To be a dynamic organization with diverse membership with strong leadership in early childhood education.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$84K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $10K a year · 3% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$84K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
18 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$6K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
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
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Revenue
$494K
+34% vs prior year
Spent
$459K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$822K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$494K
FY2023▲ +34%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$362K
FY2021$326K
FY2022$369K
FY2023$494K
FY2024$393K
FY2025$466K
Expenses
$459K
FY2023▲ +35%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$276K
FY2021$298K
FY2022$341K
FY2023$459K
FY2024$441K
FY2025$532K
Net assets
$822K
FY2023▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$725K
FY2021$761K
FY2022$783K
FY2023$822K
FY2024$779K
FY2025$721K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 1996.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $353K Management & general 22% · $101K Fundraising 1% · $6K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $84K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$84,040Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Parent Rep
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nancy Perin’s $94K as Executive Dir. is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Nancy Perin$94,210$90,045$84,040$59,591$52,370

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates and advocates for early childhood education, bringing together diverse members and strong leadership.

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3 programs · $345K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

The meetings and trainings held by Oregon Head Start Association (OHSA) during 2023 had a total attendance of 675 people. OHSA staff were able to provide training and updated information to Association members and the public. OHSA's Specialist Conference provided Head Start staff with up-to-date information in their component areas.

$172Kprogram expense
02

OHSA's advocacy activities are important part of OHSA being a leader and a politically powerful voice in early childhood issues at the state and national level. OHSA employs professional staff to help develop an annual legislative platform and support legislation for the constituency served by the Association.

$153Kprogram expense
03

OHSA's Charitable Checkoff Grant program is funded through the Oregon Charitable Checkoff Commission. The Commission is charged with approving charities to receive donations from taxpayer designated refunds.

$19Kprogram 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 · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 22 grants · $267K · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$10,275
Clackamas Co Childrens CommFY2025$10,000
The Childrens Learning CenteFY2025$7,789
Mid Willamette Caa Head StartFY2025$6,376
Individual RecipientFY2024$30,848
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,275
Individual RecipientFY2024$8,362
Individual RecipientFY2024$6,029
Unitemized GrantFY2023$8,220
Eastern Oregon Uni Head StartFY2023$8,000
Individual RecipientFY2022$25,378
Individual RecipientFY2022$9,367
Unitemized GrantFY2022$8,220
Head Start of Lane CountyOR · FY2021$17,000
Eastern Oregon Uni Head StartOR · FY2021$12,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,220
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$494K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$327K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$161K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Money outPt IX
$459K
Ln 25
Programscol B$353K
Managementcol C$101K
Fundraisingcol D$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$822K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$702K
Total assetsLn 16$828K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$327K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$161K
Investment incomeLn 3$7K
Gains on assetsLn 7$288
Total revenueLn 12$494K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$317K
SavingsLn 2$385K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$702K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$51K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$828K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$822K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$734K$702K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$48K$51K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$789K$828K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$6K
Net assetsLn 32$783K$822K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$20K$20K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$8K$8K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$84K$29K$50K$4K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$25K$9K$15K$1K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$3K$6K$469
Management feesLn 11a$4K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$81K$81K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$457$457
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$21K$21K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$173K$172K$926
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$11K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$459K$353K$101K$6K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $466K$532K−$66K$721K 990 PDF
FY2024 $393K$441K−$48K$779K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $494K$459K$34K$822K 990 PDF
FY2022 $369K$341K$28K$783K 990 PDF
FY2021 $326K$298K$28K$761K 990 PDF
FY2020 $362K$276K$86K$725K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $493,843 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $285,545$327,204
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $81,404$161,016
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,088$6,568
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,283−$945
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $369,320$493,843
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $59,362$28,432
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $84,702$118,414
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $197,262$312,645
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $341,326$459,491
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $27,994$34,352
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $493,843 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$945 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$304,184
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$23,020
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$327,204
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $161,016$161,016
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,280$6,280
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $288$288
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $160,071 · Excluded from tax $6,568$493,843
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $459,491 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $20,212$20,212
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $8,220$8,220
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $29,414 · Management $50,424 · Fundraising $4,202$84,040
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $8,750 · Management $15,000 · Fundraising $1,250$25,000
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,281 · Management $5,624 · Fundraising $469$9,374
IX-11a Management feesManagement $3,700$3,700
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,837$2,837
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $81,000$81,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $457$457
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $21,395$21,395
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,317$2,317
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $4,081$4,081
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $2,467$2,467
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,816$4,816
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $172,316 · Management $926$173,242
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $3,521$3,521
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,230$2,230
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $10,582$10,582
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $352,925 · Management $100,645 · Fundraising $5,921$459,491
Part X · Balance sheet $827,872 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $356,343$316,925
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $377,724$385,236
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,609$74,940
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $48,153$50,771
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $788,829$827,872
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,421$5,698
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,421$5,698
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $783,408$822,174
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $783,408$822,174
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $788,829$827,872
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $822,174 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$493,843
XI-2 Total expenses$459,491
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$34,352
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$783,408
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$4,414
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$822,174

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