The Standard Charitable Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
203997125
IRS 990-PF coverage
2019–2024
Forms available
Form 990-PF 2024
Location
Portland, OR, USA
Phone
9713211755
Rating
92
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Corporate Foundations

Reported finances

Revenue
$930,137
Expenses
$193,801

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

Overview

Mission

Corporate Foundations

What it reported funding in 2024

The foundation reported 5 grants totaling $170,000. The stated grant purposes included reach more than 25,000 students annually, inspiring and preparing them for future success., funds support the inclusive elements of a playground adjacent to hidden creek community center in hillsboro, oregon. the project is a partnership of hillsboro parks and recreation, hillsboro community foundation and hillsboro school district and will be the citys first fully inclusive park and playground., and to build four new cabins at camp namanu, oregons oldest continuously running camp. the renovation, known as the sherwood project, increases access to outdoor learning with ada-accessible cabins that have inclusive features for students with exceptional physical and cognitive needs., plus 2 other reported purposes.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the foundation's positive operating resources came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The foundation distributed 100% of its reported charitable disbursements as grants.
  • Includes asset-sale income: Asset-sale income is shown separately from recurring resources when classifying the revenue model.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes to charitable grants and the filed numbers largely add up. Assets provide a limited cushion relative to annual grants.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: 99
  • Cost Efficiency: 88
  • Transparency: 100
  • Compliance: 100
  • Endowment Health: 52

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: 99%; rating input score 99; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 87.7%; rating input score 88; 66th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Yes; rating input score 100

Compliance

  • Part VII-B activity disclosures: 19 of 19 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Property sale or exchange with a disqualified person: Pass
    • Borrowing from or lending to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Goods, services, or facilities involving a disqualified person: Pass
    • Compensation paid to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Assets transferred to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Payment to a government official: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior self-dealing: Pass
    • Prior-year undistributed income: Pass
    • Excess business holdings: Pass
    • Investments that may jeopardize charitable purposes: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior-year jeopardizing investments: Pass
    • Attempt to influence legislation: Pass
    • Attempt to influence an election: Pass
    • Grants to individuals: Pass
    • Grants to organizations: Pass
    • Spending for a noncharitable purpose: Pass
    • Funds received for a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Premiums paid on a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Prohibited tax-shelter transaction: Pass
  • Filing consistency checks: 10; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: 17.93; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Grants: 100% of grant recipient detail disclosed
  • Payout: 99% grant deployment rate
  • Trustees: Filed trustees detail
  • Self-dealing: 100% of reviewed questions answered “No”
  • Investments: 52th percentile for endowment coverage
  • Consistency: 10 of 10 current checks pass
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2019 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 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.

  • Review — Endowment Health: Endowment-health comparison scored 52/100.