Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$844,843

Total expenses

$1,030,092

Contributions and grants received

$786,718

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$18,291

Investment income

$50

Other revenue

$39,784

Total assets, end of year

$835,981

Total liabilities, end of year

$452,819

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$383,162

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$819,650

Management and general expenses

$102,500

Fundraising expenses

$107,942

Program service expenses (Part III)

$819,650

Program services were 79.6% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• FACT OREGON AND ITS MISSION AND HISTORYFACT OREGON STRIVES FOR DISABILITY JUSTICE AND EMPOWERS FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES TO NAVIGATE AND ADVOCATE FOR THE SUPPORTS AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES NEED TO THRIVE AT HOME, IN SCHOOL, AND IN THE COMMUNITY. PEER-DELIVERED SERVICES ARE FREE FOR FAMILIES AND INCLUDE A SUPPORT LINE, TRAININGS, RESOURCES, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND ADVOCACY. FOUNDED IN 2002, FACT OREGON FIRST SERVED THE DEVELOPMENTAL AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY COMMUNITY IN THE PORTLAND METRO AREA. WE QUICKLY BECAME CROSS-DISABILITY AND GREW OUR REACH REGIONALLY. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)SINCE 2012, WE HAVE SERVED THE ENTIRE STATE AS OREGON'S PARENT TRAINING & INFORMATION CENTER, WITH CONTRACTS FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. FACT OREGON STAFF, BOARD, AND VOLUNTEERS SERVE ON NUMEROUS STATEWIDE COMMITTEES AND PARTNER COALITIONS. A FEW INCLUDE THE STATE ADVISORY COUNCIL ON SPECIAL EDUCATION, THE STATE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL, THE STATE REHABILITATION COUNCIL, THE OREGON CONSORTIUM OF FAMILY NETWORKS, THE OREGON DD COALITION, AND THE OREGON PARTNERS FOR EDUCATION JUSTICE. IN 2019, FACT OREGON UNDERTOOK SIGNIFICANT WORK IN DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION, LEADING TO AN EQUITY STATEMENT APPROVED BY THE BOARD IN 2020. IN 2021, FACT OREGON REBRANDED WITH THE TAGLINE EMPOWERING FAMILIES |TRANSFORMING DISABILITY AND DEVELOPED AND ADOPTED A STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES.THE NEED80,000 YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES RECEIVE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES IN OREGON. AS A GROUP, THEY ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY SEGREGATED AND DISCIPLINED, UNDER-PROFICIENT IN READING AND MATH, AND ACHIEVE AMONG THE WORST GRADUATION/NONCOMPLETION RATES, WHICH SETS THEM UP FOR ADULT LIVES OF LIMITED OPTIONS. FAMILIES ALSO STRUGGLE TO UNDERSTAND AND PARTICIPATE IN THE SERVICES AND SYSTEMS MEANT TO SUPPORT THEIR CHILDREN. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC EXACERBATED THESE CHALLENGES, DISRUPTING EFFORTS TO PRACTICE WHOLE LIFE PLANNING, YOUTH SELF-DETERMINATION, AND POSITIVE BEHAVIOR SUPPORTS. AS SUCH, WE HAVE SEEN A PERSISTENT UPTICK IN BEHAVIOR-RELATED SUPPORT REQUESTS EVER SINCE THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR.FAMILIES ARE HUNGRY FOR SUPPORT, RESOURCES, AND ACTION TO CHANGE OUTCOMES FOR THEIR YOUTH. FAMILIES AND YOUTH NAVIGATING DISABILITY NEED EARLY, ACCURATE, AND FAMILY-FRIENDLY INFORMATION AND SUPPORT TO DEVELOP A VISION OF A WHOLE, FULL LIFE, TO ACCESS AND NAVIGATE DISABILITY AND SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES AND SYSTEMS, AND TO ADVOCATE FOR SYSTEMS CHANGE THAT WILL MAKE OREGON COMMUNITIES MORE ACCESSIBLE AND INCLUSIVE OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.OUR WORKFACT OREGON STRIVES TO INTERRUPT THE CYCLE OF SEGREGATION AND POOR OUTCOMES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES BY HELPING FAMILIES, YOUTH, AND PROFESSIONALS WHO SUPPORT FAMILIES AND YOUTH, TO HOLD HIGH EXPECTATIONS, HAVE A SHARED VISION OF A WHOLE, FULL LIFE, AND TAKE STEPS TO MAKE THAT VISION POSSIBLE. OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES: DISRUPT ABLEISM AND CHANGE HOW PEOPLE THINK ABOUT DISABILITY. HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF SELF-DETERMINATION AND WHOLE LIVES. HELP FAMILIES SUPPORT CHILDREN'S GROWTH AND WELL-BEING IN SCHOOL, AT HOME, AND IN COMMUNITY.FACT OREGON HOLDS CONTRACTS AS OREGON'S PARENT & TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION CENTER FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ASSIST FAMILIES WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION RELATED CONCERNS. IN ADDITION, FACT OREGON PROVIDES SUPPORT AND TRAININGS COVERING A RANGE OF OTHER ISSUES THAT IMPACT OUR FAMILIES, INCLUDING ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY, BEHAVIOR, DISABILITY AWARENESS, SERVICE SYSTEM NAVIGATION, PERSON-CENTERED PLANNING, TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD, AND MORE. FACT OREGON HAS HAD A VERY PRODUCTIVE YEAR PROVIDING 1:1 SUPPORT, TRAININGS, AND ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITIES TO FAMILIES, EDUCATORS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS ON SPECIAL EDUCATION AND DISABILITY TOPICS. FAMILIES NAVIGATING A CHILD'S DISABILITY, AND THE PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE THEM, ARE ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT OUR SERVICES, AS SHOWN BY THESE MARKERS: 94-97% OF RESPONDENTS TO OUR SUPPORT LINE SURVEY SAY THE INFORMATION WE PROVIDED WAS USEFUL, RELEVANT, UNDERSTANDABLE, INCREASED THEIR KNOWLEDGE, AND/OR THAT THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED A NEXT STEP TO TAKE. 95-99% OF TRAINING PARTICIPANTS SAY THE INFORMATION THEY RECEIVED WAS USEFUL, HIGH QUALITY, CLEAR, EASY TO FOLLOW, RELEVANT TO THEIR ROLE, INCREASED THEIR KNOWLEDGE, AND THAT IT WOULD HELP THEM BETTER SUPPORT THEIR CHILD. 100% OF ACTIVATE YOUR ADVOCACY PARENT LEADERSHIP (AYA) GRADUATES RESPONDING TO A SURVEY HAVE DEMONSTRATED CONTINUING ENGAGEMENT IN EDUCATION AND DISABILITY EQUITY WORK. 95% OF COHORT PARTICIPANTS THIS YEAR SAID THE INFORMATION THEY RECEIVED WAS RELEVANT, USEFUL, IMPROVED THEIR KNOWLEDGE, AND THAT THEY KNEW NOW ABOUT MANY WAYS TO ENGAGE THEIR ADVOCACY.HERE IS A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT YOUR SUPPORT HELPED MAKE POSSIBLE: SUPPORT LINE VOLUME IS UP 35%: IN FY23-24, WE PROVIDED 1:1 SUPPORT TO 1,862 FAMILIES AND SCHOOL PROFESSIONALS ON QUESTIONS AROUND DISABILITY AND SPECIAL EDUCATION IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH OR WITH SUPPORT FROM INTERPRETERS IN ADDITIONAL LANGUAGES. OUR TARGET WAS 1,200 FOR THE YEAR. THERE HAVE BEEN 2,611 UNIQUE SUPPORT REQUESTS FROM THESE INDIVIDUALS, GENERATING 30,743 CONTACTS WITH STAFF TO HELP ADDRESS THEIR QUESTIONS. (SEE ATTACHED PDF FOR MORE DETAIL ON SUPPORT) WE LOGGED MORE THAN 100 TRAININGS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OPPORTUNITIES. THIS INCLUDES FOUR ALL DAY SUMMITS ON SPECIAL EDUCATION (THREE IN-PERSON AROUND THE STATE, ONE VIRTUAL) AS WELL AS OUR LARGEST EVER TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD VIRTUAL SUMMIT, WITH MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. TOTAL CAPTURED TRAINING ATTENDANCE WAS 1,900 PEOPLE YTD, OR 942 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS. PARTNER-HOSTED EVENT ATTENDANCE IS ~ 1,000 INDIVIDUALS. THEREFORE, WE GUESTIMATE A TOTAL TRAINING REACH OF 2,000. 49 PARENT LEADERS GRADUATED FROM THE AYA PROGRAM, INCLUDING SEVEN FROM FIRST-EVER SPANISH-ONLY SERIES. FACT OREGON STAFF PARTICIPATED ON A WIDE VARIETY OF ADVISORY COUNCILS, WORKGROUPS, AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS TO IMPROVE EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND PROMOTE EQUITY. EXAMPLES ARE THE CHILDREN'S AGENDA STEERING COMMITTEE, OREGON PARTNERS FOR EDUCATION JUSTICE, SACSE, SICC, THE LGBTQ2SIA+ AND AFRICAN AMERICAN BLACK STUDENT SUCCESS PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEES, STATEWIDE CTE ADVISORY COUNCIL, OREGON HEALTHY SCHOOLS ADVISORY GROUP, TIGARD TUALATIN SD SERVICE PROVIDERS NETWORK, CADRE DISPUTE RESOLUTION COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE, ODE DISPUTE RESOLUTION COMMITTEE, EARLY CHILDHOOD SUSPENSION EXPULSION PREVENTION PROGRAM AND MANY MORE. WE PRESENTED AT THE 2023 OMESC MIGRANT EDUCATION FALL SYMPOSIUM AS WELL AS AT STATE CONFERENCES FOR COSA FAMILY PARTNERSHIPS, OREGON SCHOOL BOARD ASSOCIATION, OREGON PTA AND MORE. THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES (OSERS) ALSO INVITED US TO PRESENT AT THE 2024 OSEP LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE THIS COMING AUGUST IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AFTER ASSISTANT SECRETARY GLENNA WRIGHT-GALLO VISITED US IN FEBRUARY. OUTREACH VIA EBLASTS, SOCIAL MEDIA, RESOURCE FAIRS, LIST SERVS, WEBSITE, AND MORE WAS SUCCESSFUL. OUR ANNUAL SURVEY FEEDBACK SHOWED THAT FAMILIES FIND OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, WEBSITE, E-NEWSLETTERS AND MORE HIGHLY ENGAGING AND INFORMATIVE. WE HAVE HAD 67,000 VISITS TO OUR WEBSITE FROM MORE THAN 52,000 UNIQUE VISITORS. OUR ENTIRE STAFF IS NOW CERTIFIED IN PLAIN LANGUAGE, WHICH WAS A GOAL WE HAD SET FOR THIS YEAR. WE WILL BE LOOKING AT OUR MARKETING AND OUTWARDS FACING COMMUNICATIONS OVER THE COMING MONTHS TO EDIT CONTENT AND IMPROVE ACCESSIBILITY WITH THE RESOURCES AND BACKGROUND THAT WE HAVE LEARNED.FACT OREGON HAS SPENT 6 MONTHS DOING INTERNAL WORK TO IMPROVE ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AND EQUITY CHALLENGING WORK THAT SETS US UP FOR FUTURE SUCCESS. CONSULTANT WORKPLACE CHANGE IS HELPING US CENTER DEI IN WORKPLACE CULTURE AND ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICES WITH A FULL CULTURE ASSESSMENT, REVIEW AND RESET OF JOB DESCRIPTIONS, CORE COMPETENCIES, AND PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS, UPDATED PERSONNEL POLICIES, AND IMPROVED PAY TRANSPARENCY AND EQUITY.

  Expenses $819,650 · Revenue $23,487

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

Listed in Part VII

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

3 March 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202540639349301129

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