1000 Friends of Oregon

US non-profit organization July 2022 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization Portland, Oregon President Eloise Koehler Executive Director Sam Diaz 1000 Friends of Oregon 93-0642086"Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax". 1000 Friends of Oregon. Guidestar. April 19, 2018. 1974 10 11"1000 Friends of Oregon". Corporation Division. Oregon Secretary of State. Accessed on January 19, 2016. 14 2022 $2,616,737 2020 $1,498,219 2020 $2,874,004 https://friends.org/ 1000 Friends of Oregon is a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that advocates for land-use planning. It was incorporated on October 11, 1974, following the creation of Oregon's statewide land-use system in 1973 by then-governor Tom McCall and attorney Henry Richmond.Howe, Deborah 1000 Friends of Oregon The Oregon Encyclopedia http://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/1000_friends_of_oregon/ December 23, 2012 By 1994, the organization had about 2,500 contributors and supporters. Richmond served as the organization's first executive director. Richmond was succeeded as executive director in later years by Robert Liberty (in 1994),Beggs Charles E. 1,000 Friends of Oregon Keep Eye on Land Use, Growth June 19, 1994 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-06-19-me-5766-story.html Los Angeles Times (Associated Press) December 23, 2012 Bob Stacey (2002–2009),Mortenson Eric Metro race between Tom Hughes, Bob Stacey boils down to nuances in policy October 8, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/10/metro_race_between_tom_hughes.html The Oregonian August 12, 2017 Jason MinerMortenson Eric 1000 Friends of Oregon names new director March 19, 2010 http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/03/1000_friends_of_oregon_names_n.html The Oregonian March 23, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100330093931/http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/03/1000_friends_of_oregon_names_n.html March 30, 2010 (March 2010 to November 2016), Russ Hoeflichhttp://www.friends.org/about/staff Staff & Offices 1000 Friends of Oregon August 12, 2017 July 2, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170702024459/http://www.friends.org/about/staff dead (April 2017), and Sam Diaz (October 2021). Past initiatives April 2018 During the 1980s, one of the group's ongoing activities was fighting what it saw as improper land-use by the rapidly growing community of Rajneeshpuram, created in a rural part of central Oregon by the followers of the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh.Zaitz Les 25 years after Rajneeshee commune collapsed, truth spills out – Part 1 of 5 April 14, 2011 http://www.oregonlive.com/rajneesh/index.ssf/2011/04/part_one_it_was_worse_than_we.html The Oregonian December 23, 2012 Measures 37 and 49 The group strongly opposed Measure 37, a controversial land-use ballot initiative passed by Oregon voters in 2004. 1000 Friends brought litigation in 2005 that led to Measure 37's being ruled unconstitutional by a circuit court,Judge rules Measure 37 unconstitutional October 14, 2005 http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2005/10/10/daily41.html Portland Business Journal August 12, 2017 but the ruling was later overturned by the Oregon Supreme Court. The organization then advocated for the passage of 2007's Measure 49, which voters ultimately approved, and which limited the impacts of Measure 37. See also Land use in Oregon Hector Macpherson Jr. References External links 1000 Friends of Oregon (official website) Category:Charities based in Oregon Category:Nature conservation organizations based in the United States Category:Organizations established in 1974 Category:Environmental organizations based in Oregon Category:1974 establishments in Oregon