To improve the well being of the lgbtq (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning) communities, the HIV/aids communities, and the allies of all of these.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$70K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $206K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$70K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
14
named funders · $202K
Looks good: 14 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$499K
69% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 69% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.5M
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$2.4M
To programs
71%
Net assets
$229K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2021▲ +24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.0M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.4M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$5.1M
FY2025$3.8M
Expenses
$2.4M
FY2021▲ +7%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$3.3M
FY2025$4.1M
Net assets
$229K
FY2021▲ +17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$195K
FY2021$229K
FY2022$38K
FY2023$138K
FY2024$2.0M
FY2025$1.7M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1980.

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Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $1.7M Management & general 24% · $581K Fundraising 5% · $127K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $70K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director Until 3/21
$69,715Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Alan Reis$264,396$239,904$238,500———
Martin Healey$197,378$187,065$153,130$100,791——
Carlos Torres————$69,715$47,250

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

Supports LGBTQ and HIV/AIDS communities, and their allies, to improve well-being.

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1 program · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Mental Health Counseling Services

Mental health services were provided to LGTBQ AND/OR individuals with hiv. Some individuals who seek care are struggling with issues related to their sexual or gender identify and some are struggling to cope with the discrimination that they face as a result of their identity or hiv infection status.

$1.7Mprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$873K
Investment incomeLn 3$61
Money outPt IX
$2.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$581K
Fundraisingcol D$127K
Owns and owesPt X
$229K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$146K
Total assetsLn 16$727K
LiabilitiesLn 26$499K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$873K
Government grantsLn 1e$304K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$75K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$61
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$146K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$146K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$104K
Other assetsLn 15$540
Total assetsLn 16$727K
LiabilitiesLn 26$499K
Net assetsLn 32$229K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 547
VolunteersI 623
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$129K$146K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$154K$104K
Total assetsLn 16$605K$727K
LiabilitiesLn 26$410K$499K
Net assetsLn 32$195K$229K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$93K$79K$9K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$1.1M$122K$79K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$174K$143K$21K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$151K$133K$10K$7K
Legal feesLn 11b$69K$69K
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$7K$3K$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$600$350$950
Office expensesLn 13$20K$12K$8K$89
Information technologyLn 14$209K$110K$94K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$219K$111K$102K$7K
TravelLn 17$8K$7K$523$20
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$1K$442$5K
InterestLn 20$12K$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$49K$49K
InsuranceLn 23$36K$12K$24K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$70K$34K$36K$464
All other expensesLn 24e$14K$5K$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.4M$1.7M$581K$127K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.8M$4.1M−$307K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.1M$3.3M$1.9M$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.7M$2.6M$100K$138K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.4M$2.6M−$191K$38K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $2.5M$2.4M$34K$229K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.0M$2.3M−$270K$195K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,469,396 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $503,218$872,813
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,502,148$1,628,670
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $101$61
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$8,142−$32,148
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,997,325$2,469,396
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,494,069$1,696,475
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $773,007$739,401
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,267,076$2,435,876
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$269,751$33,520
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
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 $2,469,396 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$303,628
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$479,070
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$74,770
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$872,813
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,628,670$1,628,670
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $61$61
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$83,513−$83,513
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $51,365$51,365
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,680,035 · Unrelated business $61 · Excluded from tax −$83,513$2,469,396
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,435,876 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $78,699 · Management $8,951 · Fundraising $5,759$93,409
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,076,954 · Management $122,489 · Fundraising $78,801$1,278,244
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $142,751 · Management $21,312 · Fundraising $10,086$174,149
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $133,154 · Management $10,052 · Fundraising $7,467$150,673
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $68,861$68,861
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,116$18,116
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,642 · Management $1,842 · Fundraising $2,200$6,684
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $600 · Management $350 · Fundraising $950$1,900
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,121 · Management $7,629 · Fundraising $89$19,839
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $110,110 · Management $94,101 · Fundraising $4,588$208,799
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $110,550 · Management $101,828 · Fundraising $6,666$219,044
IX-17 TravelPrograms $7,311 · Management $523 · Fundraising $20$7,854
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,052 · Management $442 · Fundraising $5,250$6,744
IX-20 InterestManagement $11,629$11,629
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $49,118$49,118
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,306 · Management $23,640$35,946
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $34,231 · Management $35,803 · Fundraising $464$70,498
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,793 · Management $4,684 · Fundraising $4,892$14,369
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,727,274 · Management $581,370 · Fundraising $127,232$2,435,876
Part X · Balance sheet $727,046 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $129,152$146,031
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $118,053$101,489
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $161,981$326,698
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $41,962$47,869
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $153,537$104,419
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $540$540
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $605,225$727,046
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $146,493$241,751
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $10,056$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $410,223$498,524
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $51,854$148,381
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $143,148$80,141
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $195,002$228,522
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $605,225$727,046
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $228,522 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,469,396
XI-2 Total expenses$2,435,876
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$33,520
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$195,002
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$228,522

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