Art in Oregon
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF ART IN OREGON IS TO FOSTER CULTURALLY RICH REGIONAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS, ADVOCACY AND INVESTMENT IN ARTISTS, BUSINESSES, EDUCATIONAL SPACES AND COMMUNITY SPACES. OUR GOAL IS TO BUILD AND SUSTAIN ART PATRONAGE THROUGH PRIDE IN OREGON ARTISTS AND PRIDE IN ART OWNERSHIP. WE WORK TO ESTABLISH COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE COMMON GOAL OF INCREASED VISIBILITY AND ACCESS TO ART FOR ALL PEOPLE.
- Income
- $41,591
- Spending
- $157,655
- Spent on programs
- 97%
- Reserves
- 5.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 88%
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 10
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 24% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 5.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 279% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 84% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1597% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 69 out of 100. Higher than 62% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Independent board
25 of 257 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 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 (1)
- $152,828 spent. SKETCH & RELEASE IN 2025 AIO CONTINUED THE PRODUCTION OF THE DOCUMENTARY SERIES SKETCH & RELEASE. THE SERIES WILL CONSIST OF 5 SHORT 8 MINUTE FILMS. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE BEGUN WORK ON SKETCH & RELEASE: BLACK EXPERIENCES OF RURAL SPACES, A NEW LYRICAL DOCUMENTARY SERIES THAT WILL EXPLORE BLACK CREATIVES DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES OF RURAL SPACES IN OREGON. WEVE WORKED WITH THE ACCLAIMED PAINTER, MUSICIAN, WRITER AND PERFORMER JASON MCNEAL GRAHAM (AKA MOSLEY WOTTA AKA MOWO) TO DESIGN AND LEAD THIS PROGRAM, WHICH WILL ALLOW US TO ENGAGE WITH BLACK YOUTH ACROSS THE STATE TO EXPLORE THEIR BLACKNESS WITH PRIDE AND NUANCE, AS WELL AS HELPING OTHER MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES UNDERSTAND BETTER WHAT IT MEANS TO BE BLACK. TERRAIN IN 2025 AIO STARTED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TERRAIN TEAM TO CONTINUE THIS ONGOING TRAVELING EXHIBITION. TERRAIN, AN INTERIOR LAND ART EXHIBITION, WILL BE AN ARTIST-LED ENGAGEMENT TO FOSTER MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS WITH THE INTERSECTIONS OF LAND, ENVIRONMENT, STEWARDSHIP, AND BEAUTY. EMBARKING ON A GENTLE EXPLORATION, TERRAIN BECOMES A PERSONAL JOURNEY, INVITING VISITORS TO UNCOVER THE SUBTLE NUANCES OF ART NESTLED WITHIN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT OF BUILDING 5 IN THE NW MARINE ARTWORKS COMPLEX IN PORTLANDS INDUSTRIAL NORTHWEST SIDE. ARTISTS ARE PROMPTED AND INVITED TO INTEGRATE NEW WORKS USING NATURAL MATERIALS AND FOUND INDUSTRIAL OBJECTS, DRAWING INSPIRATION FROM THE HISTORIC LANDSCAPE UPON WHICH BUILDING 5 NOW SITS AS WELL AS THE MANUFACTURING STRUCTURES OF THE CURRENT SITE. THE RESULTING ARTWORKS WILL TRANSCEND TRADITIONAL FORMS, ACTING AS CATALYSTS TO ACTIVATE THE TERRESTRIAL, AQUATIC, AND ARBOREAL ELEMENTS. FROM CAREFULLY CRAFTED EARTHWORKS TO AVANT-GARDE INSTALLATIONS, SCULPTURES, RESONANT SOUND INSTALLATIONS, AND INNOVATIVE PERFORMANCE ART, TERRAIN WILL MANIFEST A NATURE-CENTERED, MULTIDISCIPLINARY EXHIBITION. THIS CONVERGENCE OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS EMBODIES TERRAIN'S PRIMARY GOAL NURTURING CURIOSITY AND SPARKING ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP WITHIN THE BROADER COMMUNITY AS WELL AS (RE)TELLING THE STORY OF GUILD LAKE AND THE SURROUNDING LAND UPON WHICH BUILDING 5 NOW RESTS. ART AND ENVIRONMENTAL MINDFULNESS INSPIRES A COLLECTIVE DEDICATION TO PRESERVING AND APPRECIATING OUR ECOLOGICAL HERITAGE.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 December 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 January 2018.
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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