Access
Access is a public charity based in Medford, Oregon, and the Community Action Agency for Jackson County. Founded in 1976, it provides food, warmth, shelter, and other essential services to low-income children, families, seniors, Veterans, and people with disabilities in Jackson County.
Access at a glance
In short: Access gave $10.5M across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $806K), mostly in Oregon. 9% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,481,281
- +17.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- -7.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $806,252
- +26.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $258,326
- Total assets
- $19,740,419
- +8.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 9% first-time grantees (1 of 11, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Oregon (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Access
- Review Cycle
- August 29, 2025, for the EHA and SHAP RFA.
- Deadline
- August 29, 2025, for the EHA and SHAP RFA.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 4666, Medford, OR 97501
Phone: (541) 779-6691
Website: https://accesshelps.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Access
Who Access funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Rogue Retreat ($3.6M). Together the top 10 received $10.4M.
Grant Size Distribution
58 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 58 (24%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Access’s stated service area is Jackson County, Oregon. All reported 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in Oregon.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Access open to new grantees?
9%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 11 grantees (9%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $156K; repeat grants $365K. How we count
Medians: $156K first-time, $245K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.5M (2019) to $10.5M (2025). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $10.5M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rogue Retreat Medford, OR | Sheltering and Rent | $3,560,429 |
| Options for Helping Residents Ashland, OR | Sheltering and Rent | $3,119,300 |
| United Community Action Network Roseburg, OR | Support for Veterans & Families | $1,541,133 |
| Oregon Coast Community Action Coos Bay, OR | Support for Veterans & Families | $764,779 |
| Community Works Medford, OR | Sheltering | $382,097 |
| Maslow Project Medford, OR | Support for Sheltering & Outreach | $316,850 |
| Unete Center for Farm Worker Medford, OR | Sheltering | $258,326 |
| Salvation Army Medford, OR | Sheltering | $232,236 |
| The Arc of Jackson County Medford, OR | Sheltering | $156,266 |
| Resolve Medford, OR | Sheltering | $56,450 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $19,740,419 | $53,312,436 | $55,002,522 | $10,481,281 | 13 | $90,995 |
| 2024 | $18,149,070 | $44,775,113 | $45,420,158 | $8,928,744 | 14 | $169,134 |
| 2023 | $19,971,498 | $46,295,285 | $45,130,403 | $2,521,307 | 10 | $80,124 |
| 2022 | $15,501,962 | $40,079,698 | $39,234,713 | $2,409,302 | 10 | $17,019 |
| 2021 | $12,986,720 | $32,905,180 | $30,133,055 | $5,600,983 | 11 | $46,223 |
| 2020 | $11,798,757 | $20,564,007 | $19,093,618 | $1,789,162 | 10 | $49,366 |
| 2019 | $9,503,298 | $17,931,943 | $17,805,011 | $1,500,593 | 9 | $45,794 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Access’s stated mission is to provide assistance to low-income individuals and families. Its programs include food assistance; energy assistance and weatherization; rental subsidies and support for emergency shelters; affordable housing development and management; housing counseling; and savings and down-payment assistance.
Access’s 2025 Request for Applications sought subrecipients for state Emergency Housing Assistance (EHA) and State Homeless Assistance Program (SHAP) funding. The RFA described support for shelter operations, transitional housing, rapid rehousing, outreach, and supportive programming to prevent and reduce homelessness in Jackson County.
Among the organizations Access supported in 2025, Rogue Retreat describes its mission as providing case management, vocational training, and housing services for people experiencing homelessness. Opportunities for Housing Resources and describes its mission as helping low-income people build better lives through hope and access to social services. United Community Action Network describes its mission as creating solutions to poverty and improving community lives. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not Access’s.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Access reported 13 grants totaling $10,481,281. The reported grants ranged from $26,120 to $3,560,429, with a median of $258,326. The largest reported grants included $3,560,429 to Rogue Retreat for sheltering and rent; $3,119,300 to Options for Helping Residents for sheltering and rent; $1,541,133 to United Community Action Network for support for Veterans and families; and $764,779 to Oregon Coast Community Action for support for Veterans and families.
Access’s August 2025 EHA and SHAP RFA invited qualified subrecipients to apply for one or both funding streams. Applicants applying to both had to submit separate complete applications, including individual narratives, budgets, and attachments. The RFA said funding was subject to Oregon Housing and Community Services Homeless Services Section standards and prioritized demonstrated service capacity, reporting and compliance ability, and service to priority populations. Its application deadline was August 29, 2025, so that cycle has passed.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Gregory Perkinson as treasurer; Brad Earl as board chair; Dennie Conrad as vice chair; and Lilia Caballero as secretary. It also lists Michael Zarozinski, David Grijalva, Jason Antley, Lucinda Brophy, Cassie Rose, and Jason Elzy as board members.
Access is led by Carrie Borgen, Executive Director on every filing since 2022; 8 of 18 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Carrie Borgen
Executive Director
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$148K (2022) → $218K (2025)
Brad Earl
Board Chair
Treasurer → Chair, 2023
Chair → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marcee Champion
Director of Food Programs
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$106K (2025)
Ron Zambrano
Director of Finance
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$127K (2025)
Joseph E. Vollmar
Chief Operations & Housing
Chief Operations & Housing Officer → Chief Operations & Housing, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$109K (2024) → $125K (2025)
Kellie L. Battaglia
Chief Advacement Officer
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$119K (2024) → $137K (2025)
Raiann Wilson
Controller
Finance Controller → Controller, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$119K (2024) → $132K (2025)
Agnes Maina
Chief Financial Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$37K (2025)
Melanie Doshier
Chief Program Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$100K (2025)
Dennie Conrad
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lilia Caballero
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Zarozinski
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gregory Perkinson
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Elzy
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Antley
Board Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Grijalva
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cassie Rose
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lucinda Brophy
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Lucinda Moulding (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Ronald Zambrano (2024) — Finance Director
- Former: Benji Fargason (2023) — Director
- Former: Daniel Bunn (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Jonathan Bilden (2019–2022) — Vice Chair
- Former: Jr Wheeler (2019–2022) — Chairman
- Former: Julie Brown (2019–2022) — Past Chair
- Former: Kathy Sperle (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Carlea Langston (2022)
- Former: Pamela Norr (2019–2021) — Executive Director
- Former: Cathy Kember-Pelle (2021) — Director
- Former: Cathie Davis (2019–2020) — Past-Chair
- Former: Eric Foster (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Brenda Potwin (2019) — Director
- Former: Dennis Richardson (2019) — Past-Director
- Former: Ed Chun (2019) — Past-Director
- Former: Jacquelyn Bunick (2019) — Director
- Former: Paul Coombs (2019) — Director
- Former: Philip Smith (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $218K, to Carrie Borgen (Executive Director). 8 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Access
How much does Access give each year?
Access gave $10.5M across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $8.9M across 14 grants.
What is Access's typical grant size?
Access's median grant in 2025 was $258,326, and its average grant was $806,252, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Access that year got $156K on average.
Where does Access give grants?
Access gives mostly in Oregon: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Medford, OR (10 grants).
Does Access give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 13 grants with a stated purpose on Access's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Sheltering" (7 grants) and "Sheltering and Rent" (3 grants).
Who are Access's largest grantees?
Access's largest 2025 grantees include Rogue Retreat ($3,560,429), Options for Helping Residents ($3,119,300) and United Community Action Network ($1,541,133), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 78% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Access?
Access reported $19.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $53.3M.
What does Access fund?
Access’s stated mission is to provide assistance to low-income individuals and families. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Access?
Access has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check accesshelps.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Access's EIN?
Access's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-0665396. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 28, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Access funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/access-morg_ff2b53e20b3942058769ec36af19acbe
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