Oregon URBAN RURAL AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY DBA OUR Community Forestry

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
922192857
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2024–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
Location
Talent, OR, USA
Phone
5413247876
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Management & Technical Assistance

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$83,478
Expenses
$77,491
Assets
$8,229
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Chris John (President)

People named in this filing

  • Chris John (President)
  • Cat Gould (Secretary)
  • Oriana Mangera (Treasure)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

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

Overview

Mission

To restore, protect, and build resilient urban tree canopies in Oregon, with a focus on underserved and climate-vulnerable communities. The organization provides tree planting, preservation, education, workforce development, and long-term maintenance services to enhance environmental equity and climate resilience.

What it reported doing in 2024

Expanded Urban Forestry & Tree Canopy Restoration: Planted and maintained trees in underserved and climate-vulnerable communities across Southern Oregon. Provided tree health assessments, pruning, preservation, and community education on urban forestry best practices. Workforce Development & Education: Launched the Rogue Treesilience program, providing workforce training, paid internships, and job-shadowing opportunities for young adults interested in urban forestry and green industry careers. Partnered with local schools, colleges, and community organizations to engage students and volunteers in hands-on environmental learning. Community Engagement & Environmental Equity: Conducted workshops, public outreach events, and educational programs to increase awareness of urban tree benefits. Provided free tree site assessments and services to disadvantaged residents, ensuring equitable access to climate resilience solutions. Grant-Funded Programs & Partnerships: Secured major grants from organizations such as The Arbor Day Foundation, The Nature Conservancy, and the Oregon Department of Forestry to support urban canopy restoration. Collaborated with local government, businesses, and nonprofits to develop long-term tree stewardship programs.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 99% 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

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 96
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 45
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 92.8%; rating input score 93
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 7.2%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.11; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 92.8% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $77K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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 — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 12/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 58/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.