Portland Community Media
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Portland Community Media at a glance
In short: Portland Community Media gave $39K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $39K), mostly in Oregon. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $38,750
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $38,750
- Median grant
- $38,750
- Total assets
- $5,641,978
- -2.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Oregon (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Portland Community Media funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Love Is King ($39K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $39K (2025) to $230K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $39K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Love Is King Portland, OR | Event Sponsorship | $38,750 |
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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 | $5,641,978 | $3,065,469 | $3,243,567 | $38,750 | 1 | $71,591 |
| 2024 | $5,796,786 | $3,729,934 | $2,747,917 | — | — | $23,631 |
| 2023 | $5,621,201 | $3,554,674 | $3,568,585 | $229,585 | 1 | $2,130 |
| 2022 | $5,021,187 | $2,944,932 | $2,197,666 | — | — | $8,905 |
| 2021 | $4,251,559 | $2,577,693 | $2,381,355 | — | — | $6,072 |
| 2020 | $3,800,316 | $2,543,634 | $2,774,588 | — | — | $25,840 |
| 2019 | $3,634,563 | $3,000,467 | $2,743,104 | — | — | $25,256 |
About Portland Community Media
Based on IRS filings
Portland Community Media is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Portland, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $39K. Net investment income was $72K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Portland Community Media is led by Andrew Devigal, Chair since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 7 of 18 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Andrew Devigal
Chair
Interim Co-Secretary → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathryn Garcia
Director of Community Media
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$59K (2023) → $74K (2025)
Courtney Romine-Mann
Director of Growth
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$55K (2024) → $79K (2025)
Christine Jervis
Director of Administration
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$51K (2025)
Daniela Sema
Director of Communications
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$78K (2025)
Rashaunda Brooks
Director of Partnered Media
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$65K (2025)
Karim Hassanein
Director
Director → Chair, 2022
Chair → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dawn Mott
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Jenkins
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kalimah Abioto
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deniz Tasdemiroglu Conger
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lizette Santiago
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sommer Martin
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Bruce
Past Director of Technology
Director of Information Sy → Director of Technology, 2024
Director of Technology → Past Director of Technology, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$70K (2022) → $82K (2025)
Jamie Plakos
Past Director of Operations
Director of Operations → Past Director of Operations, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$53K (2022) → $50K (2025)
Andre Gray
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Justice Hager
Secretary
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Xochilth Franklin
Treasurer
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Fiona McCann (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Elisa Barrios (2022–2024) — Director of Partnership Education
- Former: Rebecca Burrell (2022–2024) — Director of Strategy
- Former: Ifanyichakuwa Bell (2023–2024) — Executive Producer & Labs
- Former: Evelyn Liu (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Vega Tom (2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Dawn Smallman (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Tyesha Snow (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Jessica Lagunas (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Ifanyi Bell (2022) — Executive Producer & Os Labs
- Former: Justen Harn (2019–2021) — Executive Director
- Former: Leslie Yan (2019–2021) — Director of Administration
- Former: Matthew Jacobson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Joaquin Lopez (2019) — Director
- Former: Lisa Faust (2019) — Director
- Former: Liz Rhoads (2019) — Director
- Former: Phoebe Ebright (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 $82K, to James Bruce (Past Director of Technology). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Portland Community Media
How much does Portland Community Media give each year?
Portland Community Media gave $39K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is Portland Community Media?
Portland Community Media reported $5.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.1M.
What is Portland Community Media?
Portland Community Media is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Portland, OR. It holds $5.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Portland Community Media operate?
Portland Community Media has awarded grants in Oregon.
What is Portland Community Media's EIN?
Portland Community Media's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-0801581. 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
(1)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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