Movement builder and strategic partner to state-based organizations advocating for lgbtq+ people.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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 $804K a year · 22% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$792K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
22
named funders · $1.6M
Looks good: 22 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$88K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.1M
+94% vs prior year
Spent
$4.6M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$4.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.1M
FY2024▲ +94%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$2.7M
FY2022$4.9M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$5.1M
Expenses
$4.6M
FY2024▲ +33%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$4.6M
Net assets
$4.7M
FY2024▲ +11%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$5.0M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$4.7M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2006.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $3.6M Management & general 11% · $522K Fundraising 10% · $469K

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

23 people listed on the 990; $792K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$185,440Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Executive Director
$136,706Pt VII · Sec A
Development Director
$106,910Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Operations
$104,371Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President of Finance
$91,508Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Culture/Belonging
$90,850Pt VII · Sec A
Director, Advocacy/Civic Engagement
$76,272Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Fran Hutchins’s $185K as Executive Director is at the 74th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Rebecca Isaacs————$233,086
Fran Hutchins$185,440$173,394$155,835$155,475$111,476
Ian Palmquist$136,706$142,512$130,910$125,440$116,836
Joellyn Weingourt$106,910$103,115———
Mel King$104,371$94,584———
Dan Yonker$91,508$95,952$88,860$82,680—
Eric Wilson$90,850————
Vivian Topping$76,272————

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

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Strengthens and connects state-based LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations by providing leadership training, capacity building, and strategic support integrated with a racial equity perspective.

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3 programs · $3.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Through our advocacy & civic engagement program, we work collaboratively with our partners to maximize state advocacy on critical issues, mobilize the people power needed to create change, and set an expansive policy agenda to address our entire community's needs.

$3.0Mprogram expense
02

Our public health policy program leverages LGBTQ+ organizing power to influence state hiv and public health issues. We work with hiv organizations and people living with hiv to end criminalization, address needs, and advance efforts to end the epidemic while building the capacity of partners to be effective advocates and forge strong…

$662Kprogram expense
03

Through our leadership & capacity strengthening program, we prioritize developing strong leaders, connecting movement advocates, and building powerful organizations that can sustain the movement for equality and justice in the states.

$724program 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 · FY2024
Arcus FoundationFY2024$200K
Ford FoundationFY2024$150K
Total grants receivedfrom 22 funders$1.6M
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Grants paid · 62 grants · $1.1M · 2020–2024
Freedom Oklahoma Action FundOK · FY2024$64,500
Freestate Legal Project INCMD · FY2024$26,500
Equality Ohio Education FundOH · FY2024$15,000
Forum for Equality LouisianaLA · FY2024$12,500
Promo FundMO · FY2024$11,750
TransohioOH · FY2024$11,500
Tennessee Equality ProjectTN · FY2024$10,000
Equality NCNC · FY2024$10,000
Alliance for Full AcceptanceSC · FY2024$10,000
Promo FundMO · FY2023$53,300
Outlinc INCNE · FY2023$32,500
Freestate Legal Project INCMD · FY2023$23,900
Centro Por La JusticiaTX · FY2023$23,300
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$351K
Investment incomeLn 3$125K
Money outPt IX
$4.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.6M
Managementcol C$522K
Fundraisingcol D$469K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.8M
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$88K
PeoplePt VI, VII
23
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$351K
Investment incomeLn 3$125K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$5.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
SavingsLn 2$2.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$861K
Total assetsLn 16$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$88K
Net assetsLn 32$4.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.0M$2.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$820K$861K
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M$4.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$110K$88K
Net assetsLn 32$4.2M$4.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$252K$252K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$285K$185K$57K$43K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M$915K$283K$211K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$37K$24K$7K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$165K$107K$33K$25K
Payroll taxesLn 10$131K$85K$26K$20K
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K$142$247
Accounting feesLn 11c$15K$13K$401$698
Investment management feesLn 11f$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.7M$1.5M$46K$80K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$72K$32K$9K$31K
Office expensesLn 13$81K$30K$23K$28K
TravelLn 17$268K$221K$23K$25K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$231K$229K$1K$659
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$452$332$64$56
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9K$9K$211
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.6M$3.6M$522K$469K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $5.1M$4.6M$459K$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.6M$3.5M−$872K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.9M$2.8M$2.1M$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.7M$2.1M$670K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.3M$1.6M$1.7M$2.4M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,095,404 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,267,148$4,619,305
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $242,506$350,601
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $115,955$125,498
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,625,609$5,095,404
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $306,000$252,200
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,666,264$2,026,510
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $20,000$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,504,992$2,357,857
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,497,256$4,636,567
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$871,647$458,837
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,095,404 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,619,305
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,619,305
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $350,601$350,601
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $125,498$125,498
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $350,601 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $125,498$5,095,404
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,636,567 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $252,200$252,200
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $185,337 · Management $57,279 · Fundraising $42,716$285,332
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $914,940 · Management $282,765 · Fundraising $210,874$1,408,579
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $23,810 · Management $7,358 · Fundraising $5,487$36,655
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $107,019 · Management $33,074 · Fundraising $24,666$164,759
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $85,211 · Management $26,335 · Fundraising $19,639$131,185
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $4,778 · Management $142 · Fundraising $247$5,167
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $13,494 · Management $401 · Fundraising $698$14,593
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $9,467$9,467
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,537,920 · Management $45,703 · Fundraising $79,546$1,663,169
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $32,047 · Management $8,529 · Fundraising $31,470$72,046
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $29,823 · Management $22,786 · Fundraising $28,270$80,879
IX-17 TravelPrograms $220,694 · Management $22,812 · Fundraising $24,757$268,263
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $228,992 · Management $1,082 · Fundraising $659$230,733
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $332 · Management $64 · Fundraising $56$452
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,340$4,340
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $8,537 · Management $211$8,748
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,645,134 · Management $522,348 · Fundraising $469,085$4,636,567
Part X · Balance sheet $4,742,690 assets, 13 lines filed
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,974,758$2,759,556
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $481,603$1,085,000
X-4 Accounts receivable$38
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $30,900$37,379
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $820,150$860,717
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,308,587$4,742,690
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $47,465$46,314
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $62,631$41,292
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $110,096$87,606
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,238,991$3,037,084
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $959,500$1,618,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $4,198,491$4,655,084
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,308,587$4,742,690
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,655,084 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,095,404
XI-2 Total expenses$4,636,567
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$458,837
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$4,198,491
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$2,244
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,655,084

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