Oregon Student Foundation FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Portland, OR501(c)(3)EducationEIN 93-1176313Revenue $163K in FY2021

On file with the IRSorstudents.org/osf3829 Se 149th Ave, 97236-2417 · Portland, ORTax-exempt since Aug 1995Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$13K 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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FY2021 · 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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $34K a year · 16% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$13K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$49K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$163K
-37% vs prior year
Spent
$175K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$330K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$163K
FY2021▼ -37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$260K
FY2021$163K
FY2022$192K
FY2023$56K
FY2024$631K
FY2025$8K
Expenses
$175K
FY2021▼ -31%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$253K
FY2021$175K
FY2022$79K
FY2023$124K
FY2024$279K
FY2025$197K
Net assets
$330K
FY2021▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$342K
FY2021$330K
FY2022$443K
FY2023$427K
FY2024$724K
FY2025$535K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $144K Management & general 18% · $31K Fundraising 0% · $239

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

15 people listed on the 990; $13K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$13,398Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joseph Cruz’s $9K as Executive Director is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 146 <$100K education 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021
Evelyn Kocher—$13,398—
Andrew Rogers——$13,398
Joseph Cruz$8,618——

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

Programs and updates

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3 programs · $20K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Oregon Students of Color Conference

The oregon student foundation worked with a planning committee of 7 bipoc students to plan the 2021 oregon students of color conference, which was held remotely may 7-9 2021. Over 120 students from across oregon have registred to attend for free.

$15Kprogram expense
02

Oregon Student Equal Rights Alliance Symposium

Oregon student foundation helped plan and facilitate a series of virtual community circles for lgbtqia+ identified students across oregon. 15 students attended as well as a voluteer planning committee of 6 lgbtqia+ students. This event was held remotely may 28-29 2021.

$5Kprogram expense
03

Virtual Teach-In Series

Oregon student foundation facilitated a virtual training series in spring 2020 with topics such as "the racial achievemnt gap in higher education" "food and housing insecurity among college students and a panel on the history of the student movement. 30 students attended.

$550program 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $112K · 2019–2020
Momentum AllianceOR · FY2020$35,650
OpalOR · FY2020$8,000
Individual RecipientFY2020$8,000
Oregon Student AssociationOR · FY2019$20,000
Mano a ManoOR · FY2019$20,000
Capaces Leadership InstituteOR · FY2019$14,000
OpalOR · FY2019$6,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$163K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$151K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Money outPt IX
$175K
Ln 25
Programscol B$144K
Managementcol C$31K
Fundraisingcol D$239
Owns and owesPt X
$330K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$232K
Total assetsLn 16$379K
LiabilitiesLn 26$49K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$151K
Other incomeLn 4–11$12K
Total revenueLn 12$163K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$232K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$232K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$140K
Total assetsLn 16$379K
LiabilitiesLn 26$49K
Net assetsLn 32$330K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6273
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$256K$232K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$143K$140K
Total assetsLn 16$415K$379K
LiabilitiesLn 26$73K$49K
Net assetsLn 32$342K$330K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$52K$52K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$15K$11K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$66K$46K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$2K$816
Office expensesLn 13$9K$6K$3K$239
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$3K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$23K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$175K$144K$31K$239

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $8K$197K−$189K$535K 990 PDF
FY2024 $631K$279K$353K$724K 990 PDF
FY2023 $56K$124K−$68K$427K 990 PDF
FY2022 $192K$79K$113K$443K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $163K$175K−$12K$330K 990 PDF
FY2020 $260K$253K$7K$342K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $162,648 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $205,166$150,612
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $31,770$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $22,957$12,036
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $259,893$162,648
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $60,000$52,200
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $70,223$81,447
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $122,396$41,302
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $252,619$174,949
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $7,274−$12,301
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $162,648 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$150,612
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$150,612
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $12,036$12,036
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $12,036$162,648
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $174,949 across 7 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $52,200$52,200
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $10,783 · Management $4,621$15,404
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $46,230 · Management $19,813$66,043
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,904 · Management $816$2,720
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,254 · Management $2,680 · Fundraising $239$9,173
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,262 · Management $1,398$4,660
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $23,180 · Management $1,569$24,749
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $143,813 · Management $30,897 · Fundraising $239$174,949
Part X · Balance sheet $379,007 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $256,298$232,180
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $14,316$7,416
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges−$953
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $143,393$139,842
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $522$522
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $414,529$379,007
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $52,675$1,471
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $19,915$47,600
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $72,590$49,071
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $341,939$329,936
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $414,529$379,007
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $329,936 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$162,648
XI-2 Total expenses$174,949
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$12,301
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$341,939
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$298
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$329,936

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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