Equality Now INC EIN 13-3660566

Equality Now INC

EIN  13-3660566 Public charity (501(c)(3)) New York, NY Founded 1992
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Size
$10–100M
What they do
Advocates for legal and systematic change to end violence and discrimination against women and girls globally.
Leadership
Sharmila Mona Sinha · Global Executive Director · $276K
Money in and out
$12.1M revenue, $11.4M expenses
Bottom line
74% program efficiency

Advocates for legal and systematic change to end violence and discrimination against women and girls globally. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $12.1M in revenue, $11.4M in expenses, and $27.7M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$12.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$11.4M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$27.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $698K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.74 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.10
Program efficiency
74%
of spending reaches programs▲ +7% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
29.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +23% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+6%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +109% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$12.1M
FY2024▲ +59%
Expenses
$11.4M
FY2024▼ -7%
Total assets
$28.4M
FY2024▲ +4%
Total liabilities
$746K
FY2024▼ -4%
Total revenue
$12.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$11.4M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$27.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$698K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$28.4M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B74%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 316
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 415
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $8.4M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

See schedule o for detailed description.

$8.4Mprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CEquality Now INC
EINHdr · item D13-3660566
Principal addressHdr · item CNew York, NY
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.equalitynow.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1992
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNY
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFInternational (Q700)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 1992

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a16
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b15
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Global Executive Director
$276,075Pt VII · Sec A
Global Director of Programs
$207,522Pt VII · Sec A
Global Dir, Finance & Admin
$175,870Pt VII · Sec A
Global Dir of Fund Development
$173,825Pt VII · Sec A
Global Director of Communicati
$163,339Pt VII · Sec A
Regional Director, Africa
$145,028Pt VII · Sec A
Head of Office-Equality Now UK
$138,149Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sharmila Mona Sinha’s $276K as Global Executive Director is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 344 $10–100M international 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sharmila Mona Sinha$276,075$270,258
Yasmeen Hassan$237,246$194,430$179,021
Nicola Kandirikirira$207,522
Niki Kandirikirira$197,285
Mariam Khaziuri$175,870$162,881$152,336$119,278
Amy Hutchinson$173,825$167,813
Emma Thompson$163,339$153,386
Niki Kandirikirira$150,313$147,857$127,390

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$10.2M · 84%
Investment income$1.9M · 15%
Contributions & grants84%$10.2M
Investment income15%$1.9M
Other revenue$28K
Total revenueLn 12$12.1M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.74 Management & general $0.16 Fundraising $0.10
Program services74%$8.4M
Management & general16%$1.8M
Fundraising10%$1.1M
Total functional expensesLn 25$11.4M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$4.7M
Total assetsLn 16$28.4M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$746K
Total net assetsLn 32$27.7M
Months of cash on handcomputed5.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $26.6M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $11.4M · Less non-cash grants $532K · Cash operating expenses/yr $10.9M
29.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $8.4M · Total expenses $11.4M
74%
Management & General
Management & general $1.8M · Total expenses $11.4M
16%
Fundraising
Fundraising $1.1M · Total expenses $11.4M
10%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $1.2M · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $13.8M
$0.08 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $10.2M · Total revenue $12.1M
84%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $12.1M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $12.1M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1.9M · Total revenue $12.1M
+15%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $11.4M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $12.1M · Prior year $7.6M
+59%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $5.7M · FY2024 $12.1M
+21%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $27.7M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $12.1M · Expenses $11.4M
+6%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $28.4M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $27.7M · Total assets $28.4M
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $13.5M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $8.3M · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $28.4M
77%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sharmila Mona Sinha · Reported title Global Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $276K · Total expenses $11.4M
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $4.8M · Total expenses $11.4M
43%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 74%
Overhead ratio 16%
Fundraising cost ratio 11%
Revenue growth 59%
Investment management fee ratio 1%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 1%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$86K
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Grants paid · 14 grants · $295K · 2020–2024
A Breeze of Hope FoundationDE · FY2024$62,000
Unchained at Last INCNJ · FY2024$12,500
Abogados Y Abogadas Del Noroeste ArgentinoFY2024$10,000
Generation AliveWA · FY2024$5,002
A Breeze of Hope FoundationDE · FY2023$25,000
Generation AliveWA · FY2023$20,000
Safe Hands for Girls INCGA · FY2022$48,000
A Breeze of Hope FoundationDE · FY2022$25,000
A Breeze of Hope FoundationDE · FY2021$25,000
A Breeze of Hope FoundationDE · FY2020$25,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$13,000
Center for Common GroundVA · FY2020$6,000

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$12.1M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$7.6M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$25.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$10.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$5.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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