Basic Rights Oregon FY2023 filing

Claim this org

(tell your story, add context, and more)

What claiming does How does your 990 look to donors? Take the 10-Question Audit

To ensure that all lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender oregonians experience equality.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
57¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$213K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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 $16K a year · 4% 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
57%
of spending
Worth a look: 57% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$213K
to officers and key staff · 52% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 52% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$204K
115% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 115% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$345K
-18% vs prior year
Spent
$409K
To programs
57%
Net assets
−$27K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$345K
FY2023▼ -18%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$426K
FY2021$253K
FY2022$420K
FY2023$345K
FY2024$377K
Expenses
$409K
FY2023▼ -23%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$388K
FY2021$181K
FY2022$529K
FY2023$409K
FY2024$238K
Net assets
−$27K
FY2023▼ -172%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$74K
FY2021$146K
FY2022$37K
FY2023−$27K
FY2024$113K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

Give Claim
You’re viewing the FY2023 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2024) →

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1998.

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

Where the money goes

57 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 57% · $233K Management & general 21% · $85K Fundraising 22% · $90K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

25 people listed on the 990; $213K paid to officers and key staff.

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.

See Basic Rights Oregon executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

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 equal rights for all LGBTQ+ Oregonians.

Questions for Basic Rights Oregon

Tap to ask. Basic Rights Oregon sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Basic Rights Oregon answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

3 programs · $208K · in their 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

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 · 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

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$345K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$179K
Other incomeLn 4–11$165K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$800
Money outPt IX
$409K
Ln 25
Programscol B$233K
Managementcol C$85K
Fundraisingcol D$90K
Owns and owesPt X
−$27K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$50K
Total assetsLn 16$177K
LiabilitiesLn 26$204K
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$179K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$73
Fees for servicesLn 2g$800
Investment incomeLn 3$66
Other incomeLn 4–11$165K
Total revenueLn 12$345K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$21K
SavingsLn 2$29K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$50K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K
Other assetsLn 15$92K
Total assetsLn 16$177K
LiabilitiesLn 26$204K
Net assetsLn 32−$27K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 6100
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$70K$50K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$7K
Total assetsLn 16$252K$177K
LiabilitiesLn 26$215K$204K
Net assetsLn 32$37K−$27K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$71K$34K$17K$20K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$124K$59K$30K$35K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$6K$3K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$9K$5K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$268$79$82$107
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$1K$1K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$76K$76K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$1K$435
Office expensesLn 13$10K$5K$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$2K$685$886
OccupancyLn 16$13K$6K$3K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$14K$8K$59$6K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$612$280$153$179
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$16K$15K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$10K$1K$815
Total functional expensesLn 25$409K$233K$85K$90K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $377K$238K$139K$113K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $345K$409K−$63K−$27K 990 PDF
FY2022 $420K$529K−$109K$37K 990 PDF
FY2021 $253K$181K$73K$146K 990 PDF
FY2020 $426K$388K$38K$74K 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $345,495 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $299,255$179,311
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$800
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $14$66
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $120,536$165,318
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $419,805$345,495
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $93,550$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $222,693$226,879
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $212,592$181,637
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $528,835$408,516
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$109,030−$63,021
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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 $345,495 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $488 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$179,311
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$73
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$179,311
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $800$800
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $66$66
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $164,294$164,294
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $536$536
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,824 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $164,360$345,495
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $408,516 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $33,891 · Management $17,380 · Fundraising $20,096$71,367
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $58,710 · Management $30,107 · Fundraising $34,813$123,630
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,892 · Management $3,021 · Fundraising $3,494$12,407
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,248 · Management $4,743 · Fundraising $5,484$19,475
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $79 · Management $82 · Fundraising $107$268
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,132 · Management $1,183 · Fundraising $1,536$3,851
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $75,652$75,652
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $3,328$3,328
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,265 · Fundraising $435$1,700
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,067 · Management $2,707 · Fundraising $2,544$10,318
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,682 · Management $685 · Fundraising $886$3,253
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,234 · Management $3,164 · Fundraising $3,686$13,084
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,347 · Management $59 · Fundraising $5,997$14,403
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $3,026$3,026
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $280 · Management $153 · Fundraising $179$612
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $15,779 · Management $14,817 · Fundraising $9,861$40,457
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,866 · Management $1,004 · Fundraising $815$11,685
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $233,124 · Management $85,459 · Fundraising $89,933$408,516
Part X · Balance sheet $177,108 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $12,695$21,044
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $56,826$29,381
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $39,571$18,446
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,903$9,889
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,788$6,633
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $125,325$91,715
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $252,108$177,108
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $89,610$112,241
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $125,325$91,715
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $214,935$203,956
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $37,173−$26,848
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $37,173−$26,848
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $252,108$177,108
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$26,848 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$345,495
XI-2 Total expenses$408,516
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$63,021
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$37,173
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$26,848

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.