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| RANK 2010 | 2009 | ORGANIZATION WEBSITE |
CITY | SENIOR EXECUTIVE TITLE |
EMPLOYEES OR/WW | PURPOSE | SCORE EMPLOYEE/ EMPLOYER | TOTAL |
| 1 | NR | Full Access fullaccess.org |
Eugene | Margaret Theisen CEO |
35 35 |
Case coordination for adults with developmental disabilities | 423.4 78.1 |
501.52 |
| 2 | 24 | Oregon Partnership orpartnership.org |
Portland | Judy Cushing President and CEO |
25 25 |
Prevention education in schools, substance abuse and suicide crisis lines, and public policy advocacy on substance abuse | 415.3 64.6 |
479.88 |
| 3 | 5 | Children’s Nursing Specialties wecelebratekids.com |
Portland | Barbara Wood Executive Director |
26 26 |
Home-based nursing for medically fragile children and young adults | 413.5 64.1 |
477.56 |
| 4 | 3 | Portland YouthBuilders pybpdx.org |
Portland | Jill Walters Executive Director |
30 30 |
Alternative high school offering vocational training and leadership development | 407.7 68.8 |
476.45 |
| 5 | 18 | The Freshwater Trust thefreshwater trust.org |
Portland | Joe S. Whitworth President |
30 30 |
Freshwater restoration, conservation and education | 401.2 67.7 |
468.91 |
| 6 | 8 | Northwest Family Services nwfs.org |
Portland | Rose Fuller Executive Director |
40 40 |
Youth and family skill-based prevention services | 405.6 58.9 |
464.45 |
| 7 | NR | DePaul Industries depaulindustries.com |
Portland | David W. Shaffer CEO |
48 52 |
Finds work opportunities for people with disabilities | 393.0 68.2 |
461.23 |
| 8 | 11 | Growing Tree Children’s Center thegrowingtree.org |
Bend | Tammy Rundle Executive Director |
25 25 |
Early childhood education | 401.8 55.7 |
457.53 |
| 9 | 19 | Oregon Tourism Commission traveloregon.com |
Salem | Todd Davidson CEO |
27 27 |
Tourism promotion for the state of Oregon | 380.0 77.1 |
457.08 |
| 10 | 10 | Northwest Housing Alternatives nwhousing.org |
Milwaukie | Martha McLennan Executive Director |
25 25 |
Builds and rehabilitates affordable housing for low-income seniors, families and people with special needs | 390.5 66.2 |
456.65 |
| 11 | 16 | Sisters Of The Road sistersoftheroad.org |
Portland | Monica Beemer Executive Director |
27 27 |
Builds relationships and alleviates the hunger of isolation while seeking systemic solutions to homelessness and poverty | 391.2 63.5 |
454.74 |
| 12 | NR | South Coast Business Employment Corp. scbec.org |
Coos Bay | JJ McLeod CEO |
60 60 |
Builds capacity and ensures long-term success of skilled employees, well-run businesses and organizations | 385.8 66.7 |
452.47 |
| 13 | 14 | Ride Connection rideconnection.org |
Portland | Elaine Wells Executive Director |
37 37 |
Collaborates with network of service providers to strengthen the region’s current transportation services | 387.3 64.1 |
451.36 |
| 14 | 24 | Bonneville Environmental Foundation b-e-f.org |
Portland | Margie Gardner CEO |
28 29 |
Pioneers entrepreneurial solutions to remedy the Earth’s most pressing energy and water issues | 380.6 69.3 |
449.87 |
| 15 | 6 | Childpeace Montessori School childpeace.org |
Portland | Sue Pritzker Head of School |
50 50 |
Private Montessori School for toddlers through 8th grade | 380.5 68.2 |
448.73 |
| 16 | 17 | Community Counseling Solutions communitycounseling solutions.org |
Heppner | Kimberly Lindsay Executive Director |
57 57 |
Provides outpatient mental health and addictions services, prevention and developmental disability services, etc. | 386.3 62.0 |
448.28 |
| 17 | 23 | Raphael House of Portland raphaelhouse.com |
Portland | Teri Lorenzen Executive Director |
26 26 |
Provides emergency domestic violence shelter, crisis line, transitional housing and educational outreach | 391.1 56.8 |
447.87 |
| 18 | 33 | HIV Alliance hivalliance.org |
Eugene | Diane Lang Executive Director |
26 26 |
Supporting individuals living with HIV/AIDS and preventing new HIV infections | 380.9 66.7 |
447.57 |
| 19 | 12 | Our House ourhouseofportland.org |
Portland | Wayne Miya Executive Director |
40 40 |
Health care, housing and other services for people living with HIV/AIDS | 383.3 62.5 |
445.80 |
| 20 | NR | Ashland Supportive Housing ashlandash.org |
Ashland | Sue Crader Executive Director |
38 38 |
Housing and direct care support for people with developmental disabilities | 388.6 54.2 |
442.77 |
| 21 | NR | Pearl Buck Center pearlbuckcenter.com |
Eugene | Jan Aho Executive Director |
70 70 |
Provides vocational, recreational and educational programs to those affected by disabilities | 379.7 59.9 |
439.60 |
| 22 | 26 | Children’s Relief Nursery crn4kids.org |
Portland | Chris Otis Executive Director |
26 26 |
Child abuse and neglect prevention | 382.3 54.2 |
436.47 |
| 23 | NR | Artz Center for Developmental Health & Audiology artzcenter.org |
Portland | Allyson Goodwyn-Craine Executive Director |
49 49 |
Comprehensive developmental health services for children, as well as lifelong hearing health services | 371.2 59.9 |
431.10 |
| 24 | NR | The Next Door Inc. nextdoorinc.org |
Hood River | Janet Hamada Executive Director |
54 54 |
Prevention and treatment services for children and families | 365.8 65.1 |
430.90 |
| 25 | 33 | Worksystems Inc. worksystems.org |
Portland | Andrew McGough Executive Director |
32 32 |
Invests in skill development activities for unemployed/underemployed adults and disconnected youth | 355.3 73.4 |
428.74 |
| 26 | NR | United Way of Lane County unitedwaylane.org |
Springfield | Priscilla J. Gould Executive Director |
25 25 |
Creates opportunities for a good life for all in the areas of education, income and health | 364.2 63.5 |
427.74 |
| 27 | 13 | Saving Grace saving-grace.org |
Bend | Janet Huerta Executive Director |
24 27 |
Domestic violence and sexual assault agency with 7 offices in 3 Central Oregon Counties | 353.7 74.0 |
427.66 |
| 28 | NR | Rural Development Initiatives Inc. rdiinc.org |
Eugene | Craig A Smith Executive Director |
26 26 |
Leadership training, facilitation and planning | 354.8 68.8 |
423.55 |
| 29 | NR | Blanchet Catholic School blanchet catholicschool.com |
Salem | Charles E. Lee President |
50 50 |
Education of grades 6 through 12 | 364.6 55.7 |
420.33 |
| 30 | 15 | CORIL coril.org |
Bend | Jim Lee Executive Director |
30 30 |
Provides services to people with disabilities to maximize levels of independence, productivity and community inclusion | 370.9 46.4 |
417.25 |
| 31 | NR | Friendly House Inc. friendlyhouseinc.org |
Portland | Vaune Albanese Executive Director |
42 42 |
Neighborhood center and social service agency for children, families, adults and seniors | 356.1 60.4 |
416.52 |
| 32 | NR | Habitat for Humanity Portland/Metro East habitat portlandmetro.org |
Portland | Steve Messinetti Executive Director |
30 30 |
Homeownership for low-income families | 352.8 61.5 |
414.26 |
| 33 | NR | Cascade AIDS Project cascadeaids.org |
Portland | Michael Kaplan Executive Director |
47 47 |
AIDS service organization, with housing, prevention, education, advocacy, and other support services | 344.9 68.2 |
413.13 |
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