Oregon · Nonprofit
SOUTHERN OREGON ASPIRE
SOUTHERN OREGON ASPIRE (Oregon) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $121,307 to it, the largest being Four Way Community Foundation ($72,664). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 68% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $11M
- Funders on record
- 7
- Grants received
- $121k
- Net assets
- $6.3M
What Southern Oregon Aspire does
Mission
Our mission is to inspire unlimited opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live the life they choose by providing person-centered supports tailored to the unique needs of each individual.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
24-hour residential support: we provide person-centered supports and care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in family-like homes, with one to five people. Support needs range from complex physical and medical conditions while others require sophisticated communication techniques and behavioral support. Services are provided by a compassionate team consisting of direct support professionals, residential managers, and behavior professionals who support individual's goals and respect what makes each person unique.
$5,969,271 spent$9,325,093 earned by the program67% of program spendingAt Southern Oregon Aspire, we believe all individuals should be able to work in our community, develop valuable career skills, and gain confidence in their abilities. We specialize in tailoring part-time positions ranging from 2-25 hours per week. We partner with a wide range of businesses and organizations across josephine county to help create a more equitable and inclusive workforce in the rogue valley.
$2,346,418 spent$937,998 earned by the program26% of program spendingThe community living services program is unique as we offer a variety of settings where services can be provided. We can provide services to individuals who live in their own home or live with their family; if they are married and/or have children, we can share provided services with another agency. Southern Oregon Aspire owns a nine-unit apartment complex close to the heart of downtown grants pass. This complex allows individuals to enjoy the freedom of independent living with its close proximity to our community where everything is within walking distance. We stand out in what we do within this particular program because of the large variety of supports we provide. Our supports are person-centered and catered to each person's individual needs. We work with individuals to reach personal goals like owning their own homes, purchasing a personal vehicle, reaching personal health or financial goals and going on vacations. Other areas of importance we provide supports are managing medications, budgeting and finances, meal planning, nutritional and health needs, and home care needs such as housekeeping and yard maintenance. We help individuals navigate other available resources like…
$576,367 spent$532,422 earned by the program6% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $8,892,056.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 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 $5.1M to $6.6M (+30%).
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.
Government-grant reliance: 2019 78% · 2021 14% · 2022 0% · 2023 1% · 2024 1%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
1% of SOUTHERN OREGON ASPIRE’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (13% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 7 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.
Chief executive
Sarah Collins
CEO
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 4 funders, grant income rose $5k → $21k.
3 of 7 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 68% 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 SOUTHERN OREGON ASPIRE’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
SOUTHERN OREGON ASPIRE leans on a few funders — its largest provides 60% of grant income and the top three 87%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
68% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund SOUTHERN OREGON ASPIRE.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2018 100% · 2019 72% · 2020 37% · 2021 33% · 2022 100% · 2023 47% — diversifying over time.
“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
68% of SOUTHERN OREGON ASPIRE'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. Of the $38k that is directly attributable, 78% of it comes from Oregon funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $83k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states 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
SOUTHERN OREGON ASPIRE runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 274 employment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 274 employment nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2025
Government funding SOUTHERN OREGON ASPIRE receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $56.7M on record.
- OTHER SPECIAL PAYMENTS$55.7M
- FACILITIES MAINTENANCE$408k
- LEASE PMT FOR BUILDINGS$196k
- FACILITIES RENT$178k
- DISTRIBUTION TO NON-GOVERNMENTS$97k
- PROFESSIONAL SERVICES NON-IT$64k
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 SOUTHERN OREGON ASPIRE
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
83% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
85%
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 SOUTHERN OREGON ASPIRE: 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 SOUTHERN OREGON ASPIRE?
- SOUTHERN OREGON ASPIRE (Oregon) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $121,307 to it, the largest being Four Way Community Foundation ($72,664). 4 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 68% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does SOUTHERN OREGON ASPIRE have?
- IRS filings report 7 organizations giving $121,307 in grants to SOUTHERN OREGON ASPIRE, 4 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of SOUTHERN OREGON ASPIRE?
- Four Way Community Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $72,664 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like SOUTHERN OREGON ASPIRE 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 FY2025 (financials across 2019–2025), and the filings of 7 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