Totals
- Total revenue
- $5,670,548
- Total expenses
- $5,114,459
- Contributions and grants received
- $4,152,349
- Grants paid
- $83,597
- Program service revenue
- $1,382,374
- Investment income
- $143,282
- Other revenue
- -$7,457
- Total assets, end of year
- $24,992,363
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,251,564
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $23,740,799
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $2,954,775
- Management and general expenses
- $1,247,003
- Fundraising expenses
- $912,681
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $2,954,775
Program services were 57.8% 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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1c · Fundraising events
$1,006,695
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$311,987
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,833,667
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$352,921
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2a · Program service revenue: TICKET REVENUE
total $1,104,435 · related or exempt $1,104,435
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2b · Program service revenue: PRODUCTION FEES
total $277,939 · related or exempt $277,939
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3 · Investment income
total $143,282 · excluded $143,282
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8a · Fundraising events: gross income
$47,200
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$1,006,695
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8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses
$161,077
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total -$113,877 · excluded -$113,877
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9a · Gaming: gross income
$9,900
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9b · Gaming: direct expenses
$687
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $9,213 · excluded $9,213
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10a · Gross sales of inventory
$262,028
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10b · Cost of goods sold
$175,229
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $86,799 · related or exempt $86,799
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11a · Other revenue: MISC. INCOME
total $10,408 · excluded $10,408
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11e · Other revenue, total
$10,408
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $83,597 · program services $83,597
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $382,188 · program services $98,789 · management and general $144,771 · fundraising $138,628
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $1,591,910 · program services $937,643 · management and general $414,590 · fundraising $239,677
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $24,574 · program services $15,859 · management and general $5,929 · fundraising $2,786
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $185,157 · program services $103,490 · management and general $47,815 · fundraising $33,852
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $144,415 · program services $76,431 · management and general $40,544 · fundraising $27,440
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11b · Fees: legal
total $412 · management and general $412
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $29,389 · management and general $29,389
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $179,962 · fundraising $179,962
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $13,601 · management and general $13,601
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11g · Fees: other
total $447,281 · program services $73,057 · management and general $345,049 · fundraising $29,175
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $526,521 · program services $275,074 · management and general $64,378 · fundraising $187,069
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13 · Office expenses
total $87,652 · program services $25,609 · management and general $61,415 · fundraising $628
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16 · Occupancy
total $69,435 · program services $26,515 · management and general $42,920
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17 · Travel
total $43,344 · program services $18,797 · management and general $14,261 · fundraising $10,286
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $13,097 · management and general $13,097
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23 · Insurance
total $57,457 · management and general $57,457
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24a · Other expenses: PRODUCTION COSTS
total $972,340 · program services $970,738 · management and general $1,587 · fundraising $15
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24b · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES
total $262,127 · program services $54,041 · management and general $198,473 · fundraising $9,613
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24c · Other expenses: ALLOCATIONS
total $0 · program services $195,135 · management and general -$248,685 · fundraising $53,550
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $3,213,399 · end of year $1,940,464
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,717,746 · end of year $1,776,859
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $4,831,806 · end of year $3,776,660
-
4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $14,050 · end of year $304,911
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $0 · end of year $168,430
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $95,083 · end of year $140,803
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$850,495
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$21,078
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $796,405 · end of year $829,417
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $2,159,439 · end of year $2,610,741
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $10,845,354 · end of year $13,444,078
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $148,428 · end of year $250,958
-
19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $727,602 · end of year $1,000,606
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $13,041,126 · end of year $15,586,981
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $9,756,126 · end of year $8,153,818
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO ENGAGE READERS, SUPPORT WRITERS, AND INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION WITH GREAT LITERATURE.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO ENGAGE READERS, SUPPORT WRITERS, AND INSPIRE THE NEXT GENERATION WITH GREAT LITERATURE.
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PORTLAND ARTS & LECTURES BRINGS THE WORLD'S MOST CELEBRATED WRITERS, ARTISTS, AND THINKERS TO OUR COMMUNITY AND PRESENTS THEM IN THE 2,776 SEAT ARLENE SCHNITZER CONCERT HALL. IN ADDITION TO EVENTS, THE PROGRAM CONNECTS READERS AND WRITERS OF ALL AGES WITH CLASSROOM VISITS AND WORKSHOPS FROM OUR VISITING WRITERS.THE ARCHIVE PROJECT RADIO SHOW AND PODCAST FEATURES THE MOST SOUGHT-AFTER RECORDINGS FROM OUR PORTLAND ARTS & LECTURES SERIES , PORTLAND BOOK FESTIVAL, AND OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS. EACH WEEK, NEW LECTURES ARE AVAILABLE TO STREAM FOR FREE. EPISODES ALSO AIR EVERY SUNDAY AT 7:00PM (PACIFIC) ON OPB RADIO
Expenses $1,026,903 · Revenue $985,811
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PORTLAND BOOK FESTIVAL BRINGS WRITERS AND READERS OF ALL AGES TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE A SHARED PASSION FOR BOOKS IN OUR LARGEST SINGLE DAY EVENT IN THE ORGANIZATION'S CALENDAR. IN 2024, IT FEATURED OVER 100 WRITERS ACROSS 8 STAGES WITH OVER 6,000 IN ATTENDANCE.
Expenses $633,358 · Revenue $145,500
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YOUTH PROGRAMS INSPIRE OUR CITY'S YOUTH TO FIND THEIR STORIES AND PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN THE BROADER COMMUNITY. WE PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO USE THEIR VOICE THROUGH CREATIVE WRITING, Q&AS WITH AUTHORS, STUDENT READINGS, AND SPOKEN WORD PERFORMANCE. MUCH OF OUR WORK PRIORITIZES UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES, AND WE STRIVE TO MAKE OUR PROGRAMS AS EQUITABLE AS POSSIBLE.
Expenses $472,822 · Grants $4,097 · Revenue $42,620
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LITERARY ARTS' BOOKSTORE AND CAFE OFFER A PLACE FOR READERS AND WRITERS OF ALL AGES TO CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER AND DISCOVER NEW AND EXCITING BOOKS. THE STORE HOSTS AS MANY AS THREE FREE EVENTS A WEEK FEATURING AUTHOR EVENTS AND READINGS ON ALL SUBJECTS AND FOR ALL AGES.
Expenses $301,186 · Revenue $86,875
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OREGON BOOK AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND RECOGNITION TO PUBLISHED AND EMERGING WRITERS ACROSS OUR STATE. THE PROGRAM ALSO CREATES CONNECTIONS WITH OREGON'S READERS AND WRITERS THROUGH FREE COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING THE OREGON BOOK AWARDS AUTHOR TOUR.
Expenses $300,485 · Grants $79,500 · Revenue $19,075
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CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR WRITERS AT ALL LEVELS TO HONE THEIR CRAFT AND BUILD COMMUNITY THROUGH INTIMATE CLASSES FOCUSED ON SPECIFIC GOALS. DELVE SEMINARS INVITE READERS TO EXPLORE CHALLENGING BOOKS AND ENGAGE IN LIVELY, DISCUSSION-BASED SEMINARS LED BY SCHOLARS, TEACHERS, WRITERS, POETS, AND ARTISTS FROM THE PORTLAND COMMUNITY.
Expenses $220,021 · Revenue $189,292
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Brian Andrew ProctorBRIAN ANDREW PROCTOR
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $224,773
- From this org
- $210,170
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $14,603
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $210,170
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $6,809
- Nontaxable benefits
- $7,794
- Filer's total
- $224,773
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Amy DonohueAMY DONOHUE
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Jonathan HillJONATHAN HILL
BOARD VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Dennis SteinmanDENNIS STEINMAN
BOARD TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Maurice KingMAURICE KING
BOARD SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
-
Joan CirilloJOAN CIRILLO
BOARD MEMBER AT-LARGE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ginnie CoooperGINNIE COOOPER
BOARD MEMBER AT-LARGE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Chabre VickersCHABRE VICKERS
BOARD MEMBER AT-LARGE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Nick BlosserNICK BLOSSER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Gustavo CruzGUSTAVO CRUZ
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Omar El AkkadOMAR EL AKKAD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Lana FinleyLANA FINLEY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Elizabeth GeweckeELIZABETH GEWECKE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Sarah GibbonSARAH GIBBON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Mary E HirschMARY E HIRSCH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Janet HoffmanJANET HOFFMAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Susheela JayapalSUSHEELA JAYAPAL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Jonathan LevineJONATHAN LEVINE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Diane PontiDIANE PONTI
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Amy ProsenjakAMY PROSENJAK
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Geoffrey TichenorGEOFFREY TICHENOR
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Kristin WalrodKRISTIN WALROD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Renee WatsonRENEE WATSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Priscilla Bernard WiedenPRISCILLA BERNARD WIEDEN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Marcia WoodMARCIA WOOD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Allyson QuiricoALLYSON QUIRICO
SENIOR DIR. OF FINANCE
- Total calculated
- $98,440
- From this org
- $88,165
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $10,275
- Hours/week
- 40
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Amanda BullockAMANDA BULLOCK
SENIOR ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $119,202
- From this org
- $107,957
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,245
- Hours/week
- 40
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Susan MooreSUSAN MOORE
DIR. OF PROGRAMS FOR WRITERS
- Total calculated
- $119,107
- From this org
- $107,500
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $11,607
- 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. 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 · Compensation committee
- 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
- 3 · Compensation survey or study
- 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
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Related partnerships
Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.
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LA 716 LLC
INVESTMENT IN REAL ESTATE · OR
Related corporations and trusts
Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.
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LA 716 MANAGING MEMBER INC
C · INVESTMENT IN REAL ESTATE · OR · 100% owned · share of income $7,636 · share of assets $11,511,934 · controlled entity
Directly controlled by LITERARY ARTS INC
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 14 October 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202542879349302404
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