Cascade AIDS Project

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
930903383
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Portland, OR, USA
Phone
5032235907
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Health

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$37,686,765
Expenses
$34,411,330
Assets
$19,674,165
Liabilities
$7,432,726

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

Leadership & pay

30 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MIGUEL VILLARREAL (PRESIDENT)
  • KRIS YOUNG (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • B PAUL LUMLEY (PAST CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • B PAUL LUMLEY (PAST CEO): $264,217 total reported compensation
  • BENJAMIN SOKOLOFF (PHYSICIAN): $241,896 total reported compensation
  • CONNIE SILVERMAN (MEDICAL DIRECTOR): $207,418 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

We promote well-being and advance equity by providing inclusive health and wellness services for lgbtq+ people, people affected by HIV, and all those seeking compassionate care.

What it reported doing in 2024

Housing and support services - the housing and support services department coordinates intake into the organization's services, provides one-on-one support in finding and maintaining housing, offers educational programs to help people living with HIV thrive at home and at work, and builds community among people living with HIV. Households receive rent, utility, and/or emergency assistance, along with some form of support services for the year ended june 30, 2025. Assistance with housing includes both long-term and short-term or emergency housing assistance and help moving and finding furnishings. Support services include a program to help clients find meaningful employment and also workshops in budgeting and being a good tenant. Peer mentor programs help people experiencing mental illness and/or substance abuse find and stay in medical care and housing. Culturally specific navigation programs help african american and latinx clients understand their diagnosis and engage in HIV care. Other programs offered include camp kc, a week-long residential camp for HIV infected and affected children, and aging well, a program that builds community and supports the well-being of aging adults living with or affected by HIV. Furthermore, the organization operates a community food pantry, esther's pantry, and a clothing/household goods donation site, tod's corner.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 81% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 91
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 79.7%; rating input score 80
  • Program expense ratio: 87.2%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: $21.47 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 5 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 83
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd 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; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 8.7%; rating input score 64; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.57; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.38; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 5.3%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 18.5% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 15.1% per year; rating input score 100; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 16.7% per year; rating input score 100; 84th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 79.7% of revenue deployed · 87.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 18 of 18 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $30M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $264K · 30 people listed · 5 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 2 contractors listed · $1.4M reported
  • Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 10 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 16 filing years from 2009 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 14 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 5 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.
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 59/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 19/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 39/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 48/100.