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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by FUNDERS FOR LESBIAN AND GAY ISSUES INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,916,499
Total expenses
$3,670,811
Contributions and grants received
$3,873,741
Grants paid
$650,000
Program service revenue
$49,223
Investment income
-$6,465
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$5,736,093
Total liabilities, end of year
$837,357
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,898,736
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,914,277
Management and general expenses
$371,941
Fundraising expenses
$384,593
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,914,277

Program services were 79.4% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $728,741

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,145,000

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM FEES

    total $49,223 · related or exempt $49,223

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $98,172 · excluded $98,172

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $587,454

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $692,091

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$104,637

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$104,637 · excluded -$104,637

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $650,000 · program services $650,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $235,000 · program services $189,663 · management and general $16,540 · fundraising $28,797

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,287,611 · program services $1,039,202 · management and general $90,628 · fundraising $157,781

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $81,859 · program services $67,757 · management and general $5,604 · fundraising $8,498

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $244,279 · program services $202,196 · management and general $16,722 · fundraising $25,361

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $118,725 · program services $98,359 · management and general $8,119 · fundraising $12,247

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $473,752 · program services $315,291 · management and general $129,288 · fundraising $29,173

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $61,715 · program services $41,073 · management and general $16,842 · fundraising $3,800

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $14,355 · management and general $14,355

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $8,500 · program services $7,464 · management and general $413 · fundraising $623

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $48,359 · program services $41,654 · management and general $2,425 · fundraising $4,280

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,856 · program services $1,553 · management and general $121 · fundraising $182

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $22,641 · program services $17,725 · management and general $1,186 · fundraising $3,730

  • 17 · Travel

    total $270,384 · program services $193,472 · management and general $49,078 · fundraising $27,834

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $117,752 · program services $20,549 · management and general $18,263 · fundraising $78,940

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $34,023 · program services $28,319 · management and general $2,357 · fundraising $3,347

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $83,893 · end of year $455,735

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $291,498 · end of year $52,767

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $476,950 · end of year $1,249,650

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $332,213

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

    $69,237

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

    $67,751

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $1,486

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $3,900,250 · end of year $3,616,170

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,736 · end of year $28,072

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $265,537 · end of year $285,454

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    end of year $551,903

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $180,000 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,421,956 · end of year $4,803,736

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $886,834 · end of year $95,000

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

FUNDERS FOR LGBTQ ISSUES WORK TO INCREASE THE SCALE AND IMPACT OF PHILANTHROPIC RESOURCES AIMED AT ENHANCING THE WELL-BEING OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND QUEER COMMUNITIES, PROMOTING EQUITY, AND ADVANCING RACIAL, ECONOMIC AND GENDER JUSTICE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

FUNDERS FOR LGBTQ ISSUES EDUCATES AND ORGANIZES FUNDERS AND SUPPORTS POWER-BUILDING TO CREATE AN ABUNDANCE OF RESOURCES FOR THE JUSTICE AND LIBERATION OF ALL QUEER COMMUNITIES.

  • CONVENING, TRAINING, & RESEARCH: FUNDERS FOR LGBTQ ISSUES PROVIDES CONVENINGS, TRAININGS, AND RESEARCH TO EDUCATE FUNDERS ABOUT THE NEEDS OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER COMMUNITIES. CONVENINGS INCLUDE THE ANNUAL FUNDING FORWARD CONFERENCE TO HELP FUNDERS MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT OF THEIR GRANTMAKING IN LGBT COMMUNITIES. FUNDERS FOR LGBTQ ISSUES ALSO PROVIDED CONVENINGS AND TRAININGS ON LGBTQ ISSUES FOR MORE THAN 100 FOUNDATION STAFF AND TRUSTEES.

    Expenses $1,505,915 · Revenue $49,223

  • OUT IN THE SOUTH: THE OUT IN THE SOUTH INITIATIVE SEEKS TO INCREASE THE SCALE AND IMPACT OF FOUNDATION FUNDING FOR LGBTQ COMMUNITIES IN THE U.S. SOUTH. THE INITIATIVE RAISES AWARENESS ABOUT THE UNIQUE NEEDS AND ASSETS OF SOUTHERN LGBTQ COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR LGBTQ PHILANTHROPIC FUNDS BASED IN THE SOUTH. IN 2024, THE INITIATIVE AWARDED $650,000 IN PLANNING GRANTS AND MATCHING GRANTS TO HELP STRENGTHEN 13 LGBTQ FUNDS ACROSS THE REGION.

    Expenses $1,023,174 · Grants $650,000

  • GRANTMAKERS UNITED FOR TRANS COMMUNITIES (GUTC): THE GUTC INITIATIVE AIMS TO INSPIRE A PHILANTHROPIC CULTURE THAT IS INCLUSIVE AND SUPPORTIVE OF TRANSGENDER PEOPLE IN BOTH GRANTMAKING AND DECISION-MAKING. IN 2024, THE INITIATIVE OFFERED THE GUTC LEADERSHIP FELLOWSHIP, PROVIDING SIX TRANSGENDER AND NON-BINARY PROFESSIONALS IN PHILANTHROPY WITH SUPPORT, PEER NETWORKING, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 25 GRADUATES OF THE PROGRAM.

    Expenses $385,188

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Aldito Gallardo

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Ana Conner

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cathy Kapua

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Cynthia Renfro

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Desiree Flores

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eugenio Smith

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Glo Ross

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jonathan Jayes-Green

    SECRETARY/BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Judy Yu

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Karen Appelbaum

    TREASURER/BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katie Carter

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Kelli King-Jackson

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lane Harwell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Maria Miranda

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Namita Chad

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Paulina Helm-Hernndez

    VICE CHAIR/BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Trishala Deb

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • William Bill Smith

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Saida Agostini-Bostic

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $251,524
    From this org
    $235,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,524
    Hours/week
    32

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $235,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,316
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,208
    Filer's total
    $251,524
  • Alex Lee

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $172,113
    From this org
    $161,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,613
    Hours/week
    32

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $161,500
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,443
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,170
    Filer's total
    $172,113
  • April Bethea

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $154,074
    From this org
    $144,274
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,800
    Hours/week
    32

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,574
    Bonus
    $3,700
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,600
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,200
    Filer's total
    $154,074
  • Cleopatra Acquaye-Reynolds

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $153,644
    From this org
    $142,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,644
    Hours/week
    32

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,300
    Bonus
    $3,700
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,100
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,544
    Filer's total
    $153,644
  • Stephen Switzer

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $175,043
    From this org
    $155,688
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,355
    Hours/week
    32

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,688
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,121
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,234
    Filer's total
    $175,043
  • Alyssa Lawther

    SENIOR RESEARCH OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $122,279
    From this org
    $115,693
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $6,586
    Hours/week
    32

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

Answered yes

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
LAST COMPENSATION STUDY WAS CONDUCTED IN 2024.

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

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

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
16 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202533219349300038

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