Nonprofit · EIN 93-1194564
OREGON LAW CENTER
Tax-exempt · PORTLAND, OR 97205
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $15,795,139 | $15,252,035 | $543,104 | $11,124,846 | $4,829,203 | $6,295,643 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $14,653,515 | $14,297,746 | $355,769 | $10,385,470 | $4,666,283 | $5,719,187 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $14,380,967 | $13,315,066 | $1,065,901 | $8,534,053 | $3,177,121 | $5,356,932 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $15,052,142
- of which government grants
- $2,783,550
- Program service revenue
- $555,865
- Investment income
- $134,110
- Other revenue
- $53,022
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $364,377
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $319,906
- Other salaries and wages
- $9,343,860
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $12,668,720
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $14,830
- Accounting fees
- $44,500
- Occupancy
- $753,019
- Travel
- $66,005
- Depreciation
- $105,022
- Program services (functional)
- $13,707,706
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,510,883
- Fundraising (functional)
- $33,446
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $10,385,470
- Total assets, end of year
- $11,124,846
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $4,829,203
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,295,643
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $278,463
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,929,086
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $6,121,901
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $173,742
- Gross receipts
- $15,795,139
- Employees
- 125
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 1995
- 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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERIKA HENTE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 35 | $139,093 | $34,846 |
| MARIA ELENA SANTAELLA | OPERATIONS/HR MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 35 | $116,872 | $33,617 |
| BETH ENGLANDER | STATE SUPPORT UNIT ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 35 | $116,625 | $32,959 |
| HEATHER KEMPER | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 35 | $122,163 | $26,204 |
| NARGESS SHADBEH | DIRECTOR OF FARMWORKER PROGRAM Highest-paid employee | 35 | $121,733 | $26,613 |
| EDWARD JOHNSON | DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION Highest-paid employee | 35 | $122,233 | $25,747 |
| SARAH DEMARTINO | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 35 | $119,510 | $26,457 |
| WAYNE BELMONT | BOARD PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERISA DAVIS-LARRY | BOARD VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LANCE INOUYE | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTINA GORDON | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE DEERING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY EDWARDS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA GRAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANABEL HERNANDEZ-MEJIA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| AARON JEFFERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NAKILI ODOM | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER SHEPHERD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ASSITAN SYLLA TRAORE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MARISA WILKINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| IRA ZAROV | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERIKA HENTE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (BEG. AUG. '24) Officer | 36 | $123,451 | $30,205 |
| NARGESS SHADBEH | DIRECTOR OF FARMWORKER PROGRAM Highest-paid employee | 35 | $122,012 | $24,622 |
| EDWARD JOHNSON | DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $121,912 | $23,554 |
| BETH ENGLANDER | STATE SUPPORT UNIT ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,302 | $28,535 |
| MARIA ELENA SANTAELLA | OPERATIONS/HR MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $113,847 | $29,879 |
| JORGE LARA | STAFF ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $120,403 | $23,208 |
| SARAH DEMARTINO | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 38 | $116,443 | $24,155 |
| HEATHER KEMPER | INTERIM E.D. (JUNE - AUG. '24) Officer | 43 | $118,496 | $22,017 |
| MONICA GORACKE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (THRU MAY '24) Officer | 35 | $79,807 | $19,174 |
| WAYNE BELMONT | BOARD PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERISA DAVIS-LARRY | BOARD VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LANCE INOUYE | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTINA GORDON | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE DEERING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY EDWARDS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA GALAXY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA GRAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANABEL HERNANDEZ-MEJIA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON JEFFERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IVAN RESENDIZ GUTIERREZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER SHEPHERD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ASSITAN SYLLA TRAORE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARISA WILKINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IRA ZAROV | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 24 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONICA GORACKE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 45 | $129,100 | $31,256 |
| KRISTY WOOD | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 35 | $121,563 | $29,661 |
| NARGESS SHADBEH | DIRECTOR OF FARMWORKER PROGRAM Highest-paid employee | 35 | $116,310 | $23,472 |
| EDWARD JOHNSON | DIRECTOR OF LITIGATION Highest-paid employee | 40 | $116,060 | $22,973 |
| JORGE LARA | STAFF ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 35 | $114,998 | $22,431 |
| BETH ENGLANDER | STATE SUPPORTED UNIT ATTORNEY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $109,200 | $27,669 |
| SARAH DEMARTINO | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Officer | 35 | $102,794 | $22,704 |
| WAYNE BELMONT | BOARD PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERISA DAVIS-LARRY | BOARD VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| LANCE INOUYE | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MARTINA GORDON | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1.5 | $0 | $0 |
| NICOLE DEERING | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY EDWARDS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANA GALAXY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARA GRAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANABEL HERNANDEZ-MEJIA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON JEFFERS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARC D PERRIN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IVAN RESENDIZ GUTIERREZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PETER SHEPHERD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ASSITAN SYLLA TRAORE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARISA WILKINS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| THE HONORABLE GARY WILLIAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| IRA ZAROV | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 621 SW MORRISON ST STE 1450, PORTLAND, OR 97205-3815
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- ERIKA HENTE, 621 SW MORRISON STREET 1450, PORTLAND, OR 97205
- Signed the 990
- ERIKA HENTE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (503) 295-2760
- Website
- WWW.OREGONLAWCENTER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GARY MCGEE & CO LLP
Mission
TO ACHIEVE JUSTICE FOR THE LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES OF OREGON BY PROVIDING A FULL RANGE OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES.
Program accomplishments
- THE OREGON LAW CENTER (OLC) PROVIDES FREE CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE (THOSE LIVING AT AND BELOW 125% OF THE NATIONAL POVERTY GUIDELINES); ADVOCATES TO SUPPORT THE INTERESTS OF LOW-INCOME OREGONIANS BEFORE JUDICIAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGISLATIVE BODIES; PROVIDES COMMUNITY EDUCATION TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE; AND MAINTAINS A PANEL OF PRO BONO ATTORNEYS. OLC EMPLOYS ATTORNEYS AND PARALEGALS WORKING IN ELEVEN OFFICES ACROSS OREGON TO PROVIDE THE FULL RANGE OF CIVIL LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO CLIENTS WHO LIVE IN POVERTY. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.)THE TYPES OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY OLC INCLUDE: CONSULTATION AND ADVICE; BRIEF SERVICE; COMMUNITY EDUCATION/SELF-HELP/PRO SE FORMS/WEBSITES; NEGOTIATION/MEDIATION; REPRESENTATION IN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS; COURT REPRESENTATION; LIMITED APPEALS; LIMITED ADMINISTRATIVE ADVOCACY; AND LIMITED LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY. OLC PROVIDES FREE COMMUNITY EDUCATION TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS SERVING LOW-INCOME PEOPLE TO HELP OUR CLIENT POPULATION BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE LAW. OLC, WORKING IN COORDINATION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, HELPS TO CREATE AND DISTRIBUTE FREE COMMUNITY EDUCATION INFORMATION ONLINE AND IN PRINT FORM. OLC EMPLOYEES DO OUTREACH TO LOCATIONS THAT ARE CONVENIENT TO LOW-INCOME CLIENTS (HOMELESS SHELTERS, SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES SERVING LOW-INCOME CLIENTS, NURSING HOMES, LABOR CAMPS, SUBSIDIZED HOUSING, AND SIMILAR LOCATIONS) AND OFFER FREE APPOINTMENTS TO PROVIDE ADVICE AND BRIEF SERVICE AND CONSIDER ACCEPTING A CASE FOR REPRESENTATION. OLC, WORKING IN COORDINATION WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, OPERATES A HOTLINE WHERE LOW-INCOME CLIENTS CALL TO RECEIVE ADVICE, BRIEF SERVICE OR REPRESENTATION ON LEGAL ISSUES RELATED TO RECEIVING PUBLIC BENEFITS, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, AND SIMILAR MATTERS. OLC ATTORNEYS CONDUCT REGULAR INTAKE INTERVIEWS WITH APPLICANTS WHO CONTACT AN OLC OFFICE. THE ATTORNEYS OFFER ADVICE, BRIEF SERVICE OR FULL REPRESENTATION IN THESE INTERVIEWS. CLIENTS ACROSS THE STATE CAN REACH OLC OFFICES BY TOLL-FREE NUMBERS TO RECEIVE ADVICE, BRIEF SERVICE AND TO SEEK REPRESENTATION. OLC MAINTAINS A PRO BONO PROGRAM WHERE APPLICANTS' CALLS ARE SCREENED AND THEN SENT TO PRIVATE ATTORNEYS WHO PROVIDE SERVICE WITHOUT CHARGE TO THE CLIENT. SOME OF THESE CASES ARE SENT TO PRO BONO CLINICS. OTHER PRO BONO CASES ARE POSTED ON A LISTSERV WHERE PRIVATE ATTORNEYS CAN PICK UP THE CASE. CASES ARE ACCEPTED BASED ON APPLYING PRIORITIES THAT ARE SET THROUGH A ROUTINE ASSESSMENTS OF CLIENT NEEDS. OLC AVOIDS ACCEPTING FEE-GENERATING CASES THAT WOULD BE TAKEN BY PRIVATE ATTORNEYS. IN A FEW CASES THAT END UP IN LITIGATION, OLC RECOVERS ATTORNEY FEES FROM THE ADVERSE PARTY, BUT THESE COMPRISE A SMALL NUMBER OF CASES AND A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF OLC'S INCOME. ATTORNEY SALARIES ARE SET BY THE BOARD WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ATTORNEY FEES.IN THE MOST RECENT TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD FOR WHICH STATISTICS ARE AVAILABLE, OLC CLOSED 2,923 CASES, INCLUDING 37 CASES WHERE THE REPRESENTATION RESULTED IN AN ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY DECISION AND 235 CASES WHERE THE REPRESENTATION RESULTED IN A COURT DECISION. ABOUT 13% OF THESE CASES WERE CATEGORIZED AS FAMILY LAW (ALMOST ALL OF WHICH INVOLVE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR CHILD ABUSE), 64% WERE CATEGORIZED AS HOUSING LAW (INCLUDING LANDLORD/TENANT, SUBSIDIZED HOUSING AND FORECLOSURE CASES), 10% WERE CATEGORIZED AS EMPLOYMENT LAW (CASES THAT ARISE UNDER STATE AND FEDERAL STATUTES RELATED TO WAGES, DISCHARGE, DISCRIMINATION, SAFETY AND SIMILAR ISSUES), 3% WERE CATEGORIZED AS INCOME MAINTENANCE (UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, VETERANS' BENEFITS, SOCIAL SECURITY, AND OTHER PUBLIC BENEFITS), 2% WERE CATEGORIZED AS CONSUMER LAW, 5% WERE CATEGORIZED AS INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS (INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH, DISABILITY RIGHTS, CIVIL RIGHTS AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING), 2% WERE CATEGORIZED AS ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE, AND 1% WERE CATEGORIZED AS WILLS/ESTATES, EDUCATION, JUVENILE, LICENSES, OR OTHERS.CLIENTS ACHIEVED A POSITIVE RESULT IN 88% OF CASES INVOLVING SOME FORM OF LITIGATION. AS A RESULT OF THIS FORM OF REPRESENTATION: 84% WERE MORE ECONOMICALLY SECURE; 81% OF THE CASES ALSO BENEFITTED THE CLIENT'S FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS; AND 15% OF THE CASES BENEFITTED OTHER LOW-INCOME PEOPLE IN OREGON BEYOND THE CLIENT'S FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD. WHERE A MATTER INVOLVED THESE SPECIFIC ISSUES: 89% OF THE CLIENTS WERE PHYSICALLY SAFER; 79% WERE BETTER ABLE TO KEEP CHILDREN SAFE; AND 86% OBTAINED OR MAINTAINED HOUSING. SOME OF THE CASES IMPROVED POLICIES AND/OR PRACTICES TO BENEFIT A LARGE NUMBER OF LOW-INCOME CLIENTS, AS WELL AS OBTAINING RESULTS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL CLIENT.Expenses $13,707,706 · grants $364,377 · revenue $555,865
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 93-1194564
- 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
- 1997
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I83)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $11,124,846
- Income (IRS master file)
- $15,795,139
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $15,795,139 | $15,252,035 | $11,124,846 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $14,653,515 | $14,297,746 | $10,385,470 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $14,380,967 | $13,315,066 | $8,534,053 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $12,293,614 | $12,906,707 | $7,766,287 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 93-1194564).
Questions about OREGON LAW CENTER
- What is the EIN of OREGON LAW CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OREGON LAW CENTER is 93-1194564.
- Is OREGON LAW CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1997.
- Are donations to OREGON LAW CENTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does OREGON LAW CENTER 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 OREGON LAW CENTER due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did OREGON LAW CENTER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of OREGON LAW CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names ERIKA HENTE.
- Who are the officers and directors of OREGON LAW CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 21 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $139,093 (ERIKA HENTE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does OREGON LAW CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $15,795,139, expenses of $15,252,035 and total assets of $11,124,846 at year end.
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