Queer Power Alliance is rooted in the LGBTQIA+ community and in solidarity with other marginalized communities. We strive for equity by disrupting systems of oppression holding back LGBTQIA+ communities through advocating, educating, organizing, and building grassroots leadership for economic, housing, racial justice, and LGBTQIA+ liberation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
53¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$65K 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
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $61K a year · 14% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
53%
of spending
Worth a look: 53% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$65K
to officers and key staff · 32% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 32% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.9 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
$29K
17% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 17% of assets; 50% or less.
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
$243K
Spent
$203K
To programs
53%
Net assets
$146K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$243K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$243K
FY2021$285K
FY2022$195K
FY2023$525K
FY2024$461K
FY2025$663K
Expenses
$203K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$203K
FY2021$287K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$482K
FY2024$401K
FY2025$498K
Net assets
$146K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$146K
FY2021$144K
FY2022$24K
FY2023$87K
FY2024$123K
FY2025$288K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2016-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2018.

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

Where the money goes

53 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 53% · $107K Management & general 33% · $67K Fundraising 14% · $29K

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; $65K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$64,655Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Taylor Farley’s $91K as Executive Director is at the 81st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lajuana Johnson——$21,154$100,150$23,026—
Taylor Farley$91,350$87,175$84,952———
Debbie Carlson————$70,447—
Debbie Carlsen—————$64,655

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

Empowers LGBTQIA communities and allies in Washington State for economic, racial, and gender justice.

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3 programs · $107K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

LGBTQ+ advocacy programs

$58Kprogram expense
02

Justice Works Program

Allyship outreaches to low-income LGBTQ+ workers around their worker's rights and provides resources to workers if their rights have been violated. Our goal is to enhance economic stability in Seattle for low-wage workers and create more safety for workers by offering trainings to workforces on gender considerate best practices around…

$28Kprogram expense
03

Housing Justice Program

Allyship is creating the building blocks for the LGBTQ+ community in South King County to advocate for affordable housing and eliminate the impacts of isolation, invisibility, lack of safety and political clout created by LGBTQ displacement.

$21Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 10 grants · $387K · 2023–2025
Entre HermanosWA · FY2025$53,300
PocaanWA · FY2025$45,100
Unitemized GrantFY2025$31,625
TractionWA · FY2025$20,500
PocaanWA · FY2024$61,500
Entre HermanosWA · FY2024$45,100
Unitemized GrantFY2024$33,575
Entre HermanosWA · FY2023$41,000
PocaanWA · FY2023$41,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$14,025

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$243K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$177K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$61K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Money outPt IX
$203K
Ln 25
Programscol B$107K
Managementcol C$67K
Fundraisingcol D$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$146K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$150K
Total assetsLn 16$175K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
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$177K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$30K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$61K
Investment incomeLn 3$73
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$243K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$150K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$150K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$150
Total assetsLn 16$175K
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K
Net assetsLn 32$146K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 622
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$94K$150K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$106K$175K
LiabilitiesLn 26$425$29K
Net assetsLn 32$106K$146K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$65K$17K$34K$14K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$64K$51K$5K$7K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$53$53
Payroll taxesLn 10$11K$7K$3K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$700$700
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$3K$3K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$247$247
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K$705$60
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$11K$612$10K
TravelLn 17$18$18
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$33K$29K$2K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$447$428$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$203K$107K$67K$29K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $663K$498K$165K$288K 990 PDF
FY2024 $461K$401K$60K$123K 990 PDF
FY2023 $525K$482K$43K$87K 990 PDF
FY2022 $195K$24K 990 PDF
FY2021 $285K$287K−$1K$144K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $243K$203K$40K$146K 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 $242,810 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $101,270$176,910
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $73,422$61,126
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $46$73
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $12,640$4,701
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $187,378$242,810
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $108,010$139,444
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$3,200
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $63,756$60,376
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $171,766$203,020
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $15,612$39,790
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $242,810 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$30,224
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$146,686
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$176,910
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $61,126$61,126
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $73$73
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$4,701
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $61,126 · Excluded from tax $73$242,810
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $203,020 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $16,810 · Management $34,267 · Fundraising $13,578$64,655
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $51,448 · Management $5,216 · Fundraising $7,022$63,686
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $53$53
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,645 · Management $2,593 · Fundraising $1,812$11,050
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $700$700
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,979$5,979
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $3,200$3,200
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $1,560$1,560
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $247$247
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,585 · Management $705 · Fundraising $60$2,350
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $612 · Management $10,022$10,634
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18$18
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,819$2,819
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,352 · Management $2,303 · Fundraising $1,634$33,289
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $447 · Management $428 · Fundraising $1,905$2,780
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $107,164 · Management $66,645 · Fundraising $29,211$203,020
Part X · Balance sheet $174,525 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $93,503$149,748
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $12,531$24,627
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $150$150
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $106,184$174,525
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $425$4,347
X-25 Other liabilities$24,629
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $425$28,976
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $105,759$145,549
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $105,759$145,549
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $106,184$174,525
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $145,549 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$242,810
XI-2 Total expenses$203,020
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$39,790
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$105,759
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$145,549

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