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Pathfinders of Oregon

EIN 93-1137236 · Portland, OR

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood81 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES JUSTICE SYSTEM-IMPACTED INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THE TOOLS AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO BE SAFE AND THRIVE IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

Income
$10.5 million
Spending
$10.3 million
Spent on programs
81%
Reserves
4.3 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 91%
Employees
144
Volunteers
31
Highest pay
$191,194, executive dir.

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

Financial health

Good: 81 out of 100. Higher than 68% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    20 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 4.3 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 29% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 17% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    81% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.

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

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 30% of charities in its peer group (crime and legal services, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    13 of 13 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

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • 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 June 30, 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)
  1. $8.3 million spent. CORRECTIONS PROGRAMS THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES PROGRAMMING AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE INCARCERATED IN 9 OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS FACILITIES. PROGRAMS INCLUDE: - FREE YOUR MIND CORE A 110-HOUR COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL SKILLS PROGRAM FOR MEN. IT IS INTENDED: (1) TO REDUCE INSTITUTIONAL MISCONDUCTS AND POST-RELEASE RECIDIVISM; AND (2) TO TEACH PARTICIPANTS THE SKILLS NEEDED TO ACHIEVE GREATER SELF-CONTROL, SATISFACTION, AND PURPOSE IN LIFE. - MOVING ON A 53-HOUR GENDER RESPONSIVE COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL SKILL PROGRAM AT THE COFFEE CREEK CORRECTIONAL FACILITY FOR WOMEN. MOVING ON HELPS THEM IDENTIFY AND MOBILIZE PERSONAL AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES. - PARENTING INSIDE OUT (PIO), PRISON VERSION A 108-HOUR PARENT EDUCATION CURRICULUM FOR INCARCERATED PARENTS IN 9 OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS INSTITUTIONS. PIO HELPS PARENTS DEVELOP AND REFINE SOCIAL INTERACTIONAL SKILLS AND CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIORS THEY CAN USE IN ALL ASPECTS OF THEIR LIVES AND THAT WILL HELP THEM GUIDE THEIR CHILDREN TOWARD BECOMING POSITIVE, PRODUCTIVE ADULTS. - PARENTING INSIDE OUT (PIO), PHASE II A 29-HOUR ENHANCED VISITING PROGRAM FOR GRADUATES OF PARENTING INSIDE OUT THAT INCLUDES INVOLVEMENT OF CHILDREN AND CAREGIVERS THAT TAKES PLACE AT COFFEE CREEK CORRECTIONAL FACILITY AND COLUMBIA RIVER CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION AND THROUGH A REMOTE PROGRAM SERVING INSTITUTIONS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE STATE. THE PROGRAM ENHANCES CONTACT AND CONNECTION BETWEEN INCARCERATED PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN AND AIMS TO REDUCE THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF PARENTAL INCARCERATION. - FREE YOUR MIND IN SEGREGATION A 56-HOUR COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM THAT SERVES MEN IN SEGREGATION AT SNAKE RIVER CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION. THE PROGRAM WORKS TO STABILIZE PARTICIPANTS AND FACILITATE THE SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL RETURN TO GENERAL POPULATION. - FREE YOUR MIND IN DISCIPLINARY SEGREGATION UNIT A 16-HOUR COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION PROGRAM THAT SERVES MEN IN THE DISCIPLINARY SEGREGATION UNIT AT OREGON STATE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION. THE PROGRAM WORKS TO STABILIZE PARTICIPANTS AND FACILITATE THE SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL RETURN TO GENERAL POPULATION. COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS PROGRAMS THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES PROGRAMMING AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO ADULTS ON COMMUNITY SUPERVISION IN JACKSON, MARION AND MULTNOMAH COUNTIES AND YOUTH IN JACKSON COUNTY. PROGRAMS INCLUDE: - MARION COUNTY TRANSITIONAL SERVICES A PROGRAM THAT SERVES INDIVIDUALS RELEASING FROM THE TRANSITION CENTER AND JAIL INTO THE COMMUNITY AND INCLUDES THE FREE YOUR MIND IN TRANSITION, WOMEN IN RECOVERY, HELPING WOMEN RECOVER, HELPING MEN RECOVER, HEALING TRAUMA AND BUILDING RESILIENCE CURRICULUMS AND INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT. - RESILIENCY & RECOVERY PROJECT JACKSON COUNTY A PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM THAT SERVES JUSTICE-IMPACTED INDIVIDUALS AND HELPS THEM TO BUILD INDIVIDUAL, SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT PROMOTE LONG-TERM RESILIENCE AND RECOVERY, SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF SUPERVISION AND SUCCESSFUL REINTEGRATION INTO THE COMMUNITY. PROGRAMMING INCLUDES FAMILY SUPPORT PEER SUPPORT SERVICES IN ADDITION TO PEER SUPPORT SERVICES IN FOUR LOCATIONS IN THE COUNTY THE COMMUNITY JUSTICE OFFICE, TRANSITION CENTER, THE COLLABORATIVE, PARKSIDE PLACE AND IN THE COMMUNITY. - RESILIENCY & RECOVERY PROJECT MARION COUNTY A PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM THAT SERVES JUSTICE-IMPACTED INDIVIDUALS AND HELPS THEM TO BUILD INDIVIDUAL, SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT PROMOTE LONG-TERM RESILIENCE AND RECOVERY, SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF SUPERVISION AND SUCCESSFUL REINTEGRATION INTO THE COMMUNITY. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT PAROLE AND PROBATION, THE TRANSITION CENTER AND IN THE COMMUNITY. - RESILIENCY & RECOVERY PROJECT MULTNOMAH COUNTY A PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM THAT SERVES JUSTICE-IMPACTED INDIVIDUALS AND HELPS THEM TO BUILD INDIVIDUAL, SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT PROMOTE LONG-TERM RESILIENCE AND RECOVERY, SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF SUPERVISION AND SUCCESSFUL REINTEGRATION INTO THE COMMUNITY. THE R&R PROJECT MULTNOMAH COUNTY INCLUDES ENGAGEMENT IN THE STEP COURT PROGRAM IN COLLABORATION WITH MULTNOMAH COUNTY AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS. STEP COURT IS A MEASURE 11 DIVERSION SPECIALTY PROGRAM THAT THE AGENCY SUPPORTS BY PROVIDING COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL PROGRAMMING AND WRAPAROUND PEER SUPPORT SERVICES. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT THE PEER DROP-IN CENTER, THE CENTER FOR FAMILY SUCCESS AND IN THE COMMUNITY. - RESILIENCE & RECOVERY PROJECT YOUTH PROGRAMMING JACKSON COUNTY A PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM THAT SERVES JUSTICE-IMPACTED YOUTH AND HELPS THEM TO BUILD INDIVIDUAL, SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES THAT PROMOTE LONG-TERM RESILIENCE AND RECOVERY AND SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF JUSTICE-INVOLVEMENT. SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE AN ALTERNATIVE TO INCARCERATION AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM, RECOVERY SUPPORT GROUPS, COGNITIVE SKILLS GROUPS AND TRANSITION PEER SUPPORT SERVICES FOR YOUTH TRANSITIONING FROM THE BARRIERS TO BRIDGES RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM. - CLACKAMAS COUNTY REENTRY SERVICES A PROGRAM THAT SERVES INDIVIDUALS RELEASING FROM THE JAIL INTO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH ALCOHOL AND DRUG ASSESSMENTS AND COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL GROUPS INCLUDING THE FREE YOUR MIND IN TRANSITION, WOMEN IN RECOVERY, HEALING TRAUMA, BUILDING RESILIENCE, SOCIAL SKILL WORKSHOPS, RESILIENCE & RECOVERY ACTION PLANNING, AND COURAGE TO CHANGE CURRICULA. COMMUNITY PROGRAMS (AT THE CENTER FOR FAMILY SUCCESS) THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES PROGRAMMING AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO PARENTS INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS AND OTHER SYSTEMS AND THEIR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN MULTNOMAH COUNTY. PROGRAMS INCLUDE: - PARENTING INSIDE OUT, COMMUNITY VERSION A 48-HOUR OR 24-HOUR PARENT EDUCATION CURRICULUM FOR SYSTEM IMPACTED PARENTS. PARENTING INSIDE OUT IS OFFERED IN SPANISH. - HEALING TRAUMA A 12-HOUR GENDER RESPONSIVE TRAUMA COPING SKILL CURRICULUM FOR MOTHERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA AND TOXIC STRESS. THE PROGRAM HELPS WOMEN TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF TRAUMA, AND HOW TO COPE IN POSITIVE AND HEALTHY WAYS. - BUILDING RESILIENCE A 12-HOUR GENDER RESPONSIVE TRAUMA COPING SKILL CURRICULUM

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 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 November 6, 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 June 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 December 1997.

    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 November 4, 2026.

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