Upstream Access

What it reported doing in 2025

Program Descriptions Reflecting Current Year ActivityProgram: Mindful Moments-Dedicate 15 minutes to a virtual break every Monday at 7 pm, allowing yourself to breathe deeply, center your thoughts, and embrace mindfulness. This brief pause helps restore your energy and bring a sense of calm and focus to the rest of your week.Emergency Preparedness and Community Building: Program: ReadySetConnectThis is a monthly virtual meet-up for disabled people to learn how to prepare for emergencies and share resources with each other. Registered people receive an accessible resource list for all topics, articles, and resources shared during and after the virtual meet-up.Programs: Disability Resilience Collective: Building Emergency Readiness TogetherThis is a new monthly virtual statewide meet-up where organizations can come together and share resources, brainstorm new ideas, and discuss ways to strengthen emergency preparedness within the disability community. This collaborative space will focus on fostering resilience, mutual support, and proactive planning for access and inclusion before, during, and after emergencies. Together, we can buildcollective strategies to ensure the needs of disabled individuals are met in all stages of emergency readiness.Program: P-CEP ProgramUpstream Access provides Person-Centered Emergency Preparedness (P-CEP) programming to help disabled people and older adults identify their individual strengths, support needs, and resources before an emergency. Through workshops, community events, and one-on-one sessions with trained P-CEP Peer Facilitators, participants develop personalized preparedness strategies based on their own lives andpriorities. The program strengthens individual and collective resilience while building social connections and increasing access to practical emergency preparedness resources.Program: Backup & Solar Power ProgramUpstream Access works to increase access to backup power and portable solar and rechargeable devices for disabled people and others who rely on electricity for health, safety, communication, mobility, and independence. The program provides individualized backup power solutions and devices such as solar or rechargeable lights, emergency radios, fans, phone chargers, and other preparedness equipment based on each persons needs. Participants receive education and hands-on support to safely use their equipment, recognizing that access to power is access to life and helping people remain safer, connected, and more independent during power outages and emergencies.Program: Statewide Emergency ResponseUpstream Access provides disability-inclusive emergency response across Oregon, working with community partners to reach disabled people and others who may face barriers accessing traditional disaster resources. During wildfires, extreme weather, power outages, and other emergencies, we mobilize supplies such as cooling and hygiene items, emergency radios, backup power, charging devices, sensoryand mental health supports, and other resources based on community needs. Our response prioritizes accessibility and individual choice, allowing people to identify the supplies and support that work best for them rather than relying on one-size-fits-all kits. We also build relationships with local organizations andemergency response partners so communities are better connected before, during, and after disasters.Program: Seasonal Preparedness & Mental Health WorkshopsUpstream Access provides seasonal preparedness and mental health resilience workshops that help disabled people prepare for extreme heat, cold weather, wildfire smoke, power outages, and other emergencies. Workshops provide practical preparedness information while creating opportunities for participants to build social connections and identify strategies that support their emotional well-beingduring stressful situations. Participants can personalize cooling, seasonal preparedness, sensory, or mental health resilience kits by choo

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 56.1%; rating input score 56
• Program expense ratio: 78.1%; rating input score 78
• Fundraising efficiency: $2,417.84 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 20th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 72.7%; rating input score 73; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • 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: 28.2%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.69; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.31; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 32.5%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 46.5% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 47.8% per year; rating input score 100; 96th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 13.2% per year; rating input score 100; 71st percentile among comparable filings