ECODISTRICTS: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: ECODISTRICTS (EIN 80-0407220)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-05-10
IRS object ID: 201301309349302755
Schema version: 2012v2.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-05-10T12:05:10-07:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Kern & Thompson LLC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1800 SW First Avenue Suite 410	AddressLine1
City	Portland	City
State	OR	State
ZIP Code	97201	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	800407220	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Portland Sustainability Institute	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	PORT	NameControl
Phone	5039221661	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1600 SW 4th Avenue Suite 110	AddressLine1
City	Portland	City
State	OR	State
ZIP Code	97201	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	ROBERT BENNETT	Name
Title	Executive Director	Title
Date Signed	2013-05-06	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	Cheryl L Morgan CPA	Name
PTIN	P00168869	PTIN
Phone	5032223338	Phone
Self Employed	X	SelfEmployed

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	ROBERT BENNETT	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	C/O ORGANIZATION	AddressLine1
City	PORTLAND	City
State	OR	State
ZIP Code	97201	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	695025	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
All Affiliates Included	false	AllAffiliatesIncluded
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.PDXINSTITUTE.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2009	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	OR	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	TO INSPIRE AND INCUBATE PARTNERSHIPS THAT MAKE THE PORTLAND REGION A THRIVING METROPOLITAN MODEL FOR SMART SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	17	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	17	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	7	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	17	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	190475	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	342810	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	406852	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	351813	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	140	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	52	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	3610	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	350	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	601077	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	695025	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	294021	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	376196	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	60983	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	352591	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	302335	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	646612	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	678531	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-45535	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	16494	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	139722	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	169521	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	17402	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	30707	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	122320	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	138814	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	WE BUILD GREEN CITIES BY CATALYZING NEW IDEAS, AND TAKING ACTION BY BRINGING TOGETHER PARTNERS WHO VALUE SUSTAINABILITY AS A POWERFUL ENGINE FOR A STRONG REGIONAL ECONOMY AND QUALITY OF LIFE.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	248562	Expense
Description	ECODISTRICTS: RECOGNIZING THE NEED FOR A CONSISTENT APPROACH TO SUSTAINABLE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPLEMENTATION, THE PORTLAND SUSTAINABILITY INSTITUTE (POSI) DEVELOPED THE ECODISTRICT FRAMEWORK IN 2009. ECODISTRICTS IS A SIMPLE IDEA: NEIGHBORS, COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS AND BUSINESSES JOIN WITH CITY LEADERS, REAL ESTATE DEVELOPERS, AND UTILITY PROVIDERS TO DEVELOP AND ACHIEVE AMBITIOUS SUSTAINABILITY GOALS THROUGH THE CO-DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE DISTRICT-SCALE PROJECTS. POSIS ECODISTRICT PROGRAM EMPHASIZES 1) TRAINING AND PEER LEARNING TO DEEPEN KNOWLEDGE AND ACCELERATE INFORMATION SHARING AMONG URBAN DEVELOPMENT LEADERS, 2) A LOCAL PILOT PROGRAM AND 3) THE CREATION AND REFINEMENT OF A SUITE OF TOOLS AND RESEARCH TO SUPPORT PROJECT DEVELOPMENT.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	138079	Expense
Description	ECODISTRICTS SUMMIT: CONVENING FOR THE 4TH TIME IN 2012, THE ANNUAL ECODISTRICTS SUMMIT IS AN IMPORTANT GATHERING OF URBAN SUSTAINABILITY LEADERS THAT FOCUS THEIR WORK ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS, URBAN DESIGNERS, UTILITY PROVIDERS, DEVELOPERS, AND MUNICIPAL POLICY MAKERS. THE SUMMIT PROVIDES INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION FOR THOSE HEARING ABOUT ECODISTRICTS FOR THE FIRST TIME AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITIES FOR SPECIFIC, TECHNICAL INFORMATION FOR THOSE ALREADY DEEPLY ENGAGED. TOPICS ADDRESSED INCLUDE DISTRICT ENERGY, GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE, BUILDING RETROFITS, SOCIAL ENTERPRISE AND JOB STRATEGIES, COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE SOLUTIONS.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	105353	Expense
Description	ECODISTRICTS INSTITUTE: THE ECODISTRICTS INSTITUTE IS A THREE-DAY EXECUTIVE LEVEL TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM FOR MUNICIPAL AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT LEADERS LOOKING TO DEVELOP AN ECODISTRICT PROJECT(S) IN THEIR COMMUNITY. THE INSTITUTE TRAINS UP TO TEN TEAMS MADE UP OF KEY CITY, AGENCY, UTILITY AND POLITICAL LEADERS ON POSIS FOUR-STEP ECODISTRICTS FRAMEWORK AND IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH; EMPHASIZING THE INTEGRATION OF SMART INFRASTRUCTURE, GREEN BUILDINGS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ACTION. THE INSTITUTE PROVIDES PARTICIPANTS WITH AN EFFECTIVE SET OF TOOLS AND BEST PRACTICES TO PROMOTE INTEGRATED DISTRICT PLANNING AND PROJECT DEVELOPMENT.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Total Program Service Expense	541013	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
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Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Invest Tax Exempt Bonds	false	InvestTaxExemptBonds
Escrow Account	false	EscrowAccount
On Behalf Of Issuer	false	OnBehalfOfIssuer
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	8	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	7	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Form990-T Filed	false	Form990-TFiled
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Number Of8282 Filed	0	NumberOf8282Filed
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Form8899 Filed	false	Form8899Filed
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiled
Excess Business Holdings	false	ExcessBusinessHoldings
Taxable Distributions	false	TaxableDistributions
Distribution To Donor	false	DistributionToDonor
Filed Lieu1041	false	FiledLieu1041
Licensed More Than One State	false	LicensedMoreThanOneState
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	17	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	17	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest
Other Explain In Sch O	X	OtherExplainInSchO

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	THE ORGANIZATION	NamePerson
Telephone Number	5039221661	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1600 SW 4TH AVENUE SUITE 110	AddressLine1
City	PORTLAND	City
State	OR	State
ZIP Code	97201	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (18 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Average Hours Per Week RelatedAverageHoursPerWeekRelated	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
TRIPP SOMERVILLE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0
NANCY HAMILTON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0
JAY COALSON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0
NICK BARHAM
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0
BRAD ZENGER
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0
LORRIE VOGEL
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0
BRAD MALSIN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0
JOHN HAINES
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0
ANGUS DUNCAN
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0
SCOTT LEWIS
PAST CHAIR	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0
JIM DESMOND
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0
SUSAN ANDERSON
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0
SAM ADAMS
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0
DARCY WINSLOW
Secretary	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0	X
CLAUDIA VALDERRAMA
Treasurer	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0	X
ERIN FLYNN
VICE CHAIR	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0	X
TOM OSDOBA
BOARD CHAIR	1.00	0.00	X	0	0	0	X
ROBERT BENNETT
EXECUTIVE DIR	40.00	0.00		108332	0	23179	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	108332	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	23179	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	1	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	0	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
All Other Contributions	342810	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	342810	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Business CodeBusinessCode	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	Related Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
SPEAKER FEES	900099	25295	25295
HIGHER ECUCATION CONTRACT	900099	45000	45000
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS	900099	150000	150000
EVENT INCOME	900099	93812	93812
CONSULTING FEES	900099	37706	37706

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	351813	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	52	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$52	ExclusionAmount

Income From Invest Bond Proceeds IncomeFromInvestBondProceeds

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income From Gaming NetIncomeFromGaming

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	0	TotalRevenueColumn

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	OTHER INCOME	Description
Business Code	900099	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	350	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	350	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	350	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	695025	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	352163	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$52	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIX

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Foreign Grants ForeignGrants

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembers

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	131511	Total
Program Services	90743	ProgramServices
Management And General	17096	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	23672	Fundraising

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	199666	Total
Program Services	148203	ProgramServices
Management And General	25391	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	26072	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4881	Total
Program Services	3182	ProgramServices
Management And General	1324	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	375	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	12592	Total
Program Services	10514	ProgramServices
Management And General	686	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1392	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	27546	Total
Program Services	19871	ProgramServices
Management And General	3504	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4171	Fundraising

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6010	Total
Management And General	6010	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	104017	Total
Program Services	101423	ProgramServices
Management And General	2126	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	468	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	19436	Total
Program Services	6193	ProgramServices
Management And General	12189	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1054	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	11886	Total
Program Services	5175	ProgramServices
Management And General	5307	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1404	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2376	Total
Program Services	1934	ProgramServices
Fundraising	442	Fundraising

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2671	Total
Program Services	2207	ProgramServices
Management And General	57	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	407	Fundraising

Travel Entrtnmnt Public Officials TravelEntrtnmntPublicOfficials

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliates

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	596	Total
Program Services	485	ProgramServices
Fundraising	111	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1816	Total
Program Services	357	ProgramServices
Management And General	1378	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	81	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
Postage and Shipping	722	95	380	247
FUNDRAISING EXPENSE	735			735
Printing and Publications	2347	908	1087	352
PROGRAMS AND EVENTS	149723	149723

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	678531	Total
Program Services	541013	ProgramServices
Management And General	76535	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	60983	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	18040	BOY
EOY	79138	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	62060	BOY
EOY	39567	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	46589	BOY
EOY	49974	EOY

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Receivables From Disqual Persons ReceivablesFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	12338	BOY
EOY	743	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	1787	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	1688	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	695	BOY
EOY	99	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelated

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	0	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	139722	BOY
EOY	169521	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	17402	BOY
EOY	15707	EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	15000	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	17402	BOY
EOY	30707	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	37320	BOY
EOY	53385	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	85000	BOY
EOY	85429	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	122320	BOY
EOY	138814	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	139722	BOY
EOY	169521	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	16494	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement Separate	X	FinancialStatementSeparate

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	142791	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	190475	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	342810	CurrentTaxYear
Total	676076	Total

Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit170 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Value Srvc Fclts Furnished By Govt ValueSrvcFcltsFurnishedByGovt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	142791	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	190475	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	342810	CurrentTaxYear
Total	676076	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	299147	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	376929	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	288	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	608	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	140	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	52	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1088	Total

Net UBI NetUBI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	677164	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	1634403	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
First5 Years170	X	First5Years170
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.00000	PublicSupportPertcentage170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	1787	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	1688	Depreciation
Book Value	99	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	99	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	702045	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities	7020	DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Revenue Not Rptd F990	7020	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	695025	RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990	695025	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	685551	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities	7020	DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Expenses Not Rptd F990	7020	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	678531	ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990	678531	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19	Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available	REASONABLE REQUESTS FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE FURNISHED UPON REQUEST AT THE OFFICES OF PORTLAND SUSTAINABILITY INSTITUTE.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 18	Form 990, Part VI, Line 18: Explanation of Other Means Forms Available For Public Inspection	THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT GUIDESTAR.ORG.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a	Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANNUAL REVIEW CONDUCTED BY BOARD PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c	Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts	BOARD MEMBERS SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM AT THE START OF THEIR TERM AND ANNUALLY. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO REMINDS BOARD MEMBERS THAT THEY MUST DISCLOSE CONFLICT OF INTEREST RELATED TO AGENDA ITEMS OR RESOLTIONS TO BE VOTED ON.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b	Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process	A DRAFT OF FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY FINANCE MANAGER AND BOARD TREASURER, EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, AND PROVIDED TO ENTIRE BOARD FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d	Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description	OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: TRAINING AND CONSULTING: POSI OFFERS CITY AND SITE-SPECIFIC CONSULTING SERVICES TO BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR CLIENTS, AS WELL AS TRAINING MODULES FOR BUILDING ECODISTRICTS CAPACITY. STARTING IN 2012, POSI BEGAN OFFERING THE TRAINING MODULAR, ECODISTRICT PRACTITIONERS: ACCELERATING DISTRICT-SCALE SUSTAINABILITY, WHICH INTRODUCES PARTICIPANTS TO THE ECODISTRICTS A FOUR-STEP PROCESS MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK TO GUIDE NEIGHBORHOOD SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: OTHER PROGRAMS: OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE THREE PRIMARY AREAS OF WORK. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS POSI WITH PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY TO SYSTEMATICALLY DOCUMENT KEY INDUSTRY QUESTIONS AND WORK WITH FACULTY EXPERTS AND STUDENT RESEARCHERS TO DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT RESEARCH PROJECTS TO ADDRESS SUCH QUESTIONS. THE CLIMATE PROSPERITY GREENPRINT IS A ROADMAP FOR THE REGION TO SIMULTANEOUSLY STRENGTHEN THE PORTLAND REGIONS ECONOMY, REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS AND MAINTAIN A FOCUSED LEADERSHIP POSITION IN THE GLOBAL GREEN ECONOMY. WE BUILD GREEN CITIES CAMPAIGN IS A PROJECT OF THE PORTLAND SUSTAINABILITY INSTITUTE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BUSINESS OREGON, THE CITY OF PORTLAND AND THE PORTLAND DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION. THE GOAL OF WE BUILD GREEN CITIES IS TO BETTER CONNECT PORTLAND'S GREEN INNOVATIONS, INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL AND PRODUCTS WITH THE REST OF THE WORLD.