Art in Oregon

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
823634101
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Portland, OR, USA
Phone
9712353310
Rating
81
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Visual Arts Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$41,591
Expenses
$157,655
Assets
$67,286
Liabilities
$112

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TAMMY JO WILSON (President)

People named in this filing

  • TAMMY JO WILSON (President)
  • BINGYI SPURLOCK (Treasurer)
  • AMANDA TRIPLETT (Secretary)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The mission of art in Oregon is to foster culturally rich regional communities through partnerships, advocacy and investment in artists, businesses, educational spaces and community spaces. Our goal is to build and sustain art patronage through pride in Oregon artists and pride in art ownership. We work to establish collaborative relationships with the common goal of increased visibility and access to art for all people.

What it reported doing in 2025

Sketch & release in 2025 aio continued the production of the documentary series sketch & release. The series will consist of 5 short 8 minute films. We are proud to have begun work on sketch & release: black experiences of rural spaces, a new lyrical documentary series that will explore black creatives different experiences of rural spaces in Oregon. Weve worked with the acclaimed painter, musician, writer and performer jason mcneal graham (aka mosley wotta aka mowo) to design and lead this program, which will allow us to engage with black youth across the state to explore their blackness with pride and nuance, as well as helping other members of their communities understand better what it means to be black. Terrain in 2025 aio started its partnership with the terrain team to continue this ongoing traveling exhibition. Terrain, an interior land art exhibition, will be an artist-led engagement to foster meaningful connections with the intersections of land, environment, stewardship, and beauty. Embarking on a gentle exploration, terrain becomes a personal journey, inviting visitors to uncover the subtle nuances of art nestled within the built environment of building 5 in the nw marine artworks complex in portlands industrial northwest side. Artists are prompted and invited to integrate new works using natural materials and found industrial objects, drawing inspiration from the historic landscape upon which building 5 now sits as well as the manufacturing structures of the current site. The resulting artworks will transcend traditional forms, acting as catalysts to activate the terrestrial, aquatic, and arboreal elements. From carefully crafted earthworks to avant-garde installations, sculptures, resonant sound installations, and innovative performance art, terrain will manifest a nature-centered, multidisciplinary exhibition. This convergence of artistic expression, community engagement, and environmental consciousness embodies terrain's primary goal nurturing curiosity and sparking environmental stewardship within the broader community as well as (re)telling the story of guild lake and the surrounding land upon which building 5 now rests. Art and environmental mindfulness inspires a collective dedication to preserving and appreciating our ecological heritage.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 88% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 96
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 20
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 96.9%; rating input score 97
  • Fundraising efficiency: $34.51 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -279.1%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.43; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -24.5% per year; rating input score 0; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -143.5% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -92.6% per year; rating input score 0; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 96.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $153K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 17 of 17 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 9/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 18/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 27/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 58/100.