The GenderCool Project is a youth-led movement replacing misinformed opinions with positive, powerful experiences meeting transgender and non-binary young people who are thriving.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$61K 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
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 $102K a year · 9% 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
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$61K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $263K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% 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
$250K
Spent
$217K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$102K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$250K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$250K
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.2M
Expenses
$217K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$217K
FY2021$624K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.3M
Net assets
$102K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$102K
FY2021$774K
FY2022$632K
FY2023$699K
FY2024$584K

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 2017.

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Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $211K Management & general 3% · $6K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $61K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$36,000Pt VII · Sec A
$13,000Pt VII · Sec A
$12,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Grosshandler’s $75K as Executive Director is at the 14th 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Grosshandler$75,000$35,417$12,000
Gearah Goldstein$35,000$63,750$13,000
Lindsay Edelson——$36,000
John Grosshandler$35,000$19,583—
Gia Parr$5,594——
Landon Richie$900——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Connects people with thriving transgender and non-binary youth to share positive experiences.

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1 program · $211K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The gendercool project works directly with corporations to provide services such as educational events, HR and diversity & inclusion consulting around how best to create an inclusive workplace for all employees, including those who identify as transgender and non-binary and for parent employees of transgender and non-binary young people.

$211Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$250K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$250K
Money outPt IX
$217K
Ln 25
Programscol B$211K
Managementcol C$6K
Owns and owesPt X
$102K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$105K
Total assetsLn 16$105K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$250K
Total revenueLn 12$250K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$105K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$105K
Total assetsLn 16$105K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$102K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 650
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$77K$105K
Total assetsLn 16$77K$105K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$69K$102K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$62K$62K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K
Information technologyLn 14$318$318
TravelLn 17$12K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$125K$125K
All other expensesLn 24e$962$962
Total functional expensesLn 25$217K$211K$6K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.2M$1.3M−$121K$584K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.3M$67K$699K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.5M−$142K$632K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$624K$672K$774K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $250K$217K$33K$102K 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
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Part I · Summary $250,252 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $166,491$250,252
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $44,605$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $416$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $211,512$250,252
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $142,584$217,438
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $142,584$217,438
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $68,928$32,814
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $250,252 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$250,252
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$250,252
VIII-12 Total revenue$250,252
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $217,438 across 9 lines filed
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,220$2,220
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,015$4,015
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $62,464$62,464
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,984$8,984
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $318$318
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,805$11,805
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,030$2,030
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $124,640$124,640
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $962$962
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $211,203 · Management $6,235 · Fundraising $0$217,438
Part X · Balance sheet $104,695 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $77,071$104,695
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $77,071$104,695
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $8,170$2,980
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,170$2,980
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $68,901$101,715
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $68,901$101,715
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $77,071$104,695
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $101,715 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$250,252
XI-2 Total expenses$217,438
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$32,814
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$68,901
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$101,715

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