SWOPLA stands for Sex Workers Outreach Project Los Angeles. We are a peer support organization, run by sex workers and for sex workers. Our mission is to pursue our human rights to bodily autonomy, racial and social justice, and mutual liberation through outreach, education, mutual aid and political advocacy. Our vision is to usher in the reality where all sex workers are respected.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers.
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
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% 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 · 31% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 31% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $79K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$310K
Spent
$196K
To programs
85%
Net assets
$251K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2023.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $167K Management & general 13% · $25K Fundraising 2% · $4K

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

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$34,668Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$17,595Pt VII · Sec A
President & Board Member
$8,684Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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

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3 programs · $136K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Swans

Sex Worker Abortion Navigation Services -- Thanks to California's Abortion Practical Support Fund (and the elbow grease of our stipended volunteers -- & the unpaid volunteers who came before them), we are able to help provide practical support to sex workers facing difficult circumstances who are seeking to obtain lawful abortions in…

$69Kprogram expense
02

Swlearn

Sex Worker Lived Experience Affirming Research Network -- Collaborating with UCLA, UCSF, and two other Los Angeles-based community organizations, Together in Service is undergoing a multi-year HIV intervention adaptation and implementation science research project.

$50Kprogram expense
03

Sex Worker Parent Project

In 2024, our Sex Worker Parent Project published the Magazine "ProMomme: A Sex Workers' Guide to Parenting", and worked on filming a documentary about the process of creating and publishing "ProMomme." The Zine was published in August of 2024, with co-publishers Sming Sming and Cash Machine; and we held a reading of works from the Zine…

$17Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$79K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $10K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$4,251
Unitemized GrantFY2024$3,113
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,400

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$310K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$310K
Money outPt IX
$196K
Ln 25
Programscol B$167K
Managementcol C$25K
Fundraisingcol D$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$251K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$251K
Total assetsLn 16$251K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$310K
Government grantsLn 1e$207K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$310K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$251K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$251K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$251K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$251K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$181K$251K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$181K$251K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$181K$251K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$14K$14K
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$61K$43K$15K$3K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0$0$0$0
Management feesLn 11a$10K$0$10K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$519$519
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$88K$88K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$5K$5K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$80$80$0$0
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$0$0$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$6K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$196K$167K$25K$4K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $310K$196K$114K$251K 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 $310,016 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $270,113$310,016
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $270,113$310,016
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,596$13,614
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$60,946
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$519
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $96,070$120,627
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $101,666$195,706
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $168,447$114,310
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $310,016 across 14 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$207,013
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$103,003
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$310,016
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
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 $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$310,016
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $195,706 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $13,614$13,614
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 $42,663 · Management $15,236 · Fundraising $3,047$60,946
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
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 $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $9,867 · Fundraising $0$9,867
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $519$519
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $88,104 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$88,104
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,536 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,536
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,649 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,649
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,322 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,322
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,943 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,943
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $80 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$80
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 $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,126 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$6,126
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $167,037 · Management $25,103 · Fundraising $3,566$195,706
Part X · Balance sheet $250,692 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $181,154$250,692
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 $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$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 assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $181,154$250,692
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
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 $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $181,154$250,692
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $181,154$250,692
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $181,154$250,692
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $250,692 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$310,016
XI-2 Total expenses$195,706
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$114,310
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$181,154
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−$44,772
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$250,692

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