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Street Roots
Street Roots
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About this organization
Mission
Street Roots creates income opportunities for people experiencing homelessness and poverty by producing a newspaper and other media that are catalysts for individual and social change.
About
The award-winning Street Roots newspaper delivers in-depth news and commentary on social, economic and environmental justice issues important to the entire community. Street Roots has honed its expertise on issues of housing and homelessness since its founding in 1999. Our vendor program provides low-barrier income opportunities for people struggling with homelessness and poverty. Street Roots provides means for dignity and hope when sometimes, the options are few. People can walk in off the streets, go through orientation, and begin selling the newspaper, starting with ten free papers. After that, they purchase the papers for a quarter and sell them for a dollar, building professional skills. Our vendor program also builds community for people isolated by poverty, and connects them to social services through our partnerships. More than 800 vendors sold Street Roots in the Portland metropolitan area last year. Street Roots also prints the Rose City Resource guide, the most comprehensive list of services available to folks experiencing homelessness and poverty in Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties. The Rose City Resource has been a project of Street Roots for our entire history, beginning as pages of our newspaper, and launched as a stand-alone booklet in 2007, expanding in size and scope as the need has grown.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing documents outline the non-profit's mission as “Street roots creates income opportunities for people experiencing homelessness and poverty by producing a newspaper and other media that are catalysts for individual and social change.”.
When outlining the tasks it performs, they were referred to as: “Street roots creates income opportunities for people experiencing homelessness and poverty by producing a newspaper and other media that are catalysts for individual and social change.”.
- The non-profit's reported state of operation is OR as per legal requirements.
- As of 2020, the non-profit has 14 employees reported on their 990 form.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue is between $500,000 and $1,000,000+.
- Revenue less expenses is -$83,377.
- The compensation policy for the CEO of the organization is established through a review and endorsement from an independent source.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 7 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2000.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization's financial statements were compiled or reviewed by an accountant.
- The organization pays $441,634 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $134,894 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization has fundraising events.
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