Lavender Rights Project FY2020 filing

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Seattle, WA501(c)(3)Crime & LegalEIN 81-0969007Revenue $2.3M in FY2020

On file with the IRSlavenderrightsproject.org911 E Pike St Ste 314, 98122-3853 · Seattle, WATax-exempt since Oct 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Advances a more just and equitable society by providing low-cost civil legal services and community programming centered in values of social justice for trans and queer low-income people and other marginalized communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$178K 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
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $838K a year · 29% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$178K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$256K
19% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 19% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.3M
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$1.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.3M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$4.0M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.3M
FY2024$3.2M
Net assets
$1.1M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$5.0M

From the FY2020 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 Oct 2016.

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Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $1.2M Management & general 8% · $112K Fundraising 6% · $77K

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

18 people listed on the 990; $178K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Ed (until 6/1/2020), Lead Attorney
$79,215Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Ed (until 6/1/2020), Executive Director
$74,504Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Manager
$24,564Pt VII · Sec A
President (from 7/21/2020)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer (from 7/21/2020)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary (from 7/21/2020)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member (from 8/4/2020)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member (from 9/15/2020)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jaelynn Scott’s $179K as Executive Director is at the 78th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M crime & legal 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
Jaelynn Scott$179,045$142,226$103,762$84,106$74,504
Bryanna Jenkins$119,844————
Akoth Ombaka$116,483$106,306$78,180$9,579—
Nico Quintana$109,945————
Ebo Barton$108,138————
Daniel Hlad$105,453————
Morgan Mentzer————$79,215
Andrea Boyd————$24,564

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides low-cost legal help and community programs for marginalized people, advancing social justice.

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3 programs · $763K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Legal Services

Provide legal services for LGBTQ community and community organizations, prioritizing black, gender diverse persons but available for all. Pro bono and sliding scale representation in the areas of family law, employment law, civil rights, benefits administration, name and gender marker changes, and human resources.

$385Kprogram expense
02

Unmet Needs (ocva)

Serve underrepresented low-income lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, AND/OR QUEER/QUESTIONING (LGBTQ+) communities in and around seattle, washington. Directly address systemic bias faced by many LGBTQ crime victims and the subsequent barriers to seeking legal services and justice that they face.

$216Kprogram expense
03

By and for Community (ocva)

By and for wrap around support systems for low income LGBTQ victims of crime and oppression. Invest in developing comprehensive educational resources for community clinics and outreach, building relationships with other community organizations and bringing LGBTQ competent victim services to community members.

$163Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 9 grants · $527K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$84,858
Unitemized GrantFY2023$70,436
Alliance for Global JusticeAZ · FY2023$7,209
Unitemized GrantFY2022$63,653
Alliance for Global JusticeAZ · FY2022$15,500
Unitemized GrantFY2021$114,998
Unitemized GrantFY2020$58,324

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$219K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.2M
Managementcol C$112K
Fundraisingcol D$77K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$921K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$256K
PeoplePt VI, VII
18
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$462K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$219K
Investment incomeLn 3$445
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$2.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$921K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$921K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$256K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 527
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$109K$921K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$8K
Total assetsLn 16$195K$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K$256K
Net assetsLn 32$158K$1.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$79K$79K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$58K$58K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$178K$157K$11K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$664K$587K$39K$38K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$57K$47K$7K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$69K$60K$5K$5K
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$150$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$43K$21K$9K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$711$269$214$228
Office expensesLn 13$69K$42K$25K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$20K$16K$3K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$41K$37K$5K
TravelLn 17$5K$4K$319$12
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$22K$21K$453$165
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$23K$18K$1K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.2M$112K$77K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $4.0M$3.2M$812K$5.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.8M$2.3M$463K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.1M$1.8M$1.3M$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.1M$1.5M$635K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.3M$1.3M$966K$1.1M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,310,764 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $541,427$2,085,092
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $88,645$219,032
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $51$445
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $330$6,195
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $630,453$2,310,764
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$137,580
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $388,934$969,064
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $107,552$238,382
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $496,486$1,345,026
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $133,967$965,738
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,310,764 across 13 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,025 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$34,247
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$461,615
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,589,230
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,085,092
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $219,032 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$219,032
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $445$445
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $4,170 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$4,170
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $225,227 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $445$2,310,764
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,345,026 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $79,256$79,256
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $58,324$58,324
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $156,911 · Management $11,241 · Fundraising $10,130$178,282
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $587,357 · Management $39,196 · Fundraising $37,845$664,398
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $46,604 · Management $7,494 · Fundraising $2,884$56,982
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $59,506 · Management $4,804 · Fundraising $5,092$69,402
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $7,203$7,203
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $150 · Management $1,875$2,025
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $21,370 · Management $9,056 · Fundraising $12,511$42,937
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $269 · Management $214 · Fundraising $228$711
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $42,217 · Management $24,523 · Fundraising $2,572$69,312
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,512 · Management $3,465 · Fundraising $1,263$20,240
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $36,562 · Management $4,641$41,203
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,467 · Management $319 · Fundraising $12$4,798
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,520$1,520
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $3,879$3,879
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $21,335 · Management $453 · Fundraising $165$21,953
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,698 · Management $1,057 · Fundraising $3,846$22,601
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,156,261 · Management $112,217 · Fundraising $76,548$1,345,026
Part X · Balance sheet $1,379,706 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $109,223$920,884
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $80,050$434,387
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$16,236
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,273$8,199
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $195,118$1,379,706
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,968$150,561
X-19 Deferred revenue$15,985
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$89,130
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $36,826$255,676
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $158,292$1,049,508
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$74,522
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $158,292$1,124,030
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $195,118$1,379,706
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,124,030 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,310,764
XI-2 Total expenses$1,345,026
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$965,738
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$158,292
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,124,030

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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