Public Charity

Proud Ground

Proud Ground is a Public Charity headquartered in Portland, OR. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $11.4M revenue, $2.2M expenses, $68.4M total assets. 30 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.1M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 931290320 Portland, OR Housing Development, Construction & Management NTEE: L20 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$11.4M
Total Expenses$2.2M
Total Assets$68.4M
Grant Records30
Funding Total$2.1M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

PROVIDE PERMANENTLY AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES USING THE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST MODEL, UNDER WHICH PROUD GROUND ADMINISTERS SUBSIDY FUNDS TO BUY DOWN THE PURCHASE PRICE OF HOMES. RESALE PROVISIONS ENSURE HOMES' PERMANENT AFFORDABILITY.

Where $100 goes at Proud Ground

How Proud Ground divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$89 Programs the work itself
$4 Management running the organization
$7 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $89 for programs

$74
Homebuyer, homeowner and outreach servicescommunity outreach deliberate research and dialogue resulted in an outreach strategy that has increased the organizations service to communities of color and strengthened its…
83% of program spending
$15
Acquisition and project developmentnew construction the organization has partnered with private and nonprofit developers to design, finance, and construct homes to sell to income-qualified buyers
17% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 235 grants
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Director Adam Boesel
Director Benjamin Melles
VICE CHAIR Carlene Lodeski
Executive Dir. Dominique Merryweather
Director Garrett Stephenson
Director Heather Sheppard

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Housing & Homelessness
$959,700 10 grants
General Support
$217,131 13 grants
Training & Professional Development
$50,000 1 grant
Human & Social Services
$25,000 1 grant
Education
$7,813 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $11.4M $2.2M $68.4M
2023 $10.4M $1.9M $54.4M
2022 $6.5M $1.3M $41.5M
2021 $6.4M $1.1M $36.5M
2020 $7.0M $2.4M $31.1M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $7.0M to $11.4M (+64%), with total assets most recently reported at $68.4M.

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