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White Bird

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Portland, OR501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 93-1263353Revenue $1.3M in FY2025

On file with the IRSwhitebird.org900 Sw 5th Ave Ste 100, 97204-1213 · Portland, ORTax-exempt since Jun 1999Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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White Bird is committed to bringing the best portland-based, regional, national, and international dance companies to portland, oregon and to fostering the growth of dance in the region.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 9 volunteers and 16 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $44K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$69K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 89% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$509K
67% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 67% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$246K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2025▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$223K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.3M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2025▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$265K
FY2022$745K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$246K
FY2025▼ -26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$246K
FY2021$205K
FY2022$657K
FY2023$396K
FY2024$333K
FY2025$246K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Jun 1999.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $1.2M Management & general 8% · $113K Fundraising 2% · $29K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $69K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Graham Cole
Executive Director
$69,282Pt VII · Sec A
Walter Jaffe
Co-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ken Edwards
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Paul King
Co-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Lisa Mangum
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Graham Cole’s $69K as Executive Director is at the 11th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Walter Jaffe———$80,518$83,615$80,518
Graham Cole$69,282$66,152$60,000$45,443——

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Brings diverse dance companies to Portland and supports regional dance growth.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

White bird's 2024-25 season featured nine dance companies from across the U.S. And around the globe, divided into a four-show white bird dance series, three-show uncaged series, and two-show we are one festival.

$1.2Mprogram 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
Kave Family FoundationFY2025$1K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $41K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$7,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$7,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$15,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$11,262

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$696K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$614K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$113K
Fundraisingcol D$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$246K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$479K
Total assetsLn 16$755K
LiabilitiesLn 26$509K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$614K
Government grantsLn 1e$70K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$8K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$696K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$77K
SavingsLn 2$402K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$479K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K
Other assetsLn 15$52K
Total assetsLn 16$755K
LiabilitiesLn 26$509K
Net assetsLn 32$246K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 69
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$354K$479K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K$15K
Total assetsLn 16$851K$755K
LiabilitiesLn 26$518K$509K
Net assetsLn 32$333K$246K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$8K$8K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$85K$60K$17K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$245K$209K$24K$12K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$20K$17K$2K$901
Payroll taxesLn 10$31K$25K$4K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$24K$24K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$488K$488K$343$65
Advertising and promotionLn 12$81K$79K$2K$103
Office expensesLn 13$11K$2K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$24$6K
RoyaltiesLn 15$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$22K$18K$3K$1K
TravelLn 17$21K$11K$9K$945
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$6K$878$439
InsuranceLn 23$8K$7K$1K$515
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$254K$254K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$3K$6K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.2M$113K$29K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.3M$1.3M−$9K$246K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$1.4M−$63K$333K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.5M−$261K$396K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$745K$453K$657K 990 PDF
FY2021 $223K$265K−$41K$205K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.6M$1.4M$188K$246K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,323,841 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $673,755$613,787
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $738,639$696,162
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,863$9,066
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$41,722$4,826
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,375,535$1,323,841
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $7,500$7,500
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $371,826$381,194
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,058,895$944,644
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,438,221$1,333,338
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$62,686−$9,497
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,323,841 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$462 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$69,788
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$543,999
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$8,337
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$613,787
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $696,162$696,162
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $9,066$9,066
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $5,288$5,288
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $696,162 · Unrelated business −$462 · Excluded from tax $14,354$1,323,841
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,333,338 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $7,500$7,500
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $59,605 · Management $17,030 · Fundraising $8,515$85,150
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $208,750 · Management $24,443 · Fundraising $12,223$245,416
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,415 · Management $1,803 · Fundraising $901$20,119
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,862 · Management $3,765 · Fundraising $1,882$30,509
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $23,598$23,598
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $487,524 · Management $343 · Fundraising $65$487,932
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $78,804 · Management $1,994 · Fundraising $103$80,901
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,515 · Management $9,571$11,086
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $24 · Management $6,497$6,521
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $3,493$3,493
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,030 · Management $2,730 · Fundraising $1,365$22,125
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,753 · Management $8,817 · Fundraising $945$20,515
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,449$3,449
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,679$4,679
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,798 · Management $878 · Fundraising $439$7,115
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,804 · Management $1,030 · Fundraising $515$8,349
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $254,057$254,057
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,943 · Management $5,757 · Fundraising $2,124$10,824
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,191,326 · Management $112,935 · Fundraising $29,077$1,333,338
Part X · Balance sheet $755,485 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $81,386$77,291
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $272,660$401,725
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $387,315$197,548
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $7,427$6,443
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,827$6,292
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $21,745$14,630
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $71,844$51,556
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $851,204$755,485
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $30,144$14,012
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $264,393$292,490
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $73,208$52,521
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $517,745$509,023
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $64,019$81,514
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $269,440$164,948
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $333,459$246,462
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $851,204$755,485
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $246,462 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,323,841
XI-2 Total expenses$1,333,338
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$9,497
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$333,459
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$77,500
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$246,462

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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