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■ W 8 W W W JU STO U T C O M JANUARY 7 2011 NW IN BRIEF NEW S BY RYAN insight into issues facing members o f O re "W e re Equity H ead Clears the Air on gon’s transgender community, with present ers like attorneys Beth Allen and Tiffany Group. v e r y sm a ll n o n p ro fit. W e fill o u t th e s o m e fo rm s o s o n S pending Report o r g a n iz a t io n lik e U n it e d W a y w h o Harris, and Sasha Buchert, a legal expert and member o f B R O ’s Trans Policy Working q h a s te n s o f th o u s a n d s o f e m p lo y e e s The December 22 issue o f Willamette Week featured a news article (“Flabby Charities”) a r o u n d th e c o u n t r y . W h e n y o u 'r e Questions like, “How do I change my naming 10 Portland nonprofits that were pur name and gender on my driver’s license?” or portedly spending more than average on over “Can my landlord kick me out for being head rather than on actual charity work. Using s o m e e c o n o m ie s o f s c a le w h e n y o u trans?” and many more will be addressed. a standard posited by New Jersey-based non h o v e o il t h e s e p ro g ra m e x p e n s e s to “This event provides a great opportunity profit evaluation group Charity Navigator, for trans, genderqueer and gender non-con Portland’s Equity Foundation fell into the list forming Oregonians to get an in-person for being right on the cusp o f the 65 percent overview o f Oregon law and get questions bare minimum for spending toward the orga answered by some top-notch attorneys,” said nization’s mission o f grant and scholarship Aubrey Harrison, a field manager for Basic disbursement for LGBTQ_students. o n o n p r o fit o f th a t s iz e , y o u g e t b a l a n c e a g a in s t th e r e v e n u e y o u 'r e r a is in g ." -PETER CUNNINGHAM. EQUITY EXECUTIVE DIRECTO R Rights Oregon. “And we believe this event Peter Cunningham, Equity’s executive di organization like United Way who has tens o f substantial tributaries to Equity’s success, and will help clarify the complex laws that trans rector, told Just Out that the figures, while ac thousands o f employees around the country. events such as Equity’s Bent Halloween bene gender Oregonians deal with every day.” curate, are hardly a barometer for under W hen you’re a nonprofit o f that size, you get fit necessitated considerable time and money. spending his some economies o f scale when you have all The results, however, were an increased public attorneys— including Allen and Harris— re organization compared to other, larger non these program expenses to balance against the awareness o f the nonprofit, as well as some leased the guide “Know Your Rights: Gender profits across the country. Cunningham cited revenue you’re raising.” $15,000 in revenue. Identity, Gender Expression and Trans O re the format instituted for filing a nonprofit’s Further, Cunningham noted the varying Last year, Equity distributed $54,000 in gonians.” Free copies o f the guide will be tax forms— a 990— in which expenses are interpretations involved when nonprofits file grants to LGBTQ_scholars from Oregon who available at the presentation. dropped into three categories: Program Ex their tax forms and claim their expenses into are studying around the country. penses, Management and General Expenses, the three categories. Last year, B R O and a team o f pro-bono Admission to the event runs on a sliding scale donation. considering the size of “We don’t want to send a message that we’re and Fundraising Expenses. Due to economies “Some organizations add fundraising and spending too much money on management o f scale, said Cunningham, Equity’s perceived management together,” explained Cunning and oversight and not enough on granting,” For questions and to R.SV1] contact Task Shatz, lack o f spending on its mission is like “com ham. “I f you look at how we interpret it with said Cunningham. “That’s not what we’re FROs Trans Justice organizer; at tash&basicrights. paring apples to oranges.” our accountant versus how United Way might doing.” org or by calling 503-222-6151, ext. 110. Q Cen ter is located at 4115 N. Misssissippi Ave. “W e’re a very small nonprofit," said Cun ningham. “We fill out the same forms as an D avid W. O wens P.C. & do it, there’s a lot o f interpretation.” Diversity Matters - ASSOCIATES In Your Life. 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