OUR CHILDREN OREGON

Financials

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.

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)

7901 SE POWELL BLVD STE B242, PORTLAND, OR 97206-2314

Principal officer (990 for 2024)

BRIDGET DAZEY, PO BOX 14694, PORTLAND, OR 97293

Signed the 990

JAMES L CROUSER, BOARD TREASURER

Phone

(503) 236-9754

Website

WWW.OURCHILDRENOREGON.ORG

Return prepared by

LAUKA MCGUIRE PC

Mission

OUR CHILDREN OREGON'S MISSION IS TO BE A VOICE AND FORCE FOR THE COMMON GOOD FOR ALL OREGON CHILDREN, ENSURING ALL CHILDREN HAVE THE RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES THEY NEED TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. WE ELEVATE DATA AND THE VOICES OF COMMUNITIES TO AMPLIFY THE NEED AND COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOP POLICY AND PUBLIC INVESTMENTS TO IMPROVE OVERALL CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING ACROSS THE STATE. OUR VISION IS THAT OREGON WILL LEAD THE NATION IN PROVIDING A STATEWIDE COMMUNITY THAT NURTURES AND PROTECTS ALL CHILDREN, ENSURING THAT ALL "OUR CHILDREN" BELONG AND HAVE EQUAL VALUE AND OPPORTUNITY.

Program accomplishments

• POLICY & ADVOCACY: IN ORDER TO MAKE OREGON A PLACE WHERE ALL CHILDREN CAN THRIVE, WE MUST ENSURE AN EVEN PLAYING FIELD FOR CHILDREN TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. TO PROVIDE THIS FOUNDATION, CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES MUST HAVE ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED TO THRIVE. THIS ACCESS WORKS LIKE A POWER GRID, BUT IT IS PATCHY AND UNEVEN IN SOME AREAS. POLICY CHANGES AND FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS CAN HELP US REPAIR AND EXPAND OREGON'S RESOURCE GRID SO THAT EVERY FAMILY AND EVERY CHILD HAS THE "ENERGY" TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. THROUGH THE CHILDREN'S AGENDA, WE PROVIDE STATE LEGISLATORS AND FELLOW ADVOCATES WITH A ROADMAP FOR THIS WORK BY PRIORITIZING POLICY SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THE MOST PRESSING PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES FACING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. OUR CHILDREN OREGON BRINGS TOGETHER A COMMUNITY OF ADVOCATES, COALITIONS, AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS TO CHAMPION STATE LEGISLATIVE POLICIES AND SHARED INVESTMENTS THAT BENEFIT CHILD WELL-BEING. OUR 137 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS COME TOGETHER PRIOR TO EACH LEGISLATIVE SESSION TO SHARE THEIR EXPERTISE IN CHILD AND FAMILY ISSUES. THEIR DIVERSITY OF KNOWLEDGE, PERSPECTIVES, AND PRIORITIES INFORMS THE POLICIES WE PURSUE AND THE STRATEGIES WE EMPLOY. WHILE NOT ALL ORGANIZATIONS ARE ACTIVELY PURSUING EACH AGENDA ITEM, WE STAND TOGETHER TO PROPOSE SYSTEMIC SOLUTIONS AND INVESTMENTS THAT WILL ALLOW US TO PROVIDE A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR OREGON'S CHILDREN NOW AND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME.CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION:FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES, OUR CHILDREN OREGON (PREVIOUSLY OPERATING AS THE CHILDREN'S TRUST FUND OF OREGON) HAS FOCUSED ON CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND STRENGTHENING OREGON'S FAMILIES THROUGH STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS IN LOCAL AND EVIDENCE-BASED CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAMS, AND WE CHAMPION ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO PROTECT CHILDREN. WE SEEK TO OFFER A COMPREHENSIVE PREVENTION ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELL-BEING OF ALL CHILDREN IN OUR STATE. SERVING IN THE ROLE OF CONVENER, EDUCATOR, AND SUPPORTER, AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS ARE ENGAGED THROUGH OCO'S CHILDREN'S AGENDA COALITION TO ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES AND INVESTMENTS THAT WILL PROVIDE CONCRETE SUPPORT FOR THE FAMILIES THEY SERVE AND CATALYZE UPSTREAM PREVENTION INVESTMENTS. OUR CHILDREN OREGON ALSO ACTS AS A CONDUIT FOR OREGON TAX-CHECKOFF DOLLARS TO REACH CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND FAMILY SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE STATE, AND ACTS AS A DISTRIBUTOR OF OREGON'S CHARITABLE FUND DRIVE (STATE AGENCY WORKPLACE GIVING) FUNDING TO SIMILARLY ASSOCIATED STATE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS.
  Expenses $531,259 · grants $41,000
• ALL CHILDREN THRIVE:THE ACT COLLECTIVE IS A NEWER PROGRAM OF OUR CHILDREN OREGON THAT INCLUDES INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY AND FAITH-BASED GROUPS, AND SMALL BUSINESSES AND COMPANIES COMMITTED TO IMPROVING CHILD WELL-BEING STATEWIDE. THROUGH ACT, OCO IS WORKING TO BUILD A NETWORK OF COMMITTED ADVOCATES FOR OREGON'S FUTURE THROUGH ACCESSIBLE AND COST-FREE CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITIES. ROOTED IN SHARED VALUES, ACT BRINGS TOGETHER YOUTH, FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS, ALONGSIDE ORGANIZATIONS, GROUPS AND BUSINESSES STATEWIDE, TO ACT COLLECTIVELY FOR AND WITH OREGON'S CHILDREN AND YOUTH.
  Expenses $36,997
• RESEARCH & DATA:OUR CHILDREN OREGON IS FOCUSED ON ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY THROUGH DATA-DRIVEN POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS. BY DOING SO, WE AIM TO INFORM LEGISLATORS AND PUBLIC AUTHORITIES OF HOLISTIC SOLUTIONS THAT SERVE THE HOLISTIC NEEDS OF OREGON'S CHILDREN. OUR PROVISION OF RELIABLE DISAGGREGATED DATA, WHICH ENCOMPASSES A RANGE OF DEMOGRAPHICS AND GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS, ENHANCES THE DIALOGUE AROUND CHILD WELL-BEING AND ASSISTS DECISION-MAKERS IN BETTER SERVING THEIR DIVERSE COMMUNITIES. OUR CHILDREN OREGON HAS SERVED AS OREGON'S STATE KIDS COUNT PARTNER (A PROGRAM OF THE ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION) FOR OVER TWO DECADES. WE SUPPORT THE MISSION OF KIDS COUNT TO ENSURE UNBIASED AND HIGH-QUALITY DISAGGREGATED DATA ABOUT CHILD WELL-BEING IS ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC, ADVOCATES, AND POLICYMAKERS THROUGH THE PRODUCTION AND PROMOTION OF THE OREGON COUNTY DATA BOOK. RELEASED ANNUALLY IN THE SPRING, THIS REPORT ON THE STATUS OF OREGON'S CHILDREN AND FAMILIES MONITORS KEY INDICATORS ACROSS DOMAINS OF CHILD WELL-BEING, INCLUDING HEALTH AND EDUCATION, AT THE STATE
  Expenses $6,217
• EQUITY IN POLICY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM: CULTIVATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ADVOCATESOUR CHILDREN OREGON'S EQUITY IN POLICY & ADVOCACY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO CULTIVATE THE NEXT GENERATION OF CHILD ADVOCATES WHILE ADVANCING EQUITY IN THE POLICY FIELD. THIS YEAR, THE PROGRAM CONTINUED TO RECRUIT BROADLY FROM OREGON UNIVERSITIES, WITH PARTICULAR FOCUS ON STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED BACKGROUNDS.10 YEARS OF CHILDREN'S AGENDA IMPACT:FISCAL YEAR 20242025 MARKED A MILESTONE AS OCO BEGAN CELEBRATING TEN YEARS OF THE CHILDREN'S AGENDA. THIS RETROSPECTIVE HIGHLIGHTS A DECADE OF COLLECTIVE IMPACT, WITH THE CHILDREN'S AGENDA HAVING INFLUENCED STATE POLICY AND INVESTMENT ACROSS EDUCATION, ECONOMIC WELL-BEING, HEALTH, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY, AND CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABILITY SINCE ITS FOUNDING.COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & EVENTS:OCO CONTINUED ROBUST COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGHOUT FY 20242025, CONVENING ADVOCATES, FAMILIES, POLICYMAKERS, AND PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL EVENTS.

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.

IRS record

EIN

93-1310666

Tax-exempt status

501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization

Foundation status

Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))

Donations deductible (Pub 78)

Public charity, 50% deduction limit

Exempt since

2001

Accounting year ends

June

Files

Form 990 or 990-EZ

Category (NTEE)

Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T30)

Assets (IRS master file)

$5,775,550

Income (IRS master file)

$1,345,662

Filing history

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 93-1310666).

Questions about OUR CHILDREN OREGON

What is the EIN of OUR CHILDREN OREGON?

The employer identification number (EIN) of OUR CHILDREN OREGON is 93-1310666.

Is OUR CHILDREN OREGON tax-exempt?

Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.

Are donations to OUR CHILDREN OREGON tax-deductible?

Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).

Which annual return does OUR CHILDREN 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 OUR CHILDREN OREGON 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 OUR CHILDREN OREGON 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 OUR CHILDREN OREGON?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names BRIDGET DAZEY.

Who are the officers and directors of OUR CHILDREN OREGON?

The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 11 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $77,846 (JENIFER R WAGLEY, FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).

How much revenue does OUR CHILDREN OREGON have?

On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $449,423, expenses of $1,172,601 and total assets of $5,775,550 at year end.

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