Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,652,955
- Total expenses
- $1,641,511
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,410,932
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $237,288
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $4,735
- Total assets, end of year
- $217,720
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $144,884
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $72,836
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,330,333
- Management and general expenses
- $208,937
- Fundraising expenses
- $102,241
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,330,333
Program services were 81.0% 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.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$395,388
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$1,015,544
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2a · Program service revenue: Consulting Income
total $206,999 · related or exempt $206,999
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2b · Program service revenue: Program Fee Income
total $30,289 · related or exempt $30,289
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3 · Investment income
total $0
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11a · Other revenue: Product Sales
total $4,735 · related or exempt $4,735
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11e · Other revenue, total
$4,735
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
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3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $0
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4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $248,871 · program services $114,609 · management and general $84,924 · fundraising $49,338
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6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $665,069 · program services $638,054 · management and general $27,015
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $0
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $52,038 · program services $43,767 · management and general $8,271
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $78,861 · program services $75,707 · management and general $3,154
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11a · Fees: management
total $0
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11b · Fees: legal
total $5,024 · management and general $5,024
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $18,695 · management and general $18,695
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $4,654 · program services $1,230 · management and general $3,386 · fundraising $38
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $8,589 · program services $4,101 · management and general $3,488 · fundraising $1,000
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13 · Office expenses
total $29,254 · program services $26,945 · management and general $2,038 · fundraising $271
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14 · Information technology
total $0
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15 · Royalties
total $0
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16 · Occupancy
total $0
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17 · Travel
total $94,078 · program services $76,521 · management and general $17,136 · fundraising $421
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18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $0
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20 · Interest
total $8,308 · management and general $8,308
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21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $5,003 · program services $5,003
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23 · Insurance
total $14,521 · program services $13,603 · management and general $918
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24a · Other expenses: Programming Contractors
total $78,190 · program services $71,772 · fundraising $6,418
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24b · Other expenses: Dev. & Grant Writing Services
total $44,832 · program services $3,108 · management and general $4,279 · fundraising $37,445
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24c · Other expenses: Rent & Lease
total $40,416 · program services $31,916 · management and general $8,500
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24d · Other expenses: Youth Scholarships & Stipends
total $34,570 · program services $34,570
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24e · All other expenses
total $210,538 · program services $189,427 · management and general $13,801 · fundraising $7,310
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $6,285 · end of year $82,287
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $0
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
end of year $0
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $196,132 · end of year $115,418
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5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
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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
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
end of year $0
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$25,018
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$5,003
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
end of year $20,015
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
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12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
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13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
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14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $2,200
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $168,817 · end of year $144,884
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $31,400 · end of year $72,836
Mission and programs · 2022
Mission
The mission of ELSO Incorporated is to teach and frame STEAMED and nature based education through a lens that centers and evaluates the stories, ways of knowing, individual needs, and lived experiences of Black and Brown communities. Significant programs and services at ELSO Incorporated include Wayfinders Day Camp, Tappin Roots Black Nature Educators Internship Program; Studio Justice design program, Consulting Services, as well as STEAMED and nature-focused community outreach events Harvest Party, Youth Design Forum and Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day. Programming has expanded to geographical regions beyond Oregon into SE Texas. The infrastructure of organizational finances accurately tracks both revenue and expenses attributed to activities outside of the Pacific Northwest.
Activities or mission (Part I)
The mission of ELSO Incorporated is to teach and frame STEAMED and nature based education through a lens that centers and evaluates the stories, ways of knowing, individual needs, and lived experiences of Black and Brown communities.
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STUDIO JUSTICEStudio Justice enables leadership and agency for youth to use design as a tool for racial justice. Through our programs, we aim to expand our youths STEAMED career pathways to include the professions in the built environment, while widening their exposure to green sector careers. Through this vital opportunity, participants can find their STEAM identities and learn about designing public spaces, the power of place, and health equity for under-resourced communities.DESIGN COHORTSOur 8-week long cohort is designed as a paid engagement opportunity for Black and Brown youth to learn about design as a tool for racial and social justice. Workshops and tours include guest educators from Black and Brown professionals across the AECD industry and green sector. The cohort culminates in Vital Voices, a public presentation of student designs projects presented to our panelists and guest educators. STUDIO JUSTICE OUTREACH EVENTSThe Youth Design Forum is a paid opportunity for Black & Brown youth in 7th12th grade to learn about the decision making process for government infrastructure projects, and to engage in a radical design workshop and hands-on challenge. AECD firms sponsor the Passport to Design which showcases their urban design projects and highlights information on career pathways into the design industry.Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (Girls Day):Is an introduction to the field of engineering. This event is for girls in 2nd-8th grade to gain exposure into career pathways in engineering. The event includes special guest speakers- women engineers, and diverse engineers as volunteers who lead the fun hands-on design challenge.
Expenses $538,974 · Revenue $629,906
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Wayfinders Day Camp program is an affinity program for Black and Brown identified youth that is experiential, culturally relevant,outdoor and nature based. Youth in K-8th grade learn topics in STEAM, environmental justice and cultural history. STEAMED (Science-Technology-Engineering-Art Mathematics- Environment- Design) activities are led by young adults of color that work as Camp Guides. Camp Guides gain valuable early career exposure to support their future success while developing leadership skills during paid work and training.
Expenses $417,029 · Revenue $422,360
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Tappin Roots Black Nature Educators is a collaborative internship program,where Black, Indigenous and Brown-led community based organizations are convened as partners to host a year-long paid internship for Black identified high school students. Interns explore career pathways in the green sector, participate in leadership, career/college prep, and personal development symposiums, nature based restoration projects, all while developing professional skills through direct summer work experience. Collaboration, collective network building, and supportive relationship based partnerships builds capacity for Black, Indigenous and Brown led under resourced organizations, while bringing together professionals and young Black Oregonians closer to nature and cultural history.
Expenses $262,582 · Revenue $288,380
As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Sprinavasa Brown
Executive Director,Co Founder
- Total calculated
- $128,797
- From this org
- $128,797
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 45
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Kellianne Richardson
Head of Operations,Chair ex officio
- Total calculated
- $120,073
- From this org
- $120,073
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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Ka'sha Bernard
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Matthew Cosby
Board Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Aminata Radia Sei
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Mieya Romine
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2022
- Filed
- 12 July 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2022v5.0
- Source object
- 202421949349300937
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