As the Spirit Moves Us
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 475558552
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2016–2016
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2016
- Location
- Portland, OR, USA
- Phone
- 503-396-9191
- Rating
- 84
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Judaism
- Affiliation
- Judaism
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $15,954
- Expenses
- $16,527
- Assets
- $262
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
4 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Douglas Michael Leander (President)
- Rabbi Debra Kolodny (Executive Director)
People named in this filing
- Douglas Michael Leander (President)
- Theresa Gevurtz (Treasurer)
- Sara Carr (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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2016. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
AS THE SPIRIT MOVES US is a synagogue without walls that engages the Jewish soul through Shabbat gatherings, text study, meditation and chant, and an embodied approach to Judaism (including dance, song, meditation and nature). Huffington Post Blog** “Queer Clergy Activate in Support of the Black Lives Matter Movement”, October 29, 2015 **Huffington Post Blog** “Faith at the Intersection: Black Lives Matter and the LGBTQ Community”, October 13, 2015 **The Advocate, op-ed by Rabbi Kolodny** Helping to Heal Religiously Created Wounds in the Jewish World, December 5, 2014. Facilitating bisexual support and leadership groups of 10 to 150 people; Conducting workshops for congregations on welcoming LGBT members; Organizing a Rosh Chodesh group (a monthly Jewish women’s gathering);.
What it reported doing in 2016
Over the course of the year 300 people attended prayer and study activities as well as holy day activities that were offered on a weekly basis. Two students participated in conversion studies. Two baby namings were officiated. Three memorial services were held for participant parents or siblings. Spiritual leader represented community at the Oregon Board of Rabbis. Participants represented community at Portland wide celebrations and teaching opportunities. Spiritual leader taught at city wide Introduction to Judaism class and provided private spiritual direction.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 91% 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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 100
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 28
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -3.6%; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.02; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 74; 74th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 72.6%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- What they do: 1 programs and campaigns described on the official site
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $17K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- 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.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 38/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 4/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 1/100.