The Trevor Project INC

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W Hollywood, CA501(c)(3)Since 1998Civil Rights & AdvocacyEIN 95-4681287

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The mission of the Trevor Project is to end suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning young people.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 905 volunteers and 718 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 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3.7M a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.5M
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 87% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
34
named funders · $449K
Looks good: 34 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$5.7M
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$85.5M
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$67.4M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$50.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$85.5M
FY2024▲ +20%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$29.6M
FY2021$52.1M
FY2022$65.0M
FY2023$83.8M
FY2024$71.2M
FY2024$85.5M
Expenses
$67.4M
FY2024▼ -13%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$18.9M
FY2021$31.8M
FY2022$57.5M
FY2023$97.5M
FY2024$77.4M
FY2024$67.4M
Net assets
$50.9M
FY2024▲ +53%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$27.9M
FY2021$48.1M
FY2022$54.9M
FY2023$40.8M
FY2024$33.3M
FY2024$50.9M

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 Aug 1998.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $55.3M Management & general 7% · $4.5M Fundraising 11% · $7.6M

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

31 people listed on the 990; $2.5M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Founder/Board Mbr/FMR Interim CEO
$435,306Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer (left 8/25)
$324,600Pt VII · Sec A
Chief People Officer
$275,000Pt VII · Sec A
SVP, Marketing, Comms & Content
$270,000Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$265,481Pt VII · Sec A
General Counsel
$263,508Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Knowledge Officer
$257,033Pt VII · Sec A
SVP, Product and Technology
$255,000Pt VII · Sec A

Peggy Rajski’s $435K as Founder/Board Mbr/FMR Interim CEO is at the 87th 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Amit Paley—$719,423$622,559$473,969$357,304$336,871
Peggy Rajski Left 624—$617,062————
Peggy Rajski$435,306—$71,538———
Virginia Munoz$324,600$325,000————
Carlos Carrazana—$290,977$275,096———
Carrie Davis——$275,096$237,231——
Michelle Jarmon$275,000—————
Amanda Ryan-Smith—$265,532$271,278$207,462——

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 24/7 crisis intervention and suicide prevention services, including specialized phone, text, and chat support, for LGBTQ+ youth nationwide.

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2 programs · $55.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The trevor project, inc. Is the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning) young people. Trevor offers 24/7 crisis services, connecting highly trained counselors with LGBTQ+ young people whenever they need support.

$38.6Mprogram expense
02

The trevor project participated in the federally funded 988 suicide & crisis lifeline. This project included two subnetworks: 988 suicide and crisis lifeline lgbtqi+ youth chat and text and 988 suicide and crisis lifeline lgbtqi + youth phones.

$16.6Mprogram 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 · FY2025
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Grants paid · 69 grants · $736K · 2019–2022
Equality MichiganMI · FY2022$35,000
Equality Ohio Education FundOH · FY2022$15,000
Transgender Education Network of TexasFY2022$10,000
Fairness Education Fund INCKY · FY2022$7,500
Fairness WV Institute INCWV · FY2022$7,500
Fairness Education Fund INCKY · FY2021$15,000
Equality Ohio Education FundOH · FY2021$15,000
Centerlink INCFL · FY2021$15,000
Transgender Education Network of TexasFY2021$10,000
Outlinc INCNE · FY2021$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$85.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$84.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$519K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Money outPt IX
$67.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$55.3M
Managementcol C$4.5M
Fundraisingcol D$7.6M
Owns and owesPt X
$50.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$21.1M
Total assetsLn 16$56.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
31
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$84.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$19.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.3M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$56K
Investment incomeLn 3$519K
Other incomeLn 4–11$19K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$16K
Total revenueLn 12$85.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3.7M
SavingsLn 2$17.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$21.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$283K
Other assetsLn 15$11.4M
Total assetsLn 16$56.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.7M
Net assetsLn 32$50.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5718
VolunteersI 6905
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$12.8M$21.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.5M$2.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$452K$283K
Total assetsLn 16$38.7M$56.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.3M$5.7M
Net assetsLn 32$33.3M$50.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.2M$1.0M$92K$79K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$42.9M$36.8M$3.0M$3.0M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$562K$477K$47K$37K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7.8M$6.7M$545K$539K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4.0M$3.5M$286K$278K
Legal feesLn 11b$267K$255K$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$128K$81K$3K$43K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$170K$108K$5K$57K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$541K$541K
Investment management feesLn 11f$46K$46K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.2M$1.7M$55K$392K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2.2M$475K$1.7M
Office expensesLn 13$812K$150K$30K$633K
Information technologyLn 14$2.8M$2.4M$197K$192K
OccupancyLn 16$351K$314K$11K$27K
TravelLn 17$158K$136K$11K$11K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$2K$224$196
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$168K$145K$12K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$812K$686K$72K$53K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$487K$346K$34K$107K
Total functional expensesLn 25$67.4M$55.3M$4.5M$7.6M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $71.2M$77.4M−$6.2M$33.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $83.8M$97.5M−$13.7M$40.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $65.0M$57.5M$7.4M$54.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $52.1M$31.8M$20.4M$48.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $29.6M$18.9M$10.6M$27.9M 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $85,455,038 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$56,194
VIII-1e Government grants$19,211,151
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$65,649,846
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,330,081
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$84,917,191
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $534,585$534,585
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$15,990−$15,990
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$18,128−$18,128
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $37,380$37,380
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $537,847$85,455,038
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $67,416,524 across 20 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,002,621 · Management $92,244 · Fundraising $79,465$1,174,330
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $36,848,707 · Management $3,041,570 · Fundraising $2,960,105$42,850,382
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $476,956 · Management $47,170 · Fundraising $37,428$561,554
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,694,561 · Management $545,391 · Fundraising $538,599$7,778,551
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,456,077 · Management $286,047 · Fundraising $277,543$4,019,667
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $255,279 · Management $5,825 · Fundraising $5,835$266,939
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $81,025 · Management $3,493 · Fundraising $43,003$127,521
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $107,970 · Management $4,655 · Fundraising $57,303$169,928
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $540,837$540,837
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $45,645$45,645
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,710,984 · Management $54,793 · Fundraising $392,298$2,158,075
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $474,976 · Fundraising $1,683,314$2,158,290
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $149,824 · Management $29,691 · Fundraising $632,781$812,296
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,385,331 · Management $197,425 · Fundraising $191,556$2,774,312
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $313,523 · Management $10,603 · Fundraising $26,921$351,047
IX-17 TravelPrograms $135,532 · Management $11,197 · Fundraising $10,885$157,614
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,467 · Management $224 · Fundraising $196$2,887
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $144,841 · Management $11,988 · Fundraising $11,632$168,461
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $686,136 · Management $72,135 · Fundraising $53,358$811,629
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $345,750 · Management $33,879 · Fundraising $106,930$486,559
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $55,272,560 · Management $4,493,975 · Fundraising $7,649,989$67,416,524
Part X · Balance sheet $56,547,772 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,591,573$3,709,336
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $9,236,230$17,432,030
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $12,574,261$19,627,135
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,484,082$1,497,738
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $451,797$283,336
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,525,378$2,588,760
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $8,793,356$11,409,437
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $38,656,677$56,547,772
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,308,195$5,650,078
X-19 Deferred revenue$3,250
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,308,195$5,653,328
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $24,568,817$32,016,974
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $8,779,665$18,877,470
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $33,348,482$50,894,444
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $38,656,677$56,547,772
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $50,894,444 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$85,455,038
XI-2 Total expenses$67,416,524
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$18,038,514
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$33,348,482
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$16,559
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$509,111
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$50,894,444

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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