Basic Rights ORegOn2011 annual RepORt

Dear friends,

What an amazing time in the fight for equality. We are

building a politically powerful movement for equality across

Oregon - and across the U.S.

We made historic strides in all three of our program areas

last year, and we are already hard at work building on our

successes.

We’re busy travelling the state, but wanted to drop you a

line to update you on the important work being done toward

marriage equality, racial justice and transgender justice.

2012 is shaping up to be a politically divisive year. We need

your continued support to maintain a presence across

Oregon as we work to advance equality and counter efforts

to divide communities.

Please read about the accomplishments of the past year

and keep in touch to be a part of our ongoing work.

Yours in solidarity,

Jeana

Mail To:

Supporters of Equality

Everytown, Oregon

Cover art by Ben Brown Jr.

We are building a politically powerful movement

FOR Racial JusticeWe are building a politically powerful movement

FOR tRans JusticeWe are building a politically powerful movement

FOR MaRRiage equalityThe priorities of our Trans Justice program are set by a volunteer Working Group of community leaders. In 2011, Oregon became the first state with two municipalities providing trans-inclusive health care (Portland and Multnomah County). In 2012, we are working with businesses and municipalities across the state to remove barriers to medically-necessary, gender-affirming health care.

2011 by the numbers:BuIldInG a MOveMenT fOr Trans-InClusIve healTh Care1,420 People updated each month through BrO’s Trans Justice email list1,100 Pledges collected at Portland Pride200 Individuals trained through Trans Justice program workshops150 new volunteers identified at the summer events series MOvInG Trans-InClusIve healTh POlICy On The GrOund4,000+ City of Portland employees who now have trans-inclusive health care24 elected policymakers reached through our educational meetings 30 Business leaders educated on trans-inclusive health care develOPInG neW leaders fOr Trans JusTICe140 attendees at Trans Justice health Care summit36 volunteers who made the Trans Justice

health Care summit a success 8 leaders recognized for their Trans

Justice work at BrO’s annual dinner

Basic rights Oregon is expanding support for the freedom to marry by engag-ing Oregonians in conversations about why marriage matters. In 2011, we made huge gains in support for the freedom to marry, and in 2012 we’re traveling the state to expand our majority for marriage.

2011 by the numbers:develOPInG leaders236 volunteers engaged in our 5-week fall persuasion conversations

campaign, the largest phone bank campaign since 2004!35 volunteers trained to tell their stories through our speaker’s bureau8 faith congregations that held speaking engagements

sharInG Our sTOrIes23,800 facebook fans (up from 8,250) 9,697 Persuasion conversations with Oregonians across the state 88 speaking engagements and house parties across the state 41 Community events and Prides attended over the summer

OPenInG hearTs and ChanGInG MInds11,882 new marriage equality supporters

identified at community events 1,350 Times our spanish-language ads ran

on spanish radio in six counties

Our Mission: to ensure that all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Oregonians experience equality by building a broad and politically powerful movement, shifting public opinion, and achieving policy victories.

Basic rights Oregon’s racial Justice program centralizes the experiences and leadership of lGBT people of color through the Our families education cam-paign, as well as training and mobilizing lGBT and allied activists in support of racial justice campaigns for immigrant rights and social and economic justice.

2011 by the numbers:sharInG sTOrIes Of lGBT faMIlIes Of COlOr20,000 youTube views of our three powerful Our families videos200+ attendees at over a dozen Our families community education screenings 45 straight community leaders of color publicly endorsing Our families 20 lGBT families for color highlighted through Our families materials

BuIldInG a sTrOnG PrOGressIve MOveMenT aCrOss raCe100+ lGBT and allied activists trained in our Political education series 23 Pieces of legislation examined in the racial equity report, a ground-

breaking report on the legislature’s performance on racial equity 6 partnerships with organizations of color strengthened through

Western states Center’s uniting Communities program

develOPInG and CenTralIzInG leadershIP Of PeOPle Of COlOr

60 hours of in-depth training for volunteer leaders who developed and launched the Our families statewide education series

Basic RightsORegOn

BOaRd & staff

Board of Directors: Vanessa Usui, Board Chair • Kerry Johnson, Board Secretary • Al Machemehl, Board Treasurer • Moira Bowman • Debbie Burke • Dave Cutler • Frank Dixon • Nancy Haque • Margi Hoffmann • Steven Johnston. staff Members: Cathy Abbruzzese, Donor Outreach Coordinator • Shauna Ballo, Communications Direc-

tor • Kodey Park Bambino,  Racial Justice Organizer • Sasha Buchert, Communications Manager • Khalil Edwards,  Racial Justice Organizer • Jeana Frazzini, Executive Director • Mike Grigsby, Field Organizer • Aubrey Harrison, Program Director • John Joo, Racial Justice Manager • Joe LeBlanc, Development Coordinator • Jessica Lee,  Racial Justice

Manager • Juan Martinez, Development Director • Dave Mathews, Field Organizer • David McElhatton, Trans Justice Organizer • Raahi Reddy, Organizing Director • Aaron Ridings, Development Manager • tash shatz, Trans Justice Manager • Jessica Ventura, Field Organizer • Kyle White, Field Manager • Dan Yonker, Finance Director

Our trans-inclusive

health care campaign won the “new Policy on

the Block” award from the Bus Project!

More than 1.5 million people

across Oregon saw our marriage

Tv ads!

300,000+ people saw the Our

families campaign on local & national web-

sites and blogs!

Basic Rights Oregon & Basic Rights Education Fund Consolidated Financials

ASSETS 2011 2010 Cash & equivalents 709,583 484,849

Pledges receivable 770,270 111,191

Other assets 5,827 6,522

Property & equipment, net 42,596 60,453

TOTAL ASSETS 1,528,276 663,015

LIABILITES & NET ASSETS 2011 2010

Accounts payable 32,818 37,097

Net Assets: Unrestricted 1,096,961 518,918

Temporarily restricted 398,497 107,000

TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS 1,528,276 663,015

Marriage 77%

Racial Justice 8%

Trans Justice 9%

Mgt & F/R 6%

2011 Program Allocation

Basic Rights Oregon Leadership CouncilWe are pleased to acknowledge donors who made gifts totalling $1,000 or more in 2011. your generosity has made it possible for us to be on the

frontlines, taking equality across Oregon. We thank you for your investment.

LIBERTY CIRCLE($10,000+)

Al Machemehl & John HarrellAnonymousArcus FoundationBill Dickey & David Wagner/

Morel InkTerry Bean / Charles M Holmes

Supporting FoundationCivil Marriage CollaborativeComcast Cable CommunicationsDoug Davault & Clark McDonaldFour Freedoms FoundationFreedom to MarryGill FoundationJeff Heatherington/Family Care, Inc.Meyer Memorial TrustNGLTF FoundationNike Inc.Oregon Education AssociationOregon Health Science UniversityPortland General ElectricPride FoundationRobin Castro & John HalsethService Employees International

UnionSpirit Mountain Community FundThe StandardThe Henry Van Ameringen

FoundationTides FoundationUnitarian Universalist Veatch

Program at Shelter Rock

EQUALITY CIRCLE ($5,000 - $9,999)

ACLU of OregonAnne TaftBank of AmericaBob Speltz & Dwight AdkinsCurtis Thompson & Joseph

MitchoffDavid Cone/Northwest Custom

ElectricDan Winter Dennis Johnson & Steven SmithEquity FoundationFred MeyerGerald Cacciotti & Wai PocGwenn Baldwin & Judith Gray

Kaiser PermanenteKristi Gray & Marty RobertsLane PowellNancy Skinner NordhoffNew Seasons MarketNordstrom, Inc.Northwest Natural GasPFLAG PortlandProvidence Health & ServicesRobert Goman & Stephen

BeaudoinSchwab Charitable FundSteven & Linda McGeadyStoel Rives LLPSusan NestorThe New World FoundationU.S. BankVal Solorzano & Nicole HamannWells FargoWeston Milliken & Anand Pandya

JUSTICE CIRCLE ($2,500 – $4,999)

Anne Hoot & Laura SteppCary Jay Davis & John McGinnCharlie HinkleDebbie Burke & Rich DurantEileen Brady & Brian RohterEnterprise Rent-a-CarEquality FederationJody & Jan WardJohn Grigsby & James VegherJP Morgan Chase & Co.Kerri Robinson & Karen WeiszKey BankMark Clift & Jeff KnappMetropolitan GroupNorm Kalbfleisch & Neil MatteucciNorth Star FoundationPacific PowerPride Financial PartnersRegence Blue Cross and Blue

Shield of Oregon

Southern - Odom Spirits WestSunny Radcliffe & Leslie WelkerThe Astraea FoundationThe Boeing CompanyThe ODS CompaniesThe Portland TrailblazersTonkon Torp LLPVibrant Table

FREEDOM CIRCLE ($1,000 - $2,499)

Alison BaileyAnnie Brown & Anita StellingAra SerjoieBeatrice Dohrn & Jennifer MiddletonBill PattonBill WyattBobbie Regan & Barrett StamblerBonnie Cameron & Devon DornBrian WilsonBrian ThomsonBrian WannamakerBuchanan, Angeli, Altschul, &

Sullivan LLPCarl CreasyCarl HalvorsonCarol & Wendy BlenningCarol AdlerCarol Jane Bernick & Mark

HackettCarole SmithCasimir GrochowskiCentral DrugsCH2M HillCharlie Frasier & Rick TaylorChristopher Cox & Glen YorkConnie SeeleyCorriedawn Greiling-Fritsch &

Michael FritschD. Carter & Jennifer MacNicholDan & Ginny LaferriereDavis Wright TremaineDon Tankerley & Mark Solon

Dr. Penny DommDr. Raymond Frye/Bling DentalEd Reeves & William FishEric & Rebecca Friedenwald-FishmanErin OlsonEzra Milchman & James TurneyFred Miller & Karla WenzelGenoa RestaurantGreg GoodmanGregg Macy & Eric SteinhauserHerenow Creative NetworkHotel Monaco PortlandJames & Marilyn SalterJames Greene & Wade WalterJanet & Stephen WebsterJason Zidell/JEZ FoundationJeanne Fitzpatrick

& Yolanda LozanoJeff Miller & William CarterJon Andrew Howe & Duane

McKeneryJosh & Melissa KardonJulia Felsman & Cynthia OndrickKaren ShahKathryn M Dunning

& Kari SzukalskiKenton Kullby & Timothy SmithKregg Arntson & Ted FettigLarry Laughead & Steven LienLeslie JensenLieselotte & Mary Zorn-McCartyLinda Campbell

& Nancy LynchildLinda Eyerman

& William GaylordLivingston Foundation, Inc.Loren SmithMarilyn Stewart-FrankMark & Ann EdlenMarli MillerMary UsuiMaura Roche & Lisa Horowitz

McDonald Jacobs, P.C.MetroMiller Nash LLPMother’s Bistro & BarNeil KimmelfieldNew Democracy Resources of

OregonOregon AFSCME Council 75Patrick ReitenPaul FinlayPaul King & Walter JaffePerkins CoiePortland Association of TeachersPortland Business AllianceQuinton Hawks & Mike SauerRandy Mannen & Darryl SaundersRay & Jean AuelRejuvenation IncRussell Street Bar-B-QueRyan HagemannS Brooks & Associates, Inc.Sally BixbySEIU Local 503Sigma Financial CorpSteven W Dotterrer

& Kevin KrausSteven WestlyStumptown Coffee RoastersSuzanne Bonamici

& Michael SimonTed BlaszakTeddy KeizerThe Gilt ClubThe Original DinerantThe Sweet Life PatisserieThe Zelnick/Belzberg Charitable

TrustThomas Aschenbrener

& Richard NeumanThomas Mark & Richard BrownTim Daily & James HansonTim ThunderTraci RoseTravel PortlandVanessa Usui

& Kimberlee StaffordWarren Page & Steve RauskeWhole FoodsWilliam Apt & Grant Molsberry

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