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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 |
