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Cascadia Quest

EIN 81-1164348 · Eugene, OR

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak6 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

Points to look into

  • It owes more than it owns.

These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.

What it says it does

Cascadia Quest provides wilderness rites of passage, mentorship, and other nature-based educational experiences as a means of creating a more whole, healthy, and sustainable society.

Income
$82,674
Spending
$90,297
Reserves
-3.8 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 69%
Highest pay
$40,000, director

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 6 out of 100. Higher than 2% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    0 of 20

    It owes 302% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 9% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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, 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)
  1. $19,016 spent. Youth and Adult Rites of Passage- These are nine-day, gender-separate wilderness trips that provide a meaningful and effective transition from childhood to young adulthood. Led by skilled guides and a team of trained volunteer mentors, programs include a series of challenges and learning opportunities addressing the physical, psychological, intellectual, and spiritual aspects of a young persons life. There are nine months of mentorship post the rite of passage experience. Adult rites of passage or vision quests are similar in content, though more spacious in schedule to allow for the greater variety of age and stage transition an adult may be passing through.
  2. Trainings- Cascadia Quest offers several fee and no cost trainings in the core practices of rites of passage work. These include a council facilitation training for mentors, The Art of Mirroring (witnessing and reflecting the essence of stories), and a year-long wilderness leaders training, The Four Seasons of Leadership.
  3. Grief Ceremonies- These are day-long, cathartic workshops to delve into and release the wide variety of feelings associated with grief.
  4. Nature Magic is a summer day camp for girls aged 10-13 that helps introduce them to the magic in nature and inside themselves through nature exploration, games, art and song.
  5. Tending Male Fire is a 4 day wilderness retreat for men the focuses on grief, anger and power. It has rapidly become one of Cascadia Quest's most popular and impactful programs.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since July 2016.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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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