Create space for queer youth to hope for the future and find joy in the present by providing mental health, healing, and wellness supports.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 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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FY2024 · 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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $40K a year · 7% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$73K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
8
named funders · $990K
Looks good: 8 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$751K
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$888K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$168K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$751K
FY2024▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$53K
FY2021$284K
FY2022$612K
FY2023$688K
FY2024$751K
Expenses
$888K
FY2024▲ +34%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$193K
FY2022$434K
FY2023$661K
FY2024$888K
Net assets
$168K
FY2024▼ -45%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$13K
FY2021$104K
FY2022$281K
FY2023$305K
FY2024$168K

From the FY2024 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 Mar 2021.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $651K Management & general 17% · $151K Fundraising 10% · $85K

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; $73K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$72,743Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Breann Dovez’s $73K as Executive Director is at the 61st percentile of top reported officer pay among 2094 $100K–1M mental health 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Breann Dovez$72,743$75,738———
Breann Donnelly——$64,458$71,000$27,083

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

Provides mental health and wellness support for queer youth to foster hope and joy.

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3 programs · $651K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Clinical Services

The goal of our clinical services is to provide queer youth with an anti-oppressive, collaborative, and affirming therapeutic environment that increases radical joy in LGBTQIA2+ communities and beyond.

$362Kprogram expense
02

Joyful Space

We offer consultation and hands-on partnership support to educators, schools, and youth-serving organizations to create joyful adn inclusive spaces for queer youth. These services include gsa (gender-sexuality alliance) club start-up and ongoing support, assessment and recommendations for improvement, and intersectional professional…

$174Kprogram expense
03

Big Queer, Little Queer

Queer youth come together and connect with queer adults to create professional and personal relationships, which increases their access to social capital. In turn, queer youth continue to expand their capacity for social and emotional well-being and contribute to joyous communities.

$116Kprogram 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 FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$751K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$707K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$41K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Money outPt IX
$888K
Ln 25
Programscol B$651K
Managementcol C$151K
Fundraisingcol D$85K
Owns and owesPt X
$168K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$113K
Total assetsLn 16$175K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$707K
Government grantsLn 1e$302K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$41K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$1K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$751K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$113K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$113K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$175K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K
Net assetsLn 32$168K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$133K$113K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$13K$0
Total assetsLn 16$306K$175K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$7K
Net assetsLn 32$305K$168K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
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$73K$55K$11K$7K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$497K$373K$75K$50K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$66K$38K$27K$870
Payroll taxesLn 10$48K$31K$9K$8K
Management feesLn 11a$84K$63K$13K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$4K$851$568
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$18K$15K$2K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$8K$2K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$9K$2K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$21K$16K$3K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$21K$16K$3K$2K
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$486$324
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$12K$9K$2K$1K
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$16K$12K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$888K$651K$151K$85K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $751K$888K−$136K$168K 990 PDF
FY2023 $688K$661K$26K$305K 990 PDF
FY2022 $612K$434K$178K$281K 990 PDF
FY2021 $284K$193K$91K$104K 990 PDF
FY2020 $53K$13K 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 FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $751,450 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $652,599$707,175
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $29,711$41,422
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $189$1,699
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $5,041$1,154
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $687,540$751,450
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $571,842$683,913
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $89,218$203,924
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $661,060$887,837
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $26,480−$136,387
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $751,450 across 15 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $1,154 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$301,965
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$405,210
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$707,175
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $41,422 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$41,422
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,699 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,699
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 $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $44,275 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$751,450
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $887,837 across 29 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
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 $54,557 · Management $10,911 · Fundraising $7,274$72,742
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $372,599 · Management $74,520 · Fundraising $49,680$496,799
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $38,055 · Management $27,397 · Fundraising $870$66,322
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $31,320 · Management $8,992 · Fundraising $7,738$48,050
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $63,314 · Management $12,663 · Fundraising $8,442$84,419
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,256 · Management $851 · Fundraising $568$5,675
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 $15,216 · Management $1,616 · Fundraising $1,077$17,909
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,835 · Management $1,567 · Fundraising $1,045$10,447
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,139 · Management $1,828 · Fundraising $1,219$12,186
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $15,950 · Management $3,190 · Fundraising $2,127$21,267
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,990 · Management $3,198 · Fundraising $2,132$21,320
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,432 · Management $486 · Fundraising $324$3,242
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $8,865 · Management $1,773 · Fundraising $1,182$11,820
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 $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,729 · Management $2,346 · Fundraising $1,564$15,639
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $651,257 · Management $151,338 · Fundraising $85,242$887,837
Part X · Balance sheet $175,036 assets, 23 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $133,409$112,676
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $154,729$55,168
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,398$5,192
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $12,687$0
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 assets$2,000
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $306,223$175,036
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,467$6,667
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-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,467$6,667
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $192,756$168,369
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $112,000$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $304,756$168,369
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $306,223$175,036
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $168,369 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$751,450
XI-2 Total expenses$887,837
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$136,387
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$304,756
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$168,369

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