The provision of education and practical information to assist prospective gay parents to achieve biological parenting, and promoting the affordability of surrogacy and other parenting related services for gay Men through financial assistance and the encouragement of cost transparency and customer feedback.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
57¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$147K 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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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $100K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
57%
of spending
Worth a look: 57% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$147K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $40K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.4M
89% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 89% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
57%
Net assets
$164K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2021▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$2.7M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2021▲ +28%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$999K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$2.5M
Net assets
$164K
FY2021▲ +231%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$50K
FY2021$164K
FY2022$141K
FY2023$264K
FY2024$416K

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 Mar 2014.

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

Where the money goes

57 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 57% · $728K Management & general 43% · $552K

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; $147K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Exec Directo
$147,305Pt VII · Sec A
Board Truste
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Truste
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Truste
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director of
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ron Poole-Dayan Ron Poole-Dayan Ron’s $200K as Exec Director is at the 80th 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ron Poole-Dayan Ron Poole-Dayan Ron$200,417————
Ron Poole-Dayan—$186,093$163,374$147,305$137,700

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps gay men become biological parents through education, financial aid, and affordable surrogacy.

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3 programs · $248K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

The 17TH annual new YORK/EAST coast men having babies conference returned in-person on september 17-19, 2021. Over 160 prospective parents from across the united states and beyond enjoyed an in-person weekend of workshops, and special in-depth panels about insurance, budgeting, medical and psychological aspects of surrogacy.

$145Kprogram expense
02

The annual BRUSSELS/EUROPEAN men having babies parenting options for european gay men conference was held in-person november 5-7, 2021. Over 250 prospective parents from across europe enjoyed an in-person weekend of workshops, and special in-depth panels about insurance, budgeting, medical and psychological aspects of surrogacy.

$96Kprogram expense
03

The 9TH annual san FRANCISCO/WEST coast men having babies conference took place as a fully-immersive virtual event on may 15-16, 2021, using the advanced event platform remo. Over 130 prospective parents from across the united staters and beyond were able to benefit from the specialized platform to participate in general workshops…

$6Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$40K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$145K
Investment incomeLn 3$793
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$728K
Managementcol C$552K
Owns and owesPt X
$164K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$821K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$145K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$793
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$821K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$821K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$164K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 616
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$322K$821K
Total assetsLn 16$910K$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$860K$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$50K$164K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$147K$147K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$324K$107K$218K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$17K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$38K
Accounting feesLn 11c$59K$59K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$335K$282K$53K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$328K$328K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$728K$552K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.7M$2.5M$152K$416K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.5M$2.3M$123K$264K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.8M$1.8M−$24K$141K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.4M$1.3M$115K$164K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$999K$135K$50K 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 $1,395,174 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $107,830$144,750
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $930,611$1,249,631
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,640$793
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $93,957$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,134,038$1,395,174
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $470,298$526,558
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $529,172$753,921
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $999,470$1,280,479
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $134,568$114,695
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,395,174 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$144,750
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$144,750
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,249,631$1,249,631
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $793$793
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,250,424$1,395,174
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,280,479 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $147,305$147,305
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $106,627 · Management $217,698$324,325
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $16,557$16,557
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $38,371$38,371
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $59,061$59,061
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $281,669 · Management $53,055$334,724
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,667$6,667
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $6,678$6,678
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,341$1,341
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $6,633$6,633
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,546$5,546
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $327,601$327,601
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,670$5,670
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $728,110 · Management $552,369 · Fundraising $0$1,280,479
Part X · Balance sheet $1,545,445 assets, 11 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $139,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $322,374$820,962
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $412,503$561,749
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $36,176$23,734
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $910,053$1,545,445
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,963$23,866
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $624,760$991,904
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $226,736$365,386
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $860,459$1,381,156
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $49,594$164,289
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $49,594$164,289
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $910,053$1,545,445
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $164,289 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,395,174
XI-2 Total expenses$1,280,479
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$114,695
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$49,594
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$164,289

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