Koppa labs mission is to improve the socio-economic well-being and development of lgbti+ people and their communities worldwide.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
56¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 3 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
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
56%
of spending
56% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$118K
to officers and key staff · 56% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 56% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
12.9 mo
of spending, in cash
12.9 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $4.5M
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$34K
15% of total assets
Liabilities are 15% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 5 voting members
2 of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$402K
Spent
$209K
To programs
56%
Net assets
$193K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 2024.

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

Where the money goes

56 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 56% · $117K Management & general 39% · $82K Fundraising 5% · $10K

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; $118K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board President and CEO
$41,091Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$35,025Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$29,700Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$8,910Pt VII · Sec A
$2,970Pt VII · Sec A

Kelly Widelska’s $41K as Board President and CEO is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1031 $100K–1M 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.

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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

Empowers LGBTI+ people and communities globally for better socio-economic well-being and development.

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3 programs · $116K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Current

Inclusive finance - we developed and catalyzed partnerships across the capital spectrum to promote and incentivize new investment. Significantly contributed to the asian development banks new environmental and social framework and provided capacity-building to major international financial institutions (ifis).

$65Kprogram expense
02

Current

Economic power fund - we fostered diverse funding sources for economic growth. We secured and began distribution for the $20 million potluck fund, a substantial new funding stream dedicated to global lgbti+ economic empowerment.

$36Kprogram expense
03

Current

Data and knowledge - we convened and connected stakeholders to improve the volume, quality and utilization of data to make a difference in lgbti+ communities lives. Successfully launched the global consortium for inclusive data (cid) in partnership with the un, bringing together over 40 experts to accelerate knowledge-sharing and…

$14Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$4.5M

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$402K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$400K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$209K
Ln 25
Programscol B$117K
Managementcol C$82K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$193K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$226K
Total assetsLn 16$227K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$400K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Total revenueLn 12$402K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$226K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$226K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$2K
Total assetsLn 16$227K
LiabilitiesLn 26$34K
Net assetsLn 32$193K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$226K
Total assetsLn 16$0$227K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$34K
Net assetsLn 32$0$193K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$29K$14K$14K$718
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$11K$11K$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$80$0$80$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$3K$1K$75
Legal feesLn 11b$81$0$81$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$0$20K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$1K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$72$0$72$0
Information technologyLn 14$2K$0$2K$0
OccupancyLn 16$1K$0$1K$0
TravelLn 17$12K$5K$7K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$127K$82K$36K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$333$47$284$2
Total functional expensesLn 25$209K$117K$82K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 9, 2025 $402K$209K$193K$193K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990
Part I · Summary $402,153 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$400,036
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$2,117
I-12 Total revenue$402,153
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$44,354
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$164,786
I-18 Total expenses$209,140
I-19 Revenue less expenses$193,013
Part VI · Governance 2 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $402,153 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$400,036
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$400,036
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,117 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$2,117
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,117 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$402,153
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $209,140 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $14,452 · Management $13,717 · Fundraising $718$28,887
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $11,207 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,207
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $80 · Fundraising $0$80
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,675 · Management $1,430 · Fundraising $75$4,180
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $81 · Fundraising $0$81
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $20,391 · Fundraising $0$20,391
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,200 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,200
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $72 · Fundraising $0$72
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $2,044 · Fundraising $0$2,044
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $1,430 · Fundraising $0$1,430
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,411 · Management $6,619 · Fundraising $0$12,030
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $82,205 · Management $35,620 · Fundraising $9,380$127,205
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $47 · Management $284 · Fundraising $2$333
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $117,197 · Management $81,768 · Fundraising $10,175$209,140
Part X · Balance sheet $227,453 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$225,608
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,845
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $0$227,453
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$34,440
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$34,440
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictions−$4,127
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$197,140
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $0$193,013
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $0$227,453
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $193,013 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$402,153
XI-2 Total expenses$209,140
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$193,013
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$193,013

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

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