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 2022 it reported $3.1M in revenue, $4.6M in expenses, and $2.4M in net assets.Pt I
Grants paid & assets · FY2022
Total revenue
$3.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$4.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$1.4M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
86%
Program services $0.86 Management & general $0.08 Fundraising $0.06
Program efficiency
86%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
6.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-46%
revenue over expenses, this year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990
Revenue
$3.1M
FY2022▼ -23%
$4.1M$2.0M$0
FY2020FY2024
Expenses
$4.6M
FY2022▲ +91%
$4.6M$2.3M$0
FY2020FY2024
Total assets
$2.7M
FY2022▼ -32%
$4.0M$2.0M$0
FY2020FY2024
Total liabilities
$273K
FY2022▲ +262%
$273K$137K$0
FY2020FY2024
Total revenue
$3.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$4.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$1.4M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B86%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $3.9M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
01
Media
The It Gets Better Project's storytelling efforts are at the forefront of its global effort to uplift, empower and connect LGBTQ+ youth. Every It Gets Better story offers a unique, wisdom-infused perspective designed to show LGBTQ+ youth that through community, shared experiences, and life-affirming resources, things can and will get…
$2.1Mprogram expense
02
Education
The It Gets Better Project's education program, It Gets Better EDU, consists of a youth ambassador program, a nationwide grant initiative supporting LGBTQ+ students, and a growing library of free educational resources delving into the LGBTQ+ experience.
$1.1Mprogram expense
03
Global
The It Gets Better Project fosters a global community by cultivating a growing slate of international, like-minded organizations that have embraced our mission to support LGBTQ+ youth in their home countries; by spearheading global grantmaking initiatives to elevate the work of organizations serving LGBTQ+ youth; by engaging with young…
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 $190K · Total expenses $4.6M
4%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.5M · Total expenses $4.6M
33%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
86%
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—
Overhead ratio
8%
—
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Fundraising cost ratio
9%
—
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Revenue growth
-23%
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Investment management fee ratio
0%
—
—
Legal fee ratio
0%
—
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Accounting fee ratio
1%
—
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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) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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