Go Alliance

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
854329332
IRS 990 coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2021
Location
Portland, OR, USA
Phone
5035042432
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$497,407
Expenses
$321,726
Assets
$304,595
Liabilities
$18,331

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

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Ralph O Bloemers (Director, Treasurer, Executive Director)
  • Kevin Russell (Director, President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Ralph O Bloemers (Director, Treasurer, Executive Director): $78,438 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

PUBLIC EDUCATION ON FIRE SAFETY, FORESTS, WATER, CLIMATE AND SCIENCE. Green Oregon Alliance advances evidence-based solutions that help people, communities, and policymakers better understand wildfire, prepare homes and neighborhoods for fire, protect forests and watersheds, and communicate complex science in ways that inspire informed action.

What it reported doing in 2025

Green Oregon Alliance continued to expand its public education efforts, reaching hundreds of thousands of people in Oregon and across the United States through digital media, educational films, online communications, presentations, and partnerships. The organization worked closely with leading scientists, fire professionals, emergency managers, insurers, community leaders, and policymakers to translate the latest research on wildfire, forests, climate, carbon, biodiversity, and community resilience into practical information for the public. During the year, Green Oregon Alliance produced and supported educational media, public outreach campaigns, and communications focused on reducing wildfire losses, increasing home and community preparedness, improving understanding of wildfire science, and promoting evidence-based approaches to living safely with fire. The organization also provided technical information and scientific analysis to journalists, public officials, nonprofit organizations, and other decision-makers to improve public understanding of wildfire hazards, forest management, disaster resilience, and climate adaptation. Through these efforts, Green Oregon Alliance continued to advance informed public dialogue and science-based decision-making on issues affecting forests, communities, and the environment.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 64% 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

SUPPORTED - A large share of total spending goes to programs and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 56
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 59%; rating input score 59
  • Program expense ratio: 91.2%; rating input score 91
  • Fundraising efficiency: $32.67 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 66; 66th 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: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • 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: 35.3%; rating input score 84; 84th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.95; rating input score 39; 39th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.06; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 24.4%; rating input score 15; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 22.7% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 27.3% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 25.7% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 59% of revenue deployed · 91.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 3 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $294K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $78K · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 41 of 41 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 59/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 39/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 15/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 26/100.