To establish a resilient financial ecosystem that supports the long-term well-being of portland's black community by investing in education, preserving cultural heritage and fostering community via long-term grant funding, partnerships and investments.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 2 volunteers and 12 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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FY2025 · 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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13.6M a year · 52% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.5M
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 19.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$8.7M
18% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 18% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$55.6M
+148% vs prior year
Spent
$21.8M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$40.8M
By yearFY2023–FY2025
Revenue
$55.6M
FY2025▲ +148%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2023$0
FY2024$22.4M
FY2025$55.6M
Expenses
$21.8M
FY2025▲ +67%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$13.1M
FY2025$21.8M
Net assets
$40.8M
FY2025▲ +477%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2023−$2.2M
FY2024$7.1M
FY2025$40.8M

From the FY2025 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 Mar 2024.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $20.2M Management & general 8% · $1.7M

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

8 people listed on the 990; $1.5M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO/Secretary
$587,548Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Partnerships
$233,282Pt VII · Sec A
VP, External Affairs
$205,253Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$182,625Pt VII · Sec A
Dir, Data Strategy & Organizational Learning
$168,264Pt VII · Sec A
Community Partnerships Manager
$151,220Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rukaiyah Adams’s $588K as CEO/Secretary is at the 84th percentile of top reported officer pay among 572 $10–100M community development 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Rukaiyah Adams$587,548$501,560$487,313
D'Artagnan Caliman$233,282$225,137$138,659
Mich Greenberg—$225,048$121,531
Cyreena Boston Ashby$205,253——
Cobi Byrd$182,625——
Camille Idedevbo$168,264——
Juma SEI$151,220——
Curtrina Huff—$104,666—

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Strengthens Black community cohesion, autonomy, and power in Portland.

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3 programs · $20.2M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

In 2025, the community investment team accomplished the FOLLOWING:1. Made a 10-YEAR, $75m commitment to underwrite direct service expenditures of self enhancement inc. And albina head START2. Launched the 1803 fund's place-making grant program to activate, enrich and fortify real estate assets in ALBINA3.

$16.8Mprogram expense
02

In 2025, the executive office team accomplished the FOLLOWING:1. Coordinated over $400k in responsive grants to support national and portland black leadership convenings 2. Launched the 1803 fund's external affairs practice to engage with and support public & municipal PARTNERS3.

$2.4Mprogram expense
03

In 2025, the 1803 real estate team accomplished the FOLLOWING:1. Refined the 1803 fund's 'rebuild albina' strategy to focus on direct real estate investment in historic ALBINA2. Formulated real estate investment framework and future acquisition PIPELINE3.

$930Kprogram expense

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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 · 48 grants · $24.1M · 2024–2025
Self Enhancement INCOR · FY2025$5,000,000
Albina Head Start INCOR · FY2025$2,500,000
Albina Vision INCOR · FY2025$1,800,000
Portland Housing CenterOR · FY2025$1,000,000
Portland Art MuseumOR · FY2025$1,000,000
Albina Music TrustOR · FY2025$527,500
Taking OwnershipOR · FY2025$500,000
Prismid INCOR · FY2025$500,000
Williams & Russell CDCOR · FY2025$312,500
World Stage TheatreOR · FY2025$250,000
A10l Ventures LLC DBA Black Women on BoardsCA · FY2025$150,000
Lewis College of BusinessMI · FY2025$125,000
Bme CommunityOR · FY2025$125,000
Lion SpeaksOR · FY2025$61,000
All Ages Music PortlandOR · FY2025$35,000
Built OregonOR · FY2025$30,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$55.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$55.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$528K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$29K
Money outPt IX
$21.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$20.2M
Managementcol C$1.7M
Owns and owesPt X
$40.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$35.5M
Total assetsLn 16$49.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$55.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$29K
Investment incomeLn 3$528K
Total revenueLn 12$55.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$136K
SavingsLn 2$35.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$35.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9.1M
Other assetsLn 15$444K
Total assetsLn 16$49.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$8.7M
Net assetsLn 32$40.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 62
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$7.5M$35.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K$9.1M
Total assetsLn 16$8.1M$49.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M$8.7M
Net assetsLn 32$7.1M$40.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$15.3M$15.3M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$649K$545K$104K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.0M$1.7M$313K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$267K$225K$42K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$99K$73K$26K
Payroll taxesLn 10$148K$124K$24K
Legal feesLn 11b$88K$65K$23K
Accounting feesLn 11c$70K$70K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.3M$648K$649K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$240K$199K$41K
Office expensesLn 13$206K$86K$120K
Information technologyLn 14$95K$30K$64K
OccupancyLn 16$316K$235K$82K
TravelLn 17$205K$127K$78K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$718K$718K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$9K$6K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$85K$62K$23K
Total functional expensesLn 25$21.8M$20.2M$1.7M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $55.6M$21.8M$33.7M$40.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $22.4M$13.1M$9.3M$7.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $0$2.2M−$2.2M−$2.2M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $55,561,525 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $22,100,000$55,005,188
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,700$28,622
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $310,464$527,715
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $22,414,164$55,561,525
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $9,144,000$15,333,815
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,812,998$3,160,690
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,142,258$3,328,339
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $13,099,256$21,822,844
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $9,314,908$33,738,681
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
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 $55,561,525 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$55,005,188
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$55,005,188
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $28,622$28,622
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $527,715$527,715
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $28,622 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $527,715$55,561,525
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $21,822,844 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $15,333,815$15,333,815
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $545,073 · Management $103,824$648,897
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,685,068 · Management $313,051$1,998,119
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $224,521 · Management $42,255$266,776
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $73,256 · Management $25,758$99,014
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $124,062 · Management $23,822$147,884
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $64,879 · Management $22,878$87,757
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $70,259$70,259
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $647,565 · Management $649,214$1,296,779
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $198,955 · Management $40,796$239,751
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $85,705 · Management $120,183$205,888
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $30,219 · Management $64,332$94,551
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $234,600 · Management $81,529$316,129
IX-17 TravelPrograms $127,044 · Management $78,244$205,288
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $718,359$718,359
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,662 · Management $3,001$8,663
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $62,195 · Management $22,720$84,915
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $20,160,978 · Management $1,661,866 · Fundraising $0$21,822,844
Part X · Balance sheet $49,551,036 assets, 14 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $4,300,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $274,931$135,926
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,221,667$35,370,763
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,902$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $42,612$238,038
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,505$9,062,704
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $538,725$443,605
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,090,342$49,551,036
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $386,521$8,008,738
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$263,950
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $632,394$466,635
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,018,915$8,739,323
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $7,071,427$40,811,713
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,071,427$40,811,713
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,090,342$49,551,036
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $40,811,713 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$55,561,525
XI-2 Total expenses$21,822,844
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$33,738,681
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,071,427
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1,605
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$40,811,713

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