2025-02-12T12:50:00-08:00 2024-03-31 931157146 Kern & Thompson LLC 1800 SW First Avenue Suite 410 Portland OR 97201 990 2023-04-01 930578714 Oregon Environmental Council OREG 5032221963 PO Box 14822 Portland OR 97293 JANA GASTELLUM Executive Director 2025-02-12 true true Jonna Vercellini CPA P01922749 5032223338 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JANA GASTELLUM PO Box 14822 Portland OR 97293 3017958 false X WWW.OECONLINE.ORG X 1968 OR OREGON ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL CHAMPIONS EQUITABLE, INNOVATIVE, AND COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS TO OREGONS ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES FOR TODAY AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. 16 16 14 20 0 2455737 2977774 0 16572 38204 1980 2472309 3017958 152458 263582 0 1425032 1398645 0 636769 632617 605383 2210107 2267610 262202 750348 3214247 4217610 413130 568598 2801117 3649012 X OREGON ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL CHAMPIONS EQUITABLE, INNOVATIVE, AND COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS TO OREGONS ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES FOR TODAY AND FUTURE GENERATIONS. false false 592754 112859 CLIMATE PROTECTIONOEC IDENTIFIES AND PROMOTES SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE, INCLUDING INVESTMENTS AND POLICIES THAT REDUCE EMISSIONS AND INCREASE RESILIENCE TO EVER-WORSENING CLIMATE IMPACTS. IN FY 23-24, WE WORKED TO SECURE, EXPAND, IMPLEMENT, AND DEFEND CLIMATE JUSTICE POLICIES AND INVESTMENTS, INCLUDING A SWEEPING, $90 MILLION CLIMATE RESILIENCE PACKAGE TO INCREASE BUILDING EFFICIENCY AND ELECTRIFICATION, PROMOTE CARBON SEQUESTRATION ON NATURAL AND WORKING LANDS, AND CREATE JOBS IN THE CLEAN ENERGY ECONOMY. THROUGH OUR ROLE AND PARTICIPATION IN STATE DECISION-MAKING BODIES, INCLUDING AS A VOTING MEMBER ON THE OREGON CLIMATE ACTION COMMISSION, WE HAVE HELPED SET THE PATH TO ACHIEVE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS ON AN ACCELERATED TIMELINE, IN LINE WITH THE BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE.WE WORKED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND CLEAN ENERGY PARTNERS TO PARTICIPATE AS FORMAL INTERVENORS IN UTILITY PROPOSALS TO PUSH BACK ON INCREASES IN CUSTOMER RATES THAT WOULD ALSO EXPAND FOSSIL FUEL USE AND ALSO LAUNCHED A NEW CAMPAIGN TO REINSTATE OREGONS CORNERSTONE CLIMATE PROTECTION PROGRAM, WHICH WAS INVALIDATED FOLLOWING OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY LITIGATION. OEC IS COLLABORATING WITH PARTNERS, DECISION-MAKERS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ADVOCATE FOR BOLD CLIMATE LEADERSHIP BY KEY OREGON DECISION-MAKERS. OEC SERVED IN LEADERSHIP ROLES TO SUPPORT THE OREGON CLIMATE EQUITY NETWORK, CLIMATE PROTECTION PROGRAM, NATURAL CLIMATE SOLUTIONS, OREGON CLEAN GRID COLLABORATIVE, AND OREGON CLEAN TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP COALITIONS. WE SERVE AS THE FISCAL SPONSOR FOR THE BUILDING RESILIENCE COALITION. WE PUBLISHED MATERIALS ABOUT EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGIES THAT REDUCE ENERGY COSTS AND COLLABORATED WITH BUSINESSES ON CLEAN TECHNOLOGY GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES. WE CONTINUED OUR COLLABORATION WITH AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDER TO SUPPORT WEATHERIZATION AND SOLAR UPGRADES THAT REDUCE ENERGY COSTS. 335311 106883 TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONSOEC PROMOTES CLEAN, HEALTHY, SAFE, AND EQUITABLE TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS THAT CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE GOODS AND SERVICES THEY NEED TO THRIVE. IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2024, WE CO-LED THE CLEAN AND JUST TRANSPORTATION NETWORK, A STATEWIDE COLLABORATION TO ADVANCE TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION AND SECURE SUSTAINABLE FUNDING FOR A MORE EQUITABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. WE ALSO WORKED IN PARTNERSHIP TO LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR THE MOVE OREGON FORWARD CAMPAIGN TO ADVANCE A TRANSPORTATION PACKAGE IN THE 2025 LEGISLATIVE SESSION THAT RAPIDLY REDUCES CLIMATE EMISSIONS WHILE EXPANDING SAFE, AFFORDABLE TRANSPORTATION CHOICES FOR ALL OREGONIANS. WE SUPPORT TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION, INCLUDING THROUGH ADVOCATING FOR FUNDING FOR STATE INCENTIVES PROGRAMS TO HELP LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME OREGONIANS AFFORD NEW AND USED ELECTRIC VEHICLES. WE ALSO SUPPORTED THE STATES EFFORTS TO LEVERAGE FEDERAL FUNDING INVESTMENTS FOR TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION AND COLLABORATED WITH OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY ON SECURING 4 ELECTRIC UTILITY VEHICLES THAT WILL BE USED AT EXTENSION SITES AROUND OREGON. 255541 29531 TOXIC-FREE ENVIRONMENTSOEC WORKS TO REDUCE PEOPLES EXPOSURE TO TOXIC CHEMICALS FOUND IN THE NATURAL AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN (WHO ARE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE) AND PEOPLE OF COLOR AND LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES (WHO ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY EXPOSED). WE PROMOTE SAFE, NON-TOXIC PRODUCTS THROUGH PUBLIC POLICY AND THROUGH CONSUMER-ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS THAT ENCOURAGE COMPANIES TO USE SAFER CHEMICALS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2024, WE SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED IN THE LEGISLATURE TO SECURE NEW AND EXPANDED PROTECTIONS FOR THE HEALTH OF ALL OREGONIANS, INCLUDING THE TOXIC FREE COSMETICS ACT TO REMOVE HARMFUL CHEMICALS FROM PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS AND MODERNIZING THE TOXIC FREE KIDS MODERNIZATION ACT TO REGULATE CLASSES OF CHEMICALS USED IN KIDS PRODUCTS. WE WORKED WITH ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND WORKERS RIGHTS PARTNERS TO STRENGTHEN PROTECTIONS FOR OUTDOOR AND OTHER FRONTLINE WORKERS AGAINST CLIMATE-FUELED EXTREME HEAT AND WILDFIRE SMOKE. OUR ADVOCACY HELPED PASS LEGISLATION PHASING OUT SINGLE-USE PLASTIC USED IN FOOD CONTAINERS (IN TURN LIMITING EXPOSURE TO PFAS), AND REDUCING E-WASTE (AND THEREBY LEAD, MERCURY AND CADMIUM). WE DEVELOPED COMMUNICATIONS MATERIALS ON PLASTICS AS A HEALTH, CLIMATE AND WASTE CONCERN. WE ALSO PUBLISHED AND DISTRIBUTED A CLEAN COSMETICS BUYING GUIDE, PROVIDING CONSUMERS WITH AFFORDABLE OPTIONS. 163761 14309 1347367 true true false true false false false false false true true false false true true false true false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 12 0 true 14 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 16 16 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false OR X X ILENE MOSS 5032221963 1500 NE IRVING STREET SUITE 430 PORTLAND OR 97232 JANA GASTELLUM Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 144423 0 25408 MARGARET DILLENDER DEP DIR PHILANTHRO 40.00 0.00 106856 0 18805 KEVIN KASOWSKI SR DIR OF GIVING 40.00 0.00 100752 0 20584 JEAN WILSON President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBRA DUNN Vice President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER KOEHLER Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 KAREN MOYNAHAN Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH SILBERG Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 J J GREEN Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL JUNG Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRUCE ABERNETHY Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID LOHMAN Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DORIS PENWELL Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 HEIDI KHOKHAR Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANTONIO LARA Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MAKELY LYON Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PHILIP WU Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 NICO LARCO Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BARTON ROBISON Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 352031 64797 3 false true false LINDSAY BENEDICT CONSULTING 2829 N RUSSET ST PORTLAND OR 97217 CONSULTING 114370 1 2977774 152449 2977774 0 38204 38204 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OTHER REVENUE 900099 1980 1980 1980 3017958 1980 38204 X 263582 263582 0 0 0 178673 91123 42882 44668 0 960663 511619 132981 316063 51821 27523 5777 18521 109539 58164 12294 39081 97949 51726 12718 33505 0 0 0 0 0 0 333172 190108 55428 87636 0 0 0 0 123958 72866 66 51026 0 0 24469 18842 296 5331 0 0 0 0 OTHER EXPENSES 73199 41749 19555 11895 PRINTING, POSTAGE & TELEPHONE 50585 20065 1477 29043 0 2267610 1347367 283474 636769 208798 242920 1394291 1376157 100000 543475 3780 29065 0 0 0 0 21500 42728 86705 86705 0 1485878 1596701 0 0 0 386564 3214247 4217610 186844 154587 226286 13863 400148 413130 568598 X 958361 1060656 1842756 2588356 2801117 3649012 3214247 4217610 750348 97547 X false true X true false X 2372823 2557484 1937159 2455737 2977774 12300977 0 0 2372823 2557484 1937159 2455737 2977774 12300977 362546 11938431 6561 10823 28922 26201 38204 110711 0 1980 1980 12413668 12900 0.96170 0.96860 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 25150 51390 76540 2191070 2267610 263381 65845 false 252202 260481 260505 263381 1036569 1554854 31679 63321 51080 76540 222620 63051 65120 65126 65845 259142 388713 3067 9622 16759 25150 54598 1151928 98129 9010 1241047 1294754 -133101 9725 1151928 1247349 66184 18779 1294754 875930 5000 366419 1247349 946907 -70977 875930 0.64250 0.35750 true false false 20000 20000 66705 66705 RIGHT OF USE LEASE ASSET 386564 386564 RIGHT OF USE LEASE LIABILITY 400148 400148 3115505 97547 97547 3017958 3017958 2267610 2267610 2267610 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. TO CREATE RESERVE TO FUND PROGRAMS AND UNANTICIPATED EXPENSES IN PERPETUITY. true BEYOND TOXICS PO BOX 1106 EUGENE OR 97440 931294227 501(c)(3) 7125 0 TOXIC-FREE ENVIRONMENTS CHARLI CHARGING INC 8423 N SENECA ST PORTLAND OR 97203 843086430 60807 0 SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION HAWTHORNE AUTO CLINIC 4307 SE HAWTHORNE BLVD PORTLAND OR 97215 930832239 13000 0 SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY 312 KERR ADMINISTRATION BUILD CORVALLIS OR 97331 611730890 115 120000 0 RURAL PARTNER, SUSTAINABLE TRANSPOR RENEWABLE NORTHWEST PROJECT 421 SW 6TH AVE SUITE 1400 PORTLAND OR 97204 911815618 501(c)(3) 25000 0 CLIMATE PROTECTION SEEDING JUSTICE PO BOX 12489 PORTLAND OR 97212 930691187 501(c)(3) 25000 0 CLIMATE PROTECTION 4 2 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used ONCE THE MOUS OR GRANT AGREEMENTS ARE FULLY EXECUTED AND THE FUNDS ARE DISPERSED THE PROGRAM MANAGER REMAINS IN CONSTANT CONTACT WITH THE GRANTEES TO ENSURE THE PROGRAMMATIC WORK IS BEING FULFILLED. FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING OF THE GRANT FUNDS IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. X false false false false false false false false false JANA GASTELLUM Executive Dir. 139600 4823 8449 16959 169831 X 2370 FMW X 1 150079 FMV false false false Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: CLEAN AND PLENTIFUL WATERTO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF OREGONS WATERWAYS AND KEEP DRINKING WATER SAFE, OEC WORKS TO PRESERVE WATER AS WELL AS REDUCE POLLUTED RUNOFF FROM BOTH URBAN AND RURAL SOURCES, INCLUDING PESTICIDES, NITRATE, AND TOXIC CHEMICALS. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED AT THE STATE LEGISLATURE FOR INVESTMENTS TO SUPPORT WATER SECURITY AND DROUGHT MITIGATION, INCLUDING FUNDING TO PROTECT DRINKING WATER SOURCES, PROTECT OREGONS GROUNDWATER AND SURFACE WATER SUPPLIES, AND IMPROVE DRINKING WATER AND WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE, PARTICULARLY FOR SMALL, RURAL AND UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. WE ALSO ADVOCATED FOR VITAL REGULATORY IMPROVEMENTS TO PROTECT GROUNDWATER, WHICH SUPPLIES NEARLY 90% OF OREGONS PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMS, FROM OVERUSE. OEC WORKED IN PARTNERSHIP TO BUILD FLEXIBILITY AND PLACE-SPECIFIC CONSIDERATIONS INTO THE OREGON WATER RESOURCE DEPARTMENTS PROPOSED RULES TO DELIVER A SCIENCE-BASED, TRANSPARENT FRAMEWORK FOR MANAGING GROUNDWATER USE GOING FORWARD. WE ALSO WORKED WITH STATE AGENCIES TO STRENGTHEN THEIR INTER-AGENCY COMMUNICATION, ESPECIALLY AROUND GROUNDWATER QUALITY AND QUANTITY CONCERNS. OEC SERVED ON MANY STATE ADVISORY BODIES THAT SAFEGUARD DRINKING WATER AND ON THE LOWER UMATILLA BASIN GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AREA ADVISORY COMMITTEE. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 1a THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF THE OFFICERS OF THE BOARD AND THE CHAIRS OF EACH STANDING COMMITTEE. BETWEEN BOARD MEETINGS, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE ALL OF THE POWERS OF THE BOARD EXCEPT THE POWER TO AMEND BYLAWS OR TO NAME OR REMOVE ANY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b RELEVANT STAFF WORKS WITH OUTSIDE CPA TO DRAFT FORM 990. THE ENTIRE BOARD RECEIVES DRAFT COPY AND IS GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW/COMMENT ON DRAFT PRIOR TO BEING FILED. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ANNUALLY MAKE A DECLARATION REGARDING ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONDUCTS THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INCLUDING A SALARY REVIEW. THE ORGANIZATION EVALUATES EXTERNAL DATA FROM SIMILAR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS COLLECTED IN THE REGION ANNUALLY TO EVALUATE THE EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND HOW OEC COMPARES IN THE MARKETPLACE. THE FULL BOARD DISCUSSES COMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND VOTES ON COMPENSATION. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE'S AGENDA INCLUDES AN ANNUAL EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION COMPARABILITY STUDY. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PRESENTS ITS COMPENSATION RELATED RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE ENTIRE BOARD TO OBTAIN APPROVAL. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIOR YEAR FORMS 990 ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT GUIDESTAR.ORG. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.