Civic Intelligence

Social Justice Action Center

EIN 81-3918474 • 501(c)3 • Portland, OR

Profile

Supporting community organizing by increasing access to low-income housing, grassroots education, cultural activities, and interconnection among marginalized communities.

400 SE 12th AvePortland, OR 97214

sjacpdx.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

92nd percentile

0.86x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 92% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

99th percentile

19.10x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 99% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

7th percentile

-186%

Higher net margin than 7% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

42nd percentile

-8.0%

Faster asset growth than 42% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

13th percentile

-66%

Faster revenue growth than 13% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Assets

Down

$380,415

Down $32,861 (-8.0%) from 2023

Liabilities

Down

$328,952

Down $853 (-0.3%) from 2023

Net Assets

Down

$51,463

Down $32,008 (-38%) from 2023

Revenue

Down

$17,224

Down $33,426 (-66%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$49,232

Down $42,271 (-46%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

-$32,008

Up $8,845 (+22%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2020: $474,179Liabilities 2020: $361,783Net Assets 2020: $112,3962020Assets 2021: $479,651Liabilities 2021: $352,737Net Assets 2021: $126,9142021Assets 2022: $464,150Liabilities 2022: $339,826Net Assets 2022: $124,3242022Assets 2023: $413,276Liabilities 2023: $329,805Net Assets 2023: $83,4712023Assets 2024: $380,415Liabilities 2024: $328,952Net Assets 2024: $51,4632024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$380,415
Liabilities$328,952
Net Assets$51,463

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2020: $132,427Expenses 2020: $53,484Net Income 2020: $78,9432020Revenue 2021: $101,649Expenses 2021: $87,132Net Income 2021: $14,5172021Revenue 2022: $103,245Expenses 2022: $105,836Net Income 2022: -$2,5912022Revenue 2023: $50,650Expenses 2023: $91,503Net Income 2023: -$40,8532023Revenue 2024: $17,224Expenses 2024: $49,232Net Income 2024: -$32,0082024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$17,224
Expenses$49,232
Net Income-$32,008

Filings

Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Nov 14, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$17,224
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Supporting community organizing by increasing access to low-income housing, grassroots education, cultural activities, and interconnection among marginalized communities.

Supporting community organizing by increasing access to grassroots education, cultural activities, low-income housing, and interconnection among marginalized communities.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Event hosting: The organization continued hosting events that support grassroots communities in organizing and growing resilient relationships.$0$12,856
Community office and meeting space: We completed our transition to better support the organizing community in Portland by affording meeting, performance, storage, and office space to multiple organizations sharing the upstairs and basement of the building.$0$12,793
Community kitchen: Our longterm partnership with Symbiosis wrapped up at the end of the year, but during 2024 it supported a dozen volunteers in preparing and distributing food and basic hygiene needs to dozens of unhoused neighbors each week. In addirion, SJAC's kitchen continued to be used by various community organizations to incubate food-based services and offer trainings and events that required used of our boiling and baking capacity.$0$11,587
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Stephanie Rio CollierSecretary Treasurer-$0--
Helia RastiPresident-$0--
Paul Messersmith-GlavinBoard Member-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Social Justice Action Center
EIN
81-3918474
Phone
5036832148
Address
400 SE 12th Ave, Portland, OR 97214

Signing Officer

Name
Helia Rasti
Title
President
Phone
5036832148
Signed
2025-11-14
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

Description;Amount^Supplies;454|Telephone and telecommunications;550|Financial transaction fees;148|Outside computer services;96|Advertising expenses;10|Organizational corp expenses;190^Total;1448^

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20

Rounding error

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24

Description;EOY Amount^Accounts receivable;5564|Prepaid expenses;2759|Other assets current portion;1176|Other assets non current portion;1176|Building machinery and equipment;3151|Accum deprec furn fix and equip;-745^Total;13081^

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26

Description;EOY Amount^Accounts payable;4880|Deferred contract revenue;1500|Short term liabilities other;339|Security deposits payable;2500|Mortgages payable;302098|Long term liabilities other;17635^Total;328952^

Form 990-EZ, Part V, Line 33

SJAC now offers a wider range of organizing space for grassroots communities in Portland, in both the upstairs and basement of the building. This may include office space, coworking, storage, audio/video recording, performance, practice, and meeting space that fits smaller rooms than the larger venue on the main floor.

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