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Quadriplegics United Against Dependency Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Portland, OR EIN: 93-0639118 Website

Housing assistance and attendant care services for low-income physically disabled adults.

Quadriplegics United Against Dependency Inc at a glance

In short: Quadriplegics United Against Dependency Inc gave $280K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $93K), mostly in Oregon. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$280,000
Grants made (2025)
3
Average grant
$93,333
Median grant
$60,000
Total assets
$5,174,442
+28.6% 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 Quadriplegics United Against Dependency Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Hillsboro Supportive Housing: $160KHillsboro Supportive Housing$160KEast Portland Supp Housing: $60KEast Portland Supp Housing$60KPortland Supportive Housing: $60KPortland Supportive Housing$60K

The largest 2025 recipient was Hillsboro Supportive Housing ($160K). Together the top 3 received $280K.

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

<$50K2$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 2 grants of 3 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Portland

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 3 grants2025

In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $280K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hillsboro Supportive Housing Portland, ORSupport Operations$160,000
East Portland Supp Housing Portland, ORSupport Operations$60,000
Portland Supportive Housing Portland, ORSupport Operations$60,000
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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$5,174,442$6,542,194$5,770,797$280,0003$71,600
2024$4,023,911$5,183,790$5,092,532——$87,954
2023$3,955,444$5,023,263$5,013,163——$28,906
2022$3,763,044$4,601,520$4,242,889——$69,682
2021$3,522,241$3,330,777$3,405,094——$49,859
2020$3,626,342$3,650,086$3,269,769——$50,028
2019$3,092,720$3,125,633$3,389,171——$41,735

About Quadriplegics United Against Dependency Inc

Based on IRS filings

Quadriplegics United Against Dependency Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Portland, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $280K. Net investment income was $72K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Quadriplegics United Against Dependency Inc is led by Alena Guggemos, President on the 2025 filing; 2 of 10 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Alena Guggemos

    President

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $134K (2025)

  • Pete A. Denman

    Chair

    Director → Chairman, 2022

    Chairman → Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Curt Germundson

    Finance Director

    Executive Director → Finance Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    32 hrs/week

    $56K (2019) → $128K (2025)

  • Jason Wooding

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Muki Izora

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nathan Sheppard

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Darryl Adams

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Beckwith

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Rumbel

    Secretary

    Director → Vice Chair, 2023

    Vice Chair → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas E. Mattson CPA

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Rachael Scrivner (2024) — Director
  • Former: Dan O'Doherty (2019–2022) — Chairman
  • Former: Jamie L. Schmeer DO (2019–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Ht Hake (2021) — Director
  • Former: Michael Rosenbalm (2019–2020) — Chairman
  • Former: Greg Gortmaker (2019) — Former CEO

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

Alena Guggemos — President: $134KAlena GuggemosPresident$134KCurt Germundson — Finance DIR.: $128KCurt GermundsonFinance DIR.$128K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $134K, to Alena Guggemos (President). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Quadriplegics United Against Dependency Inc

How much does Quadriplegics United Against Dependency Inc give each year?

Quadriplegics United Against Dependency Inc gave $280K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

What is Quadriplegics United Against Dependency Inc's typical grant size?

Quadriplegics United Against Dependency Inc's median grant in 2025 was $60,000, and its average grant was $93,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Quadriplegics United Against Dependency Inc give grants?

Quadriplegics United Against Dependency Inc 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 Portland, OR (3 grants).

Does Quadriplegics United Against Dependency Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Quadriplegics United Against Dependency Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support Operations" (3 grants).

How large is Quadriplegics United Against Dependency Inc?

Quadriplegics United Against Dependency Inc reported $5.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.5M.

What is Quadriplegics United Against Dependency Inc?

Quadriplegics United Against Dependency Inc is a public charity focused on Health, based in Portland, OR. It holds $5.2M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Quadriplegics United Against Dependency Inc's EIN?

Quadriplegics United Against Dependency Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-0639118. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 17, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 6, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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