2025-11-14T17:39:10-07:00 2025-06-30 990EZ 2024-07-01 931003428 WASTE-FREE ADVOCATES WAST 5037770909 PO Box 6736 Portland OR 97228 Tara Knierim Treasurer 7202610078 2025-11-14 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X https://wastefreeadvocates.org X X 23031 X 20013 201 2433 119 0 0 0 0 265 0 265 0 0 0 0 23031 0 0 20480 1806 0 200 8545 31031 -8000 28773 7968 28741 28773 28741 0 0 0 0 28773 28741 0 0 28773 28741 Recycling, waste prevention and advocacy Organization informs, educates, and inspires members and the public in recycling and waste prevention efforts through social media, website, newsletter, and direct outreach through tabling and group presentations. Current focus is decreasing single-use take away items and increasing the circular economy in Oregon. Organization reached over 3,800 people on social media, 1,300 people through our newsletter, and 500 people through tabling. 0 14169 Oregon Reduces is an outreach campaign to local businesses to encourage them to accept reusables for beverages and takeout. As a part of this campaign, we also held a round table with 9 businesses to determine what issues and questions they have concerning the new laws that allow them to fill customer owed containers with food. 3410 4242 Held a durable medical equipment drive to collect usable medical equipment, repair as necessary and get it to the nonprofit A Caring Closet for distribution. 2983 2983 Food waste prevention week event videos to help visualize food waste and to educate about the effects of food waste on the environment. 500 708 Organizing a broad coalition of stakeholders working in the reuse arena to exchange best practices. 0 222 22324 Adrienne Wallace President 3 0 0 0 Alaina Labak Vice President 5 0 0 0 Tara Knierim Treasurer 5 0 0 0 Jessica Zahn Secretary 2 0 0 0 Zoe Serrano Director At-Large 1 0 0 0 Heather Oney Director At-Large 1 0 0 0 Chris Booth Director At-Large 0.5 0 0 0 Nathan Kim Director At-Large 0.5 0 0 0 Emily Newhouse Director At-Large 0.5 0 0 0 Julia Bonnheim Resource Director 12 16851 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OR Tara Knierim 5736 N Maryland Ave Portland OR 97217 7202610078 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 4144 1408 10616 32921 22648 71737 4144 1408 10616 32921 22648 71737 71737 1178 580 990 673 119 3540 1178 580 990 673 119 3540 5322 1988 11606 33594 22767 75277 0.95297 0.941 0.04703 0.059 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Bank Fees;197|Insurance;2644|Award Gifts;400|Software and IT;349|Business Registration;185|Events and Community Outreach;3723|Campaign Expenses;552|Dues and Memberships;60|PO Box Expense;232|Virtual Telephone Number;97|Travel Reimbursement;106^Total;8545^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 Description;Amount^Unrealized Gains;1423|Unearned Revenue;6545^Total;7968^