1000 Friends of Oregon

1000 Friends of Oregon
FoundedOctober 11, 1974; 50 years ago (1974-10-11)[1]
93-0642086[2]
Legal status501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
HeadquartersPortland, Oregon[2]
Eloise Koehler
Sam Diaz
Revenue (2020)
$2,616,737
Expenses (2020)$1,498,219
Endowment$2,874,004[2]
Employees (2022)
14[2]
Websitefriends.org

1000 Friends of Oregon is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that advocates for land-use planning. It was incorporated on October 11, 1974,[1] following the creation of Oregon's statewide land-use system in 1973 by then-governor Tom McCall and attorney Henry Richmond.[3] By 1994, the organization had about 2,500 contributors and supporters.[4] Richmond served as the organization's first executive director.

Richmond was succeeded as executive director in later years by Robert Liberty (in 1994),[4] Bob Stacey (2002–2009),[5] Jason Miner[6] (March 2010 to November 2016), Russ Hoeflich[7] (April 2017), and Sam Diaz (October 2021).

  1. ^ a b "1000 Friends of Oregon". Corporation Division. Oregon Secretary of State. Accessed on January 19, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". 1000 Friends of Oregon. Guidestar. April 19, 2018.
  3. ^ Howe, Deborah. "1000 Friends of Oregon". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved December 23, 2012.
  4. ^ a b Beggs, Charles E. (June 19, 1994). "1,000 Friends of Oregon Keep Eye on Land Use, Growth". Los Angeles Times. (Associated Press). Retrieved December 23, 2012.
  5. ^ Mortenson, Eric (October 8, 2010). "Metro race between Tom Hughes, Bob Stacey boils down to nuances in policy". The Oregonian. Retrieved August 12, 2017.
  6. ^ Mortenson, Eric (March 19, 2010). "1000 Friends of Oregon names new director". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on March 30, 2010. Retrieved March 23, 2010.
  7. ^ "Staff & Offices". 1000 Friends of Oregon. Archived from the original on July 2, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2017.