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Community Alliance of Lane County

EIN 93-0691194 · Springfield, OR

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair67 out of 100GovernanceGood73 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

EDUCATING AND MOBILIZING FOR PEACE, HUMAN DIGNITY, AND SOCIAL, RACIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE.

Income
$369,623
Spending
$424,387
Spent on programs
63%
Reserves
3.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 98%
Employees
8
Volunteers
36
Highest pay
$54,501, co-director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 67 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 3.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 3% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 15% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 10% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    8 of 15

    63% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 12 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 73 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    8 of 8 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    0 of 15

    Reports no written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no 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.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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. $88,081 spent. SPRINGFIELD ALLIANCE FOR EQUITY AND RESPECT (SAFER) IS A GRASSROOTS SOCIAL JUSTICE GROUP BASED IN SPRINGFIELD, OREGON. SAFER WORKS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY FROM PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS FOR THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE, WHILE WE BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND CAPACITY WITHIN SPRINGFIELD'S IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY. SAFER IS COMMITTED TO IMMIGRANT RIGHTS AND RACIAL JUSTICE, LGBTQ+ RIGHTS, AND THE RIGHT TO SHELTER. SAFER REGULARLY MEETS WITH LEADERS IN THE SPRINGFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE SPRINGFIELD CITY GOVERNMENT AND IN THE WILLAMALANE PARKS AND RECREATION DISTRICT TO GIVE VOICE TO EQUITY AND JUSTICE ISSUES IN THE COMMUNITY. MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2024: SAFER ACTIVISTS PROVIDED LEADERSHIP FOR THE ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. AND HUERTA-CHAVEZ EVENTS IN SPRINGFIELD. SAFER CONTINUES TO ORGANIZE FOR EDUCATIONAL EQUITY IN THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING ADEQUATE LANGUAGE ACCESS AND POLICIES THAT PROTECT STUDENTS FROM RACIAL HARASSMENT AND BULLYING. SAFER ORGANIZED PPUBLIC COMMENT AT SPRINGFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT PUBLIC MEETINGS. SAFER'S PROGRAM DIRECTOR ACCOMPANIED MULTIPLE FAMILIES IN NAVIGATING SCHOOL SYSTEMS AND ACHIEVING VOICE AND AGENCY IN THE SPACES WHERE DECISIONS ARE MADE. SAFER AND OUR PARTNERS AT ESCUDO LATINO OFFERED QUARTERLY PARENT ORGANIZING MEETINGS. SAFER TEAMED UP WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO HOST A DAY OF THE DEAD EVENT AT WILLAMALANE PARK DISTRICT. OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH WILLAMALANE PARK DISTRICT HELPED BRING ABOUT MORE BILINGUAL PARK RESOURCES AND TOGETHER WE ADVANCED ON A COMMUNITY-ENGAGED PARK DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. SAFER PRESENTED TWO SPRINGFIELD HUMAN RIGHTS LEADERSHIP AWARDS.SAFER ACTION TEAM MET MULTIIPLE TIMES TO DISCUSS CONCERNS AND NEXT STEPS IN EQUITY WORK WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, CITY AND PARK DISTRICT. SPRINGFIELD ALLIANCE FOR EQUITY AND RESPECT (SAFER) IS A GRASSROOTS SOCIAL JUSTICE GROUP BASED IN SPRINGFIELD, OREGON. SAFER WORKS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY FROM PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS FOR THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE, WHILE WE BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND CAPACITY WITHIN SPRINGFIELD'S IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY. SAFER IS COMMITTED TO IMMIGRANT RIGHTS AND RACIAL JUSTICE, LGBTQ+ RIGHTS, AND THE RIGHT TO SHELTER. SAFER REGULARLY MEETS WITH LEADERS IN THE SPRINGFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE SPRINGFIELD CITY GOVERNMENT AND IN THE WILLAMALANE PARKS AND RECREATION DISTRICT TO GIVE VOICE TO EQUITY AND JUSTICE ISSUES IN THE COMMUNITY. MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2024: SAFER ACTIVISTS PROVIDED LEADERSHIP FOR THE ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. AND HUERTA-CHAVEZ EVENTS IN SPRINGFIELD. SAFER CONTINUES TO ORGANIZE FOR EDUCATIONAL EQUITY IN THE DISTRICT, INCLUDING ADEQUATE LANGUAGE ACCESS AND POLICIES THAT PROTECT STUDENTS FROM RACIAL HARASSMENT AND BULLYING. SAFER ORGANIZED PPUBLIC COMMENT AT SPRINGFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT PUBLIC MEETINGS. SAFER'S PROGRAM DIRECTOR ACCOMPANIED MULTIPLE FAMILIES IN NAVIGATING SCHOOL SYSTEMS AND ACHIEVING VOICE AND AGENCY IN THE SPACES WHERE DECISIONS ARE MADE. SAFER AND OUR PARTNERS AT ESCUDO LATINO OFFERED QUARTERLY PARENT ORGANIZING MEETINGS. SAFER TEAMED UP WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO HOST A DAY OF THE DEAD EVENT AT WILLAMALANE PARK DISTRICT. OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH WILLAMALANE PARK DISTRICT HELPED BRING ABOUT MORE BILINGUAL PARK RESOURCES AND TOGETHER WE ADVANCED ON A COMMUNITY-ENGAGED PARK DEVELOPMENT PROJECT. SAFER PRESENTED TWO SPRINGFIELD HUMAN RIGHTS LEADERSHIP AWARDS.SAFER ACTION TEAM MET MULTIIPLE TIMES TO DISCUSS CONCERNS AND NEXT STEPS IN EQUITY WORK WITHIN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, CITY AND PARK DISTRICT.
  2. $26,267 spent. UNION DE ACTIVISTAS PROVIDES LIFE AFFIRMING OPPORTUNITIES THAT INSPIRE AND BUILD CAPACITY FOR TEENS AT A CRUCIAL MOMENT IN THEIR LIVES. USING CURRICULUM BUILT ON THE VALUES OF COMMUNITY, CULTURAL PRIDE AND COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS, UNION DE ACTIVISTAS FOSTERS SELF-ESTEEM, LEADERSHIP, CIVIC AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AMOUNG LATINE YOUTH. MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2024: UNION DE ACTIVISTAS UNIFIED ITS COHORT OF STUDENTS AND WELCOMED NEW STUDENTS. THE YOUTH AND PROGRAM ORGANIZERS RENOVATED THE OFFICE SPACE, MAKING IT WELCOMING AND REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GROUP'S VALUES. YOUTH ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: A RECRUITMENT CELBRATION, YOUTH RADIO/RADIO JUVENTUD PRODUCTION, CULTURALLY-ROOTED HEALTH AND WELLNESS RETREAT, DECOLONIZING COOKING CLASSES, FILM SCREENINGS AND DISCUSSIONS, STORYTELLING AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION WORKSHOPS. IN THE SUMMER, UNION DE ACTIVISTAS OFFERED A YOURTH LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP FOCUSED ON CULTURAL HERITAGE, SELF-ESTEEM AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. UNION DE ACTIVISTAS YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN COMMUNITY EVENTS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING SPEAKING AT SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS. THE UNION DE ACTIVISTAS PROGRAM ORGANIZED A WORKSHOP ON EQUITY AND IMPLICIT AND EXPLICIT BIAS FOR CALC STAFF, BOARD, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. UNION DE ACTIVISTAS PROVIDES LIFE AFFIRMING OPPORTUNITIES THAT INSPIRE AND BUILD CAPACITY FOR TEENS AT A CRUCIAL MOMENT IN THEIR LIVES. USING CURRICULUM BUILT ON THE VALUES OF COMMUNITY, CULTURAL PRIDE AND COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS, UNION DE ACTIVISTAS FOSTERS SELF-ESTEEM, LEADERSHIP, CIVIC AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AMOUNG LATINE YOUTH. MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2024: UNION DE ACTIVISTAS UNIFIED ITS COHORT OF STUDENTS AND WELCOMED NEW STUDENTS. THE YOUTH AND PROGRAM ORGANIZERS RENOVATED THE OFFICE SPACE, MAKING IT WELCOMING AND REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GROUP'S VALUES. YOUTH ACTIVITIES INCLUDED: A RECRUITMENT CELBRATION, YOUTH RADIO/RADIO JUVENTUD PRODUCTION, CULTURALLY-ROOTED HEALTH AND WELLNESS RETREAT, DECOLONIZING COOKING CLASSES, FILM SCREENINGS AND DISCUSSIONS, STORYTELLING AND CREATIVE EXPRESSION WORKSHOPS. IN THE SUMMER, UNION DE ACTIVISTAS OFFERED A YOURTH LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP FOCUSED ON CULTURAL HERITAGE, SELF-ESTEEM AND COMMUNITY BUILDING. UNION DE ACTIVISTAS YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN COMMUNITY EVENTS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDING SPEAKING AT SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS. THE UNION DE ACTIVISTAS PROGRAM ORGANIZED A WORKSHOP ON EQUITY AND IMPLICIT AND EXPLICIT BIAS FOR CALC STAFF, BOARD, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
  3. $38,960 spent. THE EDUCATION JUSTIC PROGRAM ADVOCATES FOR EQUITY IN THE POLICIES AND PRACTICES OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS. MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2024: THE EDUCATION JUSTICE ACTION TEAM (EJAT) MAINTAINED MONTHLY MEETINGS TO DISCUSS CONCERNS AND NEXT STEPS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TEACHER'S UNION AND COMMUNITY ALLIES. EJAT CONTINUED MONITORING AND PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS, RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, AND MEETINGS WITH DEI PERSONNEL. EDUCATION JUSTICE ORGANIZING CREATED NEW AVENUES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO VOICE CONCERNS ABOUT EDUCATIONAL EQUITY. EJ MOBILIZED FOR MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF AND A RELATIONAL APPROACH TO EDUCATION. THE EJ ORGANIZER COORDINATED AND SPONSORED THE "ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE" EDUCATOR AWARD, WHICH ENGAGED COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO NOMINATE AND SELECT TWO 4J SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATORS TO RECEIVE THE AWARD. EDUCATION JUSTICE ALSO HOSTED TWO BOOK CLUBS FOR EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WANTED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT EDUCATION JUSTICE CONCEPTS AND APPLIED PRACTICES. EDUCATION JUSTICE HOSTED A "CULTIVATING COMMUNITY" ZINE WORKSHOP WITH STUDENTS FROM THE EDUCATION JUSTICE YOUTH ACTION TEAM. THE EJ ORGANIZER GAVE LEADERSHIP PRESENTATIONS AT SCHOOLS' STUDENT GROUPS AND PARTICIPATED IN A COALITION OF EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY ADVOCATES FOCUSED ON FUTHERING EQUITY INITIATIVES IN THE 4J SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE EDUCATION JUSTIC PROGRAM ADVOCATES FOR EQUITY IN THE POLICIES AND PRACTICES OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS. MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2024: THE EDUCATION JUSTICE ACTION TEAM (EJAT) MAINTAINED MONTHLY MEETINGS TO DISCUSS CONCERNS AND NEXT STEPS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TEACHER'S UNION AND COMMUNITY ALLIES. EJAT CONTINUED MONITORING AND PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS, RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, AND MEETINGS WITH DEI PERSONNEL. EDUCATION JUSTICE ORGANIZING CREATED NEW AVENUES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO VOICE CONCERNS ABOUT EDUCATIONAL EQUITY. EJ MOBILIZED FOR MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF AND A RELATIONAL APPROACH TO EDUCATION. THE EJ ORGANIZER COORDINATED AND SPONSORED THE "ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE" EDUCATOR AWARD, WHICH ENGAGED COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO NOMINATE AND SELECT TWO 4J SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATORS TO RECEIVE THE AWARD. EDUCATION JUSTICE ALSO HOSTED TWO BOOK CLUBS FOR EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WANTED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT EDUCATION JUSTICE CONCEPTS AND APPLIED PRACTICES. EDUCATION JUSTICE HOSTED A "CULTIVATING COMMUNITY" ZINE WORKSHOP WITH STUDENTS FROM THE EDUCATION JUSTICE YOUTH ACTION TEAM. THE EJ ORGANIZER GAVE LEADERSHIP PRESENTATIONS AT SCHOOLS' STUDENT GROUPS AND PARTICIPATED IN A COALITION OF EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY ADVOCATES FOCUSED ON FUTHERING EQUITY INITIATIVES IN THE 4J SCHOOL DISTRICT.
  4. $113,339 spent. OTHER MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS: CALC MAINTAINED ITS ONE OF A KIND RESOURCE CENTER IN SPRINGFIELD, CASA DE LA UNIDAD/HOUSE OF UNITY. THE CENTER ALLOWS CALC TO OFFER A WELCOMING, SAFE SPACE FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE VULNERABLE AND IN NEED. ALONG WITH HOUSING CALC PROGRAMS, CALC SHARES CASA DE UNIDAD WITH ESCUDO LATINO. ESCUDO LATINO, BASED IN SPRINGFIELD'S IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY, PROVIDES BILINGUAL INFORMATION AND ADCOVATES FOR EQUITABLE ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR THE SPANISH SPEAKING COMMUNITY. THIS UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP EXPANDS THE SERVICES, OUTREACH AND AWARENESS IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. CASA DE LA UNIDAD/HOUSE OF UNITY ALLOWS CALC TO HOST COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND EVENTS, LIKE OUR SPANISH-LANGUAGE PARENT ORGANIZING MEETINGS, UNION DE ACTIVISTS MEETINGS, AND PLANNING MEETINGS WITH WILLAMALANCE PARKS AND RECREATION DISTRICT AND SPRINGFIELD SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. CALC'S REIMAGINING NATIONAL SECURITY (RNS) INITIATIVE, A PROJECT GROUNDED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S ANTIMILITARIST LEGACY, COORDINATED AND SPONOSORED RESEARCH ON MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX AND EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES IN LANE COUNTY. RNS PUBLISHED FACTS IN CALC'S WEEKLY COMMUNITY CALENDAR, SHARING INFORMATION ABOUT US MILITARY SPENDING AND ITS EFFECTS ON COMMUNITIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT. RNS COSPONOSORED THE 36TH ANNUAL HIROSHIMA-NAGASAKI COMMEMORATION. AT COMMUNITY EVENTS, THE RNS COMMITTEE SHARED INFORMATION ABOUT THE INTERSECTIONS OF MILITARISM, RACISM AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION. RNS HOSTED A COMMUNITY FILM SCREENING FOCUSED ON LATIN AMERICAN INDIGENOUS RIGHTS MOVEMENTS. RNS COLLABORATED WITH UNIVERSITY OF OREGON STUDENTS AND FACULTY ON A RESEARCH PROJECT FOCUSED ON THE MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX AND EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES IN LANE COUNTY, OREGON.
  5. OTHER MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS: CALC MAINTAINED ITS ONE OF A KIND RESOURCE CENTER IN SPRINGFIELD, CASA DE LA UNIDAD/HOUSE OF UNITY. THE CENTER ALLOWS CALC TO OFFER A WELCOMING, SAFE SPACE FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE VULNERABLE AND IN NEED. ALONG WITH HOUSING CALC PROGRAMS, CALC SHARES CASA DE UNIDAD WITH ESCUDO LATINO. ESCUDO LATINO, BASED IN SPRINGFIELD'S IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY, PROVIDES BILINGUAL INFORMATION AND ADCOVATES FOR EQUITABLE ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR THE SPANISH SPEAKING COMMUNITY. THIS UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP EXPANDS THE SERVICES, OUTREACH AND AWARENESS IN THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. CASA DE LA UNIDAD/HOUSE OF UNITY ALLOWS CALC TO HOST COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND EVENTS, LIKE OUR SPANISH-LANGUAGE PARENT ORGANIZING MEETINGS, UNION DE ACTIVISTS MEETINGS, AND PLANNING MEETINGS WITH WILLAMALANCE PARKS AND RECREATION DISTRICT AND SPRINGFIELD SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS. CALC'S REIMAGINING NATIONAL SECURITY (RNS) INITIATIVE, A PROJECT GROUNDED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S ANTIMILITARIST LEGACY, COORDINATED AND SPONOSORED RESEARCH ON MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX AND EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES IN LANE COUNTY. RNS PUBLISHED FACTS IN CALC'S WEEKLY COMMUNITY CALENDAR, SHARING INFORMATION ABOUT US MILITARY SPENDING AND ITS EFFECTS ON COMMUNITIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT. RNS COSPONOSORED THE 36TH ANNUAL HIROSHIMA-NAGASAKI COMMEMORATION. AT COMMUNITY EVENTS, THE RNS COMMITTEE SHARED INFORMATION ABOUT THE INTERSECTIONS OF MILITARISM, RACISM AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION. RNS HOSTED A COMMUNITY FILM SCREENING FOCUSED ON LATIN AMERICAN INDIGENOUS RIGHTS MOVEMENTS. RNS COLLABORATED WITH UNIVERSITY OF OREGON STUDENTS AND FACULTY ON A RESEARCH PROJECT FOCUSED ON THE MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX AND EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES IN LANE COUNTY, OREGON.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.

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

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

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

    Recognized by the IRS since September 1978.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.

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