Oregon · Nonprofit
OREGON HEAD START ASSOCIATION
OREGON HEAD START ASSOCIATION (Oregon) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $421 to it, the largest being AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION ($421). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $466k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $421
- Net assets
- $721k
What Oregon Head Start Association does
Mission
To be a dynamic organization with diverse membership with strong leadership in early childhood education.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
The meetings and trainings held by Oregon Head Start Association (OHSA) during 2025 had a total attendance of 479 people. OHSA staff were able to provide training and updated information to Association members and the public. OHSA's Specialist Conference provided Head Start staff with up-to-date information in their component areas.
$207,221 spent$146,941 earned by the program51% of program spendingOHSA's advocacy activities are important part of OHSA being a leader and a politically powerful voice in early childhood issues at the state and national level. OHSA employs professional staff to help develop an annual legislative platform and support legislation for the constituency served by the Association. OHSA's efforts on the state level have resulted in state funding being higher than federal, allowing us to serve more families in need. OSHA has an active advocacy network with 1957 members.
$157,132 spent39% of program spendingOHSA's Charitable Checkoff Grant program is funded through the Oregon Charitable Checkoff Commission. The Commission is charged with approving charities to receive donations from taxpayer designated refunds. OHSA offers funding on a grant basis to Head Start programs, primarily for projects relating to safety and health, such as playgrounds, wheelchair ramps, and roof repairs. Money is generally granted in the fall for projects that occur the following Spring and Summer. Programs are prevented from receiving funds two years in a row to ensure more equitable distribution of resources. Funds in 2025 were awarded to- The Children's Learning Center Faucet handle replacement project, $7,789- Clackamas County Children's Commission Infant/toddler play space project, $10,000- Head Start of Lane County- Infant/toddler play space project, $4,310- Mid-Willamette CAA Head Start- Portable bike/trike path project, $6,376
$28,475 spent$22,319 earned by the program7% of program spendingFour OHSA annual scholarships were awarded during the 2025 year. Three at $2,500 each and one at $2,775. Richard Alexander EHS Parent Scholarship Ken Lyday Scholarship Frank Roberts Parent Scholarship Frank Roberts Student Scholarship
$10,275 spent$2,550 earned by the program3% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $403,103.
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 2019 to 2020, from $640k to $728k (+14%).
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.
67% of OREGON HEAD START ASSOCIATION’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 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $148 → $56.
1 of 1 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of OREGON HEAD START ASSOCIATION’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.
Where its funders are
100% of OREGON HEAD START ASSOCIATION's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Too little is directly attributable to place on a map.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $421 arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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
OREGON HEAD START ASSOCIATION is better cushioned than half of the 7,175 community improvement nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 7,175 community improvement nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like OREGON HEAD START ASSOCIATION
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.
Where the money goes
76% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
99%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for OREGON HEAD START ASSOCIATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds OREGON HEAD START ASSOCIATION?
- OREGON HEAD START ASSOCIATION (Oregon) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $421 to it, the largest being AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION ($421). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does OREGON HEAD START ASSOCIATION have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $421 in grants to OREGON HEAD START ASSOCIATION, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of OREGON HEAD START ASSOCIATION?
- AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $421 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like OREGON HEAD START ASSOCIATION 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.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 1 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