Volunteers of America of Oregon Inc
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Volunteers of America of Oregon Inc at a glance
In short: Volunteers of America of Oregon Inc gave $250K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $250K), mostly in Oregon. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $250,490
- +15.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $250,490
- +15.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $250,490
- Total assets
- $32,678,001
- +14.8% 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.
How to apply to Volunteers of America of Oregon Inc
Open Grants
2 open opportunities from Volunteers of America of Oregon Inc
Al Forthan Memorial Endowed Scholarship Fund
Volunteers of America of Oregon Inc
Amount
Donations of any amount to build endowment (goal: $100,000 total)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Al Forthan Memorial Scholarship
Volunteers of America of Oregon Inc
Amount
$10,000 (one scholarship); various amounts for additional scholarships
Deadline
Deadline not published
Who Volunteers of America of Oregon Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Call to Safety ($250K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Volunteers of America of Oregon Inc gives
- Giving grew 174% from 2022 to 2025. 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 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $65K (2020) to $275K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $250K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Call to Safety Portland, OR | Crisis Services | $250,490 |
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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 | $32,678,001 | $30,179,378 | $34,140,188 | $250,490 | 1 | $218,822 |
| 2024 | $28,465,661 | $27,255,260 | $26,144,078 | $216,626 | 1 | $194,521 |
| 2023 | $27,305,824 | $24,040,109 | $22,473,783 | — | — | $197,401 |
| 2022 | $24,347,607 | $22,968,603 | $21,041,642 | $91,268 | 1 | $27,001 |
| 2021 | $23,430,828 | $21,283,526 | $21,320,445 | $85,208 | 2 | $108,555 |
| 2020 | $23,568,035 | $22,928,803 | $20,510,770 | $64,575 | 2 | $2,287,103 |
| 2019 | $18,231,644 | $20,543,508 | $19,291,589 | $275,475 | 3 | $157,006 |
About Volunteers of America of Oregon Inc
Based on IRS filings
Volunteers of America of Oregon Inc is a public charity focused on Economically disadvantaged people, based in Portland, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $32.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $250K. Net investment income was $219K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Volunteers of America of Oregon Inc is led by Kay Toran, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; 11 of 22 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kay Toran
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$177K (2019) → $294K (2025)
Bruce Warner
Chair
Director → Chair, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Sherman
Director of Child & Family Svcs
Director of Children & Family Services → Director of Child & Family Svcs, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$106K (2023) → $115K (2025)
Mike Wiebe
Hr Director
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$116K (2023) → $158K (2025)
Pamela Kelly
Director Trtmt & Preventio
Director Treatment & Prevention Services → Director Trtmt & Prevention, 2024
Director Trtmt & Prevention → Director Trtmt & Preventio, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$122K (2023) → $133K (2025)
Christina Anderson
Program Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$106K (2025)
Greg Stone
Program Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$119K (2025)
John Hairston
Director
Treasurer → Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Abrahamson
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alex Geschke
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James B. Ravelli
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James White
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jill Sherman
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Williams
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amanda Jones
Vice President of Finance
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$154K (2024) → $154K (2025)
Brian Hess
Vice President of Development
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$141K (2024) → $142K (2025)
Jacqueline Stivers
Naturopathic Physician
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$123K (2025)
Meredith Trump
Nurse Practitioner
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$168K (2025)
Toby Absher
Chief Operating Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$65K (2025)
Amy Wayson
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
George Pernsteiner
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steve Moceri
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (19)
- Former: Adrienne Livingston (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Al Zindel (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Andrea Cook (2019–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Carmen Gaston (2019–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Greg Warner (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Johnathan Absner (2024) — Chief Operating Officer
- Former: Barbara Brainard (2019–2023) — Board Emeritus
- Former: John Ng (2019–2023) — CFO
- Former: Joseph A. Pugh (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Paul Kirk (2020–2023) — Cpbdo
- Former: Jim Ravelli (2021–2023) — Interim CFO
- Former: Pete La Raus (2022–2023) — COO
- Former: Greg Rickman (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Stephen Moceri (2019–2021) — Chair
- Former: Ann Allard-Robinett (2020–2021) — COO
- Former: Lt David Abrahamson (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sandy Chung (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Kate Jordan-Downs (2019) — Director
- Former: Rebecca Sweatman (2019) — COO
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 $294K, to Kay Toran (President & CEO). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Volunteers of America of Oregon Inc
How much does Volunteers of America of Oregon Inc give each year?
Volunteers of America of Oregon Inc gave $250K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $217K across 1 grant.
How large is Volunteers of America of Oregon Inc?
Volunteers of America of Oregon Inc reported $32.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $30.2M.
What is Volunteers of America of Oregon Inc?
Volunteers of America of Oregon Inc is a public charity focused on Economically disadvantaged people, based in Portland, OR. It holds $32.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Volunteers of America of Oregon Inc operate?
Volunteers of America of Oregon Inc has awarded grants in Oregon.
What is Volunteers of America of Oregon Inc's EIN?
Volunteers of America of Oregon Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-0395591. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 1, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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