United Way of the Columbia Gorge
Donations deductibleUnited Way of the Columbia Gorge's network
3 people1 organisationi3 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (3). Violet dotted lines (1) 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
3 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 3 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alisha Nightingale | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Gordon Sato | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jeff Heater | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Barbara Young | Treasurer | since 2021 |
| Karen Neitzel | President | since 2019 |
| Lisa Willis | Treasurer | since 2023 |
| Mary Gailley | Company secretary | 2018 |
| Paul Blackburn | President | since 2018 |
| Steve Morrow | Treasurer | since 2018 |
| Suny Simon | Company secretary | since 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Grew | Executive Director | $78k | |||
| Paul Blackburn | President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Doug Holmes | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | ||
| Suny Simon | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeff Heater | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alisha Nightingale | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Gordon Sato | Board Member | 5 | $0 | ||
| Tonya Brumley | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Brad Finson | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cody Cornett | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- United Way of the Columbia Gorge
- EIN
- 930834020
- Address
- Po Box 2, Hood River, OR, 97031-0001
- State
- Oregon
- Mission
- To help care for the people of the columbia river gorge by identifying human service needs, raising funds, distributing and coordinating resources,promoting volunteerism, and helping to solve community problems. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- T700 Philanthropy, voluntary services and grantmaking
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations
- Size band
- 5 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1986
- Principal officer
- Paul Blackburn (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 July 1986
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsGordon Sato
≥8years on the filingsJeff Heater
≥4years on the filingsAlisha Nightingale
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $779k
- Total liabilities
- $21k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $758k
- Contributions and grants received
- $346k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $355k
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 40
Grants paid
20 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Columbia Gorge Food Bank | $29k | |
| Wagap Programs | $27k | |
| Safespace Children's Advocacy Center | $25k | |
| Columbia Gorge Casa | $24k | |
| Skamania County Council on Dvsa | $21k | |
| Helping Hands Against Violence | $21k | |
| Fish Food Bank | $18k | |
| The Dalles Meals on Wheels | $18k | |
| The Dalles Community Backpack Program | $18k | |
| Youth Empowerment Shelter | $17k | |
| Six Rivers Resolution Center | $14k | |
| Klickitat County Senior Services | $13k | |
| Hood River Valley Adult Center | $11k | |
| Culture Seed | $11k | |
| The Dalles Farmers Market | $11k | |
| White Salmon Valley Education FDN | $10k | |
| Columbia Gorge Discovery Center | $7k | |
| New Hope Farms Inc | $7k | |
| Play Frontier | $5k | |
| Books for Kids Columbia Gorge | $5k |
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.United Way Of The Columbia Gorge 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
- 31 January 1967
- Registered agent
- Tonya Brumley (city and state not held)