We provide inclusive sexual orientation and gender identity education, advocacy, networking, and resources to individuals and organizations in the Great Lakes Bay region.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$50K 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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FY2020 · 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 $9K 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
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$50K
to officers and key staff · 57% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 57% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $17K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$94K
Spent
$88K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$70K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$94K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$94K
FY2021$150K
FY2022$186K
FY2023$181K
FY2024$247K
Expenses
$88K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$88K
FY2021$118K
FY2022$151K
FY2023$212K
FY2024$247K
Net assets
$70K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$70K
FY2021$102K
FY2022$137K
FY2023$106K
FY2024$107K

From the FY2020 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 Sep 2002.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $66K Management & general 25% · $22K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $50K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$50,000Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Scott Ellis’s $71K as Executive Di is at the 49th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Scott Ellis$71,487$65,213$57,032$51,500$50,000

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers LGBTQ+ education, advocacy, networking, and resources across the Great Lakes Bay Region.

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3 programs · $66K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

These events represent the organization's largest public education opportunities and provide a way to introduce our other educational programs to potential participants. The objective of the pride festival is to educate the public, including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals, straight allies, and the general…

$45Kprogram expense
02

Transgender Support Group

We strive to create a safe place for transgender people and their allies to meet for open dialogue, educational opportunities and socializing.

$11Kprogram expense
03

Started in 2016, harmony is the great lakes bay region's first-ever inclusive and diverse choir, open to all (LGBT and straight allies). It visually and musically offers, projects and promotes the education of the importance of unity and inclusion and "puts a face" on the importance of respect, cooperation and achievement.

$10Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$17K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$94K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$93K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$454
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Money outPt IX
$88K
Ln 25
Programscol B$66K
Managementcol C$22K
Owns and owesPt X
$70K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$81K
Total assetsLn 16$81K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$93K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$800
Fees for servicesLn 2g$454
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Total revenueLn 12$94K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$75K
SavingsLn 2$6K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$81K
Total assetsLn 16$81K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32$70K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 649
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$67K$81K
Total assetsLn 16$67K$81K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$11K
Net assetsLn 32$61K$70K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$53K$40K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$3K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$4K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$329$953
Information technologyLn 14$3K$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$1K$700$700
TravelLn 17$2K$1K$442
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$452$452
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$519
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$14K$277
All other expensesLn 24e$636$231$405
Total functional expensesLn 25$88K$66K$22K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $247K$247K$715$107K 990 PDF
FY2023 $181K$212K−$31K$106K 990 PDF
FY2022 $186K$151K$35K$137K 990 PDF
FY2021 $150K$118K$32K$102K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $94K$88K$6K$70K 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
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Part I · Summary $93,548 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $57,754$93,405
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $15,989$454
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6$5
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$2,923−$316
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $70,826$93,548
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $12,120$56,975
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $73,559$30,799
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $85,679$87,774
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$14,853$5,774
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $93,548 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$800
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$92,605
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$93,405
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $454$454
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5$5
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$316−$316
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $454 · Excluded from tax −$311$93,548
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $87,774 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $39,729 · Management $13,243$52,972
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,002 · Management $1,001$4,003
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,150$1,150
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,775 · Management $1,231$5,006
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $329 · Management $953$1,282
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,483 · Management $1,483$2,966
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $700 · Management $700$1,400
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,326 · Management $442$1,768
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $452$452
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,557 · Management $519$2,076
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,786 · Management $277$14,063
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $231 · Management $405$636
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $65,918 · Management $21,856 · Fundraising $0$87,774
Part X · Balance sheet $81,073 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $61,205$75,055
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $6,013$6,018
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $67,218$81,073
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,579$2,260
X-25 Other liabilities$8,800
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,579$11,060
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,905−$39,665
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $53,734$109,678
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $60,639$70,013
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $67,218$81,073
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $70,013 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$93,548
XI-2 Total expenses$87,774
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,774
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$60,639
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$3,600
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$70,013

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