Our mission is to strengthen the skills, resources and vision of primary leadership in local autonomous human dignity groups with a goal of keeping such groups a vibrant source for a just democracy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$79K 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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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
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $242K a year · 20% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$79K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $830K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 6.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
14
named funders · $565K
Looks good: 14 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$956K
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$826K
To programs
76%
Net assets
$2.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$956K
FY2024▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$892K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$956K
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$826K
FY2024▲ +19%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$650K
FY2021$993K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$694K
FY2024$826K
FY2025$1.5M
Net assets
$2.6M
FY2024▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.6M
FY2025$2.6M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1995.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $631K Management & general 15% · $123K Fundraising 9% · $72K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $79K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$78,750Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Campbell’s $138K as Former Exec. Dir. (through 10/2024) is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 797 $1–10M civil rights & advocacy 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jessica Campbell$137,734$78,750$80,000$75,591$52,000$50,000
Hannah Harrod$117,825—————
Emma Ronai-Durning$81,236—————
Cara Shufelt—————$50,000

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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Empowers local leaders to strengthen their groups for a just democracy.

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3 programs · $631K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Capacity Building Support for Human Dignity Groups

Rop supported more than 91 autonomous, volunteer-led human dignity groups to increase their impact and ability to organize for the long-haul. We focused on making sure each group has a leadership team that shares the work, systems for communicating with a growing base, and short- and medium-term action plans that center campaigns that…

$210Kprogram expense
02

Confronting and transforming systems that prevent rural oregonians from living their lives fully with safety and dignity: rop was one of the leading organizations to make sure oregon's 2021 sanctuary promise act was getting fully implemented at the local and statewide levels.

$210Kprogram expense
03

Advancing democracy and defending human dignity through collective statewide and local community action that advances social, racial, economic and climate justice, counters white nationalism, and promotes inclusive democracy.

$210Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Windward FundFY2024$56K
Total grants receivedfrom 14 funders$565K
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $64K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$16,037
Broadcast BakerOR · FY2022$30,000
RaicesFY2019$8,550

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$956K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$875K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$44K
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Money outPt IX
$826K
Ln 25
Programscol B$631K
Managementcol C$123K
Fundraisingcol D$72K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$453K
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$875K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$44K
Investment incomeLn 3$34K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$956K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$189K
SavingsLn 2$263K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$453K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$830K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 64,000
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$275K$453K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$896K$830K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$2.4M$2.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M$2.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$30K$30K$30K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$294K$235K$35K$24K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$17K$13K$2K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$84K$67K$10K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$30K$5K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$78K$78K$775
Office expensesLn 13$33K$25K$1K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$3K$927
OccupancyLn 16$44K$39K$4K$639
TravelLn 17$25K$25K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$32K$32K$289
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$31K$9K$21K$189
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$48K$44K$3K$224
Total functional expensesLn 25$826K$631K$123K$72K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.5M$1.5M$15K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $956K$826K$130K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Feb 29, 2024 $1.0M$694K$355K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 11, 2022 $1.4M$1.1M$270K$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 25, 2022 $1.4M$993K$440K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 11, 2021 $892K$650K$242K$1.4M 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
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Part I · Summary $955,932 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $996,639$875,332
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $36,789$44,299
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13,269$34,220
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,470$2,081
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,049,167$955,932
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $30,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $383,643$521,682
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $280,179$304,332
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $693,822$826,014
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $355,345$129,918
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $955,932 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$3,011
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$872,321
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$875,332
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $44,299$44,299
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $34,220$34,220
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $2,081$2,081
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $44,299 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $36,301$955,932
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $826,014 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $29,862 · Management $29,862 · Fundraising $29,862$89,586
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $235,278 · Management $35,292 · Fundraising $23,528$294,098
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $13,409 · Management $2,011 · Fundraising $1,341$16,761
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $66,941 · Management $10,041 · Fundraising $6,694$83,676
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,049 · Management $4,507 · Fundraising $3,005$37,561
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $4,875$4,875
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,328$5,328
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $77,641 · Fundraising $775$78,416
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $25,326 · Management $1,348 · Fundraising $6,100$32,774
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,781 · Management $927$3,708
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $39,453 · Management $3,759 · Fundraising $639$43,851
IX-17 TravelPrograms $24,840$24,840
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $31,843 · Management $289$32,132
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,967 · Management $21,355 · Fundraising $189$30,511
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $44,420 · Management $3,253 · Fundraising $224$47,897
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $630,810 · Management $122,847 · Fundraising $72,357$826,014
Part X · Balance sheet $2,571,555 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $161,401$189,471
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $113,605$263,459
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,269,767$1,288,664
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $896,315$829,961
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,441,116$2,571,555
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$2,473
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,952$2,473
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,388,956$2,569,082
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $50,208$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,439,164$2,569,082
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,441,116$2,571,555
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,569,082 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$955,932
XI-2 Total expenses$826,014
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$129,918
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,439,164
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,569,082

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