Building Power for Communities of Color
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 830909798
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2021–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2020
- Location
- Portland, OR, USA
- Phone
- 5032005722
- Rating
- 88
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Minority Rights
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $962,820
- Expenses
- $1,132,267
- Assets
- $1,134,180
- Liabilities
- $209,358
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
7 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- MARCUS MUNDY (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
People named in this filing
- SOPHORN CHEANG (CHAIR)
- ANTONIO LARA (SECRETARY)
- COI VU (TREASURER)
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
Building power for communities of color (bpcc) is affiliated with the coalition of communities of color (ccc), a 501(c)(3) coalition of 19 culturally specific member organizations. Bpcc was created to expand the range of activities that we can use to increase influence and center racial equity in Oregon.
What it reported doing in 2024
Building power for communities of color researched impacts of new voting methods and built advocacy and engagement infrastructure with partner organizations. The organization identified policy priorities for local and state legislation and lobbied for these priorities and provided input on legislative matters impacting communities of color. The organization collaborated to provide training to community members to learn about staffing electoral campaigns. Bpcc worked to educate the public on candidates and issues impacting communities of color in the portland metro area.Washington county ignite trained several new leaders in grassroots organizing and issue-based campaign advocacy. Organizers were also trained on electoral organizing and in communications. The organization also was a member of the statewide table to increase access to the ballot by passing statewide legislation. Washington county ignite also worked to increase resources for communities of color in advocacy and campaign messaging.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 82% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 46% for direct work, and 54% for grants.
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: 99
- Transparency & Controls: 94
- Accountability: 70
- Sustainability: 31
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 99.3%; rating input score 99
- Fundraising efficiency: $279.71 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 94; 94th 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: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th 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: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- 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: -17.6%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 1; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.18; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 69% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 39.9% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 32.3% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 99.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 6 of 6 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.1M in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
- Consistency: 22 of 22 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 10 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: 8 filed related-organization links
- 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.
- High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
- High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 11/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 43/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 33/100.