Community Action Partnership of Oregon
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
TO MAGNIFY THE IMPACT OF COMMUNITY ACTION TO SERVE LOW-INCOME OREGONIANS BY ADVOCATING FOR RESOURCES WITH A UNIFIED VOICE, STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS, AND BUILDING CAPACITY.
- Income
- $5.5 million
- Spending
- $5.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 93%
- Reserves
- 1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 94%
- Employees
- 32
- Volunteers
- 22
- Highest pay
- $117,907, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 60 out of 100. Higher than 24% of charities in its peer group (social science, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.0 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 74% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 15% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1593% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 60% of charities in its peer group (social science, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2518 of 18 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 (5)
- $3.5 million spent. DURING FY2025, CAPO'S SSVF PROGRAM SERVED OVER 300 VETERAN HOUSEHOLDS EXPERIENCING HOUSING INSTABILITY. OF THOSE SERVED, 201 VETERAN HOUSEHOLDS WERE EXPERIENCING LITERAL HOMELESSNESS AND RECEIVED RAPID RE-HOUSING ASSISTANCE, WHILE 110 HOUSEHOLDS WERE AT IMMINENT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AND RECEIVED HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION SERVICES. THE MEDIAN LENGTH OF HOMELESSNESS FOR VETERANS ENROLLED IN RAPID RE-HOUSING WAS 48 DAYS, WITH MANY HOUSEHOLDS UTILIZING SHORT-TERM EMERGENCY HOTEL PLACEMENTS TO STABILIZE WHILE SECURING PERMANENT HOUSING. TWENTY PERCENT (20%) OF HOUSEHOLDS SERVED WERE FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, AND 86% OF HOUSEHOLDS REPORTED AT LEAST ONE DISABLING CONDITION. THE MAJORITY OF VETERANS SERVED (85%) ENTERED THE PROGRAM WITH INCOMES BELOW 50% OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME, AND 35% OF VETERAN HOUSEHOLDS EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN INCOME AT PROGRAM EXIT. THE LARGEST AGE GROUP SERVED WAS VETERANS AGED 65 AND OLDER, REPRESENTING 32% OF HOUSEHOLDS ASSISTED.
- $798,986 spent. FOR FY2025 THE BALANCE OF STATE CONTINUUM OF CARE TRAVELLED THROUGH THE 26 COUNTY GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND FACILITATED COMMUNITY WIDE MEETINGS, WORKED IN COLLABORATION WITH STATE AGENCIES TO CONTINUE ADMINISTERING STATE SHELTER FUNDING, ACTED AS THE LEAD AGENCY FOR THE COC PIT COUNT BOTH IN CONDUCTING THE 2025 COUNT AND PLANNING AND TRAINING FOR THE 2026 COUNT, MANAGED HMIS DATA FOR ALL COC AGENCIES, SUBMITTED AGENCY SUPPORT LETTERS FOR STATE AND FEDERAL GRANTS, CONTINUED WORK ON THE COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM, ADMINISTERED RAPID REHOUSING AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING STANDARDS TO ALL BOS AGENCIES, MONITORED HUD GRANT REPORT SUBMISSION, COORDINATED YOUTH AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WORK GROUPS, CONDUCTED A COC WIDE TRAINING CONFERENCE WITH OVER 170 PARTICIPANTS, EXPANDED THE TRAINING LIBRARY, PARTICIPATED IN THE GOVERNOR'S EMERGENCY SHELTER SYSTEM WORK GROUP, MANAGED AND EXPANDED THE BOS COMMUNITY HUB, PROVIDED TESTIMONY ON LOCAL AND STATE LEVEL LEGISLATIVE AND ZONING CONCERNS, HELD MONTHLY GOVERNING BOARD MEETINGS INCLUDING THE IN-PERSON ANNUAL MEETING, COMPLETED THE 5 YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN, AND PRESENTED AT MULTIPLE HOUSING SUMMITS ACROSS THE STATE. THE HMIS PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY ADDED AND TRAINED 204 NEW SERVICEPOINT USERS WHILE CONSISTENTLY SUPPORTING AN AVERAGE OF 315 USERS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE DATA QUALITY SUPPORT FOR AGENCIES, ENCOMPASSING 31,056 CLIENT ENTRIES FOR HOUSING ASSISTANCE, SHELTER, OR OUTREACH SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, OUR STAFF COMPLETED THE ANNUAL SYSTEM PERFORMANCE MEASURES REPORTS, LONGITUDINAL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS, AND PIT AND HIC DATA ON TIME AND AS REQUIRED.
- $495,974 spent. DIAPER DISTRIBUTION DEMONSTRATION AND RESEARCH PILOT PROGRAM - IN SEPTEMBER OF 2023, CAPO WAS AWARDED A TWO-YEAR FEDERAL GRANT FROM ACF/OCS TO RUN A PILOT PROGRAM. WE IMPLEMENTED THE PROGRAM WITH A CONTRACTED PARTNER, PDX DIAPER BANK, AND NINE PARTICIPATING COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES. OVER 5,500 CHILDREN WERE SERVED IN FY25 WITH OVER 3 MILLION DIAPERS DISTRIBUTED. THIS PROJECT WAS FOCUSED ON THE COLLECTION OF SURVEY DATA FROM RECIPIENT FAMILIES OVER THE COURSE OF AT LEAST A YEAR, TO DETERMINE THE EFFECT OF CONSISTENT, RELIABLE DIAPER SUPPLY ON ELEMENTS OF FAMILY WELLBEING, INCLUDING CHILD HEALTH, EMPLOYMENT STABILITY, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, STRESS, INCOME STRAIN, ETC. IN SEPTEMBER 2025, CAPO RECEIVED A ONE-YEAR, $600,000 EXTENSION TO THIS PILOT THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2026.
- $106,003 spent. COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF OREGON (ASSOCIATION) - SERVED COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES ACROSS OREGON WITH TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY, BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS, AND ADMINISTERING GRANT SUPPORT. CAPO WORKS TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF COMMUNITY ACTION IN THE STATE OF OREGON BY RESEARCHING AND COMMUNICATING BEST PRACTICES IN SERVICE DELIVERY, DATA COLLECTION, MARKETING AND OUTREACH AND GRANT MANAGEMENT. CAPO USES CSBG FUNDS AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE FEES TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES ACROSS THE NETWORK OF 18 AGENCIES. CAPO HOLDS A LARGE, STATEWIDE CONFERENCE EVERY YEAR IN MAY TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY STAFF, IN MULTIPLE PROGRAM AND FUNCTIONAL AREAS. CAPO ALSO PROVIDES FREE TRAINING RESOURCES TO AGENCIES VIA AN ONLINE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MANAGED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA CA ASSOCIATION.
- $97,441 spent. OREGON TRAINING INSTITUTE'S (OTI) MISSION IS TO CONSERVE ENERGY AND TO HELP LOW INCOME RESIDENTS OF OREGON MEET THEIR ENERGY NEEDS WHILE ASSURING THEIR HEALTH AND SAFETY THROUGH, BUT NOT LIMITED TO; INFORMATION SHARING, IDENTIFICATION OF TRAINING NEEDS AS THEY ARISE AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO MEETING THOSE NEEDS, PRESERVATION OF DECENT, SAFE AND SANITARY LOW-INCOME HOUSING THROUGH WEATHERIZATION, RISK MITIGATION AND HOME REPAIR, AND DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF SPECIFIC TRAINING TO PUBLIC AGENCIES AND OTHERS PROVIDING WEATHERIZATION, RISK MITIGATION, HOME REPAIR AND HOME-BASED HEALTH AND/OR SAFETY SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS OF THE STATE OF OREGON. OTI RAN A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THROUGH A FEDERAL GRANT FROM THE US DEPT. OF ENERGY IN FY25 AND OPERATED ON BOTH TRAINING REVENUES AND FEDERAL FUNDS. IN APRIL OF 2025, CAPO ALSO SIGNED A FOUR-YEAR, $2 MILLION GRANT AGREEMENT WITH OREGON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES TO RUN A NEW TRAINING FACILITY IN SALEM.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 June 2025.
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 July 2003.
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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