Architecture Foundation of Oregon

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
930822389
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Portland, OR, USA
Phone
5035423825
Rating
75
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Visual Arts Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$459,681
Expenses
$541,012
Assets
$1,407,209
Liabilities
$590,818

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

26 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOHN MEDVEC (PRESIDENT)
  • SINA MEIER AIA (VICE PRESIDENT)

People named in this filing

  • BRIAN ANNAND (TREASURER)
  • ABBY DACEY AIA (DIRECTOR)
  • LISA PETTERSON (DIRECTOR)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The architecture foundation of Oregon educates and inspires oregonians of all ages and backgrounds to engage in the design of our built environment.

What it reported doing in 2024

Hatfield architectural award: scholarships awarded to two architecture students attending university of Oregon committed to community service.william hart scholarship: scholarship awarded to a bipoc architecture student entering their last year at university of Oregon.tsagaglalal (she who watches) scholarship: scholarships awarded to three art students and one architecture student attending portland state university.pcc architecture + interior design scholarship: scholarship awarded to a first-generation student studying interior design at portland community college.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 76% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 76% for direct work, and 24% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 59
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 82
  • Sustainability: 36
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 66.4%; rating input score 66
  • Program expense ratio: 55.7%; rating input score 56
  • Fundraising efficiency: $6.82 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 99.9%; rating input score 100; 60th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 4 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 57
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -17.7%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.6; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.42; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 2.2% per year; rating input score 100; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 10.6% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 66.4% of revenue deployed · 55.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 26 of 26 board members independent · 4 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $301K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 26 people listed
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 56/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 29/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 16/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 12/100.