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Advocates for Informed Choice

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Sudbury, MA501(c)(3)Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 27-2947576Revenue $757K in FY2024

On file with the IRSinteractadvocates.org365 Boston Post Rd Suite 163, 01776-3023 · Sudbury, MATax-exempt since Aug 2010Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The mission of the organization is to engage parents, doctors, attorneys and intersex activists in strategy discussions; stimulate legal dialogue about the fundamental rights of children born with intersex conditions or dsd's; and employ traditional and non-traditional legal tools to ensure justice for children born with intersex conditions or dsd's. These activities are grounded in a sense of respect and compassion for the children, parents, doctors and intersex adults involved.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $58K a year · 8% 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
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$119K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 83% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $112K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$34K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$757K
-8% vs prior year
Spent
$818K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$653K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$757K
FY2024▼ -8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$671K
FY2021$924K
FY2022$403K
FY2023$824K
FY2024$757K
Expenses
$818K
FY2024▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$550K
FY2021$531K
FY2022$638K
FY2023$750K
FY2024$818K
Net assets
$653K
FY2024▼ -8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$481K
FY2021$875K
FY2022$640K
FY2023$713K
FY2024$653K

From the FY2024 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 Aug 2010.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $632K Management & general 15% · $125K Fundraising 7% · $61K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $119K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Erika Lorshbough
Executive Di
$118,520Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Niki Khanna
Co-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Keely Bosn
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Matt Shack
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Axel Keating
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ilene Wong
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Erika Lorshbough’s $119K as Executive Di is at the 83rd 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Erika Lorshbough$118,520$115,949$65,637——
Kimberly Zieselman———$105,084$94,470
Nikki Khana———$3,500$4,800

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 intersex children's rights through legal strategy and dialogue.

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3 programs · $409K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Interact Youth

Designed and held nation's first ever health and wellness retreat exclusively for intersex youth and invited 20 young people to attend at no cost to them. Rebranded and expanded our virtual peer support program for intersex youth people, now know as interspace and serving nearly 200 members.

$152Kprogram expense
02

General Program

Interact works to empower intersex youth and advance the rights of all people with innate variations in their physical sex characteristics through advocacy, pulic engagement and community connection.

$134Kprogram expense
03

Media & Publig Engagement

Staff, youth members and board members participated IN/PRESENTED 35+ talks and trainings, reaching an audience of 1,600+, including a talk on trans and intersex solidarity with famed triathlete chris mosier and sessions reaching hundreds of healthcare providers.

$123Kprogram expense

Funders

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
National Philanthropic TrustFY2024$47K
Tides FoundationFY2024$30K
Northwestern UniversityFY2024$20K
Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust INCFY2024$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$112K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$757K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$596K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$148K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Money outPt IX
$818K
Ln 25
Programscol B$632K
Managementcol C$125K
Fundraisingcol D$61K
Owns and owesPt X
$653K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$344K
Total assetsLn 16$687K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$596K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$11K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$148K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Total revenueLn 12$757K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$344K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$344K
Total assetsLn 16$687K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K
Net assetsLn 32$653K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 625
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$453K$344K
Total assetsLn 16$756K$687K
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K$34K
Net assetsLn 32$713K$653K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$129K$91K$26K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$403K$346K$12K$45K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$162K$101K$61K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$2K$2K$15
Office expensesLn 13$3K$2K$1K$558
TravelLn 17$82K$68K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$1K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$30K$21K$6K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$818K$632K$125K$61K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $757K$818K−$61K$653K 990 PDF
FY2023 $824K$750K$74K$713K 990 PDF
FY2022 $403K$638K−$235K$640K 990 PDF
FY2021 $924K$531K$393K$875K 990 PDF
FY2020 $671K$550K$121K$481K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $757,363 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $724,114$596,100
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $93,898$147,554
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,903$13,709
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $823,915$757,363
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $482,984$532,159
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $266,928$285,854
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $749,912$818,013
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $74,003−$60,650
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $757,363 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$596,100
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$10,528
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$596,100
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $147,554$147,554
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $13,709$13,709
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $147,554 · Excluded from tax $13,709$757,363
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $818,013 across 8 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $90,590 · Management $25,583 · Fundraising $12,940$129,113
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $346,313 · Management $12,030 · Fundraising $44,703$403,046
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $100,796 · Management $61,201$161,997
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,335 · Management $2,271 · Fundraising $15$4,621
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,713 · Management $1,197 · Fundraising $558$3,468
IX-17 TravelPrograms $68,004 · Management $13,881$81,885
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,452 · Management $2,153$3,605
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $20,851 · Management $6,324 · Fundraising $3,103$30,278
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $632,054 · Management $124,640 · Fundraising $61,319$818,013
Part X · Balance sheet $687,104 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $452,543$343,678
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $192,005$300,072
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $34,505$41,556
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,208$1,798
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $756,333$687,104
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $36,534$26,992
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,054$7,054
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $43,588$34,046
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $439,452$327,403
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $273,293$325,655
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $712,745$653,058
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $756,333$687,104
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $653,058 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$757,363
XI-2 Total expenses$818,013
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$60,650
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$712,745
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$963
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$653,058

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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