Form 990 for tax year 2022

Totals

Total revenue

$3,113,730

Total expenses

$4,558,085

Contributions and grants received

$3,084,599

Grants paid

$588,457

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$7,682

Other revenue

$21,449

Total assets, end of year

$2,720,925

Total liabilities, end of year

$273,377

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$2,447,548

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$3,912,155

Management and general expenses

$371,163

Fundraising expenses

$274,767

Program service expenses (Part III)

$3,912,155

Program services were 85.8% 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.

Mission and programs · 2022

• Media:The It Gets Better Project's storytelling efforts are at the forefront of its global effort to uplift, empower and connect LGBTQ+ youth. Every It Gets Better story offers a unique, wisdom-infused perspective designed to show LGBTQ+ youth that through community, shared experiences, and life-affirming resources, things can and will get better. This simple message of hope has been translated across all forms of media, including social media, television specials, best-selling books, theater, museum exhibits and more, and has attracted millions of followers and supporters from around the world. The It Gets Better Project is the destination for LGBTQ+ youth exploring their sexual orientation and/or gender identity.In 2022, the It Gets Better Project produced and/or curated inspiring stories and uplifting messages that attracted 467K visitors to ItGetsBetter.org with It Gets Better stories viewed more than 21 million times across TikTok, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Tumblr, and LinkedIn. The It Gets Better Project captured the stories of folks like Chella Man, Dee Trannybear, April Kae, Zaya Wade, Chris and Scott Evans, Colton Haynes, Nyle DiMarco, Jeffrey Jay, Makayla Walker, Ady Del Valle, Harnaam Kaur, Calle y Poch, mxmtoon, Zolita, Harry Hanson, V Spehar, Armand Fields, Justin Huertas, Sam Leicht, and Jhonatan Castillo. The It Gets Better Project also launched a new Twitch vodcast, Perfectly Queer, and released multiple web series: Queer Sex Ed, Industry: STEM, and LGBTQ+ Fundamentals.

  Expenses $2,135,218 · Revenue $7,357

• Global:The It Gets Better Project fosters a global community by cultivating a growing slate of international, like-minded organizations that have embraced our mission to support LGBTQ+ youth in their home countries; by spearheading global grantmaking initiatives to elevate the work of organizations serving LGBTQ+ youth; by engaging with young LGBTQ+ people both on and offline through special events; and by curating safe virtual spaces via social media where LGBTQ+ youth can connect and engage with one another.The It Gets Better Global Affiliate Network now spans four continents with global storytelling efforts now available in eight languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, German, Greek, French, and Hungarian. In 2022, the It Gets Better Project hosted its first Spanish-language summit, Cumbre en Espaol, a groundbreaking two-day event in Miami, FL for It Gets Better Global Affiliates representing Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Spain, Hungary, Mexico, Panama and Peru. The It Gets Better Project also co-hosted the ILGA (International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association) World Conference in Long Beach, CA. More than 800 LGBTQ+ activists, US and UN public officials, and leading nonprofits from around the globe came together to set the agenda for global LGBTQ+ advocacy for the next two years.Global grantmaking totaled $73,100 in 2022 and supported capacity building and/or storytelling initiatives in Canada, Mexico, Peru, Paraguay, Guatemala, Taiwan, and Brazil.

  Expenses $726,763 · Grants $73,100

• Education:The It Gets Better Project's education program, It Gets Better EDU, consists of a youth ambassador program, a nationwide grant initiative supporting LGBTQ+ students, and a growing library of free educational resources delving into the LGBTQ+ experience. New EduGuides were released in 2022, including supplemental materials for Queer Sex Ed and Industry: STEM - two It Gets Better original productions. Thousands of educational materials were downloaded from ItGetsBetter.org by educators, students, and parents throughout the year, reaching more than 64,000 students across the US and around the world.Now in its third year, the It Gets Better Project's youth ambassador program Youth Voices continues to serve as a powerful reminder of the drive, passion, and resiliency of young LGBTQ+ people. Ten exceptional teens joined the 2022/2023 cohort to offer their unique stories and words of advice to other LGBTQ+ youth around the globe and, in November, traveled to Los Angeles for the inaugural Youth Summit, a week of networking, bonding, and educational programming. In partnership with America Eagle and Aerie, the It Gets Better Project, announced the recipients of a $500K grant initiative to uplift and empower LGBTQ+ students in middle- and high schools across the US. The program, 50 States. 50 Grants. 5,000 Voices., awarded 50 projects in 40 states and Washington D.C. with grants of $10K each. Projects ranged from gender inclusive closets to Pride celebrations to inclusive education resources for teachers. The grant opportunity returns in 2023 and will expand to include Canada.

  Expenses $1,050,174 · Grants $515,357

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

• Ansonia Public School

  $10,000

  Improve the experience of LGBTQ+ students at school

• Armadillo Technical Institute

  $10,000

  Improve the experience of LGBTQ+ students at school

• ASMSA Foundation

  $10,000

  Improve the experience of LGBTQ+ students at school

• Baldwin Park High School GSA

  $10,000

  Improve the experience of LGBTQ+ students at school

• Brookfield YDA

  $10,000

  Improve the experience of LGBTQ+ students at school

• Cape Elizabeth School Department

  $10,000

  Improve the experience of LGBTQ+ students at school

• Centennial GSA (Genders and Sexualities Alliance)

  $10,000

  Improve the experience of LGBTQ+ students at school

• Center City Public Charter Schools

  $10,000

  Improve the experience of LGBTQ+ students at school

• Cleveland Municipal School District

  $10,000

  Improve the experience of LGBTQ+ students at school

• Columbia Public School District

  $10,000

  Improve the experience of LGBTQ+ students at school

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2022

Filed

31 July 2023

IRS schema version

2022v5.0

Source object

202302129349301855

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