Assist
Donations deductibleRevenue
$641k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$512k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$428k
$5k liabilities
Net assets
$422k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
3.8 years on average
Staff
6
10 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
4
named in Part VII
Assist's network
8 people2 organisationsi8 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
8 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 9 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aimeera Flint | Director at Large | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Amy Van Horn | Company secretary | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Deborah Kafoury | Director at Large | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Denise Davis | Director at Large | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Ken Wilmot | Director at Large | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Nastashia Minto | Director at Large | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Phillip Kennedy-Wong | Director at Large | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Sherry Franklin | Treasurer | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Van Horn | Company secretary | since 2019 |
| Glenna Hayes | Treasurer | 2019 |
| Mellani Calvin | Executive Director | since 2020 |
| Sherry Franklin | Treasurer | since 2020 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mellani Calvin | Executive Director | 40 | $115k | ||
| Ken Wilmot | Director at Large | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nastashia Minto | Director at Large | 1 | $0 | ||
| Phillip Kennedy-Wong | Director at Large | 1 | $0 | ||
| Denise Davis | Director at Large | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sherry Franklin | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Amy Van Horn | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Deborah Kafoury | Director at Large | 1 | $0 | ||
| Aimeera Flint | Director at Large | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Assist
- EIN
- 464080885
- Address
- 4412 S Barbur Blvd Ste 240, Portland, OR, 97239-4087
- State
- Oregon
- Mission
- The mission of ASSIST is to officially advocate for and represent applicants with severe disabilities who are eligible for SSI and SSD benefits. ASSIST guides clients through all levels of the Federal Administrative claims review process. ASSIST is an income-generating service for its clients and a key element in the fight to end poverty. ASSIST's services, both guiding clients through the... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- G11 Voluntary health associations and medical disciplines
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Voluntary Health Associations & Medical Disciplines
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2013
- Principal officer
- Mellani Calvin (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 August 2014
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsKen Wilmot
≥7years on the filingsSherry Franklin
≥6years on the filingsPhillip Kennedy-Wong
≥3years on the filingsNastashia Minto
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $428k
- Total liabilities
- $5k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $422k
- Contributions and grants received
- $319k
- Program service revenue
- $313k
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 10
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Assist likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Oregon Secretary of State, active business entities (data.oregon.gov tckn-sxa6). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Oregon
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Active
- Formed
- 12 July 2013
- Registered agent
- Mellani Calvin (city and state not held)