nonprofit building-material reuse store

BRING

Industry Repair

A Eugene nonprofit reuse retail center for reclaimed and surplus building materials, education, donations, and waste-prevention programs. It scores this way because nonprofit reuse, material recovery, and public education are stronger than conventional new-material retail, while governance remains nonprofit-board mediated rather than directly cooperative.

Why this matters: BRING adds a major Eugene/Springfield reuse location and strengthens Oregon coverage outside Portland.

Letter grade A Good Medium confidence (AI) Rubric gcd-rubric-v1 Last reviewed May 15, 2026

Final Score 52* A - Good

AGOOD52 pts

* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

Base Material50

Bonus+2

Cap66No structure cap

After Cap52

Penalties0

Small business context

This entry is classified as a small business using observable scale signals: independent control, local or limited operations, and no evidence of public-company or national-chain scale. The small-business calibration keeps the ordinary rubric but reads evidence at person scale: living-wage pricing is not extraction by itself, while worker and contractor treatment, owner surplus, transparency, advertising pressure, dissent tolerance, and recourse matter more. Harm, toxicity, surveillance, labor, coercion, opacity, and hidden-parent penalties are not relaxed.

Applied cap: No structure cap

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Evaluation Overview

A - Good

The score turns mainly on Ownership; no penalty currently dominates the evaluation.

Strengths

Ownership7/10
Extraction7/10
Solidarity with the Unemployed6/7

Penalties

No penalties applied in this version.

Evidence state

ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)
ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)
Linked claims5
Direct axis claims5
Coverage5/10

Scoring Axes

Axis	Score	Why this score
Ownership ? Control rights: shareholder-dominated at 0, worker cooperative control at 10.	7 / 10	BRING identifies itself as an Oregon 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit reuse stores, environmental-justice organizations, credit unions, and conventional retail/service comparators. Linked evidence BRING identifies itself as an Oregon 501(c)(3) nonprofit. [1] context BRING operates a public reuse retail location at 4446 Franklin Boulevard in Eugene with donation drop-off and material pickup services. [2] context BRING's public offering centers on reclaimed materials, reuse, waste prevention, recycling education, and material recovery. [3]
Governance ? Binding decision authority: centralized control at 0, democratic stakeholder control at 10.	5 / 10	BRING's public offering centers on reclaimed materials, reuse, waste prevention, recycling education, and material recovery. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit reuse stores, environmental-justice organizations, credit unions, and conventional retail/service comparators. Linked evidence context BRING identifies itself as an Oregon 501(c)(3) nonprofit. [1] context BRING operates a public reuse retail location at 4446 Franklin Boulevard in Eugene with donation drop-off and material pickup services. [2] context BRING's public offering centers on reclaimed materials, reuse, waste prevention, recycling education, and material recovery. [3]
Extraction ? Surplus allocation, wage share, CEO pay ratio, margins, and structured extraction judgment.	7 / 10	BRING's public offering centers on reclaimed materials, reuse, waste prevention, recycling education, and material recovery. BRING's public offering centers on reclaimed materials, reuse, waste prevention, recycling education, and material recovery. This places BRING high on Extraction compared with ordinary private competitors because the source-backed model is cooperative, nonprofit, reuse-oriented, or directly accountable to affected communities. It remains below the top tier where evidence does not show full worker/member control or universal public accountability. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit reuse stores, environmental-justice organizations, credit unions, and conventional retail/service comparators. Linked evidence context BRING identifies itself as an Oregon 501(c)(3) nonprofit. [1] context BRING operates a public reuse retail location at 4446 Franklin Boulevard in Eugene with donation drop-off and material pickup services. [2] context BRING's public offering centers on reclaimed materials, reuse, waste prevention, recycling education, and material recovery. [3]
Labor Sovereignty ? Worker power: coercive conditions at 0, co-determination or ownership at 7. Employee dissatisfaction matters only when source-backed evidence shows concrete limits on worker agency, such as coercive scheduling, retaliation, wage theft, harassment, unsafe conditions, suppression of worker voice, or extreme turnover.	4 / 7	BRING's public offering centers on reclaimed materials, reuse, waste prevention, recycling education, and material recovery. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit reuse stores, environmental-justice organizations, credit unions, and conventional retail/service comparators. Linked evidence context BRING identifies itself as an Oregon 501(c)(3) nonprofit. [1] context BRING operates a public reuse retail location at 4446 Franklin Boulevard in Eugene with donation drop-off and material pickup services. [2] context BRING's public offering centers on reclaimed materials, reuse, waste prevention, recycling education, and material recovery. [3]
Solidarity with the Unemployed ? Treatment of exits and nonworkers, including severance, redeployment, and non-competes.	6 / 7	BRING provides education, donation, green-business, and community programs that make reuse infrastructure available beyond ordinary retail customers. BRING provides education, donation, green-business, and community programs that make reuse infrastructure available beyond ordinary retail customers. This places BRING high on Solidarity with the Unemployed compared with ordinary private competitors because the source-backed model is cooperative, nonprofit, reuse-oriented, or directly accountable to affected communities. It remains below the top tier where evidence does not show full worker/member control or universal public accountability. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit reuse stores, environmental-justice organizations, credit unions, and conventional retail/service comparators. Linked evidence context BRING identifies itself as an Oregon 501(c)(3) nonprofit. [1] context BRING operates a public reuse retail location at 4446 Franklin Boulevard in Eugene with donation drop-off and material pickup services. [2] context BRING's public offering centers on reclaimed materials, reuse, waste prevention, recycling education, and material recovery. [3] BRING provides education, donation, green-business, and community programs that make reuse infrastructure available beyond ordinary retail customers. [4]
Loss-Bearing Fidelity ? Willingness to absorb costs to preserve values, workers, users, and public obligations.	6 / 7	BRING's public offering centers on reclaimed materials, reuse, waste prevention, recycling education, and material recovery. BRING's public offering centers on reclaimed materials, reuse, waste prevention, recycling education, and material recovery. This places BRING high on Loss-Bearing Fidelity compared with ordinary private competitors because the source-backed model is cooperative, nonprofit, reuse-oriented, or directly accountable to affected communities. It remains below the top tier where evidence does not show full worker/member control or universal public accountability. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit reuse stores, environmental-justice organizations, credit unions, and conventional retail/service comparators. Linked evidence context BRING identifies itself as an Oregon 501(c)(3) nonprofit. [1] context BRING operates a public reuse retail location at 4446 Franklin Boulevard in Eugene with donation drop-off and material pickup services. [2] context BRING's public offering centers on reclaimed materials, reuse, waste prevention, recycling education, and material recovery. [3]
Market Conduct ? Pricing fairness, switching costs, lock-in, and rent extraction.	5 / 5	BRING operates a public reuse retail location at 4446 Franklin Boulevard in Eugene with donation drop-off and material pickup services. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit reuse stores, environmental-justice organizations, credit unions, and conventional retail/service comparators. Linked evidence context BRING identifies itself as an Oregon 501(c)(3) nonprofit. [1] BRING operates a public reuse retail location at 4446 Franklin Boulevard in Eugene with donation drop-off and material pickup services. [2] context BRING's public offering centers on reclaimed materials, reuse, waste prevention, recycling education, and material recovery. [3]
Product Integrity ? Preservation of quality rather than degradation for monetization.	5 / 5	BRING's public offering centers on reclaimed materials, reuse, waste prevention, recycling education, and material recovery. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit reuse stores, environmental-justice organizations, credit unions, and conventional retail/service comparators. Linked evidence context BRING identifies itself as an Oregon 501(c)(3) nonprofit. [1] context BRING operates a public reuse retail location at 4446 Franklin Boulevard in Eugene with donation drop-off and material pickup services. [2] BRING's public offering centers on reclaimed materials, reuse, waste prevention, recycling education, and material recovery. [3]
Scale Integrity ? Whether growth improves or degrades fairness and accountability.	5 / 5	BRING's public offering centers on reclaimed materials, reuse, waste prevention, recycling education, and material recovery. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit reuse stores, environmental-justice organizations, credit unions, and conventional retail/service comparators. Linked evidence context BRING identifies itself as an Oregon 501(c)(3) nonprofit. [1] context BRING operates a public reuse retail location at 4446 Franklin Boulevard in Eugene with donation drop-off and material pickup services. [2] context BRING's public offering centers on reclaimed materials, reuse, waste prevention, recycling education, and material recovery. [3]

Penalties

No penalties applied in this version.

Bonus Credits

Bonus	Credit	Why this credit
Good Deal ? Credit for unusually fair value: durable quality, fair pricing, low lock-in, and clear customer surplus.	2 / 3	BRING offers reclaimed and surplus building materials through a nonprofit reuse center rather than forcing buyers toward new materials. BRING offers reclaimed and surplus building materials through a nonprofit reuse center rather than forcing buyers toward new materials. This supports a limited Good Deal bonus because the organization provides unusually accessible, community-benefit, reuse, or anti-poverty value compared with baseline private competitors. The credit is capped because the record does not prove a comprehensive guarantee for every user. Calibration notes Comparative anchor: WA/OR/IL A/B expansion calibrated against existing co-ops, nonprofit reuse stores, environmental-justice organizations, credit unions, and conventional retail/service comparators. Linked evidence BRING offers reclaimed and surplus building materials through a nonprofit reuse center rather than forcing buyers toward new materials. [5]

Confidence Basis

Confidence is computed from the evidence trail and review state, not typed into the profile by hand.

Medium 74/100

5 verified linked claims 5 direct axis claims 0 disputed claims 5/10 components covered

This confidence label measures the source-backed evidence trail. AI-scaffolded scores remain tentative until human review.

Claim confidence 20/20

5 verified linked claims

Source quality 12/18

Best source per verified claim, weighted by institutional reliability

Direct axis-specific claims 9/18

5 direct claims across 10 active components

Dispute load 12/12

0 disputed claims on this entity

Recency 10/10

Newest accepted timestamp: May 15, 2026

Reviewer status 7/12

Human-reviewed components score higher than AI scaffolding

Component coverage 5/10

5/10 evidence-bearing components have direct support

Evidence State

Profile stateAI draft / human-pending

VerificationUnverified

ConfidenceMedium confidence (AI)

ThoroughnessDeveloped (AI)

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Claims and Sources

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* Tentative scaffolding score. Not human-checked or final.

1BRING identifies itself as an Oregon 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

Ownership Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 15, 2026

BRING contact and locationGeneral web source · 58%

2BRING operates a public reuse retail location at 4446 Franklin Boulevard in Eugene with donation drop-off and material pickup services.

Market Conduct Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 15, 2026

BRING about organizationOfficial self-description · 68%

3BRING's public offering centers on reclaimed materials, reuse, waste prevention, recycling education, and material recovery.

Product Integrity Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 15, 2026

BRING about organizationOfficial self-description · 68%

4BRING provides education, donation, green-business, and community programs that make reuse infrastructure available beyond ordinary retail customers.

Solidarity Unemployed Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 15, 2026

BRING contact and locationGeneral web source · 58%

5BRING offers reclaimed and surplus building materials through a nonprofit reuse center rather than forcing buyers toward new materials.

Good Deal Verified High confidence Human-reviewed May 15, 2026

BRING about organizationOfficial self-description · 68%

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Competitors

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