SEEDING JUSTICE: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: SEEDING JUSTICE (EIN 93-0691187)
Tax period: 2012-07-01 to 2013-06-30
Filed: 2013-11-13
IRS object ID: 201323179349305857
Schema version: 2012v2.3
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 I
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-11-13T15:57:48-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2013-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JAMES E RICHMAN CPA PC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1 SW COLUMBIA SUITE 400	AddressLine1
City	PORTLAND	City
State	OR	State
ZIP Code	97258	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	930691187	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MCKENZIE RIVER GATHERING FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	MCKE	NameControl
Phone	5032891517	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1235 SE MORRISON STREET	AddressLine1
Address Line2	ROOM/SUITE A	AddressLine2
City	PORTLAND	City
State	OR	State
ZIP Code	97214	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	SHARON GARY-SMITH	Name
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	Title
Phone	5032891517	Phone
Date Signed	2012-11-13	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	JAMES E RICHMAN	Name
Phone	5032953780	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-11-13	DatePrepared
Self Employed	X	SelfEmployed

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	SHARON GARY-SMITH	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1235 SE MORRISON SUITE A	AddressLine1
City	PORTLAND	City
State	OR	State
ZIP Code	97214	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	1930138	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.MRGFOUNDATION.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1976	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	OR	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	THE MCKENZIE RIVER GATHERING FOUNDATION INSPIRES PEOPLE TO WORK TOGETHER FOR JUSTICE AND MOBILIZES RESOURCES FOR OREGON COMMUNITIES AS THEY BUILD COLLECTIVE POWER TO CHANGE THE WORLD. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	5	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	5	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	9	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	40	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	584762	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	621769	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	557029	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	366895	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	13235	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	16714	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	1155026	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	1005378	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	938296	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	617996	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	458979	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	479262	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	132756	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	240652	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	191538	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	1637927	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	1288796	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-482901	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	-283418	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	6039833	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	6032793	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	76744	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	156465	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	5963089	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	5876328	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	THE MCKENZIE RIVER GATHERING FOUNDATION INSPIRES PEOPLE TO WORK TOGETHER FOR JUSTICE AND MOBILIZES RESOURCES FOR OREGON COMMUNITIES AS THEY BUILD COLLECTIVE POWER TO CHANGE THE WORLD. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	833779	Expense
Grants	615996	Grants
Description	GRANTS, INCLUDING DONOR ADVISED GRANTS, TO TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS PROMOTING SOCIAL CHANGE, AWARENESS AND PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE AMOUNT OF 615,996 FOR THE FYE 6/30/13.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	226452	Expense
Grants	2000	Grants
Description	PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS RELATED TO OUR EXEMPT PURPOSE, AIMED AT COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF OREGON.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	1060231	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	true	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	true	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	true	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
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	true	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
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	true	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
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	9	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
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
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
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	5	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	5	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	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	SHARON GARY-SMITH	NamePerson
Telephone Number	5032891517	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1235 SE MORRISON SUITE A	AddressLine1
City	PORTLAND	City
State	OR	State
ZIP Code	97214	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (9 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
ARBRELLA LUVERT
CO-CHAIR	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
SIRIUS BONNER
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
CASSANDRA VILLANUEVA
CO-CHAIR	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
SHIZUKO HASHIMOTO
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
IBRAHIM HAMIDE
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
CHRISTOPHER KAHLE
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
ANDREA MILLER
SECRETARY	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
SHARON GARY-SMITH
EXEC DIR	40.00		X	79170	0	8787
ANITA RODGERS
ASSOC EXEC D	40.00		X	61915	0	10209

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	141085	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	18996	TotalOtherCompensation
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
All Other Contributions	621769	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	259190	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	621769	TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	136898	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$136,898	ExclusionAmount

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	1154757	Securities

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	924760	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	229997	Securities

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	229997	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	229997	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE	Description
Total Revenue Column	16714	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	16714	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	16714	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	1005378	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	246711	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$136,898	ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	617996	Total
Program Services	617996	ProgramServices

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	165229	Total
Program Services	106833	ProgramServices
Management And General	27817	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	30579	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	204081	Total
Program Services	143208	ProgramServices
Management And General	18156	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	42717	Fundraising

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7300	Total
Program Services	5079	ProgramServices
Management And General	641	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1580	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	68605	Total
Program Services	50691	ProgramServices
Management And General	6317	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	11597	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	34047	Total
Program Services	23143	ProgramServices
Management And General	4127	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	6777	Fundraising

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	952	Total
Management And General	952	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	15140	Total
Management And General	15140	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForServicesInvstMgmntFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	34939	Total
Program Services	34939	ProgramServices

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	22562	Total
Program Services	9764	ProgramServices
Management And General	6300	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	6498	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	13883	Total
Program Services	8219	ProgramServices
Management And General	845	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4819	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2156	Total
Program Services	1678	ProgramServices
Management And General	147	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	331	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	41623	Total
Program Services	28576	ProgramServices
Management And General	5311	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	7736	Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	12386	Total
Program Services	9296	ProgramServices
Management And General	968	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2122	Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4389	Total
Management And General	4389	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2632	Total
Program Services	474	ProgramServices
Management And General	1927	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	231	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	FundraisingFundraising	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
EVENT EXPENSE	16980	7332	9648
EQUIPMENT REPAIR & LEASE	7048	3395	3299	354
TELEPHONE	6300	3760	1076	1464
BOOKS & STAFF DEVELOPMENT	5043	4371	371	301

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	5505	Total
Program Services	1477	ProgramServices
Management And General	653	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3375	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1288796	Total
Program Services	1060231	ProgramServices
Management And General	95809	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	132756	Fundraising

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	488626	BOY
EOY	666099	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	48083	BOY
EOY	14651	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	26532	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	17238	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4708	BOY
EOY	9294	EOY

Investments Pub Traded Securities InvestmentsPubTradedSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5447848	BOY
EOY	5312016	EOY

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	30262	BOY
EOY	16675	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	20306	BOY
EOY	14058	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6039833	BOY
EOY	6032793	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	33744	BOY
EOY	38445	EOY

Grants Payable GrantsPayable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	43000	BOY
EOY	118020	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	76744	BOY
EOY	156465	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3258542	BOY
EOY	3104268	EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1222237	BOY
EOY	1289750	EOY

Permanently Restricted Net Assets PermanentlyRestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1482310	BOY
EOY	1482310	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	5963089	BOY
EOY	5876328	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	6039833	BOY
EOY	6032793	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	-283418	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconciliation Unrealized Invest	196657	ReconciliationUnrealizedInvest
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 Minus4 Years	870097	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	794204	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	720280	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	584762	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	621769	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3591112	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	870097	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	794204	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	720280	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	584762	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	621769	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3591112	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	1023833	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	2567279	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	148560	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	145112	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	187723	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	135031	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	136898	CurrentTaxYear
Total	753324	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	15917	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	11160	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	9379	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	13325	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	16714	CurrentTaxYear
Total	66495	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	4410931	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	16714	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.58200	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.54950	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Number DA Fs Held	10	NumberDAFsHeld
Donor Advised Contributions	237013	DonorAdvisedContributions
Grants Paid From Donor Funds	134340	GrantsPaidFromDonorFunds
Aggregate DAF Value	627303	AggregateDAFValue
Disclosed Orgs Legal Control	true	DisclosedOrgsLegalControl
Disclosed For Charitable Purposes	true	DisclosedForCharitablePurposes

Current Year CurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	2678214	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	352343	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	124628	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	18262	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	2887667	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus1 Year CurrentYearMinus1Year

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	2733696	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	70928	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	111878	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	14532	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	2678214	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus2 Years CurrentYearMinus2Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	2458022	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	396617	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	107893	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	13050	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	2733696	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus3 Years CurrentYearMinus3Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	2351435	BeginningOfYearBalance
Investment Earnings Or Losses	246100	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	126471	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	13042	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	2458022	EndOfYearBalance

Current Year Minus4 Years CurrentYearMinus4Years

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Of Year Balance	2077005	BeginningOfYearBalance
Contributions	505100	Contributions
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-122696	InvestmentEarningsOrLosses
Other Expenditures	94924	OtherExpenditures
Administrative Expenses	13050	AdministrativeExpenses
End Of Year Balance	2351435	EndOfYearBalance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated EOY Balance	0.24590	BoardDesignatedEOYBalance
Permanent Endowment EOY Balance	0.51330	PermanentEndowmentEOYBalance
Term Endowment EOY Balance	0.24080	TermEndowmentEOYBalance
Endowments Held By Unrelated Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related Orgs	false	EndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	6636	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	6636	BookValue

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	19896	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	17238	Depreciation
Book Value	2658	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	9294	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	1159532	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments	196657	NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities	1492	DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Revenue Not Rptd F990	198149	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	961383	RevenueSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included	34939	InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded
Other Revenues Not Included	9056	OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	43995	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	1005378	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	1246293	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities	1492	DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Expenses Not Rptd F990	1492	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	1244801	ExpensesSubtotal
Investment Expenses Not Included2	34939	InvestmentExpensesNotIncluded2
Other Expenses Not Included	9056	OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	43995	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	1288796	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
INTENDED USES FOR ENDOWMENT FUNDS	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4	GENERAL ENDOWMENT FUND, BOARD-DESIGNATED ENDOWMENT, AND MICHAEL SMITH FUND EARNINGS AND INCOME ARE USED FOR MRG'S GENERAL OPERATIONS, GRANT MAKING, AND FUTURE GROWTH IN PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS. LILLA JEWEL FUND EARNINGS AND INCOME ARE RESTRICTED FOR USE IN FUNDING LESBIAN AND WOMEN ARTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS.
LIABILITY UNDER FIN 48 FOOTNOTE	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X	UNDER FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION (ASC) TOPIC 740, INCOME TAXES, AN ORGANIZATION MUST ALSO EVALUATE ITS TAX POSITIONS AND PROVIDE FOR A LIABILITY FOR ANY POSITIONS THAT WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" TO BE UPHELD UNDER A TAX AUTHORITY EXAMINATION. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT IT HAS NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT MEET THIS CRITERION. MRG FILES FORM 990 IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION. MRG IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY U.S. FEDERAL TAX AUTHORITIES GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS FROM THE FILING OF A TAX RETURN.
REVENUE AMOUNTS INCLUDED ON RETURN - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4B	DESIGNATED GRANTS REPORTED AS EXPENSE ON 990 9,056
EXPENSE AMOUNTS INCLUDED ON RETURN - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4B	DESIGNATED GRANTS REPORTED AS EXPENSE ON 990 9,056

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained	true	RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable (41 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EIN Of RecipientEINOfRecipient	IRC SectionIRCSection	Amount Of Cash GrantAmountOfCashGrant	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrant
ACCESS INC
PO BOX 4666	MEDFORD	OR	97504	930665396	3	10000	FOOD PROGRAM
AFRICAN WOMEN'S COALITION
240 N BROADWAY ST STE 215	PORTLAND	OR	97227	364555049	3	10000	PROJECT SUPPORT:HOUS
AMIGOS MULTICULTURAL SERVICES CENTE
PO BOX 50473	EUGENE	OR	97405	933185574	3	10000	GENERAL SUPPORT
ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN NETWORK OF O
240 N BROADWAY SUITE 215	PORTLAND	OR	97227	800549710	3	18000	PROJECT SUPPORT: ESL
CENTRAL OREGON JOBS WITH JUSTICE
PO BOX 6802	BEND	OR	97708	870723110		6000	GENERAL SUPPORT
CIVIL LIBERTIES DEFENSE CENTER
259 E FIFTH AVE STE 300 A	EUGENE	OR	97401	582670951	3	15000	GENERAL SUPPORT
COMMUNITY ALLIANCE OF LANE COUNTY
458 BLAIR BLVD	EUGENE	OR	97402	930691194	3	29500	GENERAL SUPPORT
COMMUNITY ALLIANCE OF TENANTS
2710 NE 14TH AVENUE	PORTLAND	OR	97212	311571929	3	19000	GENERAL SUPPORT
EARTHJUSTICE
50 CALIFORNIA ST STE 500	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94111	941730465	3	11000	GENERAL SUPPORT
FRIENDS OF FAMILY FARMERS
PO BOX 1286	MOLALLA	OR	97038	300390131	3	14000	GENERAL SUPPORT
GRANTS PASS INTERTRIBAL POWWOW COMM
PO BOX 456	MERLIN	OR	97532	931064784	3	6000	GENERAL SUPPORT
INTERFAITH MOVEMENT FOR IMMIGRANT J
2710 NE 14TH AVE	PORTLAND	OR	97212	263396186		7000	GENERAL SUPPORT
KOMEMMA CULTURAL PROTECTION ASSOCIA
PO BOX 180	YONCALLA	OR	97499	770603915	3	9000	GENERAL SUPPORT
LAKOTA OYATE KI
OSP ACTIVITIES 2605 STATE STREET	SALEM	OR	97310			6500	GENERAL SUPPORT
LATINOS UNIDOS SIEMPRE
2921 SADDLE CLUB STSE 1009	SALEM	OR	97317	930992858		10000	GENERAL SUPPORT
LOTUS RISING PROJECT
711 MEDFORD CENTER 154	MEDFORD	OR	97504	261984677	3	6700	GENERAL SUPPORT
MCKENZIE RIVER TRUST
1245 PEARL ST	EUGENE	OR	97401	931029808	3	6540	GENERAL SUPPORT
MOMENTUM ALLIANCE
1631 NE BROADWAY 453	PORTLAND	OR	97232	454176224	3	18000	GENERAL SUPPORT
MUJERES LUCHADORAS PROGRESISTAS
300 YOUNG ST	WOODBURN	OR	97071	931326961	3	10000	GENERAL SUPPORT
MULTICULTURAL ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHE
PO BOX 67	MEDFORD	OR	97501	931191308	3	9000	PROJECT SUPPORT: KSK
NORTHWEST WORKERS' JUSTICE PROJECT
812 SW WASHINGTON ST 1100	PORTLAND	OR	97205	061669649		16000	GENERAL SUPPORT
OPAL ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE OREGON
2407 SE 49TH AVENUE	PORTLAND	OR	97206	202782595	3	20000	GENERAL SUPPORT
OREGON ACTION
126 NE ALBERTA STREET	PORTLAND	OR	97211	930760750		17000	GENERAL SUPPORT
OREGON COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS ASS
240 N BROADWAY SUITE 215	PORTLAND	OR	97227			9000	GENERAL SUPPORT
OREGON CULTURAL ACCESS-DISABILITY A
259 SE 162ND AVE	PORTLAND	OR	97233	931312097	3	9000	GENERAL SUPPORT
OREGON DREAMERS
21710 NE PALISADE	FAIRVIEW	OR	97024			6500	GENERAL SUPPORT
OREGON FAIR TRADE CAMPAIGN
310 SW 4TH AVE 436	PORTLAND	OR	97204	205478822		8000	GENERAL SUPPORT
OREGON RURAL ACTION
PO BOX 1231	LA GRANDE	OR	97850	030383463	3	20000	GENERAL SUPPORT
PORTLAND CENTRAL AMERICA SOLIDARITY
2249 E BURNSIDE	PORTLAND	OR	97214	930956411		8000	GENERAL SUPPORT
PORTLAND JOBS WITH JUSTICE
6025 E BURNSIDE ST	PORTLAND	OR	97215	260901792	3	16000	GENERAL SUPPORT
PROJECT RECONOMY
3783 OLD STAGE ROAD	CENTRAL POINT	OR	97502	273308756		8000	GENERAL SUPPORT
RED LODGE TRANSITION SERVICES
PO BOX 55157	PORTLAND	OR	97238	208341064	3	8000	GENERAL SUPPORT
RIGHT 2 SURVIVE
4635 NE GARFIELD AVE	PORTLAND	OR	97211	454984019		8000	GENERAL SUPPORT
RURAL ORGANIZING PROJECT
PO BOX 1350	SCAPPOOSE	OR	97056	931159856	3	18400	"MARCH FOR ONE OREG
SALEMKEIZER COALITION FOR EQUALITY
PO BOX 4296	SALEM	OR	97302	651203900	3	18000	GENERAL SUPPORT
SOUTHERN OREGON JOBS WITH JUSTICE
298 GARFIELD ST	ASHLAND	OR	97520	711005588	3	8500	GENERAL SUPPORT
STREET ROOTS
211 NW DAVIS ST	PORTLAND	OR	97209	931271399	3	18000	GENERAL SUPPORT
UNETE NOWIA
27 N IVY ST	MEDFORD	OR	97501	931159856	3	9000	GENERAL SUPPORT
VOZ HISPANA CAUSA CHAVISTA
300 YOUNG ST	WOODBURN	OR	97071	931313795		7500	GENERAL SUPPORT
VOZ WORKERS' RIGHTS EDUCATION PROJE
1131 SE OAK ST	PORTLAND	OR	97214	261357376	3	21000	GENERAL SUPPORT
WOMEN'S CIVIC IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE
501 NW BOND ST	BEND	OR	97701	200733873	3	9000	GENERAL SUPPORT

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants	28	TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations	13	TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTraded

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	14	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	259190	NoncashContribsRptdF990
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV ON NATIONAL EXCHANGE	MethodOfDeterminingRevenues

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	false	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used	true	ThirdPartiesUsed

Form990 Schedule M Part II Form990ScheduleMPartII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Identifier	THIRD PARTY USED TO PROCESS NONCASH CONTRIBUTIONS	Identifier
Return Reference	SCHEDULE M, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 32B	ReturnReference
Explanation	MRG USES LICENSED INVESTMENT ADVISORS AND BROKERAGE HOUSES TO PROCESS AND SELL STOCK GIFTS UPON RECEIVING THEM.	Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	FORM 990	PART I, LINE 1, MISSION, CONTINUED: WITHIN THE LIMITS OF WORK ALLOWED TO ORGANIZATIONS DEFINED UNDER SEC. 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE, MRG RAISES MONEY FROM OREGON DONORS AND DISTRIBUTES IT THROUGH A DEMOCRATIC, ACTIVIST-LED PROCESS TO PROGRESSIVE SOCIAL CHANGE GROUPS.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	A DRAFT IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY THE ACCOUNTING FIRM HIRED TO PREPARE THE 990. THE DRAFT IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD-APPOINTED FINANCE COMMITTEE AND BY STAFF MEMBERS, WHO OFFER FEEDBACK TO THE BOARD, WHICH THEN REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE FINAL VERSION OF THE 990.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	EACH CITED POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS OVERSEEN BY THE BOARD OR BY A BOARD-APPOINTED COMMITTEE, SUCH AS A GRANTMAKING COMMITTEE. THE PROCEDURE FOR THE BOARD OR AN APPOINTED COMMITTEE TO PURSUE IS SPELLED OUT IN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE BOARD REVIEWS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY ANNUALLY, AND REVIEWS COMPARABILITY DATA FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION AND FOR THE OTHER STAFF EVERY FIVE YEARS. DELIBERATION AND DECISIONS ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY SUBSTANTIATED.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	FOR THE OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES A REVIEW OF COMPARABLE DATA IS PERFORMED EVERY 5 YEARS. DELIBERATION AND DECISIONS ARE CONTEMPORANESOULY SUBSTANTIATED.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	THEY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST IN PERSON OR VIA MAIL OR E-MAIL TO OUR OFFICE ADDRESS, OR TO ANY OF THE STAFF'S EMAIL ADDRESSES, OR BY TELEPHONING OUR OFFICE PHONE NUMBER. WE MAIL PAPER COPIES IN CASE OF REQUESTS BY PHONE, MAIL OR E-MAIL.