Programs

  • Program 1 [2018]

    OSPIRG FOUNDATION CONDUCTED PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ON THE FOLLOWING CAMPAIGNS: 1. MAKING HEALTH CARE WORK FOR OREGON AS THE COST OF INSURING AN AVERAGE FAMILY OF FOUR HIT 20,000 A YEAR, ACCORDING TO ONE ESTIMATE, ANOTHER RECENT STUDY CONFIRMED THAT AT LEAST 30% OF ALL HEALTH CARE SPENDING IS WASTED ON UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES AND INEFFICIENCY. OSPIRG FOUNDATION IS WORKING TO ENSURE THAT THE HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY DOES MORE TO CUT UNNECESSARY WASTE AND FOCUS ON PREVENTIVE CARE THAT GETS RESULTS, RATHER THAN PASSING THE COSTS OF THIS WASTE ONTO CONSUMERS. IN FY18, OSPIRG FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO CONDUCT IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS OF SIGNIFICANT HEALTH INSURANCE RATE HIKE PROPOSALS, AS PART OF OREGON'S RATE REVIEW PROCESS. SINCE 2010, ADDITIONAL SCRUTINY BY STATE OFFICIALS HAS CUT OVER 300 MILLION IN WASTE FROM HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR INDIVIDUALS AND SMALL BUSINESSES. IN ADDITION, OSPIRG FOUNDATION CONTINUED TO MONITOR EFFORTS TO REQUIRING INSURERS TO MORE CLEARLY QUANTIFY THEIR PROGRESS IN LOWERING COSTS AND BOOSTING PREVENTION, AND HOLDING INSURERS ACCOUNTABLE TO STRONG BENCHMARKS THROUGH OREGON'S RATE REVIEW PROGRAM. 2. DEMOCRACY FOR THE PEOPLE IN FY18, OSPIRG FOUNDATION RELEASED A REPORT, "BIG MONEY IN OREGON STATE ELECTIONS," HIGHLIGHTING THE DISPARITY BETWEEN LARGE AND SMALL DONORS IN OREGON'S 2016 ELECTIONS. ACCORDING TO THE REPORT, JUST 424 LARGE DONORS CONTRIBUTED OVER A THIRD OF ALL FUNDING, GIVING NEARLY 9 MILLION TO CANDIDATES RUNNING FOR LEGISLATIVE OR STATEWIDE RACES. THAT'S AN AVERAGE OF 21,424 PER PERSON. BY CONTRAST, MORE THAN 29,000 SMALL DONORS CONTRIBUTED A TOTAL OF 2.4 MILLION, FOR AN AVERAGE DONATION OF 129. IN OTHER WORDS, SMALL DONORS WERE OUTSPENT NEARLY 4 TO 1 BY A SMALL FRACTION OF WEALTHY DONORS AND SPECIAL INTERESTS. OSPIRG FOUNDATION'S RESEARCH HELPED DRIVE THE DEBATE ABOUT MONEY IN POLITICS IN OREGON. 3. PROTECT ANTIBIOTICS WITH MEDICAL AUTHORITIES WARNING OF THAT WE ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING ANTIBIOTICS, OSPIRG FOUNDATION JOINED A NATIONAL COALITION WORKING TO END THE OVERUSE OF ANTIBIOTICS ON FARM ANIMALS - A MAJOR AREA OF OVERUSE. IN FY18, OUR JOINT CAMPAIGN HELPED CONVINCE SEVERAL FAST FOOD CHAINS TO MOVE TOWARDS SERVING MEAT RAISED WITHOUT ROUTINE ANTIBIOTICS.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $74.6K

  • Public Education and Outreach Services

    PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH SERVICES: RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS, DISTRIBUTING EDUCATIONAL LITERATURE, CONDUCTING SURVEYS AND DISCUSSING ISSUES WITH THE PUBLIC TO:- WATCHDOG HEALTH INSURANCE RATES- RESEARCH HEALTH CARE POLICY SOLUTIONS- STOPPING THE OVERUSE OF ANTIBIOTICS ON FACTORY FARMS- CONSUMER PROTECTION- CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $29K

  • Public Policy Research and Advocacy

    RESEARCHING AND INFLUENCING PUBLIC POLICY: STAFF ENGAGE IN NON-LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES INCLUDING RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT ON THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: - WATCHDOGGING HEALTH INSURANCE RATES- RESEARCH HEALTH CARE POLICY SOLUTIONS- STOPPING THE OVERUSE OF ANTIBIOTICS ON FACTORY FARMS- CONSUMER PROTECTION- CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $16.2K