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Advocates for respect, understanding, and nondiscrimination for LGBTQ+ people and allies in Southwest Michigan. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $216K in revenue, $165K in expenses, and $93K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2008
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Civil Rights & Advocacy
Location
Benton Harbor, MI
Website
www.outcenter.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$216KFY2021
Expenses
$165K
Net assets
$93K
People
8
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  80-0341856 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Benton Harbor, MI Founded 2008
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Advocates for respect, understanding, and nondiscrimination for LGBTQ+ people and allies in Southwest Michigan.
Leadership
Zack East · Director
Money in and out
$216K revenue, $165K expenses
Bottom line
65% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$216K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$165K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$93K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $50K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.33 Fundraising $0.02
Program efficiency
65%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
6.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+23%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$216K
FY2021▲ +17%
Expenses
$165K
FY2021
Total assets
$93K
FY2021
Total liabilities
$0
FY2021
Total revenue
$216K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$165K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$93K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$50K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$93K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B65%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item COut Center
EINHdr · item D80-0341856
Principal addressHdr · item CBenton Harbor, MI
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.outcenter.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2008
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCivil Rights & Advocacy (R192)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2010

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 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Recording Se
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $107K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Adults, Teens, Families and School Support

Families and allies - two outreach in-person events reached 86 in benton harbor and more than 2,000 across 8 small towns in southern berrien county. Social media outreach, resource sharing, et al, resulted in a total of 474 new followers. Provided support programs to 54 people within 3 programs.

$107Kprogram expense
02

Education and Civic Engagement

Provided 67 health care professionals in michigan with information necessary to begin collecting sexual orientation and gender identity data from patients to better document disparities and provide for better patient safety of LGBTQ+ people.

Pt IX · col B
03

Drop-In Center -Open 4 Days a Week

Provided safe and welcoming safe for LGBTQ+ people, their families, and allies. Provided 41 vetted referrals to callers and virtual attendees. Answered questions and recommended support programs based on need. Approximately 14 virtual attendees at 205 online sessions.

Pt IX · col B

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$214K · 99%
Program service revenue$2K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$214K
Program service revenue1%$2K
Investment income$35
— government grantsLn 1e$22K
Total revenueLn 12$216K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.33 Fundraising $0.02
Program services65%$107K
Management & general33%$55K
Fundraising2%$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$165K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$92K
Total assetsLn 16$93K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$93K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $92K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $165K · Less non-cash grants $100 · Cash operating expenses/yr $165K
6.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $107K · Total expenses $165K
65%
Management & General
Management & general $55K · Total expenses $165K
33%
Fundraising
Fundraising $3K · Total expenses $165K
2%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $3K · Solicited contributions $192K
$0.02 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $214K · Total revenue $216K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants $22K · Total revenue $216K
10%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $2K · Total revenue $216K
0.8%
Investment reliance
Investment income $35 · Total revenue $216K
+0.02%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $2K · Total expenses $165K
1%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $216K · Prior year $184K
+17%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $93K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $216K · Expenses $165K
+23%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $93K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $93K · Total assets $93K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $93K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Zack East · Reported title DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $165K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $108K · Total expenses $165K
65%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 65%
Overhead ratio 33%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth 17%
Accounting fee ratio 3%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$36K

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$317K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$343K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$326K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$263K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$216K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$184K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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