Orbis Cascade Alliance

🔒

Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

4 risk indicators measuring financial stability and operational resilience

Sign in with your work email to view Tuckman-Chang indicators

Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2010

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Ben Hunter

Phone

5412462470

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

Orbis Cascade Alliance, founded in 2010, is a mid-sized nonprofit that reported $19.7M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024.

Mission

The Orbis Cascade Alliance enables member libraries to advance institutional missions through collaboration and innovation.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $14,575,270 Revenue: $14,615,898

Includes the electronic resource and E-book service. The Orbis Cascade Alliance helps its members and other libraries in the region to purchase electronic resources and E-books.The Alliance's role...

Includes the electronic resource and E-book service. The Orbis Cascade Alliance helps its members and other libraries in the region to purchase electronic resources and E-books.The Alliance's role may take various forms and can include activities such as resource selection and license & price negotiation. The Alliance also works with its member institutions and their patrons to purchase electronic book content to support the member's institutional degree / program offerings based on patron usage.

Program 2

Expenses: $2,873,333 Revenue: $2,874,032

Integrated Library Systems: Provides a shared library management information system that provides a common platform and data structure that can be used by all Alliance libraries at a reduced cost.

Program 3

Expenses: $1,456,101 Revenue: $1,504,354

The unique & local content program provides for development, stewardship and dissemination of unique and local content. Services under the unique & local content program include: archives &...

The unique & local content program provides for development, stewardship and dissemination of unique and local content. Services under the unique & local content program include: archives & manuscript collections, which provides enhanced access to thousands of archival and manuscript collections in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington through the archives west website, and support for archival collection management and digital collections, which supports the creation, maintenance, and aggregation of unique digital content held by alliance libraries.

🔒

Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

Sign in to view Trantor Score and financial metrics

Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $40,000

Program Service Revenue $19,609,060

Investment Income $98,561

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $19,747,621

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $1,477,565

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $19,521,128

Other Expenses $18,453,456

TOTAL EXPENSES $19,931,021

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$19,747,621	$19,067,086	+0.0%
Expenses	$19,931,021	$19,089,714	+0.0%
Net Income	$-183,400	$-22,628	+7.1%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

🔒

Financial Health Indicators

Comprehensive financial analysis: Altman Z-Score, liquidity, solvency, sustainability, efficiency, and growth metrics

Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

Sign in to view all financial metrics

Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

200

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$235,563

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Isaac Gilman	Executive Dir.	50.00	Officer	$190,526	$45,037	$235,563
Craig Milberg	Chair	20.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Dena Hutto	Chair-Elect	10.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Mark Dahl	Past-Chair	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Greg Mullins	Treasurer	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Chelle Batchelor	Secretary	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Xan Arch	Member at Large	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Candace Watkins	Member at Large	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Tina Hovekamp	Member at large	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Robin Champieux	Member at Large	2.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$19,747,621	$19,931,021	$8,224,263	$-183,400
2024	$19,067,086	$19,089,714	$8,194,106	$-22,628
2023	$18,735,180	$18,456,319	$8,169,747	$278,861
2022	$17,694,791	$17,745,289	$8,013,554	$-50,498
2021	$17,664,389	$17,767,491	$7,996,252	$-103,102
2020	$18,021,887	$17,541,601	$8,390,915	$480,286
2019	$17,541,155	$17,138,510	$7,709,849	$402,645
2018	$13,682,504	$13,673,161	$6,663,298	$9,343