Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Annual Report

from homelessness to housing

It was a trying year, to be sure. From a global health pandemic, to a national reckoning around racial injustice, to an economic recession that threatened the housing stability of low income house-holds across the county, it felt like the challenges just kept coming. Nevertheless, I am immensely proud of all we manged to accomplish, together. By quickly adapting our safety protocols and en-gagement strategies, we managed to keep all of our programs running during the pandemic. We formally launched Argyle Gardens, our innovative, modular housing complex in North Portland. To better protect those in our shelter programs, we also piloted the opening of a motel-based shel-ter designed to safely meet the needs of medically vulnerable individuals. Our incredible housing teams helped more than 900 people end their homelessness and access housing. And across our programs, we continued to track our progress in assisting Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities and pushed ourselves to find ways to do better. Without a doubt, this year demonstrated the strength of our community in the face of adversity.

Thank you for showing up, staying committed, and investing in work that makes a difference each day in the lives of so many of our neighbors.

Dear Friends, I want to start this letter by thanking you for sticking by us during this incredibly difficult year. We are deeply grateful for the hundreds of supporters who helped us weather this crisis - whether by making masks from home, dropping off a meal for our shelter guests, or by participating in our virtual gala. Your commitment to making Port-land a more compassionate place for all members of our community means a great deal to our entire team.

George Devendorf

A Year in ReviewFiscal Year 2019-2020

In Community,

Executive Director

This year demonstrated the strength of our community in the face of adversity.

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Supporting our CommunityOur work in action

Housing Access & RetentionThe ultimate goal of our work is to see individuals thrive in housing. In FY20 we helped 900 people access permanent housing. We provide support through Retention Case Managers to ensure that once housed, those we serve remain housed. Of those housed in permanent supportive housing by our agency, 100% were housed one year after their placement.

Innovative Housing Solutions Argyle Gardens, a deeply affordable cohousing project, opened in May of 2020. By pursuing unique design, construction, and housing models, we were able to achieve significant cost savings and offer rents as low as $300 for tenants. Within months of opening, the complex was fully leased, providing 72 units of housing for low-income individuals ex-iting homelessness.

Shelter as a Bridge to HousingWhen COVID-19 hit, we had to adjust our shelter op-erations to account for physical distancing and uni-versal precautions. Our team sprung into action to ensure that those we serve were kept safe. Within months, we opened the Banfield Shelter Motel, a non-congregate shelter for 60 medically vulner-able participants, complete with on-site medical care and case management.

Engaging our CommunityWith traditional events and in-person volunteer-ing on-pause, we had to get creative to ensure that the community stayed engaged with our work. We hosted our first virtual gala - raising over $380,000 - and created opportunities for individuals to sup-port our work from home. We even hosted a hybrid version of our annual Stand Down event, bringing resources and support to hundreds of Veterans.

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Public GrantsPrivate ContributionsMiscellaneousTotal Revenue

$20,814,022 $2,599,153 $588,369

$24,001,544

Programs & ServicesAdministration & FundraisingTotal Expenses

$21,812,925 $ 2,758,942

$24,571,867

Joint Office of Homeless ServicesFederalFundraisingOther Government ContractsIn-kindMiscellaneousHome Forward

$11,076,916 $6,540,734 $1,692,280

$660,572$526,266$500,258 $470,509

Transition Projects is committed to thoughtful stewardship and transparency, and upholds the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ Donor Bill of Rights with regard to donated resources.

July 1, 2019 - June 30, 2020

Our FinancialsFiscal Year 2019-2020

Operating Expenses Revenue SourcesOperating Revenue

Federal Joint Office of Homeless Services

Fundraising Other Government Contracts In-kind Contributions Miscellaneous Home Forward

Administration & Fundraising Programs & Services

Private Contributions Public Grants

Miscallaneous

89%

11%

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Programs & Services Administration & Fundraising

87%

11%

2%

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Public Grants Private Contributions Miscellaneous

54%

27%

9%

3%2%

3%2%

Joint Office of Homeless Services Federal Fundraising County In-kind Miscellaneous Home Forward

Volunteers gathered on the rooftop of the Ecotrust building during our an-nual appreciation event. We’re proud to celebrate the more than 1,000 vol-unteers who helped us achieve success in 2020.

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COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONSAARP OregonBethany Presbyterian ChurchCentral Lutheran ChurchClean and Safe CORD USAFriends of Ted WheelerGet Up Give Back PDXHillsdale Community ChurchHousing Development CenterNorthwest Evaluation AssociationThe Oregon ClinicPortland Business AlliancePortland New Generations Rotary ClubRegional Arts & Culture CouncilReturning Veterans ProjectSikh Center of OregonSt. Michael and All Angels Episcopal ChurchStrike Debt Portland

CORPORATIONS Affinity Property Management, Inc.Amazon Web ServicesAutodesk, Inc.Bamboo Sushi (Sustainable Restaurant Group)Bank of the WestBarran Liebman, LLPBishops BarbershopBotanical Investment Group Inc.Bright Funds FoundationCambia Health SolutionsCareOregonCentiMarkChefStable CateringColumbia SportswearComcastCommercial Realty Advisors NWConsumer CellularD.A. DavidsonElephants DeliEventbriteFacebook Payments Inc.Fortis ConstructionGenentech, Inc.Guardian Management CorporationHolst ArchitectureIntel CorporationJD Fulwiler & Co. InsuranceJelly Helm, LLCJOH Cafe, LLCKaiser PermanenteKalberer CompanyKimpton Hotel Monaco PortlandKPFF Portland Civil + SurveyLevi StraussLSW Architects

Board of DirectorsBoard of DirectorsAntoinette Chandler*Port of Portland

Grace Chang, MBA*Umpqua Bank

Julie Cusumano*Walsh Construction Co.

Kirk Dobbins*Kaiser Permanente

John Ducker*Columbia Sportswear

Kathleen Faulk*Cambia Health Solutions

James Hein*Tonkon Torp, LLP

Tamara Kennedy-Hill*Port of Portland

Jennifer Langston*Community Volunteer

Alex Lebow*Nike, Inc.

Kate Lieber, J.D.*Oregon State Senator

Elisabeth LyonCommunity Volunteer

Carter MacNichol*Shiels Obletz Johnsen

James Mason, PhDCommunity Volunteer

John Osborn*Community Volunteer

Bruce PrunkU.S. Air Force, Retired

Mike ReeseMultnomah County Sheriff

Jami ReschPortland Police Bureau

Andrew Schpak*Barran Liebman, LLP

Jon Sherman*Providence Health & Services

Sherry Swackhamer*Community Volunteer

Brian Terrett*Legacy Health

Doug WaltaCommunity Volunteer

Dara Westling*Bishops Vancouver & Do Well Consulting

* denotes current Board Member

Our DonorsFiscal Year 2019-2020

Lyft, Inc.Mayer/Reed, Inc.Morel InkNew Seasons MarketNikeNW NaturalOlive Bridge FundOneSource StrategyOpsis ArchitecturePavilion ConstructionPayPal Giving FundPortland General ElectricPortland Marriott HotelProject^ (PDX)Providence Health & ServicesProvidence Plan PartnersRegence BlueCross BlueShield of OregonRing Bender, LLPSchneider, Kerr, & RobichauxShiels Obletz Johnsen Inc.SignifyTailored Shared Services, LLCTandem Property ManagementThe Boeing CompanyThe Bull Family, LLCThe Nines HotelThe StandardThird Thought ConsultingThunderpants USATillamook County CreameryToms Shoes, LLCTonkon Torp, LLPTravel PortlandUmpqua BankUS BankUSI Insurance ServicesVernier Software & Technology, LLCWalsh Construction Co.Washman Car WashesWells Fargo PortlandWinterbrook Planning, LLC

GOVERNMENTCity of PortlandDepartment of Housing & Urban Development Home Forward MetroMultnomah County Dept. of Community Justice Joint Office of Homeless Services Sheriff’s Office Veterans’ ServicesOregon Health Authority Oregon Housing and Community ServicesPortland Housing BureauPortland Fire and RescueTriMet

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

FOUNDATIONSAutzen FoundationB.P. Lester & Regina John FoundationBlackman Family Fund of the OCFBright Funds FoundationCambia Health FoundationCrooke Family Charitable FundDHS Fund: Dignity, Hope, ServiceEd Cauduro Fund of the OCFEvans Runyan Family FoundationFrank and Linda Morse Family FoundationGenentech Housing Fund of the San Francisco FoundationGPS Family FoundationGreen Grove Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation

Harold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE FoundationHenry Lea Hillman, Jr. FoundationIntel FoundationJames Talcott Fund of the New York Community TrustJohn R. Woods FoundationJoseph E. Weston Fund of the OCFJuliet Ashby Hillman FoundationKaren and Bill Early Fund of the OCFKohnstamm Family FoundationLarson Family FoundationLeupold & Stevens FoundationLineberger FoundationLora and Jim Meyer Family Fund of the OCFLouis and Virginia Clemente Foundation, Inc.McGraw Family FoundationNew Life Foundation

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In November 2020, we held our annual Truckload of Coats event sponsored by Safeway and Kink.FM. We filled two large trucks with coats and other items to keep those we serve warm during the coldest months of the year.

North Star FoundationOregon Community FoundationPeter and Suzanne Spitler Thompson Fund of the OCFPhyllis & Walter Malzahn Charitable TrustPNC FoundationRobert D. and Marcia H. Randall Charitable TrustRogers Family FoundationRose E. Tucker Charitable TrustRoth Charitable FoundationSarah and Andy Walter Charitable FundSilicon Valley Community FoundationThe Albertsons Companies FoundationThe Boston FoundationThe Joan P. Snyder Charitable FundThe Kummel Family FundThe Lamb-Baldwin FoundationThe Layzell Family Charitable FoundationThe Maplewood FoundationThe Newcomb FoundationThe Norman FoundationThe Starbucks FoundationThe Stevens Family Charitable FoundationThe Timothy C. Shepard and Andra Georges Philanthropy FundThe Wilkens Family FoundationUmpqua Bank Charitable FoundationVoll Family Charitable FundWillis Van Lehman Family Charitable FundWyss Foundation

INDIVIDUALS ◊Kathleen AbbottKevin AdattoDebbie and Michael AionaStan AmyJennifer AndersonAndrew and Jolene AndoniadisBridget AngellJessica and Justin AngleAnonymousMichael Ash-DollowitchDeanne and Jonathan AterGaile and Don BaackRobert and Carol BairdEric Ballas and Jennifer LinAlain BallySally BanyJeremy Barnicle and Bridget Geraghty

Anne BarragarJerry Barrows and Jarrod SmithBarbara BasneyMaxine Bauer and Richard BurtWes and Karen BeadleMcPherson Beall and Jennifer HeldmannDebra Beckham-ChinChristopher and Katherine BergKatelyn BestMitchell BixbyDaniel BlaufusRico BocalaPatrick BoileauScott BoltonChristopher BoudreauxKenda BranchJohn and Jane BraungerHenry and Mary BreithauptKaroline and Mitch BrockBarbara BrooksMegan BrownRhiannon BroylesJim and Karen BrunkeWilliam and Kara BuettnerBernard and Beth BurczakSuzanne and Gilmer BurdetteCarol BurnsDana ButtonBrooke BuxbaumColleen Cain and Philip MillerSteven Callender and Elisha RoseLyn and Charles CameronLauren CanfieldHeiei CaoJonathan Carder and Monique BaillargeonTrever CartwrightAnne CastletonWilliam CastoGrace ChangGregory ChapmanMarcia and David ChapmanJames ChasseAnthony ChildressJoan and Jerry ChildsDonna Ching and Richard LemanTim ChoyPatrick Clancy and Beth CarusoJohn Clark and Norma HeyserWill and Hyuny Clark-ShimDebi ColemanA.R. CollierRichard CollinsKo CoreVirginia CornynJulie Cusumano and Mike AndrewsMelanie and William DannMason DarnallChristopher and Ann Davis

Joseph DeanLisa DecarloKathleen DeggendorferAllen and Martha DenisonDave DepperDevan DeuelBonnie and Alfred DevendorfGeorge Devendorf and Susan RomanskiDavid and Kathryn DicksonKirk Dobbins and HJ KitchenMark and Ruth Ann DodsonLaurie DonaghuSusan DonnellyJohn DoxtatorJohn and Molly DuckerJulie Duke and Andre MartinSusan Dunn and Maggie KolkenaJames DunneBethany EconopoulyMarlys EdwardsJesse EliasSusan EliotRon EmigAlthea EnderChloe EudalyCarl and Christine FarringtonKathleen FaulkTobey and Teri FitchDouglas L. Fix and Hsia-Teh LoDeanna FladstolMark and Linda ForkerFaith FoxLarry and Frederica FragerEmily and Peter FrancAmy FrazeyJessica FreyMark Friedman and Mary ElliottPaul Pierce and Joanne FullerAnita and Michael GarlandStan Geiger and Marilynn Stribling

◊ A partial list of more than 3,000 generous donors.

Rima GhandourJane Gigler and William BernsteinRobert and Trina GluckmanPenny Godwin and Ronald WhiteheadDavid W. GoldmanHarold Goldstein and Carol StreeterStephen GomezMaria GonzalezEzra GormanPeter and Barbara GottschalkBrooke GraceyBeth GreenMichael GreenstreetLaura and Chris GreyerbiehlJulia GriswoldMatt GrommesDouglas Hagen and Phyllis BrownChristine HagerbaumerJason Halstead and Rob ChapmanPhilip and Rose HamiltonWendy HamiltonDennis HarperWilliam and Barbara HarrisJoni and Ron HartmannBob and Francy HeffernanJames and Tina HeinPatricia HeinleinVirginia HendricksonRachel HenneyAshley HenryRichard HenryMary and Peter HepokoskiJohn and Terry HerndonDeborah HerzbergNicole HessGary and Janie HiblerJudith HolmboeBrian and Elizabeth HolscherMegan Howard

Our DonorsFiscal Year 2019-2020

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Tom HuffLillian HughesEric HunterShahrukh HuqueSean and Jennifer HutchinsonMicah JaffeJudy JohnsonMardelle JohnsonRick JohnstoneJames KalvelageBradley KanagyKristin KaneJim and Sue KellyTamara Kennedy-Hill and Tyler HillAlissa and Neal Keny-GuyerLindsey KepleyShelley KingDayna KirkTheodore and Linda KoemanMaggie Kolkena and Susan DunnJudith KriegerHayle LafountainEmily and Connor LaneCarla LangMarian and Jonathan Langley-BlattJason and Jennifer LaPierPatricia LarkoskiBarbara and Terry LawsonCharles and Martha LeachmanBernard LebowSylvia LeeLaurence LewisWanhsuan LiKate Lieber and Monique MathesonMegan LightJimmy LingDavid and Jane LiptonRachel Lowenthal and Jennifer RoseTim Lowndes and Theresa Frid-LowndesChristopher and Molly LundbergGlennis and Barry LundbergElisabeth and Peter LyonJulie Mancini and Dennis BromkaNicole ManganKevin ManueleRichard and Elizabeth MarantzZena MartinCarol Mayer-Reed and Michael ReedAndrew Mazzola

Mignon Mazique and James RueMary McCartyRobert McConvilleSandra and Richard McDonoughMichael McGarryJean McHaleCamden McKoneCasey McLaffertyStuart McloughlinSpencer McNeillLaurie MeigsCarl and Lois MelinaEd and Jill MettilleDavid MihmJeff Miller and William CarterMatthew MillerRandolph MillerKris MintonRobin MoodieJohn MootChristine MoranThomas and M. Patrice MorrowMargaret MortonMichael MotulewiczBecky and Gregory MoweDavid MullinMag MyersGreg and Nora MyletJerome MyletJohn and Deborah NagelmannNeal and Monica NaigusHester NauJohn Nimmo and Michelle StrattonTom O’KeefeHilary and Sean OHolleranBob and Elaine OlguinDennis OlmsteadJohn and Brenda OsbornChristopher PaffSunil PatelElizabeth PerrisGloria and Ryan PittelKaren PorterBruce and Janice PrunkBelva H. PummerBarry RaberRaymond James GlobalRich and Betsy ReeseRichard and Jeanie ReitenJames RekowJohn Rice and Diana Devendorf RiceElisa RichardsonGreta and Pieter RolCharles RooksDiane RosenbaumPhilip RothrockDavid and Debra RussellKevin ScanlonClaudia Schechter

Daniel SchechterMark Schlesinger and Patti NorrisArlene SchnitzerAndrew Schpak and Erica Hetfeld-SchpakScott SchurrAnn Scott and Paul LewisAbby and Thomas SeemannJoanne SendersFernando and Gisela SernaRita and Arlen SheldrakeRobyn ShueyZachary and Carolyn SiegelePatrick SimpsonTerry and Douglas SleadKerri and Ian SlingerlandIzetta Smith and Ellen GoldbergRichard SmithJoan SnyderRichard Solomon and Alyce FlitcraftDustin SomnerKatherine SomnerLisa SparksBob SpeltzJerry and Ryan SpokesLaura SteppJulie and Curt StevensJennifer StewartSandra StewartEric and Michelle StolbergCarol Stone and David KishEileen StoneJeffrey StrawbridgeCatherine Such and Douglas WalkerSherry and Roy SwackhamerCalvin TaylorMichelle TaylorBarry Taylor-BrillChristine Tebben

Our DonorsFiscal Year 2019-2020

Unable to gather in person, we held our 2020 IMPACT Gala virtually. More than 1,000 people joined us for this exciting online experience raising $380,000 for our programs and services.

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Lawrence ThomasPeter Thompson and Suzanne Spitler ThompsonCason TraskDan and Joanna ValliereMichelle Van GrunsvenJennifer Van MeterLauren VanderlindCommissioner Jessica Vega PedersonSusan VerBurgHans VermeerschChristine and David VernierCharles and Marian WalkerDouglas and Trudi WaltaCarl and Nancie WamserJennifer and Bill WatersKaren WeiszJohnna WellsDara Westling and Michael RoepelKatherine and Keith WilsonMadeleine and Frederick WolfeJanet WoodTodd WorlandWade WorthingtonSara WuLinda WylieJeff YonoverAnna Young and Nick MacdonaldLeigh YoungJennifer and Sergei ZelenskyMichaell and Kurtis Zenner