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FY 2023

Verified NonprofitLast Filed 2023EIN 20-4379510

Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon

PORTLAND, ORNTEE: J99Founded 2008Website

mission statement

Our mission is to elevate under-resourced and excluded entrepreneurs to build resilience, equity and thriving communities through access to capital tailored business assistance and education.

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Total Revenue

$7.8M

FY 2023

Program Spending

78.4%

of total expenses

Known Funders

2019–2024 filings

Key Metrics (FY 2023)

The Numbers

$16.3M

Total Assets

$10.4M net

13.16 mo

Operating Reserves

FY 2023

Active Programs

FY 2023

Total Employees

FY 2023

Funding Track Record

Backed by 32 Institutional Funders

$8.1M raised across 74 grants · +$928K committed (2019–2024 filings)

Funder Geography

Funders across 13 states (2019–2024 filings)

Institutional Funding by Year

PaidCommittedBoth

Funder	Location	Total Awarded
Neighborhood Partnerships Inc	PORTLAND, OR	$2,671,095
Meyer Memorial Trust	PORTLAND, OR	$1,080,790 +$600,000 committed
The Oregon Community Foundation	Portland, OR	$793,681
The Collins Foundation	PORTLAND, OR	$554,500
McKenzie River Gathering Foundation	PORTLAND, OR	$500,000
Northwest Area Foundation	ST PAUL, MN	$458,950 +$100,000 committed
1803 Fund	PORTLAND, OR	$400,000
The Aspen Institute Inc	WASHINGTON, DC	$345,000
Namc Oregon	PORTLAND, OR	$253,926
Onpoint Community Credit Union	PORTLAND, OR	$216,437

Total tracked: $8,144,632 across 74 grants · +$927,500 committed across 8 commitments (2019–2024 filings)

Totals reflect grants as reported on funder tax returns. Timing may not match recipient revenue: funder and recipient fiscal years often differ, and grants paid by a funder in one year may be recognized by the recipient in a different year.

Programs (FY 2023)

What They Do

$1.7M in expenses

Empower - MESO's business development program, anchors, seeks to build stable and successful business in the community. The program provides support services in the areas of business strategies and implementation, marketing, financial management, and personal development.

$738K in expenses

Community capital - MESO's financing program, community capital, provides financing to owners of small businesses who are unable to access capital through traditional banking institutions. Funding sources for the community capital program are the small business administration micro-loan program and the portland small business loan fund.

$1.0M in expenses

Early childcare - MESO's early care and education program is dedicated to enhancing childcare capacity and strengthening child care infrastructure in multnomah county and throughout oregon. The program administers funds in partnership with multnomah county's preschool for all initiative, providing financial support and technical assistance for child care providers selected by the county. These efforts focus on expanding culturally responsive access to early childhood education. MESO doesn't have variance power over these grant funds and receives an administrative fee for these services. In addition to administering these funds, MESO collaborates with liif, craft3, and noah under the buildup oregon program to provide grants and loans for providers seeking to improve or acquire childcare spaces. These resources enable preschool providers to increase their capacity and improve services across multnomah county and the state of oregon. The revenue from these sources is reported as passthrough grants on the consolidated statement of activities.

$3.9M in expenses

Ida individual development accounts is a matched savings program offered to income-qualified households to use for business-related assets and activities. Financial planning training and business education are provided to program participants.educate: MESO offers classes, workshops, and seminars in business basics, business development, financial literacy, business marketing, and business funding. MESO future leaders: MESO future leaders youth program partners with local schools and community partners to provide entrepreneurship and financial literacy programming for youth and young adults.

Financial History