Nonprofit · EIN 93-1108531
BASIC RIGHTS OREGON
Tax-exempt · PORTLAND, OR 97240
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $377,166 | $237,805 | $139,361 | $167,229 | $54,716 | $112,513 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $345,495 | $408,516 | -$63,021 | $177,108 | $203,956 | -$26,848 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $172,526
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $128
- Net income from fundraising events
- $204,512
- Other revenue
- $204,512
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $14,723
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $13,702
- Other salaries and wages
- $36,783
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $61,834
- Professional fundraising fees
- $23,500
- Legal fees
- $1,155
- Occupancy
- $3,541
- Travel
- $7,470
- Depreciation
- $2,139
- Program services (functional)
- $148,301
- Management and general (functional)
- $43,688
- Fundraising (functional)
- $45,816
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $177,108
- Total assets, end of year
- $167,229
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $54,716
- Net assets, end of year
- $112,513
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,494
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $112,513
- Gross receipts
- $420,413
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 100
- Year formed
- 1996
- State of legal domicile
- OR
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KYNDALL MASON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 8 | $143,269 | $7,710 |
| MCKEE TODD ADDAMS | DEPUTY DIRECTOR THROUGH 06/2024 Officer | 15.3 | $66,328 | $3,855 |
| JACKIE YERBY | BOARD CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROWAN EVERARD | BOARD CO-CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AL MACHEMEHL | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BETSY NATTER | BOARD TREASURER STARTING 03/2024 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BROOK SHELLY | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN MARIL | BOARD SECRETARY STARTING 05/2024 Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SALLY HSU | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA COFFMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLISLE PEARSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIAN HAMMOND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SALLY HSU | MEMBER - EQUALITY PAC Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANITA HARRIS | MEMBER - EQUALITY PAC Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRIS ELLIOT | MEMBER - EQUALITY PAC Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDRES OSWILL | MEMBER - EQUALITY PAC Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT VIGNOS | MEMBER - EQUALITY PAC Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EVELYN KOCHER | MEMBER - EQUALITY PAC Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHANI HARRIS BAGWELL | MEMBER - EQUALITY PAC Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN FROCHTZWAJG | MEMBER - EQUALITY PAC Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDRES OSWILL | MEMBER - EQUALITY PAC Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 26 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCKEE TODD ADDAMS | DEPUTY DIRECTOR (JUN-DEC) Officer | 15.35 | $131,550 | $12,516 |
| KYNDALL MASON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (JUN-DEC) Officer | 8 | $81,922 | $1,188 |
| JACKIE YERBY | BOARD CO-CHAIR (JAN-DEC) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ROWAN EVERARD | BOARD CO-CHAIR (JAN-DEC) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AL MACHEMEHL | BOARD TREASURER (JAN-DEC) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BROOK SHELLY | BOARD SECRETARY (JAN-DEC) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIN WATERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SALLY HSU | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA COFFMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SALLY HSU | MEMBER - EQUALITY PAC Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DWIGHT HOLTON | MEMBER - EQUALITY PAC Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRIS ELLIOT | MEMBER - EQUALITY PAC Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KRISTINA MUCKER | MEMBER - EQUALITY PAC Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT VIGNOS | MEMBER - EQUALITY PAC Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| EVELYN KOCHER | MEMBER - EQUALITY PAC Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANITA HARRIS | MEMBER - EQUALITY PAC Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANI HARRIS BAGWELL | MEMBER - EQUALITY PAC Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MEGAN MOYER | MEMBER - EQUALITY PAC Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONATHAN FROCHTZWAJG | MEMBER - EQUALITY PAC Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDRES OSWILL | MEMBER - EQUALITY PAC Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KARIN POWER | MEMBER - EQUALITY PAC Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLISLE PEARSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BETSY NATTER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN MARIL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIAN HAMMOND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| WALTER ROBINSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 40625, PORTLAND, OR 97240-0625
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KYNDALL MASON, PO BOX 40625, PORTLAND, OR 97240
- Signed the 990
- KYNDALL MASON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (503) 222-6151
- Website
- WWW.BASICRIGHTS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MCDONALD JACOBS PC
Mission
BASIC RIGHTS OREGON WILL ENSURE THAT ALL LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER OREGONIANS EXPERIENCE EQUALITY BY BUILDING A BROAD AND INCLUSIVE POLITICALLY POWERFUL MOVEMENT, SHIFTING PUBLIC OPINION, AND ACHIEVING POLICY VICTORIES.
Program accomplishments
- TRANSGENDER JUSTICE WORK: BASIC RIGHTS IS A LEADER WITHIN THE LGBTQ EQUALITY MOVEMENT, TAKING A LABORATORY APPROACH TO CREATING CHANGE, AND SHARING BEST PRACTICES WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, SO THAT OUR WORK CONTRIBUTES TO THE NATIONAL MOVEMENT FOR EQUALITY. IN 2019 WE PASSED THE STATEWIDE SUICIDE PREVENTION & POSTVENTION BILL, "ADIS ACT", IN HONOR OF A TRANSGENDER TEEN THAT DIED BY SUICIDE. IN 2021 WE PASSED A BAN ON THE LGBTQ+ PANIC DEFENSE, SO THAT NO MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY THAT ENCOUNTERS VIOLENCE BASED ON THEIR IDENTITY CAN BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM. THE ORGNIZATION CONTINUES TO MONITOR THE IMPILMENTATION OF THESE BILLS AS WELL AS PARTICPATING IN THE FOSTER HOMES OF HEALING COALITION TO CREATE MORE AFFIRMING AND SAFE FOSTERHOME ENVIRNMENTS FOR LGBTQ+ YOUTH.Expenses $11,739 · grants $124
- ELECTORAL CANDIDATE WORK: THE BASIC RIGHTS OREGON EQUALITY PAC SEEKS TO END DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY IN OREGON BY ELECTING PRO-EQUALITY CANDIDATES TO ALL LEVELS OF OFFICE AND ELEVATING OUT LGBTQ CANDIDATES WHENEVER POSSIBLE. WE ARE A NON-PARTISAN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE FOCUSED ON STATEWIDE AND LEGISLATIVE OFFICES. OUR VOLUNTEER PAC BOARD MEMBERS INTERVIEW CANDIDATES AND ISSUE ENDORSEMENTS TO ELECTED LEADERS AND HOPEFULS WHO ARE DEDICATED CHAMPIONS FOR EQUALITY. OUR ENDORSEMENT CRITERIA SPANS BASIC RIGHTS OREGON'S PROGRAM PRIORITIES, INCLUDING RACIAL JUSTICE AND JUSTICE FOR TRANSGENDER OREGONIANS.IN 2022 BRO ALSO WORKED WITH LOCAL ADVOCATES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ELECT SCHOOL BOARD REPRESENTATIVES WHO WOULD CREATE AFFIRMING ENVIRONMENTS FOR LGBTQ+ STUDENTS.Expenses $99,433 · grants $14,568
- CIVIC ENGAGEMENT WORK: BUILDING POLITICAL POWER FOR LGBTQ OREGONIANS HAS LONG BEEN A CORE OBJECTIVE FOR BASIC RIGHTS. TO THAT END, NONPARTISAN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CONTINUES TO BE A KEY STRATEGY AS WE WORK TO SECURE LEGAL EQUALITY BY PASSING LEGISLATION, MOBILIZE LGBTQ OREGONIANS AND THEIR ALLIES TO INFLUENCE DECISION MAKERS AND BUILD COALITIONS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO LASTING, VIBRANT MOVEMENTS FOR LGBTQ JUSTICE AND PROGRESSIVE ORGANIZING. FUNDAMENTAL TO BASIC RIGHTS' WORK IS A PRINCIPLED COMMITMENT TO PARTNERSHIPS AMONG THOSE, OUR DECADES-LONG VALUES-BASED COLLABORATIONS WITH RACIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS.Expenses $33,828
- RACIAL JUSTICE WORK: SINCE 2007, BASIC RIGHTS HAS WORKED TO COUNTERACT OPPOSITION STRATEGIES PITTING COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AGAINST LGBTQ COMMUNITIES. WE WORK TO CENTER THE LEADERSHIP OF PEOPLE OF COLOR, LARGELY THROUGH OUR ONGOING OUR FAMILIES PROGRAM FOR LGBTQ AND ALLIED PEOPLE OF COLOR. WE CONTINUE TO BE KEY PUBLIC ALLIES, INVESTING STAFF TIME AND RESOURCES IN CAMPAIGNS TO ADDRESS XENOPHOBIA AND POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY. IN 2017 WE DEEPENED OUR LONG-TERM ALLIANCE WITH KEY COMMUNITY PARTNERS ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN NETWORK OF OREGON (APANO), UNITE OREGON, AND OREGON VOICE TO FORM ONE OREGON, A STATEWIDE COALITION THAT DEFENDS AGAINST ANTI-IMMIGRANT AND ANTI-MUSLIM POLICIES AND BALLOT MEASURES AND WORKS TO ENSURE THAT ALL OREGONIANS, REGARDLESS OF COUNTRY OF BIRTH, ARE TREATED WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT.Expenses $3,301 · grants $32
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 93-1108531
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1998
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $167,229
- Income (IRS master file)
- $420,413
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $377,166 | $237,805 | $167,229 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $345,495 | $408,516 | $177,108 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $419,805 | $528,835 | $252,108 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 93-1108531).
Questions about BASIC RIGHTS OREGON
- What is the EIN of BASIC RIGHTS OREGON?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BASIC RIGHTS OREGON is 93-1108531.
- Is BASIC RIGHTS OREGON tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 1998.
- Are donations to BASIC RIGHTS OREGON tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does BASIC RIGHTS OREGON file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of BASIC RIGHTS OREGON due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BASIC RIGHTS OREGON last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of BASIC RIGHTS OREGON?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names KYNDALL MASON.
- Who are the officers and directors of BASIC RIGHTS OREGON?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 21 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $143,269 (KYNDALL MASON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does BASIC RIGHTS OREGON have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $377,166, expenses of $237,805 and total assets of $167,229 at year end.
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