EIN 93-0691187

Seeding Justice (MRG Foundation)

IRS 501(c) type
501(c)(3)
Num. employees
7
State
Year formed
1976
Most recent tax filings
2022-06-01
NTEE code, primary
Z99: Unknown
Description
MRG Foundation funds Oregon grassroots groups organizing on a range of issues, including poverty, war, racism, homophobia and environmental destruction. Each year, MRG raises the funds they give out in grants.
Also known as...
Mckenzie River Gathering Foundation
Total revenues
$5,863,441
2022
Total expenses
$4,803,510
2022
Total assets
$22,366,853
2022
Num. employees
7
2022

Program areas at MRG Foundation

Seeding Justice (formerly mckenzie river gathering foundation) awarded $700,000 to grassroots social change organizations through our unique, activist-led grantmaking process. Seeding Justice worked with progressive donors across Oregon to award $385,488 in donor-advised grants.additionally, Seeding Justice awarded $1,544,360 in community funds grants, whose grantmaking is led by activists from the impacted communities. Seeding Justice also awarded $686,990 arpa funds as pass-through grants.

Grants made by MRG Foundation

GranteeGrant descriptionAmount
Rogue Valley MentoringProject Support$510,678
AycoProject Support$290,000
Habitat for Humanity Portland RegionProject Support$182,160
...and 85 more grants made totalling $2,195,638

Who funds Seeding Justice (MRG Foundation)

Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
GrantmakerDescriptionAmount
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative FoundationGeneral Fund$1,000,000
Meyer Memorial Trust (MMT)For Capital Support for the Center for Social Enterprise, A Racial-Justice Centered Incubator, Convening Space and Resource Hub for 12-15 Nonprofit and Bipoc-Owned Small Businesses on Portland's Historic Mississippi Avenue$750,000
Collins FoundationPurchase A Warehouse in North Portland To Provide Safe and Affordable Collaborative Working Spaces To Community-Based Organizations$600,000
...and 21 more grants received totalling $3,515,694

Personnel at MRG Foundation

NameTitleCompensation
Se-Ah-Dom EdmoExecutive Director$110,968
Lindy Walsh| Finance and Operations Director$70,416
Sandee HuangFinance and Operations Director / Director / Finance and Op$34,506
Samantha BakallCommunications Director
Dena Zaldua| Development Director
...and 16 more key personnel

Financials for MRG Foundation

RevenuesFYE 06/2022
Total grants, contributions, etc.$5,717,935
Program services$0
Investment income and dividends$187,871
Tax-exempt bond proceeds$0
Royalty revenue$0
Net rental income$0
Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets$4,485
Net income from fundraising events$-46,850
Net income from gaming activities$0
Net income from sales of inventory$0
Miscellaneous revenues$0
Total revenues$5,863,441

Form 990s for MRG Foundation

Fiscal year endingDate received by IRSFormPDF link
2022-062023-05-09990View PDF
2021-062022-05-02990View PDF
2020-062021-05-20990View PDF
2019-062020-09-01990View PDF
2018-062019-07-23990View PDF
...and 8 more Form 990s

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The Women's Foundation of ColoradoDenver, CO$6,584,660
Nebraska Cultural EndowmentOmaha, NE$5,027,006
North Star FundNew York, NY$14,139,185
Alliance for EducationSeattle, WA$8,384,152
Farm AidCambridge, MA$2,448,081
Women's Fund of Greater OmahaOmaha, NE$13,123,546
Data update history
July 10, 2023
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2022
May 11, 2023
Updated personnel
Identified 2 new personnel
May 8, 2023
Received grants
Identified 8 new grant, including a grant for $550,000 from Meyer Memorial Trust (MMT)
August 3, 2022
Received grants
Identified 5 new grant, including a grant for $250,000 from The Chicago Community Trust
January 29, 2022
Used new vendors
Identified 3 new vendors, including , , and
Nonprofit Types
Social advocacy organizationsCharities
Issues
No issues found
Characteristics
Operates donor advised fundsProvides grantsLobbyingFundraising eventsGrassroots organizingState / local levelReceives government fundingEndowed supportTax deductible donations
General information
Address
PO Box 12489
Portland, OR 97212
Metro area
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA
County
Multnomah County, OR
Website URL
seedingjustice.org/ 
Phone
(503) 289-1517
Facebook page
mrgfoundation 
Twitter profile
@mrgfoundation 
IRS details
EIN
93-0691187
Fiscal year end
June
Taxreturn type
Form 990
Year formed
1976
Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
Yes
Categorization
NTEE code, primary
Z99: Z99
NAICS code, primary
813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
Parent/child status
Independent
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