To create a diverse and vibrant community through the support of lgbtq Art and artist across generations and disciplines.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$62K
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$671K
+22% vs prior year
Spent
$710K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$212K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$671K
FY2021▲ +22%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$549K
FY2021$671K
FY2022$685K
FY2023$918K
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$710K
FY2021▲ +43%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$497K
FY2021$710K
FY2022$731K
FY2023$980K
FY2024$1.1M
Net assets
$212K
FY2021▼ -16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$251K
FY2021$212K
FY2022$166K
FY2023$104K
FY2024$262K

From the FY2021 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 Oct 2014.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $449K Management & general 27% · $193K Fundraising 10% · $67K

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

14 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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$0Pt VII · Sec A
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L Marmon’s $71K as Co-Executive Director is at the 12th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M arts & culture 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.

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports LGBTQ artists and art across generations and disciplines to build a vibrant community.

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3 programs · $444K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Queer art awards is an initiative of grants, prizes, and residencies that includes a spectrum of support-monetary and otherwise-for LGBTQ artists. It includes the annual queer art prize awards and a growing number of individual grants, such as the barbara hammer lesbian experimental filmmaking grant and giving circle relief.

$220Kprogram expense
02

Queer art presents focuses on audience development for LGBTQ artists through public presentations organized in partnership with co-presenting venues. Included within this initiative is the long-running monthly screening series queer art film at the ifc center in greenwich village, in which a diverse and influential line-up of LGBTQ…

$112Kprogram expense
03

Queer art mentorship is an intergenerational mentorship program that supports a year-long exchange between emerging and established artists working in film, literature, performance, visual art, and curatorial practice. The program supports, on average, 10 new MENTOR/FELLOW pairs each year and culminates in an annual exhibition.

$112Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K
Grants paid · 11 grants · $974K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$31,345
Unitemized GrantFY2023$382,655
Unitemized GrantFY2023$38,250
Unitemized GrantFY2023$24,970
Unitemized GrantFY2022$179,319
Unitemized GrantFY2022$84,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$18,353
Unitemized GrantFY2021$65,750
Unitemized GrantFY2021$42,821
Unitemized GrantFY2021$23,820
Unitemized GrantFY2020$83,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$671K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$542K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$98K
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Money outPt IX
$710K
Ln 25
Programscol B$449K
Managementcol C$193K
Fundraisingcol D$67K
Owns and owesPt X
$212K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$270K
Total assetsLn 16$273K
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$542K
Government grantsLn 1e$67K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$98K
Other incomeLn 4–11$30K
Total revenueLn 12$671K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$270K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$270K
Total assetsLn 16$273K
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K
Net assetsLn 32$212K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$280K$270K
Total assetsLn 16$300K$273K
LiabilitiesLn 26$49K$62K
Net assetsLn 32$251K$212K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$132K$132K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$225K$135K$67K$22K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$45K$45K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$12K$6K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$63K$2K$35K$26K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$576$346$172$58
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$20K$12K$7K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$28K$25K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$122K$106K$8K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$38K$24K$7K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$710K$449K$193K$67K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.2M$1.1M$158K$262K 990 PDF
FY2023 $918K$980K−$62K$104K 990 PDF
FY2022 $685K$731K−$46K$166K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $671K$710K−$39K$212K 990 PDF
FY2020 $549K$497K$52K$251K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $670,568 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $543,339$542,146
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $5,513$98,190
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$30,232
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $548,852$670,568
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $83,000$132,391
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $224,957$289,680
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $188,673$287,468
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $496,630$709,539
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $52,222−$38,971
Part VI · Governance 0 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $670,568 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $13,445 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$66,950
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$475,196
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$542,146
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $84,745$84,745
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $30,232$30,232
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $128,422 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$670,568
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $709,539 across 13 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $132,391$132,391
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $134,840 · Management $67,418 · Fundraising $22,473$224,731
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $44,925$44,925
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,014 · Management $6,008 · Fundraising $2,002$20,024
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,301 · Management $34,833 · Fundraising $26,000$63,134
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $346 · Management $172 · Fundraising $58$576
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,289$4,289
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $11,979 · Management $6,785 · Fundraising $1,062$19,826
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $7,096$7,096
IX-17 TravelPrograms $24,815 · Management $3,168$27,983
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,010$4,010
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $105,851 · Management $7,811 · Fundraising $8,694$122,356
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $24,391 · Management $6,607 · Fundraising $7,200$38,198
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $448,928 · Management $193,122 · Fundraising $67,489$709,539
Part X · Balance sheet $273,417 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $279,636$269,830
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $17,500$2,500
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,800$1,087
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $299,936$273,417
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $12,550$11,825
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$18,500
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $36,514$31,191
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $49,064$61,516
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $250,872$179,571
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$32,330
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $250,872$211,901
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $299,936$273,417
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $211,901 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$670,568
XI-2 Total expenses$709,539
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$38,971
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$250,872
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$211,901

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