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Unite Oregon (Center for Intercultural Organizing)

Website:

www.uniteoregon.org/
Location:

Portland, OR
Tax ID:

74-3098100
Tax-Exempt Status:

501(c)(3)

Budget (2022):

Revenue: $4,848,876
Expenses: $4,238,560
Assets: $5,038,182
Type:

Advocacy Group
Interim Executive Director:

Nuhamin Eiden
Board Chair:

Josephine Davis

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Unite Oregon, also known as the Center for Intercultural Organizing, 1 is a local membership organization that claims to advocate for the creation of a “multicultural movement for immigrant and refugee rights.” 1 The group also claims to support left-of-center policies within the state of Oregon that would promote “climate justice,” “housing justice,” “community safety,” “education equity,” “economic justice,” and “health equity.” 2

Activities

Unite Oregon’s environmentalist projects include a Climate Justice Listening Tour, and the East Portland Community Garden, which is meant to “promote food sovereignty” and “provide opportunities for immigrants/refugees to grow, produce, and sell food to generate income.” 3

Unite Oregon advocates for housing justice through its own initiatives and collaborative projects, such as the Anti-Displacement PDX (ADPDX) Coalition that focuses on communities of color affected by gentrification or “displacement.” Unite Oregon claims that its initiatives have directly led to policy change, including the Oregon Tenant Protections Act. 4

Unite Oregon advocates for defunding the police in Oregon and across the United States, arguing instead that investment should be made toward the “Well-being of our communities.” 5

Since 2015, Unite Oregon has partnered with Portland Public Schools to implement their Building Undergraduates through Inclusive Leadership Development (BUILD) College Bound Families Program. This program seeks to address “systemic barriers” for educational attainment for racial minority students. 6

Unite Oregon’s economic justice initiatives consist of helping “systematically and institutionally excluded” communities with wealth retainment and entrepreneurship. 7

Unite Oregon’s health equity initiatives include working to pass Measure 110, Oregon’s Drug Treatment and Recovery Act. This measure decriminalized possession of small amounts of drugs and established addiction centers across the state. 8

People

As of 2025, Nuhamin Eiden is the executive director of Unite Oregon.  9

Kahn Le was the former executive director of Unite Oregon. Le also worked as Oregon state director at Main Street Alliance and sat on the board of directors at Common Cause Oregon. 10

Funding

In 2022, Unite Oregon, as the Center for Intercultural Organizing, received a $59,675 grant (outlaid of an obligated $75,000) from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as part of the latter’s “Environmental Justice Small Grants (EJSG) Program” to provide assistance to “residents of underserved communities understand and address local environmental and public health issues.” 11 The purpose of the 1-year grant was to “mitigate the negative health impacts of air and water pollution” caused by a 2020 wildfire that impacted the towns of Phoenix and Talent, Oregon. 11 In 2024, the EPA donated a $498,000 two-year grant to the organization, the funding provided through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), as part of the agency’s “Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) Cooperative Agreement Program” to assist indigenous and immigrant communities within the state. 11

From 2017 through 2023, Unite Oregon received $594,500 from Borealis Philanthropy, a prominent left-leaning philanthropic intermediary. 12 13 14 15 16 17

From 2013 through 2022, Unite Oregon received $318,082 from the Social Justice Fund Northwest, a funder of left-of-center activism. 18 19 20 21

From 2015 through 2023, Unite Oregon received 1,102,500 from the Oregon Community Foundation, one of the largest community foundations in the United States. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29

References

  1. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). Center for Intercultural Organizing. 2023. Part  https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/743098100/202433209349326433/full
  2. “Our Work.” Unite Oregon, Accessed January 31, 2025. https://www.uniteoregon.org/our-work-1
  3. “Climate Justice.” Unite Oregon. Accessed January 31, 2025. https://www.uniteoregon.org/climate-justice.
  4. “Housing Justice.” Unite Oregon. Accessed January 31, 2025. https://www.uniteoregon.org/housing-justice
  5. “Community Safety.” Unite Oregon. Accessed January 31, 2025. https://www.uniteoregon.org/community-safety
  6. “Education Equity.” Unite Oregon. Accessed January 31, 2025. https://www.uniteoregon.org/education-equity
  7. “Economic Justice.” Unite Oregon. Accessed January 31, 2025. https://www.uniteoregon.org/economic-justice
  8. “Health Equity.” Unite Oregon. Accessed January 31, 2025.  https://www.uniteoregon.org/health-equity
  9. “Nuhamin Eiden .” LinkedIn. Accessed January 31, 2025. https://www.linkedin.com/in/nuhamin-eiden-95862244/.
  10. “Khanh Le.” LinkedIn. Accessed January 31, 2025. https://www.linkedin.com/in/khanh-le-651b852.
  11. Grant Summary.”  USA Spending, Accessed January 31, 2025. https://www.usaspending.gov/award/ASST_NON_02J03301_6800/
  12. “Borealis Philanthropy, 2017 Form 990, Schedule I – Nonprofit Explorer.” ProPublica. Accessed January 31, 2025. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/464598642/201801799349301020/IRS990ScheduleI.
  13. “Borealis Philanthropy, 2018 Form 990, Schedule I – Nonprofit Explorer.” ProPublica. Accessed January 31, 2025. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/464598642/201921519349300627/IRS990ScheduleI
  14. “Borealis Philanthropy, 2019 Form 990, Schedule I – Nonprofit Explorer.” ProPublica. Accessed January 31, 2025. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/464598642/202002879349300645/IRS990ScheduleI
  15. “Borealis Philanthropy, 2020 Form 990, Schedule I – Nonprofit Explorer.” ProPublica. Accessed January 31, 2025. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/464598642/202112119349300116/IRS990ScheduleI
  16. “Borealis Philanthropy, 2021 Form 990, Schedule I – Nonprofit Explorer.” ProPublica. Accessed January 31, 2025. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/464598642/202202789349301725/IRS990ScheduleI
  17. “Borealis Philanthropy, 2023 Form 990, Schedule I – Nonprofit Explorer.” ProPublica. Accessed January 31, 2025. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/464598642/202422539349300877/IRS990ScheduleI
  18. “Social Justice Fund Northwest, 2013 Form 990, Schedule I – Nonprofit Explorer.” ProPublica. Accessed January 31, 2025. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/911036971/201422259349301592/IRS990ScheduleI.
  19. “Social Justice Fund Northwest, 2015 Form 990, Schedule I – Nonprofit Explorer.” ProPublica. Accessed January 31, 2025. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/911036971/201623209349305582/IRS990ScheduleI
  20. “Social Justice Fund Northwest, 2019 Form 990, Schedule I – Nonprofit Explorer.” ProPublica. Accessed January 31, 2025. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/911036971/202243159349304564/IRS990ScheduleI
  21. “Social Justice Fund Northwest, 2022 Form 990, Schedule I – Nonprofit Explorer.” ProPublica. Accessed January 31, 2025. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/911036971/202333199349326303/IRS990ScheduleI
  22. “Oregon Community Foundation, 2015 Form 990, Schedule I – Nonprofit Explorer.” ProPublica. Accessed January 31, 2025. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/237315673/201603199349305310/IRS990ScheduleI.
  23. “Oregon Community Foundation, 2016 Form 990, Schedule I – Nonprofit Explorer.” ProPublica. Accessed January 31, 2025. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/237315673/201713179349304271/IRS990ScheduleI
  24. “Oregon Community Foundation, 2017 Form 990, Schedule I – Nonprofit Explorer.” ProPublica. Accessed January 31, 2025. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/237315673/201823189349311767/IRS990ScheduleI
  25. “Oregon Community Foundation, 2018 Form 990, Schedule I – Nonprofit Explorer.” ProPublica. Accessed January 31, 2025. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/237315673/201913159349301446/IRS990ScheduleI
  26. “Oregon Community Foundation, 2019 Form 990, Schedule I – Nonprofit Explorer.” ProPublica. Accessed January 31, 2025. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/237315673/202003169349305770/IRS990ScheduleI
  27. “Oregon Community Foundation, 2021 Form 990, Schedule I – Nonprofit Explorer.” ProPublica. Accessed January 31, 2025. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/237315673/202233189349319703/IRS990ScheduleI
  28. “Oregon Community Foundation, 2022 Form 990, Schedule I – Nonprofit Explorer.” ProPublica. Accessed January 31, 2025. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/237315673/202303199349325760/IRS990ScheduleI
  29. “Oregon Community Foundation, 2023 Form 990, Schedule I – Nonprofit Explorer.” ProPublica. Accessed January 31, 2025. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/237315673/202403129349303815/IRS990ScheduleI
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Nonprofit Information

  • Accounting Period: December - November
  • Tax Exemption Received: June 1, 2008

    • Available Filings

    Period Form Type Total revenue Total functional expenses Total assets (EOY) Total liabilities (EOY) Unrelated business income? Total contributions Program service revenue Investment income Comp. of current officers, directors, etc. Form 990
    2022 Dec Form 990 $4,848,876 $4,238,560 $5,038,182 $535,777 N $4,821,776 $0 $5,657 $110,263 PDF
    2021 Dec Form 990 $4,632,591 $2,719,524 $4,355,187 $463,098 N $4,621,379 $0 $0 $123,857
    2020 Dec Form 990 $3,030,792 $2,145,061 $2,712,367 $733,345 N $2,995,709 $0 $0 $89,000
    2019 Dec Form 990 $2,018,893 $1,376,175 $1,628,671 $535,380 N $1,917,704 $0 $0 $76,654 PDF
    2018 Dec Form 990 $1,033,443 $1,316,921 $526,095 $75,522 N $1,023,591 $0 $160 $75,428 PDF
    2017 Dec Form 990 $1,645,248 $1,271,185 $809,927 $75,876 N $1,630,229 $0 $91 $66,662 PDF
    2016 Dec Form 990 $1,339,264 $1,134,547 $393,793 $33,805 N $1,311,397 $0 $44 $67,235 PDF
    2015 Dec Form 990 $985,495 $1,000,995 $180,320 $25,049 N $993,618 $0 $0 $66,000 PDF
    2014 Dec Form 990 $558,921 $556,207 $33,334 $0 N $543,624 $0 $0 $321,330 PDF
    2013 Dec Form 990 $607,432 $624,682 $30,620 $0 N $598,869 $0 $0 $361,826 PDF
    2012 Dec Form 990 $457,232 $475,334 $46,026 $0 N $445,842 $3,295 $0 $246,072 PDF
    2011 Dec Form 990 $431,630 $447,944 $64,128 $0 N $418,741 $11,006 $0 $230,495 PDF

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    Unite Oregon (Center for Intercultural Organizing)

    1390 SE 122ND AVE
    Portland, OR 97233