Portland Business Alliance
To ensure economic prosperity in the portland region by providing strong leadership, partnership, and programs that encourage business growth and vitality.
Portland Business Alliance at a glance
- Total assets
- $5,631,910
- +6.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $11,383,552
- +2.4% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $63,382
- +67.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $11,435,280
- +3.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Portland Business Alliance
- Next open deadline
- October 23, 2026 (Small Business Management Program Scholarships)
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Portland Business Alliance
Comcast RISE
Listed byPortland Business Alliance
Amount
$40,000 per grant package
Deadline
Deadline not published
Small Business Management Program Scholarships
Portland Business Alliance
Amount
$500 (reduced cost; regular program cost $1,800)
Deadline
Expected ~October
Based on past cycles
Who Portland Business Alliance funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Portland Business Alliance gives
- Giving grew 36% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2019) to $240K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 1 individual scholarship Recipients not named | — | $15,000 |
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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 | $5,631,910 | $11,383,552 | $11,435,280 | — | — | $63,382 |
| 2024 | $5,285,247 | $11,115,599 | $11,073,927 | $15,000 | 1 | $37,835 |
| 2023 | $5,521,904 | $10,578,613 | $11,115,886 | $239,903 | 2 | $26,601 |
| 2022 | $2,999,031 | $10,338,893 | $9,844,095 | $15,000 | 1 | $18,175 |
| 2021 | $2,909,182 | $8,830,293 | $8,601,372 | $11,000 | 1 | $16,374 |
| 2020 | $2,369,221 | $9,101,387 | $9,034,568 | $11,000 | 1 | $20,105 |
| 2019 | $2,098,634 | $9,125,425 | $9,141,681 | $11,000 | 1 | $20,206 |
About Portland Business Alliance
Based on IRS filings
Portland Business Alliance is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Portland, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.6M in total assets. Net investment income was $63K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Portland Business Alliance is led by Andrew Hoan, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 6 of 76 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Andrew Hoan
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
55 hrs/week
$119K (2019) → $359K (2025)
Jenny Kim
Executive Director & Pid
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
$156K (2025)
Will Rasmussen
Chair
Treasurer → Chair Elect, 2024
Chair Elect → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
12 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tessa Peterson
Chair & Dpcs
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ariana Alejandres
Vice President Finance & Ops
Finance Director → Vice President Finance & Ops, 2023
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$102K (2021) → $164K (2025)
Jonathan Isaacs
Executive Vice President Public Affairs
Vice President Government Affairs → Executive Vice President Public Affairs, 2025
On filings since 2021
50 hrs/week
$180K (2021) → $204K (2025)
Mark Wells
Vice President Downtown Services
On filings since 2022
50 hrs/week
$106K (2022) → $178K (2025)
Benjamin Forstag
Vice President Strategic Partnerships
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$142K (2023) → $174K (2025)
Alando Simpson
Chair Emeritus
Chair Elect → Chair, 2024
Chair → Chair Emeritus, 2025
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles Wilhoite
Board Member
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Courtney Martin
Manufacturing Representative
Board Member → Manufacturing Representative, 2023
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dave Hansen
Board Member
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Chown
Board Member
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jared Holum
Board Member
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jessica Getman
Board Member
Chair → Chair Emeritus, 2024
Chair Emeritus → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Maher
Board Member
Chair → Chair Emeritus, 2023
Chair Emeritus → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Goodman
Board Member
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Hurley
Board Member
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Liu
Chair Elect
Secretary → Treasurer, 2024
Treasurer → Chair Elect, 2025
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Roselli
Board Member
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Troy Dickson
Board Member
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Victoria Lara
Vice Chair Marketing & Communications
Board Member → Vice Chair Marketing & Communications, 2024
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Colas
Vice Chair - Membership & Events
Board Member → Small Business Representative, 2023
Small Business Representative → Vice Chair - Membership & Events, 2025
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Art Avitia
Board Member
Board Member → Vice Chair for Membership, 2021
Vice Chair for Membership → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Graciela Cowger
Member at Large
Board Member → Vice Chair for Central City, 2021
Vice Chair for Central City → Member at Large, 2025
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Liz Fuller
Treasurer
Vice Chair for Marketing & Communications → Corporate Secretary, 2024
Corporate Secretary → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nima Darabi
Board Member
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Peter Andrews
Vice Chair Central City Coalition
Board Member → Vice Chair for Government Relations, 2023
Vice Chair for Government Relations → Vice Chair Central City Coalition, 2025
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ralph Cole
Board Member
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tony Kopki
Board Member
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amir Johnson
Board Member
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Andrew Schpak
Board Member
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Candace Beeke
Board Member
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Debbie Hutchins
Board Member
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ellie Booth
Member at Large
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Grossi
Board Member
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jt Hutchinson
Board Member
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julia Banks
Member at Large
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Murphy
Secretary & Strategic Planning
Member at Large → Secretary & Strategic Planning, 2025
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Vaillancourt
Member at Large
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Merrin Permut
Board Member
Board Member → Ex-Officio Board Member, 2023
Ex-Officio Board Member → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nick Fritel
Board Member
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Orlando Williams
Board Member
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rich White
Board Member
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ted Fettig
Board Member
On filings since 2021
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brianne Margolin
Board Member
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Harry Cheema
Board Member
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jason Green
Board Member
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Price
Board Member
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Coy
Member at Large
Board Member → Member at Large, 2025
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Keating
Board Member
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Matt Vaughn
Board Member
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Parna Mehrbani
Board Member
Ex-Officio Board Member → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Travis Harper
Board Member
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Allen Fore
Board Member
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Benton Strong
Vice Chair - Government Relations
Board Member → Vice Chair - Government Relations, 2025
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bret Stevens
Board Member
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chad Melvin
Board Member
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl Linder
Board Member
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Dugan
Board Member
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathryn Williams
Member at Large
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristen Sheeran
Member at Large
Board Member → Member at Large, 2025
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Natalie King
Board Member
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nolan Leinhart
Board Member
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Regena Frieden
Board Member
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Chieffo
Member at Large
Board Member → Member at Large, 2025
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Flynn
Member at Large
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Saskia De Boer
Board Member
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Travis Drilling
Board Member
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amy Mulcaster
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jonah Liden
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jordan Mitchell
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marianne Bichsel
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Melissa Damm
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Trevor Beltz
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ursula Arlauskas
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (111)
- Former: Brett Baker (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Deborah Herron (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Diane Economaki (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Jill Mackie (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Marion Haynes (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Vanessa Sturgeon (2019–2024) — Downtown Portland Clean & Safe Representative
- Former: Mari Watanabe (2020–2024) — Executive Director & Pid
- Former: Patrick Menzies (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Robin Beavers (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Molly Mavrolas (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Paul Snyder (2024) — Board Member
- Former: Chris Oxley (2019–2023) — Member at Large
- Former: Dan Field (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Deirdre Molander (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Frank Burkhartsmeyer (2019–2023) — Member at Large
- Former: James Harker (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Patrick Gilligan (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Scott Bolton (2019–2023) — Member at Large
- Former: Sean Waters (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Tim Leavitt (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Bret Gelber (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Dana Krawczuk (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jules Bailey (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Mark Anderson (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Justin Delaney (2021–2023) — Member at Large
- Former: Tom Hughes (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Abby Tibbs (2023) — Ex-Officio Board Member
- Former: Adrien Bennings (2023) — Ex-Officio Board Member
- Former: Andy Mendenhall (2023) — Ex-Officio Board Member
- Former: Angelica Espinosa (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Courtney Posey (2023) — Board Member
- Former: David Booth (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jane Gordon (2023) — Ex-Officio Board Member
- Former: Jeff Miller (2023) — Ex-Officio Board Member
- Former: Jim Etzel (2023) — Ex-Officio Board Member
- Former: Jonathan Dale (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jonathan Whitmore (2023) — Ex-Officio Board Member
- Former: Karin Edwards (2023) — Ex-Officio Board Member
- Former: Keith Leavitt (2023) — Ex-Officio Board Member
- Former: Kimberly Branam (2023) — Ex-Officio Board Member
- Former: Kristin Watkins (2023) — Ex-Officio Board Member
- Former: Kyle Baisch (2023) — Ex-Officio Board Member
- Former: Lance Randall (2023) — Ex-Officio Board Member
- Former: Lisa Skari (2023) — Ex-Officio Board Member
- Former: Monique Claiborne (2023) — Ex-Officio Board Member
- Former: Nagi Naganathan (2023) — Ex-Officio Board Member
- Former: Orn Bodvarsson (2023) — Ex-Officio Board Member
- Former: Sam Desue (2023) — Ex-Officio Board Member
- Former: Skip Newberry (2023) — Ex-Officio Board Member
- Former: Stephen Percy (2023) — Ex-Officio Board Member
- Former: Terrence Paschal (2023) — Downtown Portland Clean & Safe Representative
- Former: Dave Robertson (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Dick Clark (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Donald L. Krahmer Jr. (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Janet Campbell (2019–2022) — Small Business Representative
- Former: Jeff Deitrick (2019–2022) — Manufacturing Representative
- Former: Kathleen Kee (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Michelle Weisenbach (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Mike Golub (2019–2022) — Chair Emeritus
- Former: Petrer Saba (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Sara Leigh Medley (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Stacey Dodson (2019–2022) — Member at Large
- Former: George Granger (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Julia Brim-Edwards (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Tamara Uppendahl (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Alan Goldsmith (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Bill Miner (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Chris Taylor (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Cindy Laurila (2021–2022) — Downtown Portland Clean & Safe Representative
- Former: Dave Shotwell (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Steve Fein (2021–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Tracey Lam (2022) — Director, Programs & Communications
- Former: Amy Lewin (2020–2021) — Vice President Communications
- Former: Maureen Fisher (2020–2021) — Vice President Downtown Services
- Former: Craig Christenson (2021) — Board Member
- Former: Abby Sears (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Alisa Johnston (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Ana Chaud (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Brian Rice (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Chris Elsenbach (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Dan McMillan (2019–2020) — Vice Chair for Central City
- Former: David Shotwell (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: David Thompson (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Jack Isselmann (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Jim Francesconi (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Lisa Decker (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Richelle Luther (2019–2020) — Secretary
- Former: Albena Ingalsbe (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Caleb Weaver (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Craig Wessel (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Jon Isaacs (2020) — Vice President Government Affairs
- Former: Mark Schlesinger (2020) — Vice Chair-Downtown Svcs
- Former: Andrew Frazier (2019) — Small Business Representative
- Former: Aneshka Dickson (2019) — Board Member
- Former: April Furth (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Bob Berkey (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Bob Van Brocklin (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Chris Swindell (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Debbie Kitchin (2019) — Vice Chair for Government Relations
- Former: Eric Hoffman (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Eric Murfitt (2019) — Vice Chair-Downtown Svcs
- Former: Jim Mark (2019) — Chair Emeritus
- Former: Julia Brim Edwards (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Justin McAleer (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Kathryn Correia (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Lynnae Berg (2019) — Vp-Downtown Svcs
- Former: Marc Fovinci (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Rodrigo Lopez (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Sandra McDonough (2019) — President & CEO
- Former: Sharon Thomson (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Tony Rost (2019) — Board Member
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 $359K, to Andrew Hoan (President & CEO). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Portland Business Alliance
How large is Portland Business Alliance?
Portland Business Alliance reported $5.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $11.4M.
What is Portland Business Alliance?
Portland Business Alliance is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Portland, OR. It holds $5.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Portland Business Alliance operate?
Portland Business Alliance has awarded grants in Oregon.
What is Portland Business Alliance's EIN?
Portland Business Alliance's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 32-0016048. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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