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Portland Streetcar Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Portland, OR EIN: 93-1179323 Website

Link neighborhoods with a convenient and attractive transportation alternative. Fit the scale and traffic patterns of existing neighborhoods. Provide quality service to attract new transit ridership. Reduce short inner-city auto trips, parking demand, traffic congestion and air pollution. Encourage development of more housing & businesses

Portland Streetcar Inc at a glance

Total assets
$1,231,571
-4.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$1,453,003
-5.3% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$1,405,356
-8.9% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Portland Streetcar Inc funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

Portland

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K1 grant2019 Total only2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 Total only2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2024) to $10K (2019). In 2024 it reported $3K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,231,571$1,453,003$1,405,356———
2024$1,284,165$1,534,536$1,543,011$3,000Total only—
2023$1,295,832$1,472,723$1,667,889$4,000Total only—
2022$1,116,511$1,467,295$1,248,642$3,500Total only$-10,625
2021$838,376$963,616$941,473$3,800Total only$33
2020$845,763$1,330,416$1,142,766$3,959Total only$634
2019$840,879$1,189,134$1,006,233$10,0001$2,841

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Portland Streetcar Inc

Based on IRS filings

Portland Streetcar Inc 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 $1.2M in total assets.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Portland Streetcar Inc is led by Dan Bower, Executive Director on every filing since 2019; 3 of 20 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Dan Bower

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $150K (2019) → $180K (2025)

  • N. Dickson Davis

    Chair

    Treasurer → Chair, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Krause

    Technical Director

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $157K (2023) → $202K (2025)

  • Andrew Plambeck

    Public Affairs Manager

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $108K (2024) → $115K (2025)

  • Chris Smith

    Vice Chair

    Member → Vice Chair, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Owen Ronchelli

    Treasurer

    Vice Chair → Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Stark

    Board Member

    Secretary → Member, 2020

    Member → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rick Parker III

    Board Member

    Member → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Adams

    Board Member

    Member → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Zoie Wesenberg

    Board Member

    Member → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Granum

    Board Member

    Member → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wade Lange

    Board Member

    Member → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Franklin

    Board Member

    Member → Board Member, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andre Lightsey-Walker

    Board Member

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elaine Aya

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Indi Namkoong

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Brady

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nakisha Nathan

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alexandra Zimmermann

    Secretary

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Art Pearce

    Board Member

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (19)
  • Former: Alex Zimmermann (2019–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Dick Davis (2022–2024) — Chair
  • Former: Kari Schlosshauer (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Chris Warner (2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Christina Deffebach (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: David Brandt (2020–2022) — Member
  • Former: Joanne Hardesty (2022) — Member
  • Former: Dan Zalkow (2019–2021) — Member
  • Former: Doug Kelsey (2019–2021) — Member
  • Former: Jo Ann Hardesty (2021) — Member
  • Former: Chloe Eudaly (2019–2020) — Member
  • Former: Dan Valliere (2019–2020) — Member
  • Former: Dennis Allen (2019–2020) — Chair
  • Former: Chris Deffebach (2020) — Secretary
  • Former: Brian Newman (2019) — Member
  • Former: Jim Mark (2019) — Member
  • Former: John Carroll (2019) — Member
  • Former: Sarah Zahn (2019) — Member
  • Former: Ted Wheeler (2019) — 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

Jason Krause — Technical Director: $202KJason KrauseTechnical Director$202KDan Bower — Executive Director: $180KDan BowerExecutive Director$180KAndrew Plambeck — Public Affairs Manager: $115KAndrew PlambeckPublic Affairs Manager$115K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $202K, to Jason Krause (Technical Director). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Portland Streetcar Inc

How large is Portland Streetcar Inc?

Portland Streetcar Inc reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.5M.

What is Portland Streetcar Inc?

Portland Streetcar Inc is a public charity focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Portland, OR. It holds $1.2M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Portland Streetcar Inc operate?

Portland Streetcar Inc has awarded grants in Oregon.

What is Portland Streetcar Inc's EIN?

Portland Streetcar Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-1179323. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 8, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 4, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 22, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 16, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 25, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)

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