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Basic Rights Education Fund FY2022 filing

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Portland, OR501(c)(3)Civil Rights & Advocacy EIN 93-1266613Revenue $1.1M in FY2022

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.
$140K 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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FY2022 · 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
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
Pay to officers and key staff
$140K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.9 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
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$816K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2022▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$657K
FY2021$987K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$891K
Expenses
$816K
FY2022▼ -7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$797K
FY2021$877K
FY2022$816K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.7M
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2022▲ +25%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$928K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$825K

From the FY2022 Form 990 · 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: 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% · $551K Management & general 10% · $82K Fundraising 22% · $182K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $140K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Yasmin Nancy Haque
Executive Director (jan-Sept)
$76,268Pt VII · Sec A
McKee Todd Addams
Interim Exec Director (oct-Dec)
$64,168Pt VII · Sec A
Erin Waters
Board Secretary (jan-Dec)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brook Shelley
Secretary (jan-Dec)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Al Machemehl
Board Treasurer (jan-Dec)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Eric Garcia
Board Member (jan-Dec)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cierra Brown
Board Member (jan-Dec)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Betsy Natter
Board Member (aug-Dec)
$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

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  • 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 · $551K · in their own filed words · FY2022
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.

$423Kprogram 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.

$102Kprogram 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.

$27Kprogram 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
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 FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$926K
Other incomeLn 4–11$89K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$63K
Money outPt IX
$816K
Ln 25
Programscol B$551K
Managementcol C$82K
Fundraisingcol D$182K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$943K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$926K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$6K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$63K
Investment incomeLn 3$460
Other incomeLn 4–11$89K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$16
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$24K
SavingsLn 2$919K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$943K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$991K$943K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$158K$104K$16K$38K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$325K$214K$33K$78K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$29K$19K$3K$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10$53K$35K$5K$13K
Legal feesLn 11b$21$11$6$4
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$10K$5K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$37K$20K$3K$13K
Information technologyLn 14$9K$6K$855$2K
OccupancyLn 16$42K$28K$4K$10K
TravelLn 17$16K$15K$62$147
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$23K$22K$934
InsuranceLn 23$4K$3K$407$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$91K$66K$11K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$9K$745$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$816K$551K$82K$182K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $891K$1.7M−$764K$825K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.3M$1.0M$289K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $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 $1,078,520 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $683,010$926,410
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $123,369$62,613
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $573$460
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $179,865$89,037
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $986,817$1,078,520
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $643,577$565,250
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $233,863$250,570
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $877,440$815,820
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $109,377$262,700
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
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 $1,078,520 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$926,410
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$6,025
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$926,410
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $62,613$62,613
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $476$476
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$16−$16
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $88,560$88,560
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $477$477
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $63,090 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $89,020$1,078,520
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $815,820 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $104,405 · Management $15,932 · Fundraising $38,028$158,365
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $214,153 · Management $32,679 · Fundraising $78,003$324,835
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $19,295 · Management $2,944 · Fundraising $7,028$29,267
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $34,798 · Management $5,310 · Fundraising $12,675$52,783
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $11 · Management $6 · Fundraising $4$21
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $9,724 · Management $5,113 · Fundraising $3,598$18,435
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $20,317 · Management $3,136 · Fundraising $13,110$36,563
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,653 · Management $855 · Fundraising $2,015$8,523
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $28,226 · Management $3,808 · Fundraising $10,143$42,177
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,312 · Management $62 · Fundraising $147$15,521
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $22,105 · Fundraising $934$23,039
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,600 · Management $407 · Fundraising $1,194$4,201
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $65,830 · Management $11,182 · Fundraising $14,232$91,244
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $8,895 · Management $745 · Fundraising $1,206$10,846
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $551,324 · Management $82,179 · Fundraising $182,317$815,820
Part X · Balance sheet $1,299,996 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $25,525$23,777
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $965,597$918,806
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $98,723$321,981
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $22,505$25,500
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $26,393$9,932
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,138,743$1,299,996
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $101,447$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $999,796$924,996
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $37,500$375,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,037,296$1,299,996
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,138,743$1,299,996
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,299,996 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,078,520
XI-2 Total expenses$815,820
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$262,700
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,037,296
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,299,996

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