Promote and improve conditions for walking for all people in Oregon.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 3 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 $10K a year · 3% 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
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$85K
to officers and key staff · 22% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 22% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $32K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$54K
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$449K
+14% vs prior year
Spent
$394K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$117K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$449K
FY2024▲ +14%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$141K
FY2021$156K
FY2022$277K
FY2023$393K
FY2024$449K
Expenses
$394K
FY2024▲ +10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$175K
FY2021$140K
FY2022$301K
FY2023$358K
FY2024$394K
Net assets
$117K
FY2024▲ +88%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$36K
FY2021$52K
FY2022$28K
FY2023$62K
FY2024$117K

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 1996.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $320K Management & general 9% · $37K Fundraising 9% · $37K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $85K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$85,153Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Zachary Lauritzen’s $85K as Executive Di is at the 80th 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Zachary Lauritzen$85,153$80,519$41,429——
Ashton Simpson—$11,813$64,643$49,461—
Jessica Thompson———$2,060$45,720

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

Advocates for safer, more accessible walking paths for everyone in Oregon.

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3 programs · $306K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Walking Programming

Oregon walks partners with numerous organizations to host walking programming. These are events with diverse goals: physical activity with health related outcomes, community building, climate, AND/OR advocacy themes.

$126Kprogram expense
02

Transportation policy education and awareness across portland metro region: educate, advocate, and bring awareness to the need for walking as a transportation, public health, and climate issue. Promote policy and infrastructure improvements to make walking safe, convenient and attractive for everyone.

$104Kprogram expense
03

82ND avenue coalition organizing: oregon walks advocates for communities that are safe, convenient, and attractive for walking. Most often, this requires significant and expensive infrastructure investments that are needed across oregon.

$76Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Careoregon INCFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$32K
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $90K · 2023–2023
VerdeOR · FY2023$27,500
Unite OregonOR · FY2023$17,500
Play Grow Learn LLCOR · FY2023$7,500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$449K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$283K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$178K
Investment incomeLn 3$487
Money outPt IX
$394K
Ln 25
Programscol B$320K
Managementcol C$37K
Fundraisingcol D$37K
Owns and owesPt X
$117K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$87K
Total assetsLn 16$171K
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$178K
Government grantsLn 1e$11K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$60K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$283K
Investment incomeLn 3$487
Total revenueLn 12$449K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$57K
SavingsLn 2$30K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$87K
Total assetsLn 16$171K
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K
Net assetsLn 32$117K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 625
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$204K$87K
Total assetsLn 16$233K$171K
LiabilitiesLn 26$171K$54K
Net assetsLn 32$62K$117K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$85K$66K$10K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$180K$178K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$14K$14K$463$154
Payroll taxesLn 10$28K$26K$1K$772
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$51K$26K$2K$24K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$843$843
TravelLn 17$1K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$673$60$613
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$9K$3K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$412$257$406
Total functional expensesLn 25$394K$320K$37K$37K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $449K$394K$55K$117K 990 PDF
FY2023 $393K$358K$35K$62K 990 PDF
FY2022 $277K$301K−$24K$28K 990 PDF
FY2021 $156K$140K$15K$52K 990 PDF
FY2020 $141K$175K−$34K$36K 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 $449,096 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $78,963$178,301
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $314,518$282,697
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $232$487
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$1,122−$12,389
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $392,591$449,096
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $90,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $207,873$306,724
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $59,990$87,451
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $357,863$394,175
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $34,728$54,921
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
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 $449,096 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$175
VIII-1c Fundraising events$59,611
VIII-1e Government grants$10,720
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$107,795
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,347
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$178,301
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $282,697$282,697
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $487$487
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$12,389
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $282,697 · Excluded from tax $487$449,096
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $394,175 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $66,420 · Management $10,218 · Fundraising $8,515$85,153
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $178,157 · Management $1,418$179,575
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $13,547 · Management $463 · Fundraising $154$14,164
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $25,831 · Management $1,229 · Fundraising $772$27,832
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,773$10,773
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $25,576 · Management $1,624 · Fundraising $24,089$51,289
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,289$2,289
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $843$843
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,130$1,130
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $60 · Management $613$673
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,103$4,103
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,366 · Management $2,726 · Fundraising $3,184$15,276
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $412 · Management $257 · Fundraising $406$1,075
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $320,499 · Management $36,556 · Fundraising $37,120$394,175
Part X · Balance sheet $171,021 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $203,526$56,580
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$30,301
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $29,842$84,140
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $233,368$171,021
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,014$16,825
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $101,075$36,906
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $170,999$53,731
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $62,369$117,290
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $62,369$117,290
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $233,368$171,021
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $117,290 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$449,096
XI-2 Total expenses$394,175
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$54,921
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$62,369
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$117,290

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