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2010 List of the 100 Best Nonprofits to Work For in Oregon
Top 33 Large Organizations
Top 33 Medium Organizations
Top 34 Small Organizations
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SMALL ORGANIZATIONS

10-24 employees worldwide

Here is the list of the 2010 Top 34 Small Nonprofits to Work For in Oregon. Oregon Business launched this list project to recognize nonprofits as key businesses critical to the economic health of the state, employing hundreds of thousands of Oregonians. This specially designed list survey was comprised of an employee questionnaire and an independent assessment of the employer’s workplace practices.

RANK 2010 2009 ORGANIZATION
WEBSITE		 CITY SENIOR EXECUTIVE
TITLE		 EMPLOYEES OR/WW PURPOSE SCORE EMPLOYEE/ EMPLOYER TOTAL
1 11 Providence Federal Credit Union
providencecu.org		 Milwaukie Shirley Cate
President and CEO		 21
22		 Financial services 453.9
87.0		 540.88
2 4 Child Care Development Services
ccdsmetro.org		 Gresham Carolyn Morrison
CEO		 12
12		 Teaches caregivers and children about proper meal patterns and lifestyle choices to promote healthy development 470.8
69.8		 540.59
3 6 Northwest Pilot Project
nwpilotproject.org		 Portland Susan Emmons
Executive Director		 17
17		 Housing and support services to low-income elderly in Multnomah County 446.2
63.5		 509.74
4 15 OR Association of Hospitals and Health Systems
oahhs.org		 Lake Oswego Andy Davidson
President and CEO		 19
19		 Health Care policy and advocacy development on behalf of Oregon’s 58 community hospitals 434.1
75.0		 509.10
5 NR Housing Development Center
hdc1.org		 Portland Robin Boyce
Executive Director		 15
15		 Consulting services to other nonprofits to help develop and preserve affordable housing 437.5
71.4		 508.85
6 7 Oregon Environmental Council
oeconline.org		 Portland Andrea Durbin
Executive Director		 18
18		 Safeguards clean air and water, an unpolluted landscape and healthy food produced by local farmers 426.1
80.7		 506.83
7 3 The Dougy Center
dougy.org		 Portland Donna Schuurman
Executive Director		 12
12		 Grief support, education and training 433.6
70.3		 503.91
8 NR Western Rivers Conservancy
westernrivers.org		 Portland Phillip Wallin
President		 11
14		 Protects outstanding river ecosystems in 11 Western states 423.0
74.0		 496.96
9 12 Hands On Greater Portland
handsonportland.org		 Portland Andy Nelson
Executive Director		 11
11		 Connects volunteers with organizations in the greater Portland area 435.7
60.9		 496.64
10 28 Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest
jvcnorthwest.org		 Portland Jeanne Haster
Executive Director		 11
11		 Recruits, places and supports full-time volunteers for local social services, schools and others 428.2
66.2		 494.35
11 NR Oregon Lions Sight & Hearing Foundation
orlions.org/foundation		 Portland Glen Gilbert
Executive Director		 11
11		 Provides healthcare safety-net services throughout Oregon, with an emphasis on sight and hearing. 419.7
70.8		 490.53
12 NR The Macdonald Center
macdcenter.org		 Portland Pat Janik
Executive Director		 10
10		 Outreach and support services for the extremely low-incomce and disabled 426.6
63.0		 489.62
13 8 Mid-Valley Women’s Crisis Service
mvwcs.com		 Salem Jayne Downing
Executive Director		 11
11		 Advocacy, resources and shelter for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and human trafficking 417.5
68.8		 486.25
14 NR Valley Health & Postal Employees Credit Union
vhpecu.org		 Salem Jean Wheat-Palm
President and CEO		 17
17		 Local credit union serving the health care and postal service fields and their families 420.4
65.6		 486.02
15 10 Ronald McDonald House Charities of OR & SW-WA
rmhcoregon.org		 Portland Tom Soma
Executive Director		 24
24		 Provides a home away from home for families and their seriously ill children who travel far to receive treatment 423.7
58.3		 482.03
16 NR Portland Metropolitan Assoc. of Realtors
pmar.org		 Portland Katherine Querin
CEO		 12
12		 Education, advocacy, communications, ethics administration and dispute resolution services for real estate licensees 413.0
59.9		 472.90
17 NR Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Portland Council
svdppdx.org		 Portland Sharon Hills
Executive Director		 15
15		 Food and other emergency assistance 407.7
64.6		 472.28
18 29 JOIN
wecanendhomelessness.org		 Portland Marc Jolin
Executive Director		 22
22		 Helps homeless people transition off the street into permanent housing 406.3
65.6		 471.92
19 NR Family Relief Nursery
familyreliefnursery.org		 Cottage Grove Heather Murphy
Executive Director		 15
15		 Child abuse prevention and therapeutic family support services 419.4
49.5		 468.88
20 21 Broadway Rose Theatre Company
broadwayrose.com		 Tigard Brisa Trinchero
Executive Director		 12
12		 Professional musical theater company operating out of two theater facilities 413.4
54.7		 468.09
21 NR 1000 Friends of Oregon
friends.org		 Portland Jason Miner
Executive Director		 14
14		 Land use organization 379.2
87.0		 466.18
22 22 Portland Housing Center
portlandhousingcenter.org		 Portland Peg Malloy
Executive Director		 15
15		 Comprehensive first-time homebuyer program 395.4
66.2		 461.55
23 NR Christians as Family Advocates
cafaweb.com		 Eugene Carolyn Rexius
Director		 20
20		 Counseling, teaching and supervised visitation 418.7
42.2		 460.89
24 16 Travel Salem
travelsalem.com		 Salem Angie Morris
President and CEO		 12
12		 Regional tourism and destination marketing organization 392.8
66.7		 459.47
25 NR Bend Area Habitat for Humanity
bendhabitat.org		 Bend Mark Quinlan
Executive Director		 19
19		 Builds and sells affordable housing 395.5
62.5		 458.00
26 NR Community Action Resource Enterprises Inc.
careinc.org		 Tillamook Erin Skaar
Executive Director		 12
12		 Alleviates the effects of poverty 395.4
59.9		 455.30
27 NR Innovative Housing Inc.
innovativehousinginc.com		 Portland Sarah Stevenson
Executive Director		 11
11		 Develops and operates affordable housing with services 387.7
67.2		 454.89
28 NR Community Warehouse
communitywarehouse.org		 Portland Kristy Wood
Executive Director		 10
10		 Provides basic household necessities to set up a home for people and families recovering from crises 389.0
62.0		 450.98
29 NR Portland Comm. Reinvestment Initiatives
pcrihome.org		 Portland Maxine Fitzpatrick
Executive Director		 23
23		 Affordable housing and associated services that achieve family stability, self sufficiency and wealth creation 385.6
64.1		 449.66
30 NR Northwest Catholic Counseling Center
nwcounseling.org		 Portland Erin Peters
Executive Director		 15
15		 Provides accessible, quality behavioral health services for all persons seeking counseling regardless of faith or finances 386.1
57.8		 443.91
31 NR The Children’s Center
childrenscenter.cc		 Oregon City Tonia Hunt
Executive Director		 15
15		 Medical assessment center supporting children and families in cases of suspected physical abuse, sexual abuse, etc. 392.4
50.0		 442.40
32 NR Meyer Memorial Trust
mmt.org		 Portland Doug Stamm
CEO		 21
21		 Private foundation formed from Fred G. Meyer’s personal fortune. 362.8
79.2		 441.97
33 NR Sunstone Montessori School
sunstonemontessori.org		 Portland Cathy Newman
Head of School		 22
22		 Pre-school through 6th grade Montessori school 383.1
57.3		 440.39
34 NR Volunteers in Medicine Clinic of the Cascades
vim-cascades.org		 Bend Kat Mastrangelo
Executive Director		 11
11		 Primary health care and counseling for low-income uninsured residents of Deschutes County 380.1
54.7		 434.79




 

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