Nonprofit · EIN 84-2040549
FUND FOR PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Tax-exempt · PORTLAND, OR 97227
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $653,135 | $1,571,938 | -$918,803 | $1,727,205 | $1,300,112 | $427,093 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $4,754,110 | $4,395,781 | $358,329 | $4,970,911 | $3,625,015 | $1,345,896 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $4,432,074 | $4,570,734 | -$138,660 | $3,925,024 | $2,937,457 | $987,567 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $653,135
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,505,214
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $0
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $16,075
- Program services (functional)
- $1,510,214
- Management and general (functional)
- $23,097
- Fundraising (functional)
- $38,627
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,970,911
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,727,205
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,300,112
- Net assets, end of year
- $427,093
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $81,761
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $345,332
- Gross receipts
- $653,135
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 5
- Year formed
- 2019
- State of legal domicile
- OR
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR CHRISTINE PITTS | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 |
| KELLY HUOTARI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| JON ISAACS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| EDDIE WANG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| DR KIMBERLEE ARMSTRONG | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VICTORIA LARA | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 |
| KELLY HUOTARI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| CHRIS MINNICH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| JONATHAN GARCIA | PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| VICTORIA LARA | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.3 | $0 |
| NOLBERTO DELGADILLO | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.2 | $0 |
| REBECCA KOTEEN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| CHRIS MINNICH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.2 | $0 |
| DEXTER PEARCE | BOARD MEMBER (7/1/22 - 10/1/22) Trustee or director | 0.1 | $0 |
| JONATHAN GARCIA | PRESIDENT Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 501 N DIXON ST, PORTLAND, OR 97227-1804
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- DR JACKIE WIRZ, 501 NORTH DIXON STREET, PORTLAND, OR 97227
- Signed the 990
- DR JACKIE WIRZ, BOARD CHAIR
- Phone
- (503) 916-3270
- Website
- WWW.FUNDFORPPS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MCDONALD JACOBS PC
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE FUND FOR PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS (FUND FOR PPS) IS TO SUPPORT PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE LARGEST DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF OREGON SERVING 44,000 STUDENTS, BY BUILDING A ROBUST GENEROSITY NETWORK, STEWARDING STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS & PARTNERSHIPS, AND MANAGING THE CHAMPION PPS SCHOOLS INITIATIVE. THE FUND FOR PPS FOCUSES ON BUILDING AND ACCELERATING THE IDENTIFICATION, CULTIVATION, AND STRENGTHENING OF STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIPS WITH THOSE WHO WILL SERVE AS INVESTMENT PARTNERS IN A CITYWIDE MOVEMENT TO CREATE A WORLD-CLASS PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. LOCATED WITHIN MULTNOMAH COUNTY, THE ORGANIZATION'S CORE FUNCTION IS TO CREATE, COORDINATE, AND FACILITATE PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERSHIPS THAT FOSTER EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES AND BENEFITS FOR PPS STUDENTS. THE FUND FOR PPS SERVES ALL THE STUDENTS OF PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Program accomplishments
- THE FUND FOR PPS LAUNCHED CHAMPION PPS SCHOOLS. THE PARENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (PAC) FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF DONATIONS FOR STAFFING, A GROUP OF NINE PARENTS AND TWO STUDENTS, ANALYZED PRIORITIES AND WAYS TO MAKE THE MOST IMPACT. WITH $930,000 TO ALLOCATE FOR THE 2025-26 SCHOOL YEAR, THE PAC RECOMMENDED THE FOLLOWING INVESTMENTS THAT WERE THEN APPROVED BY THE PPS BOARD OF EDUCATION ON MAY 6, 2025: HIGH IMPACT TUTORING $660,000; MATH SUPPORTS FOR 9TH AND 10TH GRADERS DISTICTWIDE $70,000; FOOD PANTRIES IN 20 COMMUNITY SCHOOLS $200,000.Expenses $930,000 · grants $930,000
- THE FUND FOR PPS SECURED $354,144 FROM PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC (PGE) ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUS PROGRAM. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL PURCHASE AN ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUS WITH THE AWARD. THIS INVESTMENT SUPPORTS THE CLIMATE CRISIS RESPONSE POLICY OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, AND IS PAVING THE WAY FOR REDUCING GHG EMISSIONS AND BEING CARBON-NEUTRAL BY 2040.Expenses $354,144 · grants $354,144
- THE FUND PROVIDED DIRECT ASSISTANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $226,100 TO PPS FAMILIES FACING EXTREME FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS THROUGH PPS SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS AND STUDENT SUCCESS ADVOCATES.Expenses $38,500 · grants $38,500
- THE FUND DISTRIBUTED 182,570 TO PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN SUPPORT OF VARIOUS STUDENT CENTERED PROGRAMS. FUNDS WERE PASSED THROUGH TO THE DISTRICT TO ADDRESS IDENTIFIED ACADEMIC AND ENRICHMENT NEEDS.Expenses $187,570 · grants $182,570
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 84-2040549
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2019
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B03)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,727,205
- Income (IRS master file)
- $653,135
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $653,135 | $1,571,938 | $1,727,205 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $4,754,110 | $4,395,781 | $4,970,911 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $4,432,074 | $4,570,734 | $3,925,024 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $3,261,776 | $2,820,445 | $3,677,155 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 84-2040549).
Questions about FUND FOR PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- What is the EIN of FUND FOR PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FUND FOR PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS is 84-2040549.
- Is FUND FOR PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2019.
- Are donations to FUND FOR PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FUND FOR PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of FUND FOR PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did FUND FOR PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of FUND FOR PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names DR JACKIE WIRZ.
- Who are the officers and directors of FUND FOR PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 5 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does FUND FOR PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $653,135, expenses of $1,571,938 and total assets of $1,727,205 at year end.
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