $35,281$12,927
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$665
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$3,846$21,869
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $409,223$364,171
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $364,604$277,359
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $113,931$123,260
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $478,535$400,619
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$69,312−$36,448
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 $364,171 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$40,831
VIII-1e Government grants$60,143
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$227,736
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$328,710
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $12,927$12,927
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $665$665
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $21,869$21,869
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $34,796 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $665$364,171
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $400,619 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $54,505 · Management $1,605 · Fundraising $24,046$80,156
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $106,668 · Management $3,136 · Fundraising $47,059$156,863
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,860 · Management $114 · Fundraising $1,703$5,677
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,917 · Management $233 · Fundraising $3,493$11,643
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,654 · Management $460 · Fundraising $6,906$23,020
IX-11b Legal feesFundraising $790$790
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,557 · Fundraising $487$12,044
IX-11g Other fees for servicesFundraising $450$450
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $20,698 · Management $609 · Fundraising $9,131$30,438
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,550 · Management $1,341 · Fundraising $3,318$15,209
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,798 · Management $82 · Fundraising $1,234$4,114
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,357 · Management $363 · Fundraising $5,452$18,172
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $347 · Management $10 · Fundraising $153$510
IX-23 InsuranceFundraising $4,965$4,965
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,232 · Management $684 · Fundraising $10,250$34,166
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,327 · Management $174 · Fundraising $901$2,402
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $259,913 · Management $20,368 · Fundraising $120,338$400,619
Part X · Balance sheet $315,743 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $316,391$278,697
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $33,875$16,550
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$8,819
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $13,018$4,270
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $24,518$7,407
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $387,802$315,743
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $23,484$6,523
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $26,857$8,207
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $50,341$14,730
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $327,461$301,013
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $10,000$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $337,461$301,013
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $387,802$315,743
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $301,013 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$364,171
XI-2 Total expenses$400,619
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$36,448
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$337,461
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$301,013

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