Oregon Impact

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
931258474
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2012
Location
Milwaukie, OR, USA
Phone
5033034954
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Drunk Driving Related

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,741,361
Expenses
$1,901,163
Assets
$829,895
Liabilities
$990,830

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

11 people listed

Highest reported compensation

  • JANELLE LAWRENCE (EXECUTIVE DI): $166,145 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Oregon impact provides programs to ensure that our children are riding safely in their car seats, teens understand the consequences of impaired and distracted driving, and the adults in their lives have the tools to guide them.

What it reported doing in 2023

The organization incurred program expenses in the following major categories: duii overtime enforcement - the organization facilitates duii enforcement during high visibility enforcement events with local jurisdictions throughout the year. All overtime enforcement activities are geared to continue a reduction in impaired drivers on the road and to reduce impaired driver crashes that result in injuries or fatalities. Distracted driving - the organization facilitates distracted driving enforcement throughout the year and especially during the month of april in coordination with the national distracted driving awareness month. All overtime enforcement activities are geared to combat distracted driving statewide to reduce crashes, fatalities and injuries. Pedestrian safety enforcement - the organization offers walking education programs to community members, traffic safety committees and employee safety event in the state of Oregon. Additionally, the organization facilitates pedestrian safety enforcement actions with local jurisdictions throughout the year. Safe community services - the organization acts as a conduit to connect community partners and businesses to transportation safety professionals and advocates. Speed enforcement overtime - the organization facilitates speed enforcement throughout Oregon in areas with a high incidence of speed-rlated problems for municipal, tribal and sheriff law enforcement agencies. Impact panels - the organization operates an impact panel to educate violators to duii laws and partners with area agencies and schools in educational efforts around safe driving while also providing community education at local fairs and car shows to expand its outreach to children and families throughout the portland metro area.

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 93% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 77% of its reported program spending out as grants.

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: 95
  • Transparency & Controls: 68
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 20
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 92.5%; rating input score 93
  • Fundraising efficiency: $51.7 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.3%; rating input score 93; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 92.5%; rating input score 93; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 88
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -9.2%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.44; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 1.19; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 8.7%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 17.3% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 15.8% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 17.4% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 92.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 7 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.8M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $166K · 11 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 28 of 29 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes grants and executive pay
  • Filing history: 11 filing years from 2010 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 51 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.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 19/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 20/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 4/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 41/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: Federal audit findings: this organization reported findings in its latest federal Single Audit.