ALBINA OPPORTUNITIES CORPORATION DBA ASCENT FUNDING
EIN 20-5597705 · Urban, Community Economic Development
What they do
to CREATE FINANCIAL EQUITY and JOBS IN THE PORTLAND AREA THROUGH LENDING and BUSINESS GUIDANCE to MINORITY-OWNED, WOMEN-OWNED, DISADVANTAGED, and LOW INCOME BUSINESS COMMUNITIES. ASCENT FUNDING WAS FOUNDED to ADDRESS FINANCIAL DISCRIMINATION FACING AFRICAN-AMERICAN OWNED BUSINESSES IN THE ALBINA NEIGHBORHOOD IN NORTH/NORTHEAST PORTLAND. OUR SUPPORT for THAT COMMUNITY REMAINS STRONG, BUT OUR REACH HAS EXPANDED to INCLUDE MINORITY- and WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES and THOSE IN LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE PORTLAND METRO AREA.
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They name their leaders13 people are listed in the latest report.
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ROBIN WANGEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ALAN GARCIADIRECTOR
AMY WAYSONDIRECTOR
ART HIEMSTRADIRECTOR
BRUCE WATTSDIRECTOR
BRYSON DAVISDIRECTOR
ERIK SELDENDIRECTOR
ERIN TOCHENDIRECTOR
JEFFREY LANGDIRECTOR
MELISSA SANGERDIRECTOR
SHEILA HOLDENDIRECTOR
SHOBI DAHLDIRECTOR
WARD GREENEDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Location
- 1515 SW FIFTH AVENUE NO 600, PORTLAND, OR 97201
- County
- Multnomah
- In care of
- ROBIN WANG
- Primary officer
- ROBIN WANG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2019
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2019
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- MCDONALD JACOBS PC
- IRS tax category
- Urban, Community Economic Development