Mobilizing the community to uplift children and families impacted by foster care in Oregon.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,187 volunteers and 4 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $75K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $188K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$35K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$539K
-27% vs prior year
Spent
$564K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$378K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$539K
FY2024▼ -27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$307K
FY2021$281K
FY2022$401K
FY2023$737K
FY2024$539K
Expenses
$564K
FY2024▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$143K
FY2021$274K
FY2022$413K
FY2023$497K
FY2024$564K
Net assets
$378K
FY2024▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$163K
FY2021$175K
FY2022$162K
FY2023$403K
FY2024$378K

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 2019.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $449K Management & general 11% · $61K Fundraising 10% · $54K

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

7 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Melissa Williams’s $64K as Executive Dir. is at the 53rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Melissa Williams$63,876$47,011$55,000

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

Empowering Oregon's foster children and families through community action.

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1 program · $449K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Meeting community needs in real time, increasing foster family recruitment efforts, providing encouragement, support, and hope to foster families, providing clothing and foods to families in need, and renovating and establishing a safe and inviting visitation center for foster families.

$449Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$539K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$528K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$564K
Ln 25
Programscol B$449K
Managementcol C$61K
Fundraisingcol D$54K
Owns and owesPt X
$378K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$95K
Total assetsLn 16$413K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$528K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$35K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$539K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$95K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$95K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$413K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
Net assetsLn 32$378K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 61,187
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$95K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$424K$413K
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K$35K
Net assetsLn 32$403K$378K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$65K$52K$6K$7K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$201K$161K$19K$21K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$18K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$19K$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$17K$17K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$985$985
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$19K$6K$3K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K$16K$58
Office expensesLn 13$24K$24K$112
Information technologyLn 14$14K$7K$6K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$42K$42K$450
TravelLn 17$18K$13K$3K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$8K$7K$772
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$89K$84K$2K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$564K$449K$61K$54K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $539K$564K−$24K$378K 990 PDF
FY2023 $737K$497K$240K$403K 990 PDF
FY2022 $401K$413K−$13K$162K 990 PDF
FY2021 $281K$274K$7K$175K 990 PDF
FY2020 $307K$143K$163K$163K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $539,129 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $730,355$527,948
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$2,631
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,969$8,550
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $737,324$539,129
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $225,486$311,364
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $271,343$252,261
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $496,829$563,625
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $240,495−$24,496
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $539,129 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $8,550 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$527,948
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$35,070
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$527,948
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,631$2,631
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,631 · Excluded from tax $8,550$539,129
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $563,625 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $51,994 · Management $6,211 · Fundraising $6,691$64,896
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $160,717 · Management $19,199 · Fundraising $20,688$200,604
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,462 · Management $2,346 · Fundraising $2,346$23,154
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $18,547 · Management $1,998 · Fundraising $2,165$22,710
IX-11a Management feesManagement $17,237$17,237
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $3,375$3,375
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $985$985
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,110$1,110
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $5,854 · Management $2,513 · Fundraising $10,150$18,517
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $16,454 · Fundraising $58$16,512
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,911 · Fundraising $112$24,023
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,455 · Fundraising $6,104$13,559
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $41,796 · Fundraising $450$42,246
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,770 · Management $3,497 · Fundraising $1,681$17,948
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,952 · Fundraising $772$7,724
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $84,275 · Management $2,375 · Fundraising $2,375$89,025
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $449,187 · Management $60,846 · Fundraising $53,592$563,625
Part X · Balance sheet $412,907 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $316,292$95,104
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $26,109$199,300
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $78,497$113,567
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,571$3,036
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,900$1,900
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $424,369$412,907
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,034$9,915
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $16,685$24,838
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $21,719$34,753
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $119,375$139,614
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $283,275$238,540
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $402,650$378,154
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $424,369$412,907
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $378,154 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$539,129
XI-2 Total expenses$563,625
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$24,496
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$402,650
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$378,154

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