The Campaign for Southern Equality works for full LGBTQ equality-both legal and lived-across the South. CSE's work is rooted in commitments to equity and empathy.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$97K 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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FY2022 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $609K a year · 27% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$97K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $58K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$40K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.6M
+72% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
81%
Net assets
$2.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2022▲ +72%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$3.0M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2022▲ +23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.5M
Net assets
$2.5M
FY2022▲ +76%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$992K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.6M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2011.

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Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $1.1M Management & general 9% · $116K Fundraising 10% · $142K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $97K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$97,174Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair, Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jasmine Beach-Ferrara’s $108K as Executive Director is at the 30th percentile of top reported officer pay among 797 $1–10M 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
Jasmine Beach-Ferrara$108,491$108,698$97,174$92,000$82,640
Allison Scott$107,273————
J Chong$8,289————

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 LGBTQ equality and justice throughout the Southern United States.

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2 programs · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

In 2022, CSE programming included our Legal Equality Project, Community Health Program, Southern Equality Fund, Southern Equality Studios, and Southern Equality Research and Policy Center. Additionally, every area of our programming involves our equity commitments and our communications strategy to tell a new story about LGBTQ life in…

$1.1Mprogram expense
02

Key highlights of 2022 programming included advocating for the passage of local pro- LGBTQ policies in NC; organizing in opposition to anti-LGBTQ bills in SC; providing grassroots grants and emergency assistance grants to support LGBTQ Southern grassroots groups and LGBTQ Southerners; providing LGBTQ health equity trainings to health…

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$58K
Grants paid · 15 grants · $1.5M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$388,083
Choices Medical Services PCTN · FY2024$30,000
Queer MedFY2024$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$348,250
Choices Medical Services PCTN · FY2023$15,000
Trust Women Foundation INCKS · FY2023$5,000
Queer MedFY2023$5,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$198,250
Unitemized GrantFY2021$166,600
Unitemized GrantFY2020$300,979

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$368
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$116K
Fundraisingcol D$142K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$150
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$368
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$539K
SavingsLn 2$2.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$40K
Net assetsLn 32$2.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M$2.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$59K$40K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$2.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$44K$44K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$198K$198K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$97K$54K$25K$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$556K$456K$47K$54K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$11K$9K$762$946
Other employee benefitsLn 9$70K$55K$8K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$49K$38K$5K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$4K$4K$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$0$18K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$20K$20K$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$14K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$18K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$29K$8K$3K$18K
Information technologyLn 14$18K$3K$5K$10K
OccupancyLn 16$6K$5K$639$319
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$990$0$990$0
InsuranceLn 23$7K$6K$659$329
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$167K$167K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$25K$10K$1K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$1.1M$116K$142K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $3.0M$2.5M$508K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.7M$2.1M$560K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $2.6M$1.4M$1.3M$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.5M$1.1M$427K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.0M$288K$992K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,615,797 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,509,841$2,616,369
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,407$5,925
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $319$368
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,861−$6,865
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,521,428$2,615,797
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $193,600$241,850
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $683,500$783,352
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$13,950
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $217,555$312,423
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,094,655$1,351,575
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $426,773$1,264,222
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,615,797 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$6,865 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,616,369
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$150
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,616,369
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$5,925
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $368$368
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$940 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $368$2,615,797
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,351,575 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $43,600$43,600
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $198,250$198,250
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $53,577 · Management $25,327 · Fundraising $18,508$97,412
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $455,709 · Management $46,975 · Fundraising $53,610$556,294
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $8,807 · Management $762 · Fundraising $946$10,515
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $54,503 · Management $7,687 · Fundraising $7,687$69,877
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $38,418 · Management $5,418 · Fundraising $5,418$49,254
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,924 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,924
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $17,653 · Fundraising $0$17,653
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $19,768 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$19,768
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $13,950$13,950
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $17,997 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$17,997
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,406 · Management $3,324 · Fundraising $17,578$29,308
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,332 · Management $5,056 · Fundraising $9,663$18,051
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,431 · Management $639 · Fundraising $319$6,389
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $990 · Fundraising $0$990
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,600 · Management $659 · Fundraising $329$6,588
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $166,787 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$166,787
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,207 · Management $1,252 · Fundraising $13,509$24,968
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,094,316 · Management $115,742 · Fundraising $141,517$1,351,575
Part X · Balance sheet $2,543,119 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $402,250$539,058
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $639,423$1,959,791
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $433,821$42,073
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,267$2,197
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,477,761$2,543,119
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $58,604$39,740
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $58,604$39,740
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $608,553$2,300,579
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $810,604$202,800
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,419,157$2,503,379
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,477,761$2,543,119
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,503,379 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,615,797
XI-2 Total expenses$1,351,575
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,264,222
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,419,157
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$180,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,503,379

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