Urban Nature Partners Pdx
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Urban Nature Partners PDX empowers youth from historically marginalized Portland populations by building connections to nature and community through long-term mentoring relationships.
- Income
- $131,013
- Spending
- $153,661
- Reserves
- 2.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 97%
- Highest pay
- $49,747, executive 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: 37 out of 100. Higher than 12% of charities in its peer group (youth development, under $250k).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.6 months of spending.
Debt
16 of 20It owes 20% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 17% 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 (1)
- $12,359 spent. In 2025, we served 15 enrolled youth ages 9-17, with 78% of the families we serve identifying as BIPOC and half as immigrants. In addition to youth participating in weekly or bi-weekly outdoor outings with their mentors, we provided 13 large group outdoor outing opportunities, 4 of which included mentor pairs from other Portland-based mentoring organizations, and most of which included family members of enrolled youth. Our small teen groups selected 8 additional group outings for themselves with trusted partners. We continued to send interested youth to day and overnight outdoor summer camps with partner organizations, at zero cost to their families. We continued our leadership role with long-time partners of a collaborative of staff working with youth outdoors in Portland, representing over two dozen area agencies and nonprofits. With our programming ending on December 31st, we held a Reunion Picnic in August where youth, families, mentors, and staff from almost 12 years of service gathered to celebrate our time together. Most existing mentor pairs decided to transfer to other mentoring programs, or to continue to see each other as family friends. We additionally passed on all of our partner contacts, program resources, and remaining outdoor gear to other mentoring organizations and outdoor service providers in the area, so the cumulative benefits of our program model can continue for other youth outside of our program.
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
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 November 6, 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 February 2019.
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 November 4, 2026.
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