Blaqout is a united community of individual advocates, community activists and healthcare professionals who work to address the psychosocial and environmental challenges faced by black queer and same gender loving persons in the greater kansas city area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
60¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$93K 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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FY2021 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $95K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
60%
of spending
Worth a look: 60% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$93K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $213K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$101K
80% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 80% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$831K
+264% vs prior year
Spent
$813K
To programs
60%
Net assets
$26K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$831K
FY2021▲ +264%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$228K
FY2021$831K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.7M
FY2024$1.9M
Expenses
$813K
FY2021▲ +227%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$249K
FY2021$813K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$26K
FY2021▲ ×31
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$893
FY2021$26K
FY2022$29K
FY2023$379K
FY2024$732K

From the FY2021 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 Feb 2018.

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Where the money goes

60 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 60% · $491K Management & general 21% · $167K Fundraising 19% · $154K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $93K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$93,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

D Rashaan Gilmore’s $93K as President and CEO is at the 18th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3129 $1–10M health care 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

NameFY2023FY2021FY2020
D Rashaan Gilmore$93,000$93,000$56,808

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

Supports Black queer and same-gender-loving individuals facing psychosocial and environmental challenges.

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3 programs · $483K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Research, education, advocacy, and community mobilization

$241Kprogram expense
02

Health care access and speciality pharmacy services

$193Kprogram expense
03

HIV/STI counseling, testing, and prevention

$48Kprogram 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$213K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $55K · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$14,905
Unitemized GrantFY2023$13,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,125

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$831K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$499K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$332K
Money outPt IX
$813K
Ln 25
Programscol B$491K
Managementcol C$167K
Fundraisingcol D$154K
Owns and owesPt X
$26K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$84K
Total assetsLn 16$127K
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$499K
Government grantsLn 1e$23K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$332K
Total revenueLn 12$831K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$84K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$84K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$43K
Total assetsLn 16$127K
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K
Net assetsLn 32$26K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24K$84K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K$43K
Total assetsLn 16$87K$127K
LiabilitiesLn 26$88K$101K
Net assetsLn 32−$893$26K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$93K$46K$23K$23K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$196K$98K$49K$49K
Payroll taxesLn 10$65K$32K$16K$16K
Management feesLn 11a$1K$747$374$374
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$33K$16K$8K$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$9K$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$66K$33K$16K$16K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$1K$663$664
TravelLn 17$9K$4K$2K$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$595$595
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$9K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$44K$22K$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$224K$193K$15K$15K
All other expensesLn 24e$38K$25K$7K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$813K$491K$167K$154K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.9M$1.6M$326K$732K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.7M$1.5M$177K$379K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$1.1M−$25K$29K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $831K$813K$18K$26K 990 PDF
FY2020 $228K$249K−$21K−$893 990 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $830,753 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $71,938$498,730
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $154,980$332,023
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,000$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $227,918$830,753
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $70,968$353,965
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $177,848$458,963
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $248,816$812,928
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$20,898$17,825
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $830,753 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$22,779
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$475,951
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$498,730
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $332,023$332,023
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $332,023$830,753
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $812,928 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $46,500 · Management $23,250 · Fundraising $23,250$93,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $98,045 · Management $49,022 · Fundraising $49,022$196,089
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $32,438 · Management $16,219 · Fundraising $16,219$64,876
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $747 · Management $374 · Fundraising $374$1,495
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,624$6,624
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,203$5,203
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $16,361 · Management $8,182 · Fundraising $8,182$32,725
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $8,874 · Management $4,436 · Fundraising $4,437$17,747
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $32,998 · Management $16,498 · Fundraising $16,499$65,995
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,328 · Management $663 · Fundraising $664$2,655
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,425 · Management $2,213 · Fundraising $2,213$8,851
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,190 · Management $595 · Fundraising $595$2,380
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,787 · Management $1,481$10,268
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $21,968 · Management $10,983 · Fundraising $10,984$43,935
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $193,163 · Management $15,187 · Fundraising $15,187$223,537
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $24,506 · Management $6,521 · Fundraising $6,521$37,548
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $491,330 · Management $167,451 · Fundraising $154,147$812,928
Part X · Balance sheet $126,969 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $24,071$83,689
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $17,065$43,280
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $87,034$126,969
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $20,600$29,600
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $67,327$71,650
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $87,927$101,250
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$893$25,719
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$893$25,719
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $87,034$126,969
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $25,719 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$830,753
XI-2 Total expenses$812,928
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$17,825
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$893
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1,443
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$25,719

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