Securing Equality and justice for lgbtq north carolinians.

85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$32K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $21K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$32K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $108K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$80K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$543K
Spent
$486K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$198K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$543K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$543K
FY2021$369K
FY2022$326K
FY2023$164K
FY2024$320K
Expenses
$486K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$486K
FY2021$250K
FY2022$279K
FY2023$267K
FY2024$336K
Net assets
$198K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$198K
FY2021$317K
FY2022$363K
FY2023$260K
FY2024$245K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2004.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $414K Management & general 11% · $55K Fundraising 4% · $17K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $32K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$31,639Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eliazar Posada’s $16K as Executive Director is at the 8th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $100K–1M civil rights & advocacy nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Kendra Johnson$2,577$20,012$25,180$31,639
Eliazar Posada$16,069———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advocates for LGBTQ equality and justice across North Carolina.

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2 programs · $209K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Policy & Advocacy

Equality NC works with public leaders and candidates through our program out electeds & electeds for equality, a bipartisan peer network of elected officials representing communities from across north carolina, and in every level of state and local government, who are supportive of progressive issues and LGBTQ rights and justice.

$107Kprogram expense
02

Civic Engagement

In 2020, equality NC promoted an increased number of pro-lgbtq equality candidates, including "out" LGBTQ individuals who run for, and are elected to serve in federal, state, and local public offices.

$102Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$108K
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Grants paid · 2 grants · $159K · 2021–2024
Freedom and Equality Ie PacFY2024$149,000
Poder NC ActionNC · FY2021$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$543K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$539K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$486K
Ln 25
Programscol B$414K
Managementcol C$55K
Fundraisingcol D$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$198K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$176K
Total assetsLn 16$278K
LiabilitiesLn 26$80K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$539K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$543K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$176K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$176K
Total assetsLn 16$278K
LiabilitiesLn 26$80K
Net assetsLn 32$198K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 6212
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$88K$176K
Total assetsLn 16$213K$278K
LiabilitiesLn 26$108K$80K
Net assetsLn 32$105K$198K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$36K$31K$4K$1K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$126K$105K$16K$5K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$3K$334$107
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$6K$743$236
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$10K$1K$404
Legal feesLn 11b$769$654$87$28
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$4K$517$165
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$20K$19K$214$68
Advertising and promotionLn 12$48$41$5$2
Office expensesLn 13$187K$159K$21K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$67K$57K$8K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$5K$4K$597$190
TravelLn 17$2K$1K$181$58
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K$152$48
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15K$13K$2K$531
All other expensesLn 24e$117$100$13$4
Total functional expensesLn 25$486K$414K$55K$17K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $320K$336K−$16K$245K 990 PDF
FY2023 $164K$267K−$103K$260K 990 PDF
FY2022 $326K$279K$47K$363K 990 PDF
FY2021 $369K$250K$119K$317K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $543K$486K$57K$198K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $542,681 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $311,494$539,184
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,186$3,497
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $4,702$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $318,382$542,681
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $133,525$183,034
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $71,964$302,958
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $205,489$485,992
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $112,893$56,689
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $542,681 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$539,184
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$539,184
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $3,497$3,497
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,497$542,681
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $485,992 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $30,519 · Management $4,057 · Fundraising $1,329$35,905
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $104,936 · Management $16,300 · Fundraising $5,156$126,392
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,518 · Management $334 · Fundraising $107$2,959
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $5,588 · Management $743 · Fundraising $236$6,567
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,540 · Management $1,267 · Fundraising $404$11,211
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $654 · Management $87 · Fundraising $28$769
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,895 · Management $517 · Fundraising $165$4,577
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $19,465 · Management $214 · Fundraising $68$19,747
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $41 · Management $5 · Fundraising $2$48
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $159,436 · Management $21,170 · Fundraising $6,745$187,351
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $57,345 · Management $7,615 · Fundraising $2,426$67,386
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,494 · Management $597 · Fundraising $190$5,281
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,362 · Management $181 · Fundraising $58$1,601
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,144 · Management $152 · Fundraising $48$1,344
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,541 · Management $1,665 · Fundraising $531$14,737
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $100 · Management $13 · Fundraising $4$117
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $413,578 · Management $54,917 · Fundraising $17,497$485,992
Part X · Balance sheet $277,722 assets, 11 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $30,268; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $88,239$175,505
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $79,918$67,778
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,037$4,171
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $213,088$277,722
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $15,833$20,372
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $91,884$59,545
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $107,717$79,917
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $98,637$194,981
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,734$2,824
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $105,371$197,805
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $213,088$277,722
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $197,805 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$542,681
XI-2 Total expenses$485,992
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$56,689
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$105,371
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$35,745
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$197,805

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