TransLash is a cross-platform jounalism, personal storytelling and narrative media organization which embeds new narratives of transgender people of color into public consciousness, thereby helping to decrease cultural hostility towards this community-the most marginalized of the marginalized-and save lives.We do so through video, documentary, podcast, digital, social media and newsletter content.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · 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
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
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $661K a year · 28% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
24 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 23.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
15
named funders · $2.7M
Looks good: 15 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% 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
$700K
Spent
$238K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$463K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$700K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$700K
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.5M
FY2024$4.3M
Expenses
$238K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$238K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$3.1M
Net assets
$463K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$463K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$2.6M

From the FY2021 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

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $229K Management & general 4% · $9K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Imara Jones’s $268K as Secretary is at the 96th 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Imara Jones$268,500$283,214$150,000

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II2 listed

Programs and updates

Creates media sharing transgender people of color's stories to reduce hostility and save lives.

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2 programs · $229K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Metrics

In 2021 TransLash reached nearly 1,000,000 engagements with our content each month. Another key metric is the degree to which we are having an impact on the wider conversation about trans issues.

$115Kprogram expense
02

New Activities

In CY 2021 we launched a year-long, limited-series podcast focused on the plight of trans people facing the anti-trans, legislative onslaught in the South and Plains States called The Anti-Trans Hate Machine: A Plot Against Equality.

$115Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $81K · 2024–2024
Glsen INCNY · FY2024$15,000
GLAAD INCNY · FY2024$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$700K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$700K
Money outPt IX
$238K
Ln 25
Programscol B$229K
Managementcol C$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$463K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$469K
Total assetsLn 16$469K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$700K
Total revenueLn 12$700K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$469K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$469K
Total assetsLn 16$469K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K
Net assetsLn 32$463K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$469K
Total assetsLn 16$0$469K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$6K
Net assetsLn 32$0$463K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$131K$125K$6K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$5K$2K$3K$0
OccupancyLn 16$109$0$109$0
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$98K$98K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$238K$229K$9K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $4.3M$3.1M$1.1M$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.5M$2.2M$309K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.9M$1.2M$731K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $700K$238K$462K$463K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $700,278 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$700,278
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$700,278
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 expenses$237,806
I-18 Total expenses$237,806
I-19 Revenue less expenses$462,472
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
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-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $700,278 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$700,278
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$700,278
VIII-12 Total revenueUnrelated business $0$700,278
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $237,806 across 6 lines filed
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $124,937 · Management $5,680 · Fundraising $0$130,617
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,700 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,700
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,970 · Management $2,786 · Fundraising $0$4,756
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $109 · Fundraising $0$109
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,015 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,015
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $97,609 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$97,609
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $229,231 · Management $8,575 · Fundraising $0$237,806
Part X · Balance sheet $469,197 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$469,197
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$469,197
X-25 Other liabilities$6,292
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$6,292
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions$462,905
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$462,905
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$469,197
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $462,905 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$700,278
XI-2 Total expenses$237,806
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$462,472
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$462,905

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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