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Portlanders for Charter Reform

Portland, ORUnknown exempt organization EIN 88-3320037Revenue $870K in FY2022Latest return filed Apr 27, 2023

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Support passage of Portland City Charter reform

79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2022 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $256K
Looks good: 3 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$870K
Spent
$849K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$21K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2022.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $674K Management & general 20% · $174K Fundraising 0% · $2K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Jef Green
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jenny Lee
Director
$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

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3 programs · $674K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Campaign advertising

$389Kprogram expense
02

Campaign literature, printing and postage

$255Kprogram expense
03

Field staffing

$30Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Oregon Ranked Choice Voting AdvocatesFY2022$156K
Fairvote Action FundFY2022$50K
Northwest Health FoundationFY2022$50K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$256K
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$870K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$870K
Money outPt IX
$849K
Ln 25
Programscol B$674K
Managementcol C$174K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$21K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$21K
Total assetsLn 16$21K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$870K
Total revenueLn 12$870K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$21K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$21K
Total assetsLn 16$21K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$21K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$0$21K
Total assetsLn 16$0$21K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$0$21K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Management feesLn 11a$29K$0$29K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$210$0$210$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$0$7K$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$389K$389K$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$0$8K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$365K$285K$80K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$48K$0$48K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$849K$674K$174K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2022 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 27, 2023 $870K$849K$21K$21K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $869,974 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$869,974
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$869,974
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$2,000
I-17 Other expenses$847,404
I-18 Total expenses$849,404
I-19 Revenue less expenses$20,570
Part VI · Governance 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body0
VI-1b Independent voting members0
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 $869,974 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$869,974
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$869,974
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$869,974
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $849,404 across 8 lines filed
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $29,421 · Fundraising $0$29,421
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $210 · Fundraising $0$210
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $7,264 · Fundraising $0$7,264
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $2,000$2,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $388,605 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$388,605
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $8,356 · Fundraising $0$8,356
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $285,125 · Management $80,000 · Fundraising $0$365,125
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $48,423 · Fundraising $0$48,423
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $673,730 · Management $173,674 · Fundraising $2,000$849,404
Part X · Balance sheet $20,570 assets, 6 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $0$20,570
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$20,570
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-29 Capital stock or trust principalStart of year $0$20,570
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$20,570
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$20,570
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,570 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$869,974
XI-2 Total expenses$849,404
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$20,570
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$20,570

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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