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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by TRANSFORMATIONS YOUTH GROUP.

Totals

Total revenue
$487,925
Total expenses
$483,463
Contributions and grants received
$487,925
Grants paid
$7,725
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$90,405
Total liabilities, end of year
$24,969
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$65,436
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$475,057
Management and general expenses
$8,406
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$475,057

Program services were 98.3% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $487,925

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $3,103 · program services $3,103

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $4,622 · program services $4,622

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0 · program services $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $59,371 · program services $59,371 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $4,105 · program services $4,105 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $16,241 · program services $16,241 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $119,304 · program services $119,304 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $8,099 · program services $0 · management and general $8,099 · fundraising $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $578 · program services $271 · management and general $307 · fundraising $0

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $9,091 · program services $9,091 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,448 · program services $2,448 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 17 · Travel

    total $164,708 · program services $164,708 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $7,883 · program services $7,883 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,580 · program services $1,580 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24a · Other expenses: Program Supplies

    total $65,443 · program services $65,443 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Meals

    total $12,084 · program services $12,084 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: Other Business Expenses

    total $4,803 · program services $4,803 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0 · program services $0 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $55,501 · end of year $90,308

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $97

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    end of year $24,969

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $55,501 · end of year $65,436

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Transformations is a grassroots community organization formed by and for trans women of color. We are brave and innovative in our vision to create safer, thriving communities for trans people of color. As we remain committed to serving transgender, nonbinary, gender-expansive, and gender nonconforming (TGNC) young people, we pivoted to explicitly center transgender women of color, and trans and nonbinary youth in survival mode and without traditional systems of support, in their experiences, resiliency, leadership, and wisdom.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Transformations is building collective leadership and power among trans women and girls of color in Missouri, Kansas and Northwest Arkansas so they can thrive and grow in their power.

  • LIBERATION CAMP: In 2023, 22 BIPOC leaders attended Liberation Camp. Liberation Camp centers capacity building and leadership development in an exclusively trans, affirming, intergenerational organizing space. We bring together budding trans movement leaders of color and trans women of color elders to skill share and learn from each other as part of larger movement building efforts. The camp serves as a pipeline to build new networks of movement leaders, where trans people of color can bond with their peers and take on mentorship roles.

    Expenses $110,000

  • LIBERATION TOUR: In direct response to the attack on our trans community across every legislature, we dreamed up the Liberation Tour. This tour served as a platform to raise awareness about the concerning anti-trans bills in Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas and amplify the voices of trans girls and trans women of color. Through the Tour, we engaged local trans communities of color throughout our region, identifying what our community members need to survive and thrive in these times, building networks of support, and shifting the narrative on these bills. The tour visited 10 cities across our three state region.

    Expenses $170,000

  • Microgrants include assistance offered to trans community members. This includes our holiday microgrants for trans young people, to support costs related to housing, food, medical, school, and professional development. It also includes other assistance to individuals to cover emergencies, healthcare, and necessities.

    Expenses $15,000 · Grants $7,725

  • Leadership Development: Transformations offers various leadership and skills development opportunities to trans leaders of colors throughout its broader community. Transformations held a retreat for community leaders in 2023. Other activities can include media advocacy coaching and mentorship, legislative advocacy training, and attendance at professional conferences and networking events. They can also include more informal sisterhood building opportunities designed to build relationships between local leaders of trans communities of color, especially for trans women and femmes of color. In 2023, Transformations also worked to launch the Community Advisory Board, which subsequently launched in January 2024.

    Expenses $85,000

  • Community building and outreach: Transformations hosts and participates in a number of events throughout the year to celebrate trans people of color in our services area as well as bring attention to the challenges facing our community members. Transformations regularly participates in Pride Month events, Trans Day of Remembrance, and Trans Day of Visibility, as some examples. It hosts regular Hey Sis programming online to connect trans community members across the region and build collective knowledge on important topics and emerging trends. Transformations also conducts outreach and hosts programming to build greater relationships among trans communities of color throughout our service area.

    Expenses $95,057

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Merrique Jenson

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $56,442
    From this org
    $56,442
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    60

  • Aaron Gray

    Board Chair

    Total calculated
    $4,500
    From this org
    $4,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kelly Nou

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $1,325
    From this org
    $1,325
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Simaya Turner

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $1,250
    From this org
    $1,250
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • JD Bezares

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $519
    From this org
    $519
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Hailee Bland Walsh

    Vice Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Susan McClannahan

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Chadwick Campbell

    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
2023
Filed
11 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202423189349303312

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