BROWN HOPE

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2023 · Form 990 · revenue $998K · expenses $2.3M · assets $487K

EIN
82-4843276
Address
PO BOX 12410, PORTLAND, OR 97212-0410
Website
WWW.BROWNHOPE.ORG
NTEE code
S99
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (trust)
Ruling date
April 2018 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
Principal officer
Cameron Whitten (its 2019 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2019 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

BROWN HOPE IS PLANTING AND NURTURING SEEDS FOR RACIAL JUSTICE AND HEALING. WE SERVE AND MOBILIZE COMMUNITIES IN ORDER TO HEAL OUR COLLECTIVE SOIL FROM THE POISONS OF OUR PAST AND PRESENT, SO OUR FUTURE ROOTS CAN THRIVE.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Cameron Whitten CEO2020-2023 $125,869$412,491 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

9 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Dashia Fontleroy PRESIDENT2020-2023 3 $0 reported 1
Bev Barnum SECRETARY2022-2023 3 $0 reported 1
Jess Stirton TREASURER2022-2023 3 $0 reported 1
Greg Mckevey BOARD MEMBER2023 3 $0 reported 1
Antonio Gisbert BOARD MEMBER2023 3 $0 reported 1
Mary Lucero BOARD MEMBER2023 3 $0 reported 1
Max Williker BOARD MEMBER2023 3 $0 reported 1
Gregory Mckelvey (former) PRESIDENT2020-2022 3 $0 reported 1
Mustafah Finney (former) TREASURER2020-2021 3 $0 reported 1

People by year

2023 · 8 people listed · 1 paid, $126K · 24 employees · 10 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CAMERON WHITTEN CEO60 $119,973$0$5,896 $125,8691
DASHIA FONTLEROY PRESIDENT3 $0$0$0 $01
BEV BARNUM SECRETARY3 $0$0$0 $01
JESS STIRTON TREASURER3 $0$0$0 $01
GREG MCKEVEY BOARD MEMBER3 $0$0$0 $01
ANTONIO GISBERT BOARD MEMBER3 $0$0$0 $01
MARY LUCERO BOARD MEMBER3 $0$0$0 $01
MAX WILLIKER BOARD MEMBER3 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $126K · 45 employees · 100 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CAMERON WHITTEN CEO60 $119,973$0$5,896 $125,8691
DASHIA FONTLEROY SECRETARY3 $0$0$0 $01
GREGORY MCKELVEY PRESIDENT3 $0$0$0 $01
JESS STIRTON TREASURER3 $0$0$0 $01
BEV BARNUM SECRETARY3 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $124K · 45 employees · 200 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CAMERON WHITTEN CEO60 $119,000$0$4,911 $123,9111
DASHIA FONTLEROY SECRETARY3 $0$0$0 $01
GREGORY MCKELVEY PRESIDENT3 $0$0$0 $01
MUSTAFAH FINNEY TREASURER3 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 4 people listed · 1 paid, $37K · 28 employees · 200 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CAMERON WHITTEN CEO60 $36,842$0$0 $36,8421
DASHIA FONTLEROY SECRETARY3 $0$0$0 $01
GREGORY MCKELVEY PRESIDENT3 $0$0$0 $01
MUSTAFAH FINNEY TREASURER3 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$997,657$2,308,286 $486,934$434,724 $902,753$26,079 $125,8692410
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,340,150$2,462,532 $1,881,923$1,745,353 $2,220,658$100,687 $125,86945100
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$3,700,740$3,183,964 $2,152,978$1,867,735 $3,626,558$83,016 $123,91145200
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$2,958,922$1,622,134 $1,526,342$1,350,959 $2,953,583$530 $36,84228200

Funders of this organization

41 grantors reported grants to this organization, $4,355,855 in all, tax years 2018 to 2024; the 25 largest shown (all 41). Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
SHELBY CULLOM DAVIS CHARITABLE FUND INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BROWN HOPE” 2020-2024 5$1,650,000 2024$350,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2022 3$643,578 2022$103,400
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MEYER MEMORIAL TRUST Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Brown Hope”, “BROWN HOPE” 2020-2023 9$590,175 2023$200,000
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OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2022 3$542,950 2022$168,500
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YARG FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BROWN HOPE” 2020-2021 2$266,000 2021$100,000
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2020, 2022-2024 4$129,669 2024$7,696
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COLLINS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BROWN HOPE” 2021-2023 5$102,050 2023$1,800
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FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2022 3$81,485 2022$13,020
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HEADWATERS FOUNDATION FOR JUSTICE DAF sponsor Exact 2021-2022 2$42,820 2022$17,820
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MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor Exact 2020-2022 3$40,000 2022$25,000
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ZIDELL FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BROWN HOPE” 2020-2021 2$35,000 2021$20,000
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PRIDE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2021, 2023 2$26,500 2023$7,000
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DOROTHY LEMELSON FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BROWN HOPE” 2022 1$25,000 2022$25,000
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MARIE LAMFROM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION 091898 Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BROWN HOPE” 2021 1$25,000 2021$25,000
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PUBLIC WELFARE FOUNDATION INC Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Brown Hope” 2020 1$25,000 2020$25,000
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THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2023 2$21,018 2023$5,616
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CAREOREGON INC Public charity Exact 2020-2021 2$20,000 2021$10,000
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ASSOCIATION OF OREGON COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS Public charity Exact 2020 1$17,785 2020$17,785
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UNITED WAY OF THE COLUMBIA- WILLAMETTE Public charity Exact 2020 1$15,000 2020$15,000
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THE SEATTLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$10,000 2023$10,000
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OREGON JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$6,900 2020$6,900
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SEEDING JUSTICE DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$6,100 2020$6,100
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PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA Public charity Exact 2022 1$6,000 2022$6,000
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PENNEY FAMILY FUND Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “Brown Hope” 2020 1$5,000 2020$5,000
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HORMEL HARRIS FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “BROWN HOPE” 2021 1$4,000 2021$4,000
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TOWN HALL OF TULSA CORPOKS99 $593,083$584,582 Executive Dir.$61,350 Same NTEE code S99, revenue within 2x
BREAK A DIFFERENCEMDS99 $1,380,389$1,898,479 CEO$100,162 Same NTEE code S99, revenue within 2x
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2023 · Form 990 · $2,308,286 spent · pay $1,060,888 · grants $541,252 · events $54,784
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $758,505$326,517$265,018$166,970 32.9%
Grants to US individuals $541,252$541,252-- 23.4%
Fees: other services $161,309$21,359$120,602$19,348 7.0%
Office expenses $158,807$75,445$76,105$7,257 6.9%
Fees: legal $144,988$19,198$108,400$17,390 6.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $125,869$54,183$43,978$27,708 5.5%
Payroll taxes $115,159$49,573$40,236$25,350 5.0%
Occupancy $74,506$73,423$1,083- 3.2%
Other employee benefits $61,355$26,412$21,437$13,506 2.7%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $54,784$22,747$24,580$7,457 2.4%
Insurance $38,174$38,174-- 1.7%
Fees: accounting $31,613$4,186$23,635$3,792 1.4%
Information technology $28,255$4,874$15,086$8,295 1.2%
Depreciation and depletion $8,726$8,726-- 0.4%
Advertising and promotion $3,774-$3,774- 0.2%
Travel $1,210-$1,210- 0.1%
Other (as described)ALLOCATION OF INDIRECT $0-$72,214$41,636$30,578 0.0%
Total$2,308,286100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $2,462,532 spent · pay $1,389,987 · grants $348,537 · events $22,667
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other salaries and wages $1,068,426$760,699$190,733$116,994 43.4%
Grants to US individuals $348,537$348,537-- 14.2%
Fees: other services $317,812$81,667$212,320$23,825 12.9%
Office expenses $154,430$19,189$129,402$5,839 6.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $125,869$89,616$22,470$13,783 5.1%
Payroll taxes $119,471$85,061$21,328$13,082 4.9%
Occupancy $82,537$82,464$73- 3.4%
Other employee benefits $76,221$54,268$13,607$8,346 3.1%
Travel $39,390$1,945$37,445- 1.6%
Information technology $29,056$6,956$17,421$4,679 1.2%
Fees: accounting $25,334$6,510$16,925$1,899 1.0%
Insurance $24,123$20,719$3,404- 1.0%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $22,667$1,436$21,231- 0.9%
Fees: legal $11,808$3,034$7,889$885 0.5%
Depreciation and depletion $8,726$8,726-- 0.4%
Advertising and promotion $8,125-$8,125- 0.3%
Other (as described)ALLOCATION OF INDIRECT $0-$25,691$15,474$10,217 0.0%
Fundraising events Eventdirect expenses; gross income $12,925$0reported apart
Total$2,462,532100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $3,183,964 spent · pay $1,354,466 · grants $1,232,518 · events $9,855
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $1,232,518$1,232,518-- 38.7%
Other salaries and wages $1,054,130$864,015$123,120$66,995 33.1%
Fees: other services $362,306$209,000$118,038$35,268 11.4%
Payroll taxes $131,520$107,800$15,361$8,359 4.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $123,911$101,563$14,473$7,875 3.9%
Office expenses $103,325$57,499$31,832$13,994 3.2%
Other employee benefits $44,905$36,806$5,245$2,854 1.4%
Occupancy $34,230$26,341$6,844$1,045 1.1%
Fees: accounting $29,061$16,764$9,468$2,829 0.9%
Information technology $22,839$6,565$7,498$8,776 0.7%
Insurance $19,555$16,117$2,582$856 0.6%
Travel $14,164$12,004$2,160- 0.4%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $9,855$1,510$8,345- 0.3%
Advertising and promotion $1,000$1,000-- 0.0%
Fees: legal $495$286$161$48 0.0%
Depreciation and depletion $150$150-- 0.0%
Total$3,183,964100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $1,622,134 spent · pay $203,309 · grants $1,145,635 · events $801
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $1,145,635$1,145,635-- 70.6%
Fees: other services $180,950$118,985$37,020$24,945 11.2%
Other salaries and wages $144,665$125,896$9,512$9,257 8.9%
Office expenses $47,739$30,599$8,806$8,334 2.9%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $36,842$32,062$2,422$2,358 2.3%
Payroll taxes $20,968$18,247$1,379$1,342 1.3%
Fees: accounting $13,291$8,740$2,719$1,832 0.8%
Occupancy $12,786$12,473$154$159 0.8%
Information technology $10,042$4,079$400$5,563 0.6%
Travel $3,016$3,016-- 0.2%
Insurance $2,337$2,036$268$33 0.1%
Advertising and promotion $1,530$54$1,476- 0.1%
Other employee benefits $834$726$55$53 0.1%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $801$550$246$5 0.0%
All other expenses $548$527$21- 0.0%
Depreciation and depletion $150$150-- 0.0%
Total$1,622,134100%

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