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← ALS NORTHWEST

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by ALS NORTHWEST.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,729,208
Total expenses
$3,120,040
Contributions and grants received
$3,816,969
Grants paid
$83,000
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$63,602
Other revenue
-$151,363
Total assets, end of year
$4,982,342
Total liabilities, end of year
$930,566
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,051,776
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,290,264
Management and general expenses
$508,634
Fundraising expenses
$321,142
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,290,264

Program services were 73.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $359,084

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $169,910

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,287,975

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $59,625 · excluded $59,625

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $5,740

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $1,763

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $3,977

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $3,977 · excluded $3,977

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $359,084

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $151,363

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$151,363 · excluded -$151,363

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $83,000 · program services $83,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $186,936 · program services $157,120 · management and general $14,511 · fundraising $15,305

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $908,268 · program services $763,524 · management and general $70,149 · fundraising $74,595

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $43,070 · program services $36,151 · management and general $3,485 · fundraising $3,434

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $111,682 · program services $93,741 · management and general $9,036 · fundraising $8,905

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $96,737 · program services $82,748 · management and general $6,551 · fundraising $7,438

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $375,460 · program services $17,771 · management and general $321,974 · fundraising $35,715

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $45,647 · program services $41,584 · management and general $3,788 · fundraising $275

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $140,503 · program services $94,086 · management and general $11,039 · fundraising $35,378

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $124,761 · program services $104,957 · management and general $13,068 · fundraising $6,736

  • 17 · Travel

    total $78,049 · program services $36,648 · fundraising $41,401

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $47,542 · program services $15,575 · fundraising $31,967

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $503,407 · program services $503,407

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $7,314 · management and general $7,314

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,922 · program services $5,956 · management and general $644 · fundraising $322

  • 24a · Other expenses: CHAPTER GRANTS

    total $173,212 · program services $173,212

  • 24b · Other expenses: Printing and Publications

    total $57,490 · program services $28,672 · management and general $1,784 · fundraising $27,034

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES AND RESOURCE MATERIAL

    total $36,002 · program services $4,369 · management and general $5,658 · fundraising $25,975

  • 24d · Other expenses: VOLUNTEER EXPENSES

    total $28,094 · program services $27,781 · management and general $313

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $65,944 · program services $19,962 · management and general $39,320 · fundraising $6,662

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $201,378 · end of year $1,116,181

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $830,686 · end of year $253,639

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $40,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $13,809 · end of year $24,820

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $38,521

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $27,377

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $18,458 · end of year $11,144

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,494,758 · end of year $2,918,804

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $617,754

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $380,756 · end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $25,167 · end of year $258,197

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $252,243 · end of year $45,209

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $627,160

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,662,435 · end of year $3,986,776

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $65,000

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

LEADING THE FIGHT TO TREAT AND CURE ALS THROUGH GLOBAL RESEARCH AND NATIONWIDE ADVOCACY WHILE ALSO EMPOWERING PEOPLE WITH ALS (LOU GEHRIGS DISEASE) AND THEIR FAMILIES TO LIVE FULLER LIVES BY PROVIDING THEM WITH COMPASSIONATE CARE AND SUPPORT.

  • OUTREACH AND ADVOCACYAS A CHAPTER OF THE NATIONAL ALS ASSOCIATION, THE OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON CHAPTER PROVIDES ONGOING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE NATIONAL ALS ASSOCIATION TO SUPPORT FEDERAL PUBLIC POLICY INITIATIVES TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF FAMILIES LIVING WITH ALS, OUTREACH EFFORTS TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT ALS, AS WELL AS CUTTING EDGE GLOBAL RESEARCH WORKING TOWARD AN EFFECTIVE TREATMENT AND ULTIMATELY A CURE FOR ALS. THE ORGANIZATION CONTRIBUTED TO A NATIONAL EFFORT THAT FUNDED SIGNIFICANT PROJECTS TO UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF ALS, THE DISEASE MECHANISM, GENETICS, BIOMARKERS FOR ALS, ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH TO MOVE THERAPY IDEAS FROM THE LAB BENCH TO THERAPY. RESEARCH SUPPORT WENT TO OVER 150 RESEARCH GRANTS AROUND THE GLOBE. PUBLIC POLICY ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING THE YEAR ENDED JANUARY 31, 2023 INCLUDE ONLINE ADVOCACY OF PEOPLE WITH ALS TO CONNECT WITH LEGISLATORS IN WASHINGTON DC TO ADVOCATE FOR THE NATIONAL ALS REGISTRY, THE ALS RESEARCH PROGRAM AT THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, PASSING ACT FOR ALS ACT AND PROMOTING FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR ALS RESEARCH. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED OVER $500,000 TO SUPPORT THESE NATIONAL PUBLIC POLICY AND RESEARCH EFFORTS.AWARENESS EVENTS SPONSORED BY THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDE THE WALK TO DEFEAT ALS, SKI TO DEFEAT ALS, RIDE TO DEFEAT ALS, MAY ALS AWARENESS MONTH, CREATION OF PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS, MISSION CONNECTED SOCIAL MEDIA, AND CREATION OF VIDEOS THAT ILLUSTRATE WHAT ALS IS AND HOW CHAPTER SERVICES CAN HELP. NOVEMBER NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVER MONTH ACTIVITIES SERVE AS OPPORTUNITIES TO BRING HOPE AND COMMUNITY TO PEOPLE WITH ALS AND THEIR FAMILIES. BY COMING TOGETHER AT AWARENESS EVENTS, PEOPLE WITH ALS AND THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL AS THOSE WHO HAVE LOST A LOVED ONE TO ALS FIND STRENGTH AND SUPPORT WITH ONE ANOTHER. THE LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO PARTICIPATE IN THESE EFFORTS RAISE THE PROFILE OF ALS ACROSS THE CHAPTER AND ENGAGE COMMUNITY AWARENESS OF THE SERVICES AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE FROM THE OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON CHAPTER. RESEARCH IS A CRITICAL PART OF THE CHAPTER MISSION. AS PART OF THE EFFORT TO INCREASE THE KNOWLEDGE OF ALS AND THOSE AFFECTED, THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTES DEFEAT ALS EVENTS THAT PROMOTE THE NATIONAL ALS REGISTRY. THIS EFFORT IS VITAL TO UNDERSTAND THE FULL INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE OF ALS ACROSS OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON SO THAT WE CAN IDENTIFY AND STRATEGICALLY PLAN TO SERVE AS MANY FAMILIES LIVING WITH ALS IN OUR CHAPTER TERRITORY AS POSSIBLE.

    Expenses $1,127,643 · Grants $50,000

  • INDEPENDENCE PROGRAMSTO SUPPORT AND EMPOWER PEOPLE LIVING WITH ALS TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AND AS FULLY AS POSSIBLE, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SERVICES THAT HELP PEOPLE WITH EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS TO ASSIST IN THEIR DAILY LIVES. THE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT LOAN PROGRAM PROVIDES EQUIPMENT SUCH AS MANUAL WHEELCHAIRS, POWER WHEELCHAIRS, BATHROOM EQUIPMENT AND PATIENT LIFTS TO FAMILIES FOR SHORT AND LONG-TERM LOAN. PARTNERING WITH MEDICAL EQUIPMENT COMPANIES ACROSS THE CHAPTER, THE ORGANIZATION FULFILLED 250 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT LOAN REQUESTS DURING THE YEAR ENDED JANUARY 31, 2023. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HAS A UNIQUE PROGRAM TO ASSIST FAMILIES LIVING WITH ALS IN ACCESSING AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION (AAC) EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR COMPUTER ACCESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROLS FOR PEOPLE WITH ALS. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDED SUPPORT, TRAINING, ASSISTIVE AND COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT LOANS, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND HOME-BASED SUPPORT TO 186 FAMILIES DURING THE YEAR ENDED JANUARY 31, 2023. THE CHAPTER GRANT PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILIES LIVING WITH ALS. OVER $169,000 IN GRANTS WERE MADE TO 414 FAMILIES FOR WELL-BEING AND FAMILY SUPPORT, COMMUNICATION SUPPORT, TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE, HOME MODIFICATIONS, AND MEDICAL EXPENSES.THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION IS ALSO CARRIED ON THROUGH SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE NATIONAL ALS ASSOCIATION (NATIONAL). THE ALS CHAPTERS HAVE A REVENUE SHARING AGREEMENT WITH NATIONAL WHEREBY APPROXIMATELY 13.6% OF REVENUES NET OF CREDIT FOR SUPPORTING ALS RESEARCH AND PUBLIC POLICY ACTIVITIES ARE PAID TO THE NATIONAL ORGANIZATION.

    Expenses $379,653

  • EDUCATION AND SUPPORT PROGRAMSSTRATEGICALLY BASED IN AND NEAR PATIENTS HOME COMMUNITIES, CARE SERVICES COORDINATORS WORK DIRECTLY WITH PEOPLE WITH ALS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE MANAGEMENT OF ALS AS WELL AS ACCESS COMMUNITY RESOURCES. DURING THE YEAR ENDED JANUARY 31, 2023, CARE SERVICE COORDINATORS MADE 356 HOME VISITS. IN THESE VISITS, COORDINATORS ARE OFTEN THE CRUCIAL SUPPORT PEOPLE NEED WITH GUIDANCE ON FINANCE, EMPLOYMENT ISSUES, INSURANCE QUESTIONS, SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY, MEDICARE, MEDICAID, AND LONG-TERM CARE QUESTIONS. COORDINATORS FACILITATED 188 ALS SUPPORT GROUPS IN PERSON AND ONLINE. CARE SERVICES STAFF ALSO PROVIDED PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION FOR COMMUNITY PARTNERS SUCH AS HOSPICE, HOME HEALTH AND HOME CARE AGENCIES TO INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF ALS.

    Expenses $315,259

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Lance Christian

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $186,286
    From this org
    $166,346
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,940
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $156,346
    Bonus
    $10,000
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $9,981
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,959
    Filer's total
    $186,286
  • Amy Frazey

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jason Drucker

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Katherine Hart

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kevin Wright

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Tom Holt

    PAST PRES

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kenneth Fink

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Kim Goslin

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Arturo Gonzalez

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joe Gross

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Diana Hendrickson

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • James Lobdell

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Doug McClure

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ian McHone

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Alan Teo

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Mark Turnbull

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
17 July 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202341989349301599

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