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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by BREACH COLLECTIVE.

Totals

Total revenue
$574,978
Total expenses
$654,887
Contributions and grants received
$573,922
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$1,056
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$630,231
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$630,231
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$427,299
Management and general expenses
$162,295
Fundraising expenses
$65,293
Program service expenses (Part III)
$427,299

Program services were 65.2% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $573,922

  • 2a · Program service revenue: SERVICE/FEE REVENUE

    total $1,056 · related or exempt $1,056

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $454,958 · program services $302,337 · management and general $100,630 · fundraising $51,991

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $35,296 · program services $23,296 · management and general $7,993 · fundraising $4,007

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $7,330 · program services $7,105 · management and general $225

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $905 · management and general $905

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $3,000 · fundraising $3,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $73,628 · program services $62,387 · management and general $11,241

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $588 · program services $294 · fundraising $294

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $35,308 · program services $17,397 · management and general $14,679 · fundraising $3,232

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $6,035 · program services $3,912 · management and general $1,874 · fundraising $249

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $12,451 · program services $4,980 · management and general $6,848 · fundraising $623

  • 17 · Travel

    total $9,128 · program services $2,099 · management and general $7,029

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $11,269 · program services $2,367 · management and general $7,005 · fundraising $1,897

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $2,152 · management and general $2,152

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES

    total $2,839 · program services $1,125 · management and general $1,714

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $710,140 · end of year $630,231

  • 29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

    beginning of year $710,140 · end of year $630,231

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

BREACH COLLECTIVE PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITIES ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS TO ADVANCE JUSTICE THROUGH LOCALLY-DRIVEN CAMPAIGNS ROOTED IN THE POWER OF GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING, LEGAL ADVOCACY, AND HUMAN STORIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

BREACH COLLECTIVE IS FOCUSED ON CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES.

  • BREACH COLLECTIVE ENGAGED IN CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL WORK (1) OPPOSING FOSSIL FUEL INFRASTRUCTURE; (2) PROMOTING CLIMATE AND CLEAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS IN THE BUILDINGS SECTOR; AND (3) SPREADING AWARENESS AROUND LABOR RIGHTS IN THE NONPROFIT WORKPLACE, IN LINE WITH OUR MISSION TO PARTNER WITH COMMUNITIES ON THE FRONT LINES OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS TO ADVANCE JUSTICE THROUGH LOCALLY-DRIVEN CAMPAIGNS ROOTED IN THE POWER OF GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING, LEGAL ADVOCACY AND HUMAN STORIES.REGARDING (1), BREACH DREW ATTENTION TO EFFORTS BY CITY OF PORTLAND OFFICIALS TO NEGOTIATE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY COVER-UP A BACKROOM DEAL TO KEEP THE ZENITH OIL TERMINAL OPERATING IN PORTLAND WITHOUT FURTHER PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT OR SCRUTINY. BREACH ALSO SUPPORTED YOUTH CLIMATE ACTIVISTS ORGANIZATION AND MEDIA COVERAGE OF THEIR ""CLIMATE STRIKE"" RALLIES TO DEMAND ACTION FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS TO OPPOSE FURTHER FOSSIL FUEL BUILD-OUT. BREACH FURTHER LED A MONTH-LONG SUCCESSFUL WORKSHOP SERIES FOR PORTLAND YOUTH CLIMATE ORGANIZERS. BREACH ADDITIONALLY PROVIDED COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT TO THE PROTECT THE PROTEST COALITION, WHICH DRAWS ATTENTION AND ORGANIZES AGAINST STRATEGIC LAWSUITS AGAINST PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (SLAPP) ACTIONS TARGETING ANTI-FOSSIL FUEL ACTIVISTS.REGARDING (2), BREACH PROVIDED POLICY, COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC EDUCATION SUPPORT THAT WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN PERSUADING THE CITY OF EUGENE TO PASS AN ORDINANCE MANDATING ELECTRIFICATION OF NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION. BREACH SUBSEQUENTLY LED THE PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS EFFORT TO EXPOSE GAS UTILITY ATTEMPTS TO ROLL-BACK THE ORDINANCE. IN DECEMBER, BREACH LED COALITION EFFORTS TO HOLD OREGON GAS UTILITIES TO ACCOUNT FOR MISINFORMATION AROUND THE AIR QUALITY RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH GAS USE IN THE HOME.REGARDING (3), BREACH SUPPORTED WORKERS AT NONPROFITS ACROSS OREGON TO LAUNCH UNIONIZATION CAMPAIGNS, NEGOTIATE SEVERANCE PACKAGES, AND BARGAIN FOR PROGRESSIVE CONTRACTS. BREACH ALSO SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT OF GREEN UNION HALL COALITION; A NETWORK OF UNIONIZED AND UNION-CURIOUS WORKERS IN THE CLIMATE AND NONPROFIT SECTOR, AND LAUNCHED AN ONLINE EDUCATION SERIES THROUGH THIS COALITION.

    Expenses $427,299 · Revenue $1,056

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jay Monteverde

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dylan Plummer

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Dany Sigwalt

    TREASURER (THRU MID-JUNE)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Camila Bustos

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kelsey Juliana

    DIRECTOR (THRU APRIL)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Turnbull

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Allie Rosenbluth

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Alex Renirie

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sarah Alvarez

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
2023
Filed
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202403209349310695

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