- Revenue 2024
- $5,670,548
- Expenses 2024
- $5,114,459
Program services were 57.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- Classification
- 1000
- Street
- 716 SE GRAND AVE
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 · 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.
Officers and directors · 2024
As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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BRIAN 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 DONOHUE
BOARD CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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JONATHAN HILL
BOARD VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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DENNIS STEINMAN
BOARD TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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MAURICE KING
BOARD SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1.5
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JOAN CIRILLO
BOARD MEMBER AT-LARGE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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GINNIE COOOPER
BOARD MEMBER AT-LARGE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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CHABRE VICKERS
BOARD MEMBER AT-LARGE
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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NICK BLOSSER
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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GUSTAVO CRUZ
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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OMAR EL AKKAD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
LANA FINLEY
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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ELIZABETH GEWECKE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
SARAH GIBBON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
MARY E HIRSCH
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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JANET HOFFMAN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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SUSHEELA JAYAPAL
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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JONATHAN LEVINE
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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DIANE PONTI
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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AMY PROSENJAK
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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GEOFFREY TICHENOR
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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KRISTIN WALROD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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RENEE WATSON
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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PRISCILLA BERNARD WIEDEN
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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MARCIA WOOD
BOARD MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
The first 25 listed. 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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2024
- Revenue
- $5,670,548
- Expenses
- $5,114,459
- Contributions
- $4,152,349
- Grants paid
- $83,597
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2023
- Revenue
- $9,017,407
- Expenses
- $4,320,078
- Contributions
- $7,681,785
- Grants paid
- $65,799
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2022
- Revenue
- $7,335,872
- Expenses
- $4,132,923
- Contributions
- $5,962,301
- Grants paid
- $83,303
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
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $11,203,520
- Expenses
- $3,690,791
- Assets (EOY)
- $14,485,873
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,341,544
- Expenses
- $2,529,997
- Assets (EOY)
- $6,800,720
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $3,451,632
- Expenses
- $2,831,872
- Assets (EOY)
- $5,626,582
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.
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
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$551,398
2022 ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$414,292
2024 ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$322,880
2023 ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
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$241,293
2023 Literary Arts
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REGIONAL ARTS & CULTURE COUNCIL
$147,400
2022 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
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$133,246
2024 Literary Arts
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$121,075
2022 Literary Arts
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$100,000
2023 FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
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REGIONAL ARTS & CULTURE COUNCIL
$80,000
2023 GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
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2024 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
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.
Related partnerships on its 2024 return
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INVESTMENT IN REAL ESTATE · OR
Related corporations and trusts on its 2024 return
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C · INVESTMENT IN REAL ESTATE · OR · 100% owned · share of income $7,636 · share of assets $11,511,934 · controlled entity
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 13 October 2026 and read 26 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.