Foundations for a Better Oregon

Fiscal year ending 2018. Filed on May 21, 2019.

221 NW Second Avenue No 210-e
Portland, Oregon 97209

Foundations for a Better Oregon (EIN: 42-1606106) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2018 IRS Form 990 filing, Foundations for a Better Oregon, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 4 out of 26 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $146,555. The highest compensated employee at Foundations for a Better Oregon is Julie Smith with fiscal year 2018 compensation of $180,025.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$1,577,254

Expenses

$2,443,660

Employee compensation

$1,473,281
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Mission Statement

FOUNDATIONS FOR A BETTER OREGON ("FBO") IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 2004 BY FIVE MAJOR OREGON FOUNDATIONS COMMITTED TO WORKING COLLECTIVELY. FROM 2006-2020, FBO OPERATED AS THE "CHALKBOARD PROJECT," FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON IMPROVING K-12 PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH INITIATIVES THAT SUPPORTED THE EDUCATOR WORKFORCE. IN 2020, THE ORGANIZATION ADOPTED A NEW MISSION, VISION, AND RELAUNCHED UNDER THE ORIGINAL NAME OF FOUNDATIONS FOR A BETTER OREGON (FBO). FBO IS COMMITTED TO ENSURING OREGON HAS SYSTEMS IN PLACE TO SUPPORT EVERY CHILD TO LEARN, GROW, AND THRIVE. WE BRIDGE COMMUNITY, POLICYMAKERS, AND PHILANTHROPY TO COLLABORATE TOWARD REALIZING A SHARED LONG-TERM VISION FOR OUR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE.CURRENTLY, FBO IS SUPPORTED AND GOVERNED BY THE FOLLOWING: THE COLLINS FOUNDATION, THE FORD FAMILY FOUNDATION, MEYER MEMORIAL TRUST, OREGON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, AND THE JAMES F. AND MARION L. MILLER FOUNDATION.

Revisions to this organization profile

June 3, 2025:
2024 Foundations for a Better Oregon 990 filed
June 5, 2024:
2023 Foundations for a Better Oregon 990 filed
June 15, 2023:
2022 Foundations for a Better Oregon 990 filed

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