Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$1,058,937

Total expenses

$891,247

Contributions and grants received

$911,569

Grants paid

$574,320

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$65,455

Other revenue

$81,913

Total assets, end of year

$5,983,365

Total liabilities, end of year

$680,964

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$5,302,401

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$584,672

Management and general expenses

$124,781

Fundraising expenses

$181,794

Program service expenses (Part III)

$584,672

Program services were 65.6% 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

• OPERATION SCHOOL BELL: THE CHAPTER'S FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, PROVIDES NEW, APPROPRIATE SCHOOL CLOTHING FOR CHILDREN IN NEED, GRADES K - 12. ALL RECIPIENTS FALL BELOW THE NATIONAL POVERTY LEVEL AND/OR ARE HOMELESS. TWO MAIN PROCESSES WERE USED TO PROVIDE THIS SERVICE. IN THE PORTLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT, CLOTHING PURCHASED BY ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF GREATER PORTLAND IS PROVIDED TO THE PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS PTA CLOTHES CLOSET FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THOSE STUDENTS IN NEED. IN THE BEAVERTON AND HILLSBORO SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THE SCHOOLS' COUNSELORS REFER FAMILIES WHO HAVE THE GREATEST NEED AMONG THE MANY CHILDREN AT RISK. EACH STUDENT RECEIVES A VOUCHER REDEEMABLE AT DESIGNATED LOCAL FRED MEYER STORES. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE OTHIS WAS THE THIRD YEAR USING THE VOUCHERS INSTEAD OF THE CHAPTER HOSTING IN-STORE SHOPPING EVENTS. THIS MODIFICATION WAS DEVELOPED BY THE OPERATION SCHOOL BELL PROGRAM TEAM IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BEAVERTON AND HILLSBORO SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO BETTER SERVE THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN NEED. 2,973 VOUCHERS WERE DISTRIBUTED IN THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR. 3,270 VOUCHERS (90%) WERE REDEEMED. CHILDREN IN THE PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE REFERRED TO THE PORTLAND PTA CLOTHING CLOSET. ASSISTANCE LEAGUE PARTNERS WITH THE CLOTHING CLOSET TO PROVIDE NEW CLOTHING, AS REQUESTED, SUCH AS NEW COATS, JEANS, UNDERWEAR, AND SOCKS. THE CHAPTER SERVED AN ESTIMATED 2,244 CHILDREN WITH $45,000 WORTH OF CLOTHING PURCHASED WHOLESALE IN 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR.THE OPERATION SCHOOL BELL PROGRAM BEGAN IN 1998, AND HAS INCREASED THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN SERVED SUBSTANTIALLY SINCE INCEPTION. THIS PROGRAM IS UNIQUE IN THAT THE CHAPTER PROVIDES NEW CLOTHING. MEMBER VOLUNTEERS BELIEVE THAT NEW CLOTHES BUILD CHILDREN'S SELF-ESTEEM SO THAT THEY CAN ATTEND SCHOOL DRESSED APPROPRIATELY TO THEIR PEER LEVEL AND READY TO LEARN. THIS BELIEF IS VALIDATED BY FEEDBACK FROM SCHOOL COUNSELORS, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS.

  Expenses $491,331 · Grants $490,600

• DURING THE YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 2024, THE ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF GREATER PORTLAND'S VOLUNTEERS DONATED 42,500 HOURS (MEMBER VOLUNTEERS DONATED 38,892 HOURS, COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS DONATED 3,608 HOURS) WITH AN ESTIMATED NET VALUE OF $1,423,325. THIS VALUE WAS COMPUTED USING AN ESTIMATED HOURLY RATE OF $33.49, BASED UPON THE AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGS OF NON-AGRICULTURAL WORKERS IN THE U.S. FOR THE TIME PERIOD OF JANUARY - DECEMBER 2023, AS DETERMINED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, PLUS 15% FOR ESTIMATED FRINGE BENEFITS. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.OTHER PROGRAMS - THE CHAPTER ALSO SUPPORTS THE FOLLOWING:ASSAULT SURVIVOR KIT - THE ASSAULT SURVIVOR KIT PROGRAM HELPS RESTORE DIGNITY TO VICTIMS OF RAPE/ASSAULT WHEN THEY LEAVE THEIR CLOTHING AS EVIDENCE FOR THE POLICE. EACH KIT CONTAINS CASUAL OUTERWEAR, SANDALS, UNDERWEAR, AND PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS. THE CHAPTER PROVIDES THESE KITS TO ALL THE LOCAL HOSPITALS AND FACILITIES THAT SANE (SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINERS) SERVES. DURING THE YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 2024, 131 KITS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO LOCAL HEALTHCARE FACILITIES.CORDERO RESIDENTIAL - CORDERO IS A RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT HOME FOR TEENAGE BOYS OPERATED BY JANUS YOUTH PROGRAMS. UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE CORDERO STAFF, ASSISTANCE LEAGUE MEMBER-VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE ENGAGING ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS CRAFTS, PROJECTS, AND OUTINGS FOR ENRICHMENT TWICE EACH MONTH FOR BOYS IN THE PROGRAM. ADDITIONALLY, MILESTONES - SUCH AS BIRTHDAYS, SPECIAL OCCASIONS, PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS, AND GRADUATIONS - ARE RECOGNIZED AND CELEBRATED WHEN THEY OCCUR. DURING THE YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 2024, THE CHAPTER SUPPORTED 19 YOUNG MEN.SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM - THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES FUNDS FOR STUDENTS ENTERING INTO A TRADE PROGRAM AT PORTLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (PCC). PCC'S PROGRAM STAFF AND CHAPTER MEMBERS SCREEN AND PRIORITIZE APPLICANTS. FOR THOSE STUDENTS WHO ARE CHOSEN, TUITION, BOOKS, MATERIALS, AND SUPPLIES MAY BE FUNDED. DURING THE YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 2024, A TOTAL OF $79,500 IN SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS WERE PROVIDED TO 15 DESERVING STUDENTS.PROFITS PROGRAM - THE PROFITS PROGRAM PROVIDES RETAIL OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRANSITIONAL STUDENTS SEEKING INDEPENDENCE. YOUNG ADULTS AGES 18-21 WITH AN INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLAN (IEP) AT A PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL TRAIN FOR JOB OPPORTUNITIES TWICE WEEKLY IN THE ASSISTANCE LEAGUE THRIFT AND CONSIGNMENT SHOPS. THERE WERE 12 STUDENTS AND BY SCHOOL YEAR END, 8 STUDENTS WERE IN PAID EMPLOYMENT (RETAIL, HEALTH CARE, AND TECHNOLOGY).

  Expenses $93,341 · Grants $83,720

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

16 January 2025

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

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