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FRIENDS OF OLD TOWN STAYTON AKA REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN STAYTON
FRIENDS OF OLD TOWN STAYTON AKA REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN STAYTON (Oregon) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $15,000 to it, the largest being The Ford Family Foundation ($10,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $108k
- Funders on record
- 2
- Grants received
- $15k
- Net assets
- $26k
What Friends of Old Town Stayton Aka Revitalize Downtown Stayton does
Mission
Revitalize downtown stayton mission is to foster a quality downtown core that is economically strong, accessible and safe. This includes working to create historic downtown stayton as a gathering place for families, neighbors, and visitors to enjoy hometown hospitality, specialty shopping experiences, unique family activities and cultural events.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
The Promotion Group plans events to increase foot traffic in our downtown businesses, provide fun events for families, neighbors and visitors, and increase awareness of our organization. The promotions committee oversaw five events: Walk of Hearts, TGIF Fridays, Farmers Market, Downtown Trick or Treat,Holiday Fest and first annual golf tournament. These activities bring in tourists to the Stayton area.
$9,382 spent10% of program spendingThe Design Group works to Improve at the appearance and function of the downtown to make it more user friendly. The fourth tier of OMS is the Organizational Group. This year we focused on meeting attendance to increase our board membership.
Revitalize Downtown Stayton (RDS) is an Oregon Main Street (OMS) Affiliate Member. OMS, part of the Oregon heritage in Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, is designed to assist with the revitalization of traditional downtown and historic commercial district, promote economic development and encourage historic preservations. RDS wrote its 2022 Oregon Main Street Revitalization Grant to save the Hobson-Gehlen Building, ca. 1885. This building is the oldest wooden commercial structure in Marion County, Oregon. The $200,000 grant was awarded to RDS and the building renovation was completed in 2024. The grant period is from 2022 to 2025 and its focus is on making the building safe with steel moment frames and finishing all of the exterior including: siding, trim, windows, doors, paint and a new roof. With the owners match, over $300,000 will be spent and put into the economy. While currently the number of people benefiting is under 50, when completed with a commercial space and three bedroom apartment in the back, it will benefit the over 25,000 person market of Stayton and the surrounding area. Grant writing is a part of the Economic Vitality Groups focus, one of the four tiers of…
$83,481 spentof which $83,092 as grants90% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $92,863.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $15k to $26k (+66%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
91% of FRIENDS OF OLD TOWN STAYTON AKA REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN STAYTON’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (62% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
Who funds it, year by year
2018 → 2020: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $10k → $5k.
From the IRS filings of FRIENDS OF OLD TOWN STAYTON AKA REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN STAYTON’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
FRIENDS OF OLD TOWN STAYTON AKA REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN STAYTON leans on a few funders — its largest provides 67% of grant income and the top three 100%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2018 100% · 2020 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of FRIENDS OF OLD TOWN STAYTON AKA REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN STAYTON's grant income comes from Oregon funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
FRIENDS OF OLD TOWN STAYTON AKA REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN STAYTON has grown faster than three-quarters of the 11,971 community improvement nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,971 community improvement nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Government funding FRIENDS OF OLD TOWN STAYTON AKA REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN STAYTON receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $420k on record.
- DISTRIBUTION TO NON-GOVERNMENTS$420k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like FRIENDS OF OLD TOWN STAYTON AKA REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN STAYTON
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Oregon
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds FRIENDS OF OLD TOWN STAYTON AKA REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN STAYTON?
- FRIENDS OF OLD TOWN STAYTON AKA REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN STAYTON (Oregon) receives grants from 2 organizations whose IRS filings report $15,000 to it, the largest being The Ford Family Foundation ($10,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does FRIENDS OF OLD TOWN STAYTON AKA REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN STAYTON have?
- IRS filings report 2 organizations giving $15,000 in grants to FRIENDS OF OLD TOWN STAYTON AKA REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN STAYTON.
- Who is the largest funder of FRIENDS OF OLD TOWN STAYTON AKA REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN STAYTON?
- The Ford Family Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $10,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like FRIENDS OF OLD TOWN STAYTON AKA REVITALIZE DOWNTOWN STAYTON find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Oregon. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 2 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing