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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by BRAVE SPACE ALLIANCE.

This return was superseded by a later amendment. matched by us It is kept because history is preserved rather than replaced.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the latest return for 2022 , filed 19 December 2023. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Program services expenses
$1,418,983 changed to $1,211,748
Management and general expenses
$1,019,925 changed to $1,289,334
Fundraising expenses
$358,522 changed to $296,348
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,418,983 changed to $1,211,748

Listed only on the earlier return

  • Channyn Lynne

Listed only on the later return

  • Channyn Parker

Listed under a different title

  • Jae Rice: CEO then INTERIM CEO
  • Stephanie Skora: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR then CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Totals

Total revenue
$2,325,203
Total expenses
$2,797,430
Contributions and grants received
$2,299,566
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$17,489
Investment income
$973
Other revenue
$7,175
Total assets, end of year
$4,201,794
Total liabilities, end of year
$105,898
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,095,896
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,418,983
Management and general expenses
$1,019,925
Fundraising expenses
$358,522
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,418,983

Program services were 50.7% 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)

    $884,608

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,414,958

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PANEL AND TRAINING FEE

    total $17,489 · related or exempt $17,489

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $973 · excluded $973

  • 11a · Other revenue: RENTAL INCOME

    total $7,175 · related or exempt $7,175

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $7,175

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $35,744 · program services $35,744

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $201,942 · program services $201,942

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $596,534 · program services $197,296 · management and general $279,467 · fundraising $119,771

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $59,540 · program services $11,898 · management and general $33,349 · fundraising $14,293

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $70,158 · program services $35,079 · management and general $24,555 · fundraising $10,524

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $187,970 · program services $132,662 · fundraising $55,308

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $127,285 · program services $51,698 · management and general $75,587

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $53,464 · management and general $53,464

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $26,658 · program services $13,329 · management and general $9,330 · fundraising $3,999

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $26,119 · management and general $26,119

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $44,884 · program services $22,442 · management and general $15,709 · fundraising $6,733

  • 17 · Travel

    total $19,924 · program services $9,963 · management and general $6,974 · fundraising $2,987

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $147,001 · management and general $147,001

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $58,450 · management and general $58,450

  • 24a · Other expenses: TRANSACTION REVIEW

    total $414,474 · program services $207,237 · management and general $145,066 · fundraising $62,171

  • 24b · Other expenses: PANTRY

    total $201,912 · program services $201,912

  • 24c · Other expenses: DEVELOPMENT

    total $77,586 · fundraising $77,586

  • 24d · Other expenses: SMALL GROUP

    total $56,999 · program services $56,999

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $390,786 · program services $240,782 · management and general $144,854 · fundraising $5,150

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,912,586 · end of year $82,464

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    end of year $1,150,330

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $550,000 · end of year $663,992

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $16,769

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

    $2,397,659

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

    $176,870

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,162,267 · end of year $2,220,789

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $67,450

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $56,730 · end of year $105,898

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,568,123 · end of year $3,865,896

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    end of year $230,000

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

BRAVE SPACE ALLIANCE IS THE FIRST BLACK-LED, TRANS-LED LGBTQ+ CENTER LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO, DEDICATED TO CREATING AND PROVIDING AFFIRMING, CULTURALLY COMPETENT, FOR-US BY-US RESOURCES, PROGRAMMING, AND SERVICES FOR LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS ON THE SOUTH AND WEST SIDES OF THE CITY. WE STRIVE TO EMPOWER, EMBOLDEN, AND EDUCATE EACH OTHER THROUGH MUTUAL AID, KNOWLEDGE-SHARING, AND THE CREATION OF COMMUNITY-SOURCED RESOURCES AS WE BUILD TOWARD THE LIBERATION OF ALL OPPRESSED PEOPLES.

  • HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRAMMING: BSA HAS SPONSORSHIPS AND PARTICIPATION IN HEALTH FAIRS, FREE BARBERSHOP, AND SALON SERVICES, THE "DIGNITY SUITE" (FREE PERSONAL CARE AND CLOTHING ITEMS GEARED TOWARD THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY) AND SIMILAR AFFIRMING EVENTS AND PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $21,890

  • COMMUNITY PANTRY: BASED ON A MUTUAL AID FRAMEWORK WHERE THE ORGANIZATION AIMS TO PROVIDE NOURISHING RESOURCES IN A CULTURALLY COMPETENT AND ARMING ENVIRONMENT. THE COMMUNITY PANTRY HAS GROWN INTO A DELIVERY PROGRAM, A PANTRY AT OUR HOME OFFICE, AND A NETWORK OF 4 PANTRY PARTNER SITES ACROSS THE CITY OF CHICAGO THAT REGULARLY SERVES 1500+ INDIVIDUALS EACH WEEK.

    Expenses $201,912

  • TRAINING AND EDUCATION: BSA PROVIDES VARIOUS PUBLIC SPEAKING AND TRAINING SERVICES, WHICH SERVE THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION BY RAISING VISIBILITY AND AWARENESS OF THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY AND BIPOC TRANS COMMUNITY. REPRESENTATIVES ARE ASKED TO PARTICPATE IN MEDIA APPEARANCES, SOLO, AND PANEL SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS OR TO PROVIDE SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO CORPORATE OR OTHER AUDIENCES.

    Expenses $25,865 · Revenue $17,489

  • ALL OTHER PROGRAMS

    Expenses $1,169,316 · Revenue $7,175

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Valerie Spencer

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Tatyana Moaton

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Tracy Baim

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Kim Hunt

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Lilly Wachowski

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Michelle Zacarias

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Channyn Lynne

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Lasaia Wade

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $60,746
    From this org
    $60,746
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Stephanie Skora

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $69,878
    From this org
    $69,878
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Jae Rice

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $71,318
    From this org
    $71,318
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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
2022
Filed
13 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202303179349309850

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