Basic Rights Oregon EIN 93-1108531

Basic Rights Oregon FY2023 filing

EIN  93-1108531 Membership association Portland, OR
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Advocates for equal rights for all LGBTQ+ Oregonians.
Leadership
McKee Todd Addams · Deputy Director (jun-Dec) · $132K
Money in and out
$345K revenue, $409K expenses
Bottom line
-18% operating surplus

Advocates for equal rights for all LGBTQ+ Oregonians. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $345K in revenue, $409K in expenses, and $-27K in net assets.Pt I

Membership & operating revenue · FY2023
Total revenue
$345K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$409K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-27K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$63K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.57 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.22
Operating surplus
-18%
revenue over expenses
Earned revenue
0%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
56%
of spending is salaries & benefits

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$345K
FY2023▼ -18%
Expenses
$409K
FY2023▼ -23%
Total assets
$177K
FY2023▼ -30%
Total liabilities
$204K
FY2023▼ -5%
Total revenue
$345K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$409K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-27K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$63K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$177K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B57%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $208K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Electoral Candidate Work

The basic rights oregon equality pac seeks to end discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in oregon by electing pro-equality candidates to all levels of office and elevating out LGBTQ candidates whenever possible. We are a non-partisan political action committee focused on statewide and legislative offices.

$100Kprogram expense
02

Transgender Justice Work

Basic rights is a leader within the LGBTQ equality movement, taking a laboratory approach to creating change, and sharing best practices with partner organizations across the country, so that our work contributes to the national movement for equality.

$92Kprogram expense
03

Civic Engagement Work

Building political power for LGBTQ oregonians has long been a core objective for basic rights. To that end, nonpartisan civic engagement continues to be a key strategy as we work to secure legal equality by passing legislation, mobilize LGBTQ oregonians and their allies to influence decision makers and build coalitions that contribute to…

$16Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBasic Rights Oregon
EINHdr · item D93-1108531
Principal addressHdr · item CPortland, OR
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.basicrights.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOR
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 1998

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b10
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
Deputy Director (jun-Dec)
$131,550Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director (jun-Dec)
$81,922Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer (jan-Dec)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary (jan-Dec)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member - Equality Pac
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kyndall Mason$143,269$81,922
McKee Todd Addams$66,328$131,550$39,968$83,551$76,402
Yasmin Nancy Haque$19,067$100,109$96,596

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 & grants$179K · 52%
Other revenue$165K · 48%
Contributions & grants52%$179K
Other revenue48%$165K
Program service revenue$800
Investment income$66
Total revenueLn 12$345K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.57 Management & general $0.21 Fundraising $0.22
Program services57%$233K
Management & general21%$85K
Fundraising22%$90K
Total functional expensesLn 25$409K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$50K
Total assetsLn 16$177K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$204K
Total net assetsLn 32$-27K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $50K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $409K · Less non-cash grants $73 · Cash operating expenses/yr $408K
1.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $233K · Total expenses $409K
57%
Management & General
Management & general $85K · Total expenses $409K
21%
Fundraising
Fundraising $90K · Total expenses $409K
22%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $79K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $224K
$0.35 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $179K · Total revenue $345K
52%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $345K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $800 · Total revenue $345K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $66 · Total revenue $345K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $800 · Total expenses $409K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $345K · Prior year $420K
-18%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-27K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $345K · Expenses $409K
-18%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $177K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-27K · Total assets $177K
-15%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $177K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual McKee Todd Addams · Reported title DEPUTY DIRECTOR (JUN-DEC) · Highest reported compensation $132K · Total expenses $409K
32%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $227K · Total expenses $409K
56%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 57%
Overhead ratio 21%
Fundraising cost ratio 50%
Revenue growth -18%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 1%

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $67K · 2022–2024
Progressive Voice for OregonFY2024$5,250
Friends of Tina KotekFY2022$55,000
Committee to Elect Zeloszelos MarchadtFY2022$7,000

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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
FY2024 (Latest)$377K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$345K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$420K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$253K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$426K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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