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← NEW YORK CITY GAY AND LESBIAN ANTI-VIOLENCE PROJECT INC

Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by NEW YORK CITY GAY AND LESBIAN ANTI-VIOLENCE PROJECT INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,068,386
Total expenses
$3,645,075
Contributions and grants received
$3,053,302
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$15,000
Investment income
$84
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,725,348
Total liabilities, end of year
$459,659
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,265,689
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,576,944
Management and general expenses
$884,917
Fundraising expenses
$183,214
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,576,944

Program services were 70.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $2,878,729

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $174,573

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TRAINING AND OTHERS

    total $15,000 · related or exempt $15,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $84 · excluded $84

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $178,474 · program services $71,389 · management and general $71,390 · fundraising $35,695

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,586,387 · program services $1,258,327 · management and general $315,128 · fundraising $12,932

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $201,301 · program services $153,321 · management and general $43,240 · fundraising $4,740

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $161,021 · program services $121,455 · management and general $35,195 · fundraising $4,371

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $18,000 · management and general $18,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $476,612 · program services $161,182 · management and general $223,430 · fundraising $92,000

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $58,018 · program services $39,143 · management and general $16,065 · fundraising $2,810

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $427,365 · program services $322,353 · management and general $93,412 · fundraising $11,600

  • 17 · Travel

    total $15,200 · program services $15,075 · management and general $125

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $59,515 · program services $44,890 · management and general $13,010 · fundraising $1,615

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $32,405 · program services $26,684 · management and general $5,089 · fundraising $632

  • 24a · Other expenses: BAD DEBTS EXPENSE

    total $231,375 · program services $226,527 · management and general $4,848

  • 24b · Other expenses: SOFTWARE, OFFICE AND EQUI

    total $163,926 · program services $118,035 · management and general $36,682 · fundraising $9,209

  • 24c · Other expenses: STAFF EXPENSES AND DUES

    total $25,148 · program services $13,218 · management and general $8,180 · fundraising $3,750

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

    total $3,997 · program services $3,997

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $6,331 · program services $1,348 · management and general $1,123 · fundraising $3,860

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $210,567 · end of year $171,619

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $390,875 · end of year $194,614

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,577,910 · end of year $1,132,295

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $12,185

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $31,139 · end of year $19,010

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $292,833

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $267,942

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $70,426 · end of year $24,891

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $554,381 · end of year $170,734

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $317,953 · end of year $353,902

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $23,063 · end of year $23,755

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $115,620

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $536,284 · end of year $82,002

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,332,276 · end of year $1,045,086

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $510,102 · end of year $220,603

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE NEW YORK CITY GAY AND LESBIAN ANTI-VIOLENCE PROJECT (AVP) MISSION IS TO EMPOWER LGBTQ AND HIV-AFFECTED COMMUNITIES AND ALLIES TO END ALL FORMS OF VIOLENCE THROUGH ORGANIZING AND EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT SURVIVORS THROUGH COUNSELING AND ADVOCACY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

AVP'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER LGBTQ AND HIV-AFFECTED COMMUNITIES AND ALLIES TO END ALL FORMS OF VIOLENCE THROUGH ORGANIZING AND EDUCATION, AND SUPPORT SURVIVORS THROUGH COUNSELING ADVOCACY.

  • AVP PROVIDES DIRECT SERVICES TO SURVIVORS OF LGBTQ AND HIV-AFFECTED SURVIVORS OF ALL KINDS OF VIOLENCE WITH CRISIS INTERVENTION, SAFETY PLANNING, COUNSELING, ADVOCACY, ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AND LEGAL SERVICES, AS WELL AS INFORMATION AND REFERRALS TO ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS THAT PROVIDE SERVICES AND RESOURCES OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF AVP'S SERVICES. AVP OPERATES A FREE BILINGUAL, 24-HOUR, 365-DAY-A-YEAR CRISIS INTERVENTION HOTLINE THAT IS STAFFED BY TRAINED VOLUNTEERS AND OUR PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS AND ADVOCATES, ANSWERING OVER 1,500 CALLS ANNUALLY.

    Expenses $1,240,961

  • AVP ORGANIZES COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC RESPONSES TO SPECIFIC VIOLENT INCIDENTS THROUGHOUT NEW YORK CITY AND STATE, TRAINS COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS ON TOPICS RELATED TO LGBTQ AND HIV-AFFECTED PEOPLES' EXPERIENCES OF VIOLENCE, AND DOES ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS THAT ADDRESS LGBTQ AND HIV- AFFECTED PEOPLE'S SAFETY. AVP COLLABORATES WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE INTERSECTION OF LGBTQ AND HIV-AFFECTED IDENTITIES AND VIOLENCE THROUGH COALITIONS, NETWORKS AND OTHER COLLABORATIVE WORK. AVP IS THE LARGEST LGBTQ-SPECIFIC ANTI- VIOLENCE PROGRAM IN THE COUNTRY AND REACHES OVER 10,000 PEOPLE ANNUALLY THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMMING BOTH IN-PERSON AND ONLINE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, AVP RECEIVED OVER 1,500 CALLERS TO THE CRISIS HOTLINE, PROVIDED COUNSELING SERVICES TO NEARLY 1,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS, SERVED OVER 300 CLIENTS WITH LEGAL SERVICES AND REPRESENTATION, AND DISTRIBUTED RESOURCES TO AN ADDITIONAL 3,000 THROUGH OUR PUBLIC ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING CAMPAIGNS.

    Expenses $598,334 · Revenue $15,000

  • AVP'S LGBTQ LEGAL SERVICES PROJECT PROVIDES HOLISTIC, DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND QUEER (LGBTQ) SURVIVORS OF ALL FORMS OF VIOLENCE, CO-LOCATED WITH AVPS EXISTING CULTURALLY COMPETENT DIRECT SOCIAL SERVICES. IN FY25, THE LEGAL SERVICES TEAM CLOSED 145 LEGAL CASES, OPENED 146 NEW CASES, AND CURRENTLY HAVE OPEN 137 LEGAL CASES. AVP IS PROUD TO OFFER HOLISTIC LEGAL SERVICES. HOLISTIC LEGAL SERVICES RANGE FROM INTAKE, ADVICE, AND REPRESENTATION IN MULTIPLE ISSUE AREAS, INCLUDING: - FAMILY LAW: ORDERS OF PROTECTION, CHILD/SPOUSAL SUPPORT, CHILD CUSTODY, DIVORCE; - PUBLIC BENEFITS: REPRESENTATION TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN DENIED OR IMPROPERLY TERMINATED FROM SNAP, CASH ASSISTANCE OR RENTAL ASSISTANCE; - IMMIGRATION: AFFIRMATIVE AND DEFENSIVE ASYLUM, U &T VISAS, VAWA SELF- PETITIONS, WORK AUTHORIZATION, ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS AND NATURALIZATION; - HOUSING: EVICTION AND HP PROCEEDINGS; - LEGAL NAME AND ID DOCUMENT CHANGES: CIVIL COURT NAME CHANGE FOR TRANSGENDER AND GENDER NON-CONFORMING SURVIVORS AND ASSOCIATED NAME AND GENDER MARKER CHANGES ON ID DOCUMENTS (SOCIAL SECURITY CARD, NYS BIRTH CERTIFICATES, STATE IDENTIFICATION, ETC.); - CRIMINAL COURT: REPRESENTATION OF COMPLAINING WITNESSES IN CRIMINAL COURT (AVP DOES NOT DO CRIMINAL DEFENSE WORK). ERVED LGBTQ COMMUNITIES. HOLISTIC LEGAL SERVICES RANGE FROM INTAKE, ADVICE, AND REPRESENTATION ON ISSUES SUCH AS ORDERS OF PROTECTION, CHILD SUPPORT, CHILD CUSTODY, LEGAL SEPARATION/DIVORCE OR DISSOLUTION, IMMIGRATION MATTERS, FINANCIAL MATTERS, HOUSING MATTERS, NAME CHANGES, ADVANCED DIRECTIVES, AND REPRESENTATION AS COMPLAINING WITNESSES IN CRIMINAL COURT AS CLIENTS NEED THESE SERVICES.

    Expenses $586,760

  • COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM.

    Expenses $150,889

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Audacia Ray

    INTERIM EXEC

    Total calculated
    $139,933
    From this org
    $135,673
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,260
    Hours/week
    40
  • Ashley Nicole Young

    DIR. OF LEGA

    Total calculated
    $119,610
    From this org
    $114,970
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,640
    Hours/week
    40
  • Aditi Bhattacharya

    DEPUTY DIR.

    Total calculated
    $108,014
    From this org
    $103,593
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,421
    Hours/week
    40
  • Leslie Allen

    DIR. OF LEGA

    Total calculated
    $105,510
    From this org
    $105,087
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $423
    Hours/week
    40
  • Reem F Ramadhan

    DIRECTOR OF

    Total calculated
    $104,000
    From this org
    $100,410
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,590
    Hours/week
    40
  • Stephanie Blackwood

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Hassan Naveed

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Linda Tepedino

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Pamela Smith Wilkinson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Olivia Blake

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Ehrich

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Benjamin Lee

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Bruce Pachter

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Marcus Escobedo

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lee Garza

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Melvin Clayton

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
14 May 2026
IRS schema version
2024v5.0
Source object
202601349349313550

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