Restore oregon's mission is to preserve, reuse, and pass forward the spaces and places that reflect oregon's diverse cultural heritage and make our communities vibrant, inclusive, livable and sustainable.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
62¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 10 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $50K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
62%
of spending
Worth a look: 62% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$96K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $379K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 6.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $263K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$17K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$650K
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$511K
To programs
62%
Net assets
$962K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$650K
FY2024▲ +24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$918K
FY2021$477K
FY2022$455K
FY2023$523K
FY2024$650K
Expenses
$511K
FY2024▼ -55%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$600K
FY2021$505K
FY2022$525K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$511K
Net assets
$962K
FY2024▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$824K
FY2024$962K

From the FY2024 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1978.

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Where the money goes

62 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 62% · $318K Management & general 32% · $163K Fundraising 6% · $30K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $96K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$95,821Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nicole Possert’s $96K as Executive Di is at the 86th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture 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

NameFY2024FY2020
Nicole Possert$95,821—
Peggy Moretti—$82,102

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

Preserves and reuses Oregon's cultural heritage places to make communities vibrant and sustainable.

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3 programs · $318K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Produces and delivers information and educational programs on historic preservation and its benefits to communities in the form of livability, cultural heritage, sustainability, and job creation.

$254Kprogram expense
02

Works to provide technical assistance and support to oregon's most endangered places, providing consultation, advocacy, and seed grants towards their preservation and reuse. Among the current most endangered places is the billy webb elks lodge in the albina neighborhood of portland, where significant resources were focused in addition to…

$42Kprogram expense
03

Advocates for sound preservation policies and incentives and provides testimony on important issues. Provides consultation and responds to requests for assistance from the field.

$22Kprogram expense

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 · 1 grant · $5K · 2020–2020
Albina Construction LLCFY2020$5,087

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$650K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$593K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Money outPt IX
$511K
Ln 25
Programscol B$318K
Managementcol C$163K
Fundraisingcol D$30K
Owns and owesPt X
$962K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$277K
Total assetsLn 16$979K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$593K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$76K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K
Investment incomeLn 3$25K
Total revenueLn 12$650K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$277K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$277K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$379K
Other assetsLn 15$311K
Total assetsLn 16$979K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
Net assetsLn 32$962K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 630
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$397K$277K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$247K$379K
Total assetsLn 16$848K$979K
LiabilitiesLn 26$25K$17K
Net assetsLn 32$824K$962K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$96K$63K$27K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$227K$141K$69K$17K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$11K$10K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$14K$14K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$78K$58K$20K$420
Office expensesLn 13$12K$8K$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$12K$10K$1K$194
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$20K$6K$14K$26
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$21K−$20K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$511K$318K$163K$30K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $650K$511K$140K$962K 990 PDF
FY2023 $523K$1.1M−$607K$824K 990 PDF
FY2022 $455K$525K−$70K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $477K$505K−$28K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $918K$600K$318K$1.5M 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $650,476 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $478,308$592,931
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $43,419$37,936
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,494$25,007
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$5,833−$5,398
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $523,388$650,476
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $500,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $511,969$358,815
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $118,783$152,144
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,130,752$510,959
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$607,364$139,517
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $650,476 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $6,676 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$75,785
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$517,146
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$592,931
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $37,936$37,936
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $25,007$25,007
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$12,153−$12,153
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $79$79
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $37,936 · Excluded from tax $19,609$650,476
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $510,959 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $62,985 · Management $27,489 · Fundraising $5,347$95,821
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $140,923 · Management $68,678 · Fundraising $17,487$227,088
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $11,546$11,546
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,374 · Management $10,472 · Fundraising $2,514$24,360
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $13,738$13,738
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,378$10,378
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $57,507 · Management $19,758 · Fundraising $420$77,685
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,074 · Management $1,982 · Fundraising $1,748$11,804
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $1,118$1,118
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,306 · Management $1,433 · Fundraising $194$11,933
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,574$2,574
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,796 · Management $13,759 · Fundraising $26$19,581
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $21,431 · Management −$19,895 · Fundraising $1,797$3,333
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $318,396 · Management $163,030 · Fundraising $29,533$510,959
Part X · Balance sheet $978,567 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $397,315$277,265
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $13,291$11,205
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $247,171$379,022
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,939$311,075
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $848,472$978,567
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,822$6,300
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $17,918$10,480
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $24,740$16,780
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $544,071$547,547
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $279,661$414,240
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $823,732$961,787
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $848,472$978,567
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $961,787 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$650,476
XI-2 Total expenses$510,959
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$139,517
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$823,732
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,462
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$961,787

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