Envision Bend
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Envision Bend brings diverse stakeholders together to educate, engage and empower all members of the Bend community to have a voice in our citys future. We are the stewards of the vision for our city and we ensure that the vision remains vibrant, relevant and strateic while also working to achieve initiatives and ideas grounded in the community's vision.
- Income
- $66,061
- Spending
- $80,576
- Reserves
- 3.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $62,540, executive dir.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $80,576 spent. ENVISION BEND IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT BRINGS TOGETHER PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS AND PERSPECTIVES TO HELP SHAPE OUR FUTURE, MAKING BEND A BETTER PLACE FOR EVERYONE. IN EARLY 2022, THE ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED THE BEND VISION PROJECT, OUR COMMUNITY'S FIRT LARGE-SCALE VISIONING PROJECT SINCE 2005-06. THE VISION PROJECT HAS ASSISTED RESIDENTS IN IDENTIFYING OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGES AND IN REIMAGINING THE COMMUNITY FOR THE FUTURE. LATER IN 2023, ENVISION BEND RELEASED A LONG-RANGE VISION FOR THE GREATER BEND AREA, ALONG WITH A 5-YEAR ACTION PLAN, INCLUDING STRATEGIES TO ACHIEVE THAT WHOLE-OF-COMMUNITY VISION. THE BEND VISION PROJECT IS SUPPORTED BY THE CITY OF BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, LOCAL BUSINESSES, NON-PROFITS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 2008.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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