Radical Rest
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
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
Radical Rest provides communal trauma healing experiences and education to Black, Indigenous and Peoples of Color (BIPOC) folks in the Portland Metro Area. Radical Rest uplifts access to healing for Portland area black and brown communities with free to low cost communal healing events led by BIPOC healer-facilitators who center healing justice. Radical Rest uses the principles of somatics, experiential learning and trauma-informed practices to provide trauma healing spaces that reduce isolation, build resilience, expand knowledge of ancestral and healthful life practices and grow trust in self, others and the natural world. We encourage structural change in wellness work through fostering trust in oneself and the collective, through contemplation and embodiment and, of course, through rest.
- Income
- $2,424
- Spending
- $135,243
- Reserves
- -0.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $33,500, vision 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: 0 out of 100. Higher than 0% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 2946% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 5479% 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 (3)
- $46,622 spent. Village Lab Salon - Village Lab Salon is an in-person wellness workshop series that utilizes experiential education and exercises, trauma-informed somatics, and Theater of the Oppressed approaches to center care, witnessing, reciprocal support, skill sharing, spiritual vibrancy, uplift, and communal resilience. In 2025, VLS had 182 attendees. Overall, our program conducted events serving a total of 182 unique individuals, with 92% of the people served being BIPOC (based on racial demographics provided). The demographics of those served included 24% Black, 25% Latinx, 18% multiracial, 23% Pacific Islander/Indigenous, 13% Asian, 8% SWANA, and 6% immigrants. Additionally, 47% of those served were queer, trans non-binary, or two-spirit LGBTQIA+, 21% were disabled or had a chronic illness, and 38% had an income under $45,000 annually. Age demographics included 15% ages 18-30, 38% ages 31-45, 12% ages 46-60, and 2% ages 61-80
- $20,896 spent. SLCP - Somatic Liberation Community Partners partners with other nonprofits and community organizations in the Portland metro area to provide trauma-informed education and experiential healing justice work to BIPOC communities. In 2024, SLCP had 22 participants, 100% of whom identified as BIPOC.
- $5,063 spent. Good Grief - Good Grief is a two-part program: phase 1 (2024) wass the development of a process curriculum for community-based grief work, and phase 2 (2025) is a pilot to deliver the curriculum. In 2025, Good Grief had 44 attendees. Overall, our program conducted events serving a total of 44 unique individuals, with 100% of the people served being BIPOC (based on racial demographics provided). The demographics of those served included 100% Black, 86% multiracial, 43% specifically Indigenous multiracial, 25% Latinx, 23% Pacific Islander/Indigenous, 13% Asian, 8% SWANA, and 6% immigrants. Additionally, 100% of those served were queer, trans non-binary, or two-spirit LGBTQIA+ (2SLGBTQIA+), 29% were trans or non-binary, 86% were cis women, 21% were disabled or had a chronic illness, and 50% had an income under $45,000 annually. Age demographics included 63% ages 31-45, 25% ages 46-60, and 12% ages 61-80.
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 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 2024.
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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