Translifeline EIN 47-2097494

Translifeline

EIN  47-2097494 Public charity (501(c)(3)) San Francisco, CA
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Verified accurate 8/23/26 · see original filing: IRS
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Provides direct support, advocacy, and education to improve trans lives and prevent suicide.
Leadership
Rebecca Ruechel · Tech Director · $111K
Money in and out
$5.0M revenue, $3.8M expenses
Bottom line
60% program efficiency

Provides direct support, advocacy, and education to improve trans lives and prevent suicide. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $5.0M in revenue, $3.8M in expenses, and $3.1M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$5.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $1.2M
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.60 Management & general $0.26 Fundraising $0.14
Program efficiency
60%
of spending reaches programs▼ -16% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
9.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +140% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+23%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +201% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$5.0M
FY2024▲ +7%
Expenses
$3.8M
FY2024▼ -33%
Total assets
$3.4M
FY2024▲ +50%
Total liabilities
$259K
FY2024▼ -13%
Total revenue
$5.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$3.8M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$3.1M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$1.2M
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$3.4M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B60%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $2.3M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Hotline

This year, our hotline answered 10,009 calls a remarkable 37% answer rate, up from 26% in 2023. This progress reflects our persistent focus on increasing operator capacity and improving our technology to connect more people with the support they need.

$1.7Mprogram expense
02

Advocacy

This year marked the third year of our Safe Hotlines Campaign, advancing our mission to promote safe, transparent, and consensual crisis care. Key accomplishments include: -Published a groundbreaking report: We released 'The Problem with 988: How America's Largest Hotline Violates Consent, Compromises Safety, and Fails the People.' This…

$627Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CTranslifeline
EINHdr · item D47-2097494
Principal addressHdr · item CSan Francisco, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.translifeline.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFMental Health (F99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Tech Director
$111,425Pt VII · Sec A
Dev. Manager
$107,602Pt VII · Sec A
Dir Ppl & Culture
$106,133Pt VII · Sec A
Dev. Director
$104,460Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$73,409Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rebecca Ruechel’s $111K as Tech Director is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1686 $1–10M mental health 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Taegen Meyer$154,445$63,320
Elena Vera$151,212$80,757
Aisha Naseem$78,486$142,952$33,247
Scout Wolfcave$137,124$122,475$100,954$76,629
Yana Walton$129,118
Ari Luna$127,910$111,123
Jaime Sanchez$121,714
Rebecca Ruechel$111,425$113,802

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$4.9M · 98%
Investment income$59K · 1%
Other revenue$31K · 1%
Contributions & grants98%$4.9M
Investment income1%$59K
Other revenue1%$31K
Program service revenue$5K
Total revenueLn 12$5.0M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.60 Management & general $0.26 Fundraising $0.14
Program services60%$2.3M
Management & general26%$1.0M
Fundraising14%$528K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.8M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$259K
Total net assetsLn 32$3.1M
Months of cash on handcomputed3.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $2.7M · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $3.8M · Less non-cash grants $508K · Cash operating expenses/yr $3.3M
9.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $2.3M · Total expenses $3.8M
60%
Management & General
Management & general $1.0M · Total expenses $3.8M
26%
Fundraising
Fundraising $528K · Total expenses $3.8M
14%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $616K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $4.7M
$0.13 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $4.9M · Total revenue $5.0M
98%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $5.0M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $5K · Total revenue $5.0M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $59K · Total revenue $5.0M
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $5K · Total expenses $3.8M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $5.0M · Prior year $4.7M
+7%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $3.2M · FY2024 $5.0M
+12%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $3.1M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $5.0M · Expenses $3.8M
+23%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $3.4M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $3.1M · Total assets $3.4M
92%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $1.5M · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $3.4M
43%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Rebecca Ruechel · Reported title Tech Director · Highest reported compensation $111K · Total expenses $3.8M
3%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $3.2M · Total expenses $3.8M
84%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 60%
Overhead ratio 26%
Fundraising cost ratio 11%
Revenue growth 7%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 2%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$71K
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Grants paid · 40 grants · $2.0M · 2020–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$369,797
Transgender Law CenterCA · FY2023$60,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$243,452
Folx Health INCFY2022$96,567
Unitemized GrantFY2022$96,000
Transgender Law CenterCA · FY2022$60,000
Cake Society CoFL · FY2022$26,000
Freedom Overground CorpFY2022$25,000
The Translatin CoalitionCA · FY2022$21,000
Sister ReachTN · FY2022$21,000
Operation RestorationLA · FY2022$21,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$20,500
Transgendervariantintersex JpCA · FY2022$20,000
Transformations Youth GroupMO · FY2022$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$8,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$94,196
Folx Health INCFY2021$77,294
See all 40 grants →

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$5.0M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$4.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$4.7M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$5.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$3.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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