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THE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF OREGON

EIN 93-1012686 PORTLAND, OR

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Revenue 2023
$19,510,390
Expenses 2023
$18,061,240

Program services were 78.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Classification
1000
Street
2740 SE POWELL BLVD

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 · 2023

Mission

THE MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF OREGON DBA THE MENTAL HEALTH & ADDICTION ASSOCIATION OF OREGON IS AN INCLUSIVE PEER-RUN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO SELF-DIRECTION HONORING THE VOICE OF LIVED EXPERIENCE.MHAAO BELIEVES THAT ALL INDIVIDUALS WHO EXPERIENCE MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR ADDICTION CHALLENGES CAN RECOVER AND THAT RECOVERY, ITS JOURNEY AND PROCESS, IS UNIQUE TO THE INDIVIDUAL. MHAAO BELIEVES THAT RECIPIENTS OF OUR SERVICES HAVE THE RIGHT AND THE ABILITY TO MAKE DECISIONS FOR THEMSELVES ABOUT WHAT SUPPORTS THEY WOULD PREFER TO RECEIVE AND THE DIRECTIONS THEY WISH TO EXPLORE. WE BELIEVE THE ROLE OF ANY MHAAO TEAM MEMBER REGARDLESS OF POSITION, IS NOT TO INFRINGE ON THE CHOICES MADE BY THE INDIVIDUALS WE SERVE, BUT TO OFFER SUPPORT TOWARD MUTUALLY AGREED UPON GOALS AND TO OFFER FEEDBACK OR POSSIBLE OPTIONS AND RESOURCES, AS REQUESTED BY THOSE INDIVIDUALS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

INCLUSIVE PEER-RUN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO SELF-DIRECTION HONORING THE VOICE OF LIVED EXPERIENCE.

  • DIRECT PEER DELIVERED SERVICES MHAAO HAS BEEN IN OPERATION FOR 22 YEARS AND IN 2014, MHAAO LAUNCHED ITS DIRECT PEER-DELIVERED SERVICES PROGRAM, THE EVOLVE DEPARTMENT, AS ONE OF THE FIRST TRULY LOW-BARRIER, COMMUNITY-BASED PEER SUPPORT PROGRAMS IN THE PORTLAND AREA. WHILE STAYING TRUE TO ITS ROOTS, MHAAO HAS EXPERIENCED CONTINUOUS AND STEADY GROWTH AND NOW COMPRISES OVER 50 UNIQUE PEER SERVICE PROGRAMS. FOR NEARLY A DECADE, MHAAO HAS SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED AND PROVIDED DIRECT PEER SUPPORT SERVICES ACROSS MULTNOMAH, CLACKAMAS, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES. MHAAO PEER SUPPORT SPECIALISTS USE THEIR OWN LIVED EXPERIENCES OF MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE CHALLENGES AND RECOVERY TO CONNECT WITH AND SUPPORT THEIR PEERS INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NAVIGATING SIMILAR EXPERIENCES AND ARE SEEKING SUPPORT. ALL DIRECT SERVICE STAFF AT MHAAO IDENTIFY AS HAVING LIVED EXPERIENCE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR ADDICTION CHALLENGES AND RECOVERY, AND MANY HAVE THE ADDITIONAL LIFE EXPERIENCES OF POVERTY, HOUSELESSNESS, INCARCERATION OR JUSTICE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT, HOSPITALIZATION, DHS INVOLVEMENT, AND MORE.

    Expenses $13,937,176

  • TRAINING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN ADDITION TO DIRECT PEER -DELIVERED SERVICES IN OUR EVOLVE AND PATHWAY HOME DEPARTMENTS, MHAAO IS PROUD TO OFFER OUR STATE AND NATIONALLY-APPROVED PEER WELLNESS SPECIALIST (PWS) TRAINING PROGRAM AND OUR ANNUAL PEER LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE, "PEERPOCALYPSE." OUR ANNUAL CONFERENCE IS A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY-BUILDING OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PEER WORKFORCE, WHERE PEER SPECIALISTS FROM ACROSS THE NATION GATHER TO LEARN, NETWORK, AND SHARE EXPERIENCES, KNOWLEDGE, AND RESOURCES WITH EACH OTHER.

    Expenses $162,157 · Revenue $439,851

  • DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THE DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TEAM AT MHAAO IS DEDICATED TO FOSTERING RELATIONSHIPS AND INSPIRING DIVERSE GROUPS TO SUPPORT OUR MISSION AND VISION. WE UTILIZE AN ARRAY OF MEDIA TO TELL IMPACTFUL STORIES, PROMOTE MHAAO'S PRINCIPLES, SHARE CRUCIAL MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION RESEARCH AND INFORMATION, AND BOOST OUR PARTNER VOICES. OUR DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES FOCUS ON PROVIDING WAYS FOR DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS TO BE INVOLVED IN OUR WORK. THIS INCLUDES ORCHESTRATING FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGNS, DESIGNING AND DISTRIBUTING FUNDRAISING MATERIALS, AND MANAGING ENDEAVORS TO SECURE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUALS, FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS, AND PUBLIC ENTITIES. MOREOVER, WE ALSO HOLD SPECIAL EVENTS DESIGNED TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER, BUILD FRESH CONNECTIONS, HEIGHTEN AWARENESS ON KEY ISSUES, AND STIMULATE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE.MANAGEMENT & GENERAL MHAAO'S MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL ACTIVITIES ENCOMPASS A BROAD RANGE OF CRITICAL FUNCTIONS. THESE INCLUDE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP, FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT, ACCOUNTING, RECORDKEEPING, STRATEGIC PLANNING, HUMAN RESOURCES, OPERATIONS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, WORKPLACE DEI (DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION) ADVOCACY, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES. THESE DIVERSE YET INTERCONNECTED ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR OUR ORGANIZATION, ENABLING US TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY DEVELOPMENTAL, ORGANIZATIONAL, AND MANAGERIAL SUPPORT THAT ENSURES THE EFFECTIVE OPERATION OF MHAAO'S PROGRAMS. IN FY24, MANAGEMENT & GENERAL ALSO INCLUDED A CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TO BUILD A RECOVERY CAMPUS.

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

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Kevin Bowers

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Aaron Truby

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nick Chaiyachakorn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Steve Sanden

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melanie Payne

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dave Otte

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sera Jordan

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ryan Austin

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • John Domingo

    FINANCE & IT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $114,956
    From this org
    $105,793
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,163
    Hours/week
    40
  • Deborah J Gullickson

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $132,175
    From this org
    $117,431
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,744
    Hours/week
    40
  • Tonya Jones

    OPERATIONS DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $121,599
    From this org
    $111,815
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,784
    Hours/week
    40
  • Aniel Yates

    DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE & CULTURE

    Total calculated
    $119,161
    From this org
    $117,959
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $1,202
    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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2023
    Revenue
    $19,510,390
    Expenses
    $18,061,240
    Contributions
    $18,985,956
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $17,208,954
    Expenses
    $11,878,871
    Contributions
    $16,835,135
    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
    $6,217,133
    Expenses
    $5,937,906
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,449,873
  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $5,217,238
    Expenses
    $4,015,864
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,452,580
  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,760,637
    Expenses
    $2,817,258
    Assets (EOY)
    $454,073
  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,106,822
    Expenses
    $2,050,274
    Assets (EOY)
    $461,832
  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,399,810
    Expenses
    $1,379,232
    Assets (EOY)
    $317,905
  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,584,897
    Expenses
    $1,537,206
    Assets (EOY)
    $484,450
  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $887,935
    Expenses
    $867,525
    Assets (EOY)
    $240,363
  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $552,027
    Expenses
    $585,639
    Assets (EOY)
    $98,235
  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $729,934
    Assets (EOY)
    $80,399
  • 2011 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $545,679
    Assets (EOY)
    $200,409

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. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Taxable family

From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.

Disregarded entities on its 2023 return

  • MHAAO PROPERTIES I LLC

    LEGAL OWNER OF RECOVERY CAMPUS PROPERTY (8935 SE POWELL BLVD) · OR · assets $6,401,122

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.