P:Ear mentors portland's homeless youth to affirm personal worth and create healthier lives and communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
76¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$131K 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
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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
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 $65K 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
76%
of spending
Looks good: 76% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$131K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$361K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% 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
$1.3M
-57% vs prior year
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
76%
Net assets
$3.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2022▼ -57%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.9M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2022▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$2.0M
Net assets
$3.7M
FY2022▼ -7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$3.7M
FY2023$2.9M
FY2024$2.7M
FY2025$2.3M

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · 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 Dec 2001.

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Where the money goes

76 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 76% · $1.2M Management & general 9% · $135K Fundraising 16% · $238K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $131K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$130,794Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co Vice Chai
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Beth Burns’s $134K as Executive Di is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2036 $1–10M housing 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lizabeth Burns—$138,176$130,794$130,794$115,591$97,153
Beth Burns$134,106—————
Nathan Engkjer$102,753$104,790————

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 15aYes

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Mentors homeless youth to build self-worth and healthier lives.

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1 program · $1.2M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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P

Ear worked with over 349 youth providing education, art, recreation and job training services.

$1.2Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$93K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$135K
Fundraisingcol D$238K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$361K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$82K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$285K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$93K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
SavingsLn 2$260K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$361K
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 522
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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$2.6M$1.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$656K$2.1M
Total assetsLn 16$4.1M$4.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$117K$361K
Net assetsLn 32$3.9M$3.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$131K$103K$7K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$578K$462K$29K$87K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$91K$75K$4K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$68K$54K$4K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$153K$93K$51K$9K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$3K$12K
Office expensesLn 13$25K$10K$3K$12K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$763$489
OccupancyLn 16$82K$71K$3K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$171$1K$137
InterestLn 20$11K$11K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$62K$49K$3K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$21K$16K$1K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$263K$205K$14K$44K
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$9K$3K$9K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.2M$135K$238K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.5M$2.0M−$414K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.7M$1.9M−$211K$2.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$1.8M−$771K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.3M$1.5M−$266K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.9M$1.4M$1.6M$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.0M$1.5M$493K$2.4M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,258,319 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,740,369$1,167,379
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $124,847$93,284
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,270$3,723
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $61,788−$6,067
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,933,274$1,258,319
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $803,691$868,263
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $571,428$655,762
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,375,119$1,524,025
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,558,155−$265,706
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $1,258,319 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$285,021
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$882,358
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$81,932
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,167,379
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $93,284$93,284
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,723$3,723
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$63,127
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $57,060$57,060
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $93,284 · Excluded from tax $60,783$1,258,319
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,524,025 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $102,886 · Management $7,014 · Fundraising $20,894$130,794
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $462,078 · Management $29,147 · Fundraising $87,018$578,243
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $75,127 · Management $4,073 · Fundraising $11,925$91,125
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $53,602 · Management $3,649 · Fundraising $10,850$68,101
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $93,203 · Management $51,387 · Fundraising $8,807$153,397
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,638 · Fundraising $12,376$15,014
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,877 · Management $2,848 · Fundraising $11,886$24,611
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $763 · Management $489$1,252
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $71,380 · Management $2,711 · Fundraising $8,073$82,164
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $171 · Management $1,043 · Fundraising $137$1,351
IX-20 InterestManagement $11,100$11,100
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $49,053 · Management $3,344 · Fundraising $9,961$62,358
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,290 · Management $1,066 · Fundraising $3,176$20,532
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $205,302 · Management $14,332 · Fundraising $43,674$263,308
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,135 · Management $2,796 · Fundraising $8,744$20,675
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,151,505 · Management $134,999 · Fundraising $237,521$1,524,025
Part X · Balance sheet $4,044,341 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,338,666$1,261,815
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $257,535$259,894
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $767,286$358,604
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $402$449
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $46,294$33,918
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $655,926$2,129,661
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,066,109$4,044,341
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $117,059$61,076
X-19 Deferred revenue$5,341
X-25 Other liabilities$5,041
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $117,059$360,995
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,042,765$3,084,174
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,906,285$599,172
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,949,050$3,683,346
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,066,109$4,044,341
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,683,346 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,258,319
XI-2 Total expenses$1,524,025
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$265,706
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,949,050
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$2
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,683,346

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