Independent Publishing Resource Center Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
931268523
IRS 990 coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2017
Location
Portland, OR, USA
Phone
5038270249
Rating
70
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Educational Services and Schools - Other

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$768,849
Expenses
$389,283
Assets
$537,147
Liabilities
$160,838

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

Leadership & pay

14 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • JAKELEN DIAZ (CO-DIRECTOR): $54,462 total reported compensation
  • HAJARA QUINN (CO-DIRECTOR): $51,660 total reported compensation
  • KATHERINE YANOSKO (CO-DIRECTOR): $45,535 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The mission of the iprc is to facilitate creative expression, identity and community by providing individual access to tools and resources for creating independently published media and artwork.

What it reported doing in 2024

Workspace: the iprc provides a workspace that includes equipment, technology, and supplies for members and the general public to use for the production of publications and related materials. This is available to the public at either a monthly members' rate ($12 - $30/month), annual members' rate ($120 - $300/year), or an hourly ($5.00-$12.00/hour) user rate. As part of our workspace, we house a library of self published and small press materials, which numbers over 20,000 publications at present. This service is free to everyone. Annually there are approximately 2100 people, primarily in the portland metro area, who use the space in a membership/library/general visitation capacity by appointment.(continued on schedule o)workshops and outreach: the iprc offers workshops at our workspace that teach basic printmaking and publishing skills to the general public and members at affordable rates. We offered over 80 workshops and community events to assist publishers in gaining new technical skills in a small group setting (maximum ten-15 people per workshop). Youth-focused workshops are offered in the summertime for those ages 10 through 17. Each year, the center accepts approximately thirty-four students into the year-long portfolio program in creative writing and independent publishing. We were able to serve approximately 1000 individuals through all workshop programs in 2024.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 69% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 95% 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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. 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: 46
  • Transparency & Controls: 94
  • Accountability: 79
  • Sustainability: 62
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 34.3%; rating input score 34
  • Program expense ratio: 67.7%; rating input score 68
  • Fundraising efficiency: $11.1 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 41; 41st 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: 4 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 49.4%; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.38; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.3; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 43.2%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 5.6% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 10.8% per year; rating input score 100; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 26.9% per year; rating input score 100; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 34.3% of revenue deployed · 67.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 7 board members independent · 4 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $264K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $54K · 14 people listed
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 6 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 34/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 7 not reported.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 41/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 53/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 3/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 25/100.