Speakout

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Washington, DC501(c)(3)Since 2017Human ServicesEIN 82-1207907Revenue $1.2M in FY2025

On file with the IRS1414 10th St Nw, 20001-3312 · Washington, DCTax-exempt since Mar 2018Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The mission of Speak Out is to educate support and connect the LGBTQ community of color through social media engagement mentorship personal empowerment and health awareness.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $211K a year · 16% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$113K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 91% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $240K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$70K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.2M
-16% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$747K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2025▼ -16%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$184K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$747K
FY2025▼ -27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$9K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2025$747K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2018.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $1.1M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $113K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$65,895Pt VII · Sec A
Staff
$47,076Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Antonio Driver’s $66K as CEO is at the 9th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022
Tony Scoip—$102,250—
Antonio Driver$65,895$96,912$32,000
Rex Nas$47,076——
Dr Walter C Lundy JR——$12,000

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

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

Empowers LGBTQ+ people of color through education, mentorship, and health awareness.

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3 programs · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Speakout Inc. operates a Supported Housing Program in Flint designed to provide safe stable and affirming housing for LGBTQIA individuals experiencing homelessness or housing instability. The program prioritizes transgender nonbinary and low-income individuals who face barriers to accessing traditional housing services.

$424Kprogram expense
02

Speakout Inc. received grant funding to support programming in Flint Michigan focused on LGBTQIA individuals and youth. Funding supports community-based HIV STI testing initiatives outreach and prevention services and the implementation of a youth summer camp that provides safe affirming spaces for education leadership development and…

$424Kprogram expense
03

Speakout Inc. received a grant through the Fund for Trans Generations a national funding initiative administered by Borealis Philanthropy that supports transgender nonbinary and gender nonconforming communities.

$212Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.2M
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$985K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$201K
Investment incomeLn 3$239
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Owns and owesPt X
$747K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$552K
Total assetsLn 16$817K
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$201K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Investment incomeLn 3$239
Other incomeLn 4–11$985K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$480
Total revenueLn 12$1.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$191K
SavingsLn 2$361K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$552K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29K
Other assetsLn 15$153K
Total assetsLn 16$817K
LiabilitiesLn 26$70K
Net assetsLn 32$747K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 65
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$450K$552K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$21K$29K
Total assetsLn 16$702K$817K
LiabilitiesLn 26$81K$70K
Net assetsLn 32$621K$747K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$10K$10K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$47K$47K$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$509K$509K$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$78K$78K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$51K$51K$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$550$550$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0$0$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$9K$9K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$0$0$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$41K$41K$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$209K$209K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$87K$87K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$1.1M$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.2M$1.1M$126K$747K 990 PDF
FY2024 Not on file
FY2023 $1.4M$1.1M$295K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $184K$9K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,185,691 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $262,758$200,832
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $82−$241
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $954,459$985,100
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,217,299$1,185,691
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $37,904$10,158
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $584,697$684,762
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $331,791$365,057
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $954,392$1,059,977
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $262,907$125,714
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $1,185,691 across 16 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$15,253 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$200,832
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$200,832
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $239 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$239
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$480 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0−$480
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0−$7,115
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,007,468
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $15,012 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,185,691
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,059,977 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $10,158$10,158
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $47,076 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$47,076
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $508,924 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$508,924
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $78,094 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$78,094
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $50,668 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$50,668
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $550 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$550
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,545 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$7,545
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,385 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,385
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $41,081 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$41,081
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,398 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$3,398
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,930 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,930
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $209,254 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$209,254
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $86,914 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$86,914
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,059,977 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,059,977
Part X · Balance sheet $817,362 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $450,476$191,229
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$361,073
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $35,873$19,232
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $34,142$63,679
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $21,087$28,709
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $160,790$153,440
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $702,368$817,362
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,273$13,232
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $64,773$57,094
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $81,046$70,326
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $621,322$747,036
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $621,322$747,036
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $702,368$817,362
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $747,036 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,185,691
XI-2 Total expenses$1,059,977
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$125,714
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$621,322
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$747,036

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