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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by TRUE COLORS RECOVERY ORGANIZATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,956,461
Total expenses
$1,318,648
Contributions and grants received
$1,967,362
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
-$10,901
Total assets, end of year
$775,204
Total liabilities, end of year
$137,391
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$637,813
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,134,031
Management and general expenses
$169,887
Fundraising expenses
$14,730
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,134,031

Program services were 86.0% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,952,634

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $14,728

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $3,000

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $16,704

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$13,704 · excluded -$13,704

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME

    total $2,803 · related or exempt $2,803

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,803

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $100,184 · program services $80,147 · management and general $20,037

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $602,016 · program services $527,372 · management and general $65,976 · fundraising $8,668

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $16,713 · program services $14,281 · management and general $2,432

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $63,356 · program services $57,987 · management and general $5,369

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $74,103 · program services $64,144 · management and general $9,959

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $74,910 · program services $51,649 · management and general $21,261 · fundraising $2,000

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $30,620 · program services $28,867 · fundraising $1,753

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $10,280 · program services $8,269 · management and general $2,011

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $120,266 · program services $108,581 · management and general $11,685

  • 17 · Travel

    total $30,494 · program services $27,074 · management and general $3,186 · fundraising $234

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $13,795 · program services $9,202 · management and general $3,503 · fundraising $1,090

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $31,383 · program services $31,083 · management and general $300

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $7,919 · program services $93 · management and general $7,826

  • 24a · Other expenses: CLIENT SUPPORT

    total $39,574 · program services $39,574

  • 24b · Other expenses: EQUIPMENT

    total $29,829 · program services $25,436 · management and general $4,393

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $19,065 · program services $18,514 · fundraising $551

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $54,141 · program services $41,758 · management and general $11,949 · fundraising $434

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $117,601

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $3,502

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

    $66,824

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

    $22,011

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $44,813

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $609,288

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $43,952

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $93,439

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    end of year $637,813

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

TO PROVIDE RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES TO LGBTQIA2S+ INDIVIDUALS, 18 AND OLDER, THAT AFFIRMS IDENTITY AND ALLOWS PEOPLE TO STAY TRUE TO THEIR-SELF.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TRUE COLORS ENVISIONS A FUTURE WHERE LGBTQIA2S+ INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE ISSUES HAVE ACCESS TO AFFIRMING RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES AND COMMUNITIES THAT ENSURE THEY CAN FIND AND SUSTAIN THEIR RECOVERY WHILE STAYING THEIR TRUE SELVES.

  • COMMUNITY CENTER: TRUE COLORS WILL PROVIDE RECOVERY COMMUNITY CENTERS (OPEN SIX DAYS A WEEK) WHERE INDIVIDUALS CAN ACCESS A VARIETY OF RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES. OUR CENTERS ARE SUBSTANCE FREE ENVIRONMENTS WHERE INDIVIDUALS CAN FEEL SAFE AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND THEIR RECOVERY NETWORK. OTHER SERVICES AVAILABLE AT OUR CENTERS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MUTUAL-AID GROUPS, LGBTQIA2S+ FOCUSED EVENTS, ACCESS TO ON SITE STD AND HEP C TESTING, RESOURCE NAVIGATION FAIRS, AND SKILL-BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES.PEER SERVICES: TRUE COLORS PROVIDES FREE SUBSTANCE USE RECOVERY PEER SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS 18 AND OLDER. THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY CERTIFIED RECOVERY MENTORS(CRM) THAT IDENTIFY AS LGBTQIA2S+ OR ALLIES. CREDENTIALS ARE OBTAINED THROUGH THE MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTIONS CERTIFICATION BOARD OF OREGON (MHACBO). INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE CRM'S HAVE AT LEAST 1 YEAR OF RECOVERY EXPERIENCE AND SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE BY HELPING OTHERS SET GOALS AND CREATE A PERSONALIZED RECOVERY PATHWAY. WE BELIEVE THAT ALL PATHWAYS TO RECOVERY ARE VALID AND WELCOME INDIVIDUALS USING MAT OR HARM REDUCTION TACTICS. TRUE COLORS DOES NOT PROVIDE CLINICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES BUT WILL PARTNER AND REFER TO VARIOUS AGENCIES TO HELP PEOPLE ACCESS RESOURCES.CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: TRUE COLORS CIVIC ENGAGEMENT SERVICES HELP INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY USE THEIR POLITICAL VOICE, EXERCISE LEADERSHIP, AND CREATE RESOLUTION-BASED STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS ISSUES THE LGBTQIA2S+ COMMUNITY FACES.TRUE COLORS BELIEVES IN EXPANDING COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE OF BARRIERS THE LGBTQIA2S+ COMMUNITY FACES, USING PERSONAL STORIES AS A TOOL FOR PREVENTION, AND ALWAYS TAKES A STANCE OF ADVOCACY FOR POLICY AND SYSTEMATIC CHANGE. OUR EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED ON: INCREASING RECOVERY AND GENDER DIVERSITY SERVICES IN AND OUTSIDE OF OREGON, INCREASING THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF INDIVIDUALS THAT SELF-IDENTIFY AS HAVING A SUD/AUD, REDUCING THE OVERALL SUD/AUD PERCENTAGE WITHIN LGBTQIA2S+ COMMUNITIES THROUGH USE OF PREVENTATIVE STRATEGIES.

    Expenses $1,134,031 · Revenue $2,803

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • RACHEL VEZINA

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • VAN BURNHAM

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • MELISSA HEREFORD

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • SEAN O'DONNELL

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • AMANDA IRELAND-ESQUIVEL

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $100,184
    From this org
    $93,745
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,439
    Hours/week
    40

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.

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
2024
Filed
7 April 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.5
Source object
202601329349304090

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