Uplifts and empowers LGBTQ+ youth globally through a massive storytelling network, educational resources, and support for local affiliate organizations across four continents.
Uplifts and empowers LGBTQ+ youth globally through a massive storytelling network, educational resources, and support for local affiliate organizations across four continents.
For fiscal year 2024 it reported $2.1M in revenue, $2.5M in expenses, and $460K in net assets.Pt I
Grants paid & assets · FY2024
Total revenue
$2.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$460K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$342K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
72%
13%
16%
Program services $0.72 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.16
Program efficiency
72%
of spending reaches programs▼ -8% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -4% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-16%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +76% vs prior filing year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$2.1M
FY2024▼ -15%
$4.1M$2.0M$0
FY2020FY2024
Expenses
$2.5M
FY2024▼ -40%
$4.6M$2.3M$0
FY2020FY2024
Total assets
$524K
FY2024▼ -43%
$4.0M$2.0M$0
FY2020FY2024
Total liabilities
$64K
FY2024▼ -47%
$273K$137K$0
FY2020FY2024
Total revenue
$2.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$460K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$342K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$524K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B72%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $1.8M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01
Media
Storytelling is at the heart of our effort to empower LGBTQ+ youth around the globe. We share stories that inspire hope, stories that spark conversations, and stories that can inform and positively influence a sexual orientation and/or gender identity journey.
$844Kprogram expense
02
Education
It Gets Better EDU exists to ensure our uplifting and informative stories reach LGBTQ+ youth and their peers wherever learning takes place. With an impactful youth ambassador program, student-driven grantmaking initiatives, and a growing library of free educational resources for educators and student leaders, thousands of middle and high…
$680Kprogram expense
03
Global
It Gets Better is the world's largest storytelling effort to empower LGBTQ+ youth. Investing in local, like-minded organizations outside the US, It Gets Better brings storytelling and other life-affirming support to communities of LGBTQ+ youth around the globe.By the end of 2024, the It Gets Better Global Affiliate Network spanned 19…
Brian Wenke’s $168K as Chief Executive Officer
is at the 70th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1688 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII
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.
Individual Brian Wenke · Reported title Chief Executive Officer · Highest reported compensation $168K · Total expenses $2.5M
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.5M · Total expenses $2.5M
61%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
72%
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Overhead ratio
13%
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Fundraising cost ratio
18%
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Revenue growth
-15%
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Legal fee ratio
1%
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Accounting fee ratio
2%
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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.
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Sources
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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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