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Basic Rights Education Fund

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Portland, OR501(c)(3)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 93-1266613Revenue $891K in FY2024

On file with the IRSbasicrights.orgPo Box 40625, 97240-0625 · Portland, ORTax-exempt since Aug 2000Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Education programs to end discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $48K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$64K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$891K
-33% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
68%
Net assets
$825K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$891K
FY2024▼ -33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$657K
FY2021$987K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$891K
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2024▲ +60%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$797K
FY2021$877K
FY2022$816K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.7M
Net assets
$825K
FY2024▼ -48%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$928K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$825K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2000.

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

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $1.1M Management & general 15% · $245K Fundraising 17% · $277K

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

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Kyndall Mason
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
McKee Todd Addams
Deputy Director Through 06/2024
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jackie Yerby
Board Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Rowan Everard
Board Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Al Machemehl
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Betsy Natter
Board Treasurer Starting 03/2024
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brook Shelley
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Robin Maril
Board Secretary Starting 05/2024
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Yasmin Nancy Haque’s $76K as Executive Director (jan-Sept) is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1032 $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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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Educates to end discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

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3 programs · $1.1M · in their 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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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
Onpoint Community Credit UnionFY2025$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $20K · 2020–2020
Unitemized GrantFY2020$19,700

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$891K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$851K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$32K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$245K
Fundraisingcol D$277K
Owns and owesPt X
$825K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$626K
Total assetsLn 16$889K
LiabilitiesLn 26$64K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$851K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$32K
Investment incomeLn 3$11K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$17
Total revenueLn 12$891K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$42K
SavingsLn 2$584K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$626K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$401
Total assetsLn 16$889K
LiabilitiesLn 26$64K
Net assetsLn 32$825K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$798K$626K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$935$401
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$889K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$64K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M$825K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$3K$3K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$207K$114K$44K$49K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$574K$316K$123K$135K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$73K$39K$14K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$82K$45K$17K$20K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$15K$8K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$62K$44K$9K$9K
Office expensesLn 13$30K$18K$5K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$50K$28K$10K$13K
TravelLn 17$9K$9K$312$8
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$467K$465K$799$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$534$534
InsuranceLn 23$4K$2K$984$907
All other expensesLn 24e$64K$34K$12K$18K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.1M$245K$277K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $891K$1.7M−$764K$825K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.0M$289K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$816K$263K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $987K$877K$109K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $657K$797K−$139K$928K 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 $890,713 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,250,342$850,954
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $54,751$32,500
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,288$11,428
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $14,226−$4,169
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,324,607$890,713
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$3,053
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $699,263$936,234
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $336,032$715,494
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,035,295$1,654,781
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $289,312−$764,068
Part VI · Governance 11 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $890,713 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$850,954
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$3,050
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$850,954
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $32,500$32,500
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $11,445$11,445
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$17−$17
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$4,169−$4,169
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $32,500 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,259$890,713
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,654,781 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,053$3,053
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $114,021 · Management $44,032 · Fundraising $49,407$207,460
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $316,059 · Management $123,081 · Fundraising $135,173$574,313
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $39,217 · Management $14,474 · Fundraising $18,864$72,555
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $45,259 · Management $17,123 · Fundraising $19,524$81,906
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $15,014 · Management $7,750 · Fundraising $4,870$27,634
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $44,156 · Management $9,030 · Fundraising $9,245$62,431
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $18,021 · Management $5,452 · Fundraising $6,312$29,785
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,145 · Management $9,544 · Fundraising $12,680$50,369
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,764 · Management $312 · Fundraising $8$9,084
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $464,787 · Management $799 · Fundraising $1,627$467,213
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationFundraising $534$534
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,357 · Management $984 · Fundraising $907$4,248
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $34,254 · Management $12,348 · Fundraising $17,594$64,196
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,133,107 · Management $244,929 · Fundraising $276,745$1,654,781
Part X · Balance sheet $889,383 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $39,482$41,834
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $758,266$583,973
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $781,188$241,150
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $10,000$9,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,025$13,025
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $935$401
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,590,896$889,383
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,588$64,143
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,588$64,143
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,089,308$623,240
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $500,000$202,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,589,308$825,240
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,590,896$889,383
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $825,240 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$890,713
XI-2 Total expenses$1,654,781
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$764,068
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,589,308
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$825,240

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