Through radical, no-strings-attached giving, EGC disrupts systemic inequality by funding community-led projects, including sustainable food security programs, housing support, and wellness initiatives

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$280K 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
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $113K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$280K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.8 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $515K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
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Revenue
$1.1M
-1% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$270K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2023▼ -1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2023▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$985K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$270K
FY2023▲ +10%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$167K
FY2021$120K
FY2022$245K
FY2023$270K
FY2024$214K
FY2025$661K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2021.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $886K Management & general 11% · $120K Fundraising 6% · $66K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $280K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$85,000Pt VII · Sec A
Housing Director
$85,000Pt VII · Sec A
Csa Director
$60,741Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Community Care
$49,038Pt VII · Sec A

Alanna McCreary’s $85K as Executive Director is at the 19th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alanna McCreary$85,000$85,000$85,000$85,000$85,000$57,244
Lillian Green$85,000$85,000$85,000$85,000$85,000$69,744
Tamar Green$85,000$85,000$60,741———
Dyvisha Gordon——$49,038$85,000$85,000$69,744
Deoshia Hopkins———$75,000$85,000$16,346

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Builds a more equitable future by addressing systemic inequalities through community outreach and programs.

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3 programs · $886K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

COVID-19 created immense economic hardship throughout all communities on a national scale. In particular, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) communities were hit hardest as a result of generations of discrimination-based social destabilization and lack of access to equitable resources.

$688Kprogram expense
02

The third arm of our work is direct actions of how we can learn, grow, and reclaim lost traditions in a way of addressing community wellness. For us it looks like the following programming: Plant Jam Care Packages Special Projects.

$199Kprogram expense
03

The aim of our second initiative is to equitably provide assistance with stable housing for single mothers and their families in the Portland metro area. We believe equitable solutions to housing insecurity can be addressed through radical community support. Person-to-person. What does that look like?

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $229K · 2020–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$4,103
Unitemized GrantFY2020$199,765
Operation Back to SchoolFY2020$25,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$63
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$886K
Managementcol C$120K
Fundraisingcol D$66K
Owns and owesPt X
$270K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$247K
Total assetsLn 16$270K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$500K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$89K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$63
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$247K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$247K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$500
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K
Total assetsLn 16$270K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$270K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6105
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$226K$247K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$500$500
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$16K$22K
Total assetsLn 16$245K$270K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$245K$270K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$525K$525K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$280K$195K$42K$42K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$37K$37K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$62K$28K$34K
Payroll taxesLn 10$33K$27K$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$37K$37K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$21K$3K$12K$6K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$1K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$15K$6K$4K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$6K
TravelLn 17$10K$3K$7K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$4K$5K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$5K$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$886K$120K$66K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.7M$1.3M$447K$661K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$1.1M−$56K$214K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.1M$1.1M$25K$270K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$985K$125K$245K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$1.2M−$18K$120K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$1.4M$153K$167K 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
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Part I · Summary $1,096,923 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,109,752$1,096,860
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $548$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$63
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,110,300$1,096,923
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $404,820$525,407
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $421,052$412,271
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $159,447$134,263
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $985,319$1,071,941
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $124,981$24,982
Part VI · Governance no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $1,096,923 across 11 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$500,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$596,860
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$88,760
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,096,860
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $63 · Excluded from tax $0$63
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $63 · Excluded from tax $0$1,096,923
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,071,941 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $525,407$525,407
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $194,779 · Management $42,500 · Fundraising $42,500$279,779
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $37,095$37,095
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $27,784 · Management $34,448$62,232
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $26,611 · Management $3,277 · Fundraising $3,277$33,165
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $36,591$36,591
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,366 · Management $12,000 · Fundraising $5,588$20,954
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,000 · Management $2,828$3,828
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,205 · Management $3,944 · Fundraising $4,529$14,678
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,602$5,602
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,446 · Management $6,559$10,005
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $3,810$3,810
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,442$5,442
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,423$4,423
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,515 · Management $5,387 · Fundraising $5,477$14,379
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,000 · Management $5,000 · Fundraising $4,551$14,551
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $886,266 · Management $119,753 · Fundraising $65,922$1,071,941
Part X · Balance sheet $269,643 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $226,079$246,724
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $650$650
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $16,327$21,769
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $500$500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $244,661$269,643
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $244,661$269,643
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $244,661$269,643
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $269,643 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,096,923
XI-2 Total expenses$1,071,941
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$24,982
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$244,661
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$269,643

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