Pride Foundation

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Seattle, WA501(c)(3)Since 1985Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 91-1325007Revenue $10.5M in FY2025

On file with the IRSpridefoundation.org2014 E Madison St Ste 400b, 98122-6876 · Seattle, WATax-exempt since May 1986Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Strengthen and support gay and lesbian community in the pacific northwest.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 833 volunteers and 16 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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FY2025 · 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
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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2.7M a year · 30% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.0M
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 57% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
13
named funders · $3.8M
Looks good: 13 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.2M
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$10.5M
+51% vs prior year
Spent
$9.3M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$50.7M
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$10.5M
FY2025▲ +51%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$9.5M
FY2022$8.9M
FY2023$9.1M
FY2024$7.0M
FY2025$10.5M
Expenses
$9.3M
FY2025▲ +37%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$5.3M
FY2022$5.6M
FY2023$4.3M
FY2024$6.8M
FY2025$9.3M
Net assets
$50.7M
FY2025▼ -1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$45.7M
FY2022$47.5M
FY2023$48.5M
FY2024$51.4M
FY2025$50.7M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending March 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 1986.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $8.3M Management & general 6% · $566K Fundraising 5% · $496K

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

28 people listed on the 990; $1.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$235,038Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Finance
$185,040Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Advoc.
$128,512Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Programs
$124,265Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Community
$122,492Pt VII · Sec A
Asst. Dir. of Comm
$108,704Pt VII · Sec A
SR Ops. Mngr.
$100,147Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathryn Carter’s $235K as CEO is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 129 $10–100M civil rights & advocacy 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Kathryn Carter$235,038$209,351$197,500$177,300$180,000
Jimbo Worm$185,040$167,900$152,625$141,166$124,840
Jose Romero$128,512—$105,656——
Ira Wade Harris$124,265$114,386———
Jamila Taylor$122,492————
Omni Romero—$118,482———
Helen Sillman—$117,143———
Jedidiah Chavez——$111,756——

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

Provides scholarships and community support to LGBTQ+ and ally students and organizations across the Pacific Northwest to foster education and leadership.

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3 programs · $8.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Community Advocacy, Research & Education

Awarded fellowships to 10 individuals. Provided training and technical assistance on fundraising, grantmaking, leadership development, etc. to 100 non-profits and 500 individuals in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.

$3.6Mprogram expense
02

Granting Program

Awarded cash grants to 371 non-profit organizations. Pride Foundation funds organizations, small and large, as they strengthen and serve the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Often we hear that our grant is the first an organization ever received.

$3.6Mprogram expense
03

Scholarship Program

Awarded scholarships to 113 students for post-secondary education, with funds paid directly to the institution of learning. Pride Foundation scholarships support education and leadership development to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and straight-ally students of any age or sexual orientation from Alaska, Idaho, Montana…

$989Kprogram 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 · 532 grants · $15.5M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$955,545
Allied Media Projects INCMI · FY2024$142,000
Native MovementAK · FY2024$90,000
Lavender Rights ProjectWA · FY2024$90,000
Rod's HouseWA · FY2024$82,000
Powerful VoicesWA · FY2024$77,000
Pizza KlatchWA · FY2024$72,000
Matthew Shepard FoundationWY · FY2024$67,500
Stonewall YouthWA · FY2024$66,000
Friendly House INCOR · FY2024$62,500
Camp Ten TreesWA · FY2024$57,000
Madrona InstituteWA · FY2024$55,000
Odyssey Youth CenterWA · FY2024$52,000
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$10.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$3.2M
Money outPt IX
$9.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$8.3M
Managementcol C$566K
Fundraisingcol D$496K
Owns and owesPt X
$50.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.7M
Total assetsLn 16$52.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
28
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$7.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$514K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$293K
Investment incomeLn 3$3.2M
Gains on assetsLn 7$2.2M
Total revenueLn 12$10.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
SavingsLn 2$9.6M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$10.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$39.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Other assetsLn 15$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$52.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$50.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 6833
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$9.3M$10.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$40.5M$39.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$52.0M$52.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$577K$2.2M
Net assetsLn 32$51.4M$50.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$4.5M$4.5M
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$956K$956K
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$464K$218K$169K$78K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.3M$1.0M$110K$211K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$50K$38K$5K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$207K$156K$19K$32K
Payroll taxesLn 10$145K$102K$21K$22K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$3K$1K$5K
Accounting feesLn 11c$33K$24K$4K$5K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$200K$70K$130K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$800K$708K$28K$64K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$3K$102$4K
Office expensesLn 13$38K$23K$7K$8K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$194K$140K$24K$30K
TravelLn 17$184K$153K$25K$6K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$8K$8K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$4K$5K$870
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$189K$155K$17K$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$805$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.3M$8.3M$566K$496K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $10.5M$9.3M$1.2M$50.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $7.0M$6.8M$181K$51.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.1M$4.3M$4.8M$48.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.9M$5.6M$3.3M$47.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $9.5M$5.3M$4.1M$45.7M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $10,549,999 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,673,605$7,568,086
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,362,374$3,194,066
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$49,730−$212,153
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,986,249$10,549,999
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,663,294$5,435,899
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,826,018$2,196,396
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $135,500$1,679,748
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,624,812$9,312,043
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,361,437$1,237,956
Part VI · Governance 17 of 17 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body17
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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 $10,549,999 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$40,699
VIII-1c Fundraising events$292,814
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$7,234,573
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$514,278
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$7,568,086
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $996,803$996,803
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,197,263$2,197,263
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$236,114−$236,114
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $23,961$23,961
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $2,981,913$10,549,999
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,312,043 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $4,480,354$4,480,354
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $955,545$955,545
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 $217,552 · Management $169,191 · Fundraising $77,636$464,379
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,008,791 · Management $109,659 · Fundraising $211,100$1,329,550
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $38,084 · Management $5,286 · Fundraising $7,071$50,441
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $156,070 · Management $19,389 · Fundraising $31,950$207,409
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $101,811 · Management $20,660 · Fundraising $22,146$144,617
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $3,000 · Management $1,397 · Fundraising $5,220$9,617
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $23,667 · Management $4,102 · Fundraising $5,045$32,814
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $70,043 · Management $129,952$199,995
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $707,503 · Management $27,677 · Fundraising $64,332$799,512
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,651 · Management $102 · Fundraising $3,961$6,714
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,489 · Management $6,518 · Fundraising $8,075$38,082
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $139,980 · Management $24,260 · Fundraising $29,840$194,080
IX-17 TravelPrograms $152,622 · Management $25,259 · Fundraising $5,732$183,613
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $7,705$7,705
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,532$1,532
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,079 · Management $5,364 · Fundraising $870$10,313
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $154,906 · Management $17,398 · Fundraising $16,726$189,030
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $805 · Fundraising $5,936$6,741
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $8,250,189 · Management $566,214 · Fundraising $495,640$9,312,043
Part X · Balance sheet $52,917,224 assets, 22 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $41,076; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,871,172$1,117,346
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,409,061$9,616,967
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $679,632$1,250,636
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,576$11,869
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $58,368$136,043
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,023$5,490
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $40,504,873$39,479,022
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,394,739$1,258,775
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $51,971,227$52,917,224
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $162,953$133,957
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $204,373$1,974,463
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $25,000$37,565
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $184,420$69,377
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $576,746$2,215,362
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,553,008$5,970,139
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $44,841,473$44,731,723
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $51,394,481$50,701,862
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $51,971,227$52,917,224
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $50,701,862 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$10,549,999
XI-2 Total expenses$9,312,043
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,237,956
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$51,394,481
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$1,930,575
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$50,701,862

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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