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
77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
9 people listed on the 990; $106K paid to officers and key staff.
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
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
See Queer Power Alliance executive salaries →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 LGBTQIA communities and allies in Washington State for economic, racial, and gender justice.
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Skc Queer Advocacy Programs
Queer Power Alliance works with LGBTQIA+ community, community partners, leaders, and elected officials to effectively build power and support to pass policies that advance economic, housing, and gender equality and liberation for LGBTQIA+ and QTPOC community members.
Economic Justice Program
Queer Power Alliance educates, organizes, and provides resources to and for LGBTQIA+ workers to enhance economic stability in Seattle and King County for low-wage workers and support workers to have a safe and secure work environment.
Housing Justice Program
Queer Power Alliance advocate for affordable housing and eliminate the impacts of isolation, invisibility, lack of safety and political clout created by LGBTQIA+ displacement. We work with LGBTQIA+ community leaders to identify the best steps in supporting LGBTQIA+ community in Seattle and South King County, to address the lack of…
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $37K | $37K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $55K | $87K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $30K | $186 |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $24K | $87K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $82K | $82K | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $14K | $14K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $85K | $85K | ||
| Pay of disqualified personsLn 6 | $126K | $73K | $32K | $21K |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $18K | $13K | $3K | $2K |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $17K | $13K | $3K | $2K |
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $23K | $17K | $3K | $2K |
| Professional fundraising feesLn 11e | $18K | $18K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $41K | $31K | $6K | $4K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $2K | $2K | $331 | $221 |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $4K | $3K | $542 | $362 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $2K | $2K | $370 | $247 |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $15K | $11K | $2K | $1K |
| TravelLn 17 | $25 | $25 | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $793 | $595 | $119 | $79 |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $4K | $3K | $586 | $390 |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $21K | $16K | $3K | $2K |
| All other expensesLn 24e | $9K | $7K | $1K | $875 |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $482K | $372K | $55K | $55K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jun 17, 2026 | $663K | $498K | $165K | $288K | 990 PDF |
| FY2024Filed with the IRS May 8, 2025 | $461K | $401K | $60K | $123K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 14, 2024 | $525K | $482K | $43K | $87K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS May 18, 2023 | $195K | $24K | 990 PDF | ||
| FY2021Filed with the IRS May 14, 2023 | $285K | $287K | −$1K | $144K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Jul 30, 2021 | $243K | $203K | $40K | $146K | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $524,633 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $524,633 across 12 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $481,691 across 18 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $86,860 assets, 10 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $86,674 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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