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Gorge Rebuild-It Community Project

EIN 30-0640434 · Hood River, OR

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND RECYCLING

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Weak: 35 out of 100. Higher than 6% of charities in its peer group (environment, under $250k).

Reserves
10 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 1.4 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20
It owes 37% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15
Spending exceeded income by 16% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15
Income fell 48% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
80% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Strong: 94 out of 100. Higher than 87% of charities in its peer group (environment, under $250k).

Independent board
25 of 25
7 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15
Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8
Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7
Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5
Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10
Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5
Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports 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

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)

$193,797 spent. GORGE REBUILD-IT COMMUNITY PROJECT FOCUSES ON COMMUNITY EDUCATION, AND PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS IN MAKING SUSTAINABLE CHOICES IN WASTE AND RECYCLING. THIS HAS BEEN ACCOMPLISHED BY PROVIDING COLLABORATIVE, COMMUNITY-BASED SUSTAINABILITY CONVERSATIONS THROUGHOUT THE LOCAL AREA, PROVIDING A RECYCLING CENTER PROMOTING BOTH DONATIONS OF AND SALES OF REUSED, RECYCLED, AND RECLAIMED BUILDING MATERIALS, AND CREATING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO MAKE PEOPLE AWARE OF RECYCLING VARIOUS MATERIALS AND THE PROBLEMS OF WASTE.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

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 August 2011.
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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