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EIN  93-1090005 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Portland, OR Founded 1992
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Helps homeless people find permanent housing and transition off the streets.
Leadership
Chris Bonner · President
Money in and out
$5.0M revenue, $5.1M expenses
Bottom line
84% program efficiency

Helps homeless people find permanent housing and transition off the streets. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $5.0M in revenue, $5.1M in expenses, and $2.7M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$5.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$5.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$172K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
84%
of spending reaches programs0% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +178% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-3%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +31% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$5.0M
FY2025▼ -52%
Expenses
$5.1M
FY2025▼ -53%
Total assets
$3.2M
FY2025▼ -12%
Total liabilities
$582K
FY2025▼ -25%
Total revenue
$5.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$5.1M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$172K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$3.2M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B84%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $4.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Homefirst

Engaged 1095 homeless men women and children on the streets of multnomah county and 214 homeless individuals placed in HOUSING.HOUSING2STAY: made home visits to formerly homeless tenants, 89% 12-MONTH successful housing retention rate.

$4.1Mprogram expense
02

Homebase

We adapted and continued to use an essential services model to provide mail, hygiene, and food support. Provided a daily average of 100 meals, 15 hygiene kits, and mail services to 70 people experiencing homelessness.

$171Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CJoin
EINHdr · item D93-1090005
Principal addressHdr · item CPortland, OR
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.joinpdx.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1992
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOR
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P28Z)
Ruling yearIRS BMFFeb 1993

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chris Bonner
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kevin Kaufman
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rena Jimenez-Blout
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Monta Knudson
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Chloe Faison’s $131K as Int Exec Director (through 11/2024) is at the 63rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3864 $1–10M human services 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Katrina Holland—$43,893$141,145$141,145$104,481
Chloe Faison$130,923————
Kevin Tabor———$124,337$57,195
Karen Riley$109,157$124,250———
Cameron Foster$112,500————
Chelsea Deloney$67,399$18,873———
Monta Knudson$30,250————

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$4.9M
Investment income$3K
Other revenue$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$4.8M
Total revenueLn 12$5.0M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.84 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.02
Program services84%$4.3M
Management & general14%$730K
Fundraising2%$109K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.1M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$582K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.7M
Months of cash on handcomputed2.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.1M · Operating expenses/yr $5.1M
2.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $4.3M · Total expenses $5.1M
84%
Management & General
Management & general $730K · Total expenses $5.1M
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $109K · Total expenses $5.1M
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $160K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $580K
$0.28 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $4.9M · Total revenue $5.0M
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $4.8M · Total revenue $5.0M
96%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $5.0M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $3K · Total revenue $5.0M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $5.1M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $5.0M · Prior year $10.4M
-52%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $9.7M · FY2025 $5.0M
-13%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.7M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $5.0M · Expenses $5.1M
-3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $3.2M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.7M · Total assets $3.2M
82%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $3.2M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Chris Bonner · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $5.1M
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.9M · Total expenses $5.1M
38%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 84%——
Overhead ratio 14%——
Fundraising cost ratio 2%——
Revenue growth -52%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Central City Concern INCFY2024$272K
United Way of the Columbia- WillametteFY2024$119K
Ocf Joseph E Weston Public FoundationFY2024$50K
Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$28K
The Oregon Community FoundationFY2024$18K
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$16K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$8K
American Endowment FoundationFY2024$7K
Total grants receivedfrom 9 funders$525K
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Grants paid · 48 grants · $20.5M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$2,116,191
Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Program INCOR · FY2025$191,298
Coalition of Community Health ClinicsOR · FY2025$80,160
The Native American Rehabilitation Assoc of the Northwest INCOR · FY2025$53,892
The Mental Health Association of OregonOR · FY2025$48,456
North Williams Housing AssociatesFY2025$44,630
El Programa Hispano CatolicoOR · FY2025$35,768
Central City Concern INCOR · FY2025$29,671
Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Program INCOR · FY2024$182,112
El Programa Hispano CatolicoOR · FY2024$176,744
The Native American Rehabilitation Assoc of the Northwest INCOR · FY2024$128,914
Urban League of Portland INCOR · FY2024$123,469
The Mental Health Association of OregonOR · FY2024$86,387
Coalition of Community Health ClinicsOR · FY2024$64,670
Central City Concern INCOR · FY2024$36,700
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,614,377
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,318,224
Unitemized GrantFY2023$524,568
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$5.0M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$10.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$10.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$11.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$9.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$9.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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