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Nonprofit · EIN 93-1263353

WHITE BIRD

Tax-exempt · PORTLAND, OR 97204

Financials

$1.2M$1.5M2022$1.4M$1.4M2023$1.3M$1.3M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of WHITE BIRD by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
June 30, 2025990$1,323,841$1,333,338-$9,497$755,485$509,023$246,462
June 30, 2024990$1,375,535$1,438,221-$62,686$851,204$517,745$333,459
June 30, 2023990$1,209,464$1,470,635-$261,171$851,294$455,149$396,145
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$613,787
of which government grants
$69,788
Program service revenue
$696,162
Investment income
$9,066
Net income from sales of inventory
-$462
Other revenue
$4,826

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$7,500
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$85,150
Other salaries and wages
$245,416
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$381,194
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$23,598
Occupancy
$22,125
Travel
$20,515
Depreciation
$7,115
Program services (functional)
$1,191,326
Management and general (functional)
$112,935
Fundraising (functional)
$29,077

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$851,204
Total assets, end of year
$755,485
Total liabilities, end of year
$509,023
Net assets, end of year
$246,462
Land, buildings and equipment
$14,630
Net assets without donor restrictions
$81,514
Net assets with donor restrictions
$164,948
Gross unrelated business income
-$462
Gross receipts
$1,324,826
Employees
8
Volunteers
130
Year formed
1997
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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
GRAHAM COLEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$69,282$8,109
PAUL KINGCO-PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
WALTER JAFFECO-PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KEN EDWARDSVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KIM ALLCHURCH FLICKTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SANDRA HOLMESSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LEROY E BYNUM JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LISA MANGUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHAWN K MANGUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 9 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
GRAHAM COLEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$66,152$6,365
PAUL KINGCO-PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
WALTER JAFFECO-PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KEN EDWARDSVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KIM ALLCHURCH FLICKTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SANDRA HOLMESSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LEROY E BYNUM JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LISA MANGUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHAWN K MANGUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 9 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationOther / benefits
GRAHAM COLEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Officer
40$60,000$5,610
PAUL KINGCO-PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$0$0
WALTER JAFFECO-PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
40$0$0
KEN EDWARDSVICE PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
KIM ALLCHURCH FLICKTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
SANDRA HOLMESSECRETARY
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0
LEROY E BYNUM JRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
LISA MANGUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0
SHAWN K MANGUMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
900 SW 5TH AVE STE 100, PORTLAND, OR 97204-1213
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
GRAHAM COLE, PO BOX 99, PORTLAND, OR 972070099
Signed the 990
GRAHAM COLE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Phone
(503) 245-1600
Return prepared by
GARY MCGEE & CO LLP

Mission

WHITE BIRD IS COMMITTED TO BRINGING THE BEST PORTLAND-BASED, REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL DANCE COMPANIES TO PORTLAND, OREGON AND TO FOSTERING THE GROWTH OF DANCE IN THE REGION. WHITE BIRD WILL DO THIS THROUGH PRESENTING ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING COMPANIES AND CHOREOGRAPHERS, COMMISSIONING OR CO-COMMISSIONING NEW WORK, AND COLLABORATING WITH OTHER ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN PORTLAND AND THE REGION TO MAKE DANCE PERFORMANCES POSSIBLE.WHITE BIRD STRONGLY BELIEVES IN MAKING DANCE EXCITING, EDUCATIONAL, AND ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE, YOUNG AND OLD, OF ALL SOCIAL BACKGROUNDS, AND WILL SEEK TO REALIZE THESE GOALS THROUGH CONTRIBUTED INCOME AND SPONSORSHIPS, WHICH WILL FACILITATE OUTREACH TO SCHOOLS AND KEEP TICKET PRICES AFFORDABLE. AS AN ADVOCATE FOR DANCE, WHITE BIRD WILL STRIVE TO BROADEN AUDIENCES, DEVELOP NEW DANCE VENUES, AND SUPPORT BOTH EXISTING AND NEW DANCE PROGRAMS.

990 for the year ended June 30, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • WHITE BIRD'S 2024-25 SEASON FEATURED NINE DANCE COMPANIES FROM ACROSS THE U.S. AND AROUND THE GLOBE, DIVIDED INTO A FOUR-SHOW WHITE BIRD DANCE SERIES, THREE-SHOW UNCAGED SERIES, AND TWO-SHOW WE ARE ONE FESTIVAL. THIS SEASON WE RENEWED OUR COMMITMENT TO PRESENTING INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS, WITH HALF OF OUR PROGRAMS FEATURING COMPANIES FROM BRAZIL, CANADA, NEW ZEALAND, SOUTH KOREA, AND SPAIN. IN NOVEMBER 2024 WE CONTINUED THE LEGACY OF PRESENTING COMPANIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD WITH OKAREKA DANCE COMPANY FROM AOTEAROA/NEW ZEALAND. WE CLOSED OUR SEASON WITH GRUPO CORPO, BRAZIL'S MOST CELEBRATED CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY. IN OCTOBER, WE WELCOMED BODYTRAFFIC FOR THEIR PORTLAND DEBUT, AND THROUGHOUT THE SEASON WE INTRODUCED NEW TICKET DISCOUNTS AND EXPANDED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TO KEEP WORLD-CLASS DANCE ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL. THE HIGHLIGHT OF THIS SEASON WAS OUR PRESENTATION OF THE MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY AT THE ARLENE SCHNITZER CONCERT HALL, CELEBRATING THE CENTENARY OF AMERICA'S OLDEST MODERN DANCE COMPANY. OVER 2,100 PEOPLE JOINED US FOR THIS HISTORIC EVENT, WHICH FEATURED GRAHAM MASTERWORKS ALONGSIDE NEWLY COMMISSIONED WORKS. OUR SEASON ALSO INCLUDED LANDMARK PERFORMANCES BY LES BALLETS TROCKADERO DE MONTE CARLO, NOCHE FLAMENCA, AND CHANGMU DANCE COMPANY, REFLECTING OUR ONGOING COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, CULTURAL EXCHANGE, AND ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE. BUILDING ON A STRONG FOUNDATION, WE CONTINUE TO INVEST IN WHITE BIRD AS PORTLAND'S VIBRANT HOME FOR DANCE.
    Expenses $1,191,326 · grants $7,500 · revenue $696,162

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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025June 30, 2026November 16, 2026Not due yet
2024June 30, 2025November 17, 2025990 on file
2023June 30, 2024November 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
93-1263353
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1999
Accounting year ends
June
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$755,485
Income (IRS master file)
$1,324,826

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990June 2025$1,323,841$1,333,338$755,485XML
990June 2024$1,375,535$1,438,221$851,204XML
990June 2023$1,209,464$1,470,635$851,294XML
990June 2022$1,197,224$744,512$907,911IRS
990-TJune 2022–––IRS
990June 2021–––IRS
990-TJune 2021–––IRS
990June 2020–––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 93-1263353).

Questions about WHITE BIRD

What is the EIN of WHITE BIRD?
The employer identification number (EIN) of WHITE BIRD is 93-1263353.
Is WHITE BIRD tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
Are donations to WHITE BIRD tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does WHITE BIRD 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 WHITE BIRD due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did WHITE BIRD last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
Who is the principal officer of WHITE BIRD?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names GRAHAM COLE.
Who are the officers and directors of WHITE BIRD?
The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 9 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $69,282 (GRAHAM COLE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does WHITE BIRD have?
On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,323,841, expenses of $1,333,338 and total assets of $755,485 at year end.

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