Nonprofit · EIN 93-0521848
YOUNG AUDIENCES OF OREGON INC
Tax-exempt · PORTLAND, OR 97216
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,416,016 | $1,716,740 | -$300,724 | $207,463 | $86,466 | $120,997 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,696,445 | $1,996,596 | -$300,151 | $604,566 | $182,156 | $422,410 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $1,454,127 | $1,850,444 | -$396,317 | $832,980 | $110,419 | $722,561 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $518,923
- of which government grants
- $125,613
- Program service revenue
- $903,138
- Investment income
- $3,292
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $2,917
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$9,640
- Other revenue
- -$9,337
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $77,798
- Other salaries and wages
- $574,215
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $773,639
- Professional fundraising fees
- $24,360
- Accounting fees
- $28,324
- Occupancy
- $32,265
- Travel
- $7,151
- Depreciation
- $8,583
- Program services (functional)
- $1,450,023
- Management and general (functional)
- $123,158
- Fundraising (functional)
- $143,559
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $604,566
- Total assets, end of year
- $207,463
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $86,466
- Net assets, end of year
- $120,997
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $13,122
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $120,997
- Gross receipts
- $1,440,463
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 1958
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREN JOST | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU MAY 2025) Officer | 40 | $77,597 |
| ALEXIA WELLONS | BOARD PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| JARKO CAIN | BOARD VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| LAUREN REAGAN | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| CHRIS GILBERT | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| LISA HARLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| KERI JHAVERI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 10 | $0 |
| MARK LEWIS | INTERIM E.D. (BEG. AUG. 2025) Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 10 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREN JOST | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $85,022 | $147 |
| LISA HARLEY | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TANIA FLYNN | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JARKKO CAIN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS GILBERT | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KERI JHAVERI | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON NIGEL SMITH | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAUREN REAGAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAM SPORBORG | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXIA WELLONS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAUREN JOST | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $81,846 |
| JARKKO CAIN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TANIA FLYNN | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS GILBERT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LISA HARLEY | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| STEVEN HEINZE | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN NESSE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRITTON SMITH | FORMER PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LAUREN REAGAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAM SPORBORG | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALEXIA WELLONS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 8911 SE STARK ST, PORTLAND, OR 97216-1662
- In care of
- % BRIANA LINDEN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BRIANA LINDEN, 8911 SE STARK STREET, PORTLAND, OR 97216
- Signed the 990
- BRIANA LINDEN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (503) 225-5900
- Website
- ARTSFORLEARNINGNW.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GARY MCGEE & CO LLP
Mission
OUR MISSION IS TO CONNECT YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DIVERSE ARTS AND CREATIVE EXPERIENCES, AND MAKE THE ARTS ABUNDANTLY ACCESSIBLE IN THEIR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES.WE ENVISION A WORLD WHERE ARTS AND CREATIVITY ARE VALUED AS ESSENTIAL, AND ABUNDANTLY ACCESSIBLE TO ALL.OUR PASSIONATE STAFF AND ROSTER OF 100+ ARTISTS PARTNER WITH SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SPACES TO PROVIDE RESIDENCIES, WORKSHOPS, PERFORMANCES, AND CAREER CONNECTIONS, AND TO TRAIN TEACHERS AND ARTISTS IN THE ART OF TEACHING WITH, THROUGH, AND ABOUT THE ARTS.EACH YEAR WE SERVE MORE THAN 50,000 STUDENTS IN 27 SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS PORTLAND METRO, SW WASHINGTON, AND CENTRAL OREGON WITH HIGH-QUALITY ARTS INTEGRATION AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS THAT INSPIRE, CONNECT, AND TRANSFORM YOUNG PEOPLE'S LEARNING EXPERIENCES.
Program accomplishments
- ARTS FOR LEARNING NORTHWEST (ALNW) PROGRAM DELIVERY FOCUSES ON REDUCING BARRIERS TO ACCESS FOR ARTISTS, YOUNG PEOPLE, AND SCHOOLS WHO HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED. THIS INCLUDES ROBUST SUPPORT FOR CULTURALLY SPECIFIC TEACHING ARTISTS ON OUR ROSTER, SUBSIDIZED FUNDING FOR TARGETED DEMOGRAPHICS, AND SUPPORTING EQUITABLE SCHOOL FUNDRAISING. WE BELIEVE THAT STUDENTS LEARN BEST FROM ARTISTS WHO ARE LIVING AND WORKING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, WHICH IS WHY WE ACTIVELY RECRUIT IN RURAL COMMUNITIES AS WELL AS THE METRO AREA. ALNW SERVES OVER 50,000 STUDENTS AT OVER 100 SCHOOLS ANNUALLY, WHICH CROSS MORE THAN 25 SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND 9 COUNTIES IN OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. THESE SCHOOLS RANGE FROM SMALL RURAL SCHOOLHOUSES TO LARGE URBAN CAMPUSES, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN.Expenses $1,450,023 · revenue $903,138
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
- 93-0521848
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1964
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A250)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $207,463
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,440,463
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,416,016 | $1,716,740 | $207,463 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,696,445 | $1,996,596 | $604,566 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $1,454,127 | $1,850,444 | $832,980 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,547,830 | $1,507,818 | $1,184,019 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | 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 93-0521848).
Questions about YOUNG AUDIENCES OF OREGON INC
- What is the EIN of YOUNG AUDIENCES OF OREGON INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of YOUNG AUDIENCES OF OREGON INC is 93-0521848.
- Is YOUNG AUDIENCES OF OREGON INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1964.
- Are donations to YOUNG AUDIENCES OF OREGON INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does YOUNG AUDIENCES OF OREGON INC 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 YOUNG AUDIENCES OF OREGON INC 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 YOUNG AUDIENCES OF OREGON INC 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 YOUNG AUDIENCES OF OREGON INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names BRIANA LINDEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of YOUNG AUDIENCES OF OREGON INC?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 8 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $77,597 (LAUREN JOST, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU MAY 2025)).
- How much revenue does YOUNG AUDIENCES OF OREGON INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,416,016, expenses of $1,716,740 and total assets of $207,463 at year end.
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