ETHIOPIAN AND ERITREAN CULTURAL AND RESOURCE CENTER

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

A20

Classification

1000

Street

11954 NE GLISAN ST PMB 501

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2025

• Child Care EECRC has successfully implemented the Child Care Provider Capacity Building Project with a grant from Seeding Justice. This initiative has recruited and trained over 24 community members, with 8 establishing their own culturally specific child care centers, and 6 employed in these centers. The project has provided comprehensive support, including training, home assessments, licensing fees, furnishings and equipment, child care supplies, rent/mortgage assistance, and scholarships for low-income families.

  Expenses $197,221

• 2025 Transportation safety ODOT The Community Transportation Safety project was implemented to improve transportation safety awareness among African immigrant and refugee communities in the Portland metro area. The initiative addressed barriers such as language access, limited familiarity with U.S. traffic laws, and the lack of culturally responsive safety education. Key focus areas included distracted driving, teen driver education, pedestrian and bicycle safety, public transit navigation, emergency preparedness, roadside safety, and child passenger safety. EECRC successfully delivered 11 multilingual workshops and participated in community outreach activities that reached 181 participants, exceeding the original target of 100 participants by 81%. Workshops were conducted in Amharic, Tigrinya, Oromo, and English to ensure accessibility and meaningful engagement. The organization also partnered with the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT), Everybody Bikes, Community Cycling Center, OHSU, Portland Fire & Rescue, DMV, and Portland Police Bureau to strengthen training quality and outreach efforts. A total of 227 pre- and post-surveys were completed, surpassing the project requirement by 127%. Survey findings demonstrated significant improvements in transportation safety knowledge, confidence, and behavior. Participants showed an average 41% increase in understanding traffic laws, safety rules, and transportation best practices. Areas with the greatest gains included child passenger safety, public transit navigation, bike maintenance, emergency preparedness, and distracted driving awareness. Participants also reported an average 85% increase in confidence navigating roadways as pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, and drivers. Many participants expressed that this was their first opportunity to receive transportation safety education in a culturally and linguistically appropriate format. Post-survey results further indicated that 89% of participants demonstrated improved understanding of transportation safety concepts, laws, and available resources. To support long-term impact, EECRC distributed 180 Transportation Wallets and 25 bicycles with safety gear to community members facing mobility barriers. The organization also developed 12 multilingual transportation safety videos and translated five key ODOT transportation safety resources to extend access to information beyond workshop settings. One of the projects major accomplishments was the African Leader Transportation Forum, which convened more than 10 African-led organizations and created opportunities for community leaders to engage directly with PBOT and ODOT staff. The forum increased awareness of transportation planning processes and strengthened community participation in transportation decision-making.

  Expenses $113,051 · Revenue $128,888

• Regenerating Agriculture By PCEF 2024-2029 The projects long-term goals are to increase equitable access to fresh, healthy, and culturally appropriate foods; strengthen local food systems; create economic opportunities through community-based agriculture; and build community resilience in the face of climate and food security challenges. By combining regenerative farming practices with cultural knowledge and food justice principles, the project will empower community members, preserve agricultural traditions, and promote long-term environmental stewardship and sustainability.

  Expenses $93,770 · Revenue $109,629

• Expenses $585,044 · Revenue $838,659

As filed on the 2025 return.

Officers and directors · 2025

As listed in Part VII of the 2025 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2025

  Revenue

  $1,076,944

  Expenses

  $1,099,401

  Contributions

  $1,076,944

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2024

  Revenue

  $528,887

  Expenses

  $1,248,039

  Contributions

  $528,887

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2023

  Revenue

  $1,713,306

  Expenses

  $900,528

  Contributions

  $1,713,306

  Grants paid

  $0

• 2022

  Revenue

  $602,068

  Expenses

  $648,395

  Contributions

  $602,068

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $384,791

  Expenses

  $269,807

  Assets (EOY)

  $167,028

• 2019 · 990-EZ

  Revenue

  $78,109

  Expenses

  $32,078

  Assets (EOY)

  $46,699

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Form 990-N e-Postcard, tax year 2018

Tax period

1 October 2018 to 30 September 2019

Principal officer

Not named on the postcard

Mailing address

1427-1515 SE 122nd Ave 1441 HPortland OR 97233

As filed, from the IRS e-Postcard file of 2 November 2026. The IRS publishes only each organization's most recent postcard, so earlier years are not shown. A 990-N carries no financial detail. The postcard also gives the principal officer's address, which is not shown here.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• SEEDING JUSTICE

  $750,000

  2022 · PROJECT SUPPORT

• PORTLAND OPPORTUNITIES INDUSTRIALIZATION CENTER INC

  $50,000

  2023 · COMMUNITED VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION EFFORTS

• CAREOREGON INC

  $10,000

  2023 · METRO AREA GRANT

• ENERGY TRUST OF OREGON INC

  $10,000

  2023 · SUPPORT LAUNCH OF A CULTURALLY SPECIFIC OUREACH CAMPAIGN TO EXPAND ENERGY TRUST OFFERS TO COMMUNITY.

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