Basic Rights Education Fund EIN 93-1266613

Basic Rights Education Fund

EIN  93-1266613 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Portland, OR
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Educates to end discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Leadership
Kyndall Mason · Executive Director
Money in and out
$891K revenue, $1.7M expenses
Bottom line
68% program efficiency

Educates to end discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $891K in revenue, $1.7M in expenses, and $825K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$891K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.7M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$825K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$764K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.17
Program efficiency
68%
of spending reaches programs▲ +8% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
4.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -52% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-86%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -493% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$891K
FY2024▼ -33%
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2024▲ +60%
Total assets
$889K
FY2024▼ -44%
Total liabilities
$64K
FY2024▲ ×40
Total revenue
$891K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.7M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$825K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$764K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$889K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B68%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 312
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 411
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Transgender Justice Work

Within the LGBTQ community, transgender individuals face disproportionate rates of unemployment, poverty, harassment, assault and homelessness. Institutional barriers to health care and identity documents, as well as discrimination and mistreatment by government agencies contribute to these adverse outcomes.

$1.1Mprogram expense
02

Civic & Statewide Engagement

Basic rights oregon seeks to serve oregon's LGBTQ population in every community, every county and every corner of the state. A key component of this approach is locating and supporting the vibrant, grassroots activism that's already creating change around us.

$26Kprogram expense
03

Racial Justice Work

Since 2007, basic rights oregon has worked to counteract strategies pitting communities of color against LGBTQ communities. Basic rights is committed to creating LGBTQ leadership that truly reflects our community. This means prioritizing groups that have been historically underrepresented, such as queer and transgender people of color.

$8Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBasic Rights Education Fund
EINHdr · item D93-1266613
Principal addressHdr · item CPortland, OR
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.basicrights.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOR
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCivil Rights & Advocacy (R26)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 2000

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a12
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b11
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director Through 06/2024
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer Starting 03/2024
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary Starting 05/2024
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Yasmin Nancy Haque’s $76K as Executive Director (jan-Sept) is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1036 $100K–1M 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.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$851K · 96%
Program service revenue$32K · 4%
Investment income$11K · 1%
Contributions & grants96%$851K
Program service revenue4%$32K
Investment income1%$11K
Total revenueLn 12$891K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.68 Management & general $0.15 Fundraising $0.17
Program services68%$1.1M
Management & general15%$245K
Fundraising17%$277K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$626K
Total assetsLn 16$889K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$64K
Total net assetsLn 32$825K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $626K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $1.7M · Less non-cash grants $3K · Cash operating expenses/yr $1.7M
4.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.1M · Total expenses $1.7M
68%
Management & General
Management & general $245K · Total expenses $1.7M
15%
Fundraising
Fundraising $277K · Total expenses $1.7M
17%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $228K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.0M
$0.23 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $851K · Total revenue $891K
96%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $891K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $32K · Total revenue $891K
4%
Investment reliance
Investment income $11K · Total revenue $891K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $32K · Total expenses $1.7M
2%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $891K · Prior year $1.3M
-33%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $657K · FY2024 $891K
+8%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $825K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $891K · Expenses $1.7M
-86%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $889K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $825K · Total assets $889K
93%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $889K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kyndall Mason · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $1.7M
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $936K · Total expenses $1.7M
57%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 68%
Overhead ratio 15%
Fundraising cost ratio 33%
Revenue growth -33%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $20K · 2020–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$19,700

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$891K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$987K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$657K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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