Soroptimist International of La Grande

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
936031557
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2017–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2012
Location
La Grande, OR, USA
Phone
5418059067
Rating
90
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Protection Against Abuse

Reported finances

Revenue
$124,856
Expenses
$161,097
Assets
$256,632

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

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MELODY ENGLISH (President)
  • MICHELLE STEPHENS (PRESIDENT-ELECT)

People named in this filing

  • MELODY ENGLISH (President)
  • MICHELLE STEPHENS (PRESIDENT-ELECT)
  • LISA DAVIS (Treasurer)

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 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Soroptimist is a global women's organization working to improve the lives of women and girls through social and economic change. The name soroptimist means 'best for women and that is what we strive to achieve. Soroptimists are women at their best, working to help other women to be their best!

What it reported doing in 2025

Soroptimist provides support for community focused organizations within the eastern Oregon region. Soroptimist provided funds to 18 organizations for a total of $28,594 during the fiscal year. Support was provided for women and children through organizations such as training & employment consortium, blue mountains conservancy, center for human development babies first, union county special olympics, next step pregnancy center, friends of the opera house, shelter from the storm, and more.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 88% 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.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 92
  • Transparency & Controls: 93
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Program expense ratio: 78%; rating input score 78

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -29%; rating input score 4; 4th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.59; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 7.9% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 5.8% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 8.9% per year; rating input score 100; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 78% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 5 filed program accomplishments · $126K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2017 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • 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: Operating margin scored 4/100.