Form 990 for tax year 2024

Totals

Total revenue

$6,273,479

Total expenses

$6,887,406

Contributions and grants received

$5,831,547

Grants paid

$443,344

Program service revenue

$179,941

Investment income

$263,063

Other revenue

-$1,072

Total assets, end of year

$8,815,892

Total liabilities, end of year

$745,760

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$8,070,132

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$5,410,849

Management and general expenses

$741,588

Fundraising expenses

$734,969

Program service expenses (Part III)

$5,410,849

Program services were 78.6% 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 · 2024

• EDUCATION:SAFE & HEALTHY SCHOOLS:IN 2024, SAFE AND HEALTHY SCHOOLS (SHS) STOOD FIRM AGAINST ESCALATING ATTACKS ON THE SYSTEMS OF CARE THAT SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE. DESPITE POLITICAL HOSTILITY, WE REFINED AND STRENGTHENED OUR MODEL BY MORE DEEPLY LINKING EDUCATION AND MENTAL HEALTH, BUILDING A SCALABLE PROGRAM THAT PROTECTED LGBTQ YOUTH WHILE SETTING AN EXAMPLE FOR OTHER STATES. OUR APPROACH WAS ROOTED IN SYSTEMS CHANGE: EMBEDDING SOLUTIONS DIRECTLY WITHIN SCHOOLS, HEALTHCARE NETWORKS, AND COMMUNITIES SO THAT SUPPORT REMAINED DURABLE AND SUSTAINABLE, EVEN IN MOMENTS OF CRISIS.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)A DECADE OF RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING WITH KEY EDUCATION LEADERS PAID OFF. IN 2024 ALONE, SHS ACTIVELY COLLABORATED WITH MORE THAN 80 SUPERINTENDENTS AND SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ACROSS NEARLY HALF OF FLORIDA'S DISTRICTS. RESEARCH FROM THE CDC CONFIRMED WHAT WE SAW IN PRACTICE: WHEN DISTRICTS ADOPTED INCLUSIVE POLICIES AND PRACTICES - LIKE THOSE SHS PRIORITIZED - STUDENTS EXPERIENCED LESS DISTRESS, LESS HARASSMENT, AND FEWER SUICIDAL THOUGHTS. RECOGNITION OF THIS IMPACT CAME WHEN THE FLORIDA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION HONORED SHS WITH THE HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS AWARD, ACKNOWLEDGING OUR EFFORTS TO CREATE SAFE, FAIR, AND INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS.TRAINING AND EDUCATION REMAINED CENTRAL TO OUR WORK. IN 2024, SHS CONDUCTED 65 TRAINING SESSIONS FOR 3,220 EDUCATORS, MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, AND PARENTS - BRINGING OUR TOTAL REACH TO MORE THAN 41,000 INDIVIDUALS STATEWIDE. BY BUILDING DISTRICT CAPACITY TO DELIVER TRAINING INTERNALLY, WE EXTENDED OUR REACH BY AN ESTIMATED 4,000 ADDITIONAL STAFF THIS YEAR. WE ALSO DEVELOPED OR STRENGTHENED LGBTQ SUPPORT GUIDES IN 12 SCHOOL DISTRICTS, SAFEGUARDING NEARLY 2 MILLION STUDENTS, AND EXPANDED OUR PARENTING WITH PRIDE COMMUNITY TO 2,200 FAMILIES. THESE INITIATIVES EQUIPPED EDUCATORS, MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, AND PARENTS WITH CULTURALLY COMPETENT STRATEGIES THAT HELPED ENSURE LGBTQ YOUTH WERE SUPPORTED ACROSS EVERY PART OF THEIR LIVES.WE ALSO DEEPENED OUR CONVENING POWER IN 2024, BRINGING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER AROUND SHARED COMMITMENTS TO LGBTQ SAFETY AND HEALTH. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED OUR ANNUAL 'ALL TOGETHER NOW' CONFERENCE, WHERE THREE SUPERINTENDENTS ISSUED A POWERFUL CALL TO ACTION; OUR FIRST 'BACK TO SCHOOL SUMMIT' FOR 240 PARENTS; A 'BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUMMIT' SERVING 125 LICENSED PROFESSIONALS; AND PARENT SUMMITS HOSTED IN FIVE COMMUNITIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PFLAG AND PTA. ADDITIONALLY, OUR YOUTH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL LAUNCHED ITS THIRD COHORT, EMPOWERING LGBTQ STUDENTS TO BECOME VISIBLE, INFORMED ADVOCATES. TOGETHER, THESE MILESTONES DEMONSTRATED HOW SHS BUILT A RESILIENT STATEWIDE INFRASTRUCTURE OF EDUCATION LEADERS, PARENTS, AND YOUTH DETERMINED TO CREATE SAFE SCHOOLS, AFFIRMING COMMUNITIES, AND PATHWAYS TO HEALTHIER FUTURES.TRANSGENDER EQUALITY:- OFFICIALLY REBRANDED THE DEPARTMENT TO FEEL MORE ALIGNED WITH EQUALITY FLORIDA. NO LONGER TRANS ACTION, NOW RECOGNIZED AS TRANS EQUALITY.- TRANS EQUALITY FOCUSED ON BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH TRANS LEADERS IN THE STATE AND UPLIFTING THE WORK OF TRANS-LED ORGANIZATIONS AND INITIATIVES IN THE STATE. TRANS EQUALITY HAS BEEN ABLE TO LINK DOZENS OF INDIVIDUALS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THEIR LEGAL NAME CHANGE AND GENDER MARKER ADJUSTMENTS TO LEGAL PARTNERS.- ORGANIZED AND HELD THE LARGEST TRANS MARCH ON TALLAHASSEE TO DATE. THE LET US LIVE MARCH IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT AMONG MANY TRANS-LED ORGS IN FLORIDA AND HAD OVER 350 ATTENDEES THIS YEAR. - CONDUCTED, FACILITATED AND/OR PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS TOWN HALL AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS WITH EXPERT PANELISTS DISCUSSING VARIOUS TOPICS.- TRANS EQUALITY WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE EQUALITY FLORIDA'S PUBLIC POLICY TEAM TO MOBILIZE PARENTS OF TRANS AND NONBINARY YOUTH AND ACTIVISTS TO BOARD OF MEDICINE/BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND MEDICAID/AHCA MEETINGS.- TRANS EQUALITY HELD THE 2ND ANNUAL FLORIDA VOICES FOR CHANGE CONVENING, A LEADERSHIP SUMMIT THAT SAW 40 TRANS-LED ORGS GATHER TO TALK ABOUT THE SUCCESS, OBSTACLES, NEXT STEPS, AND HOW WE CAN COLLABORATE TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE FLORIDA TRANS COMMUNITY THE BEST QUALITY OF LIFE WITH MORE THAN 60 ATTENDEES WHO WERE ACTIVISTS, ADVOCATES, JOURNALISTS, POLITICIANS, AND YOUTH LEADERS. - LED TRAININGS WITH CORPORATE BUSINESSES ON THE CURRENT STATE OF POLICIES AND MET WITH ERGS TO GIVE UPDATES ON HOW THEY CAN CONTINUE TO BE OF ASSISTANCE TO THEIR EMPLOYEES. - RECEIVED SEVERAL LOCAL AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN TAMPA, ST. PETERSBURG, AND ORLANDO.HEALTH EQUITY/PARENTING WITH PRIDE:PROGRAM LAUNCHES & COMMUNITY IMPACT- LAUNCHED THE LGBTQ HEALTH EQUITY TOOLKIT, A COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCE FOR HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATORS, PROVIDERS, AND ADVOCATES. THE LAUNCH INCLUDED A WEBINAR HELD IN COLLABORATION WITH THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN ENGAGING 40 HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS IN STRATEGIES TO ADVANCE AFFIRMING, PATIENT-CENTERED CARE.- HOSTED THE FIRST LGBTQ BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUMMIT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FLORIDA PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, OFFERING CE CREDITS TO 125 LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO STRENGTHEN CONFIDENCE AND COMPETENCE IN PROVIDING QUALITY MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR LGBTQ COMMUNITY.- EXPANDED THE PARENTING WITH PRIDE COMMUNITY TO 2,200 PARENTS, BUILDING A MOVEMENT TO PROTECT FAMILIES' RIGHTS.- PARTNERED WITH PFLAG AND PTA TO HOST PARENT SUMMITS IN FIVE FLORIDA COMMUNITIES, FOSTERING CONNECTION, SHARING RESOURCES, AND STRENGTHENING FAMILY ADVOCACY.- LAUNCHED OUR FIRST BACK TO SCHOOL SUMMIT, PROVIDING GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT TO 240 PARENTS AND FAMILIES LOOKING FOR THE RESOURCES TO SUPPORT THEIR LGBTQ CHILD.PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES- PARTICIPATED IN SIX MAJOR CONFERENCES - INCLUDING THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (APA), FLORIDA SCHOOL COUNSELOR ASSOCIATION (FSCA), FLORIDA COUNSELING ASSOCIATION (FCA), FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS (FASP), FLORIDA SUICIDE PREVENTION COALITION (FSPC), AND FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS (FASSW) - REACHING 270 PARTICIPANTS. THESE ENGAGEMENTS CONNECTED COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, AND COMMUNITY PROVIDERS, POSITIONING OUR WORK WITHIN BOTH STATE AND NATIONAL CONVERSATIONS.TRAININGS AND PARTNERSHIPS- INVITED TO SPEAK AT THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS FLORIDA (NASW-FL) LEGISLATIVE AND EDUCATION ADVOCACY DAY (LEAD) AT THE CAPITOL, DISCUSSING THE INTERSECTION OF MENTAL HEALTH AND LGBTQ SUPPORT WITH 550 SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND PRACTITIONERS DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.- THROUGH CLINICAL PARTNERSHIPS AND PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS, WE DIRECTLY EQUIPPED 550 SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY BASED MENTAL HEALTH/HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND ADMINISTRATORS ACROSS MORE THAN 10 ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES WITH TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICES TO SUPPORT LGBTQ YOUTH, PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. THESE SESSIONS SPANNED HOSPITALS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS, AND SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROVIDERS, ENSURING THAT BEST PRACTICES ARE EMBEDDED IN HEALTHCARE, THERAPEUTIC, AND EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS ACROSS FLORIDA.- THROUGH MONTHLY WEBINARS AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION EVENTS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PFLAG AND PTA, WE ENGAGED 270 PARENTS AND FAMILIES, PROVIDING INFORMATION, RESOURCES, AND FOSTERING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY TO STRENGTHEN SUPPORT FOR LGBTQ YOUTH.

  Expenses $3,144,985 · Grants $7,600 · Revenue $109,573

• OUTREACH:WE ARE WORKING WITH THE MOVEMENT ADVANCEMENT PROJECT (MAP), HOME TO THE "OPEN TO ALL" CAMPAIGN, TO DEEPEN OUR COLLABORATION WITH THEM AND WITH YELP, A COMPANY THAT PUBLISHES A SEARCHABLE DATABASE OF LOCAL BUSINESSES ALONG WITH CROWD-SOURCED REVIEWS.

  Expenses $957,829 · Grants $5,525 · Revenue $70,368

• MOBILIZATION:LOCAL LEVEL:- PARTICIPATED IN 34 PRIDE EVENTS FROM PENSACOLA TO KEY WEST, GATHERING 9,758 PETITIONS, AND RECRUITING 1,936 NEW VOLUNTEERS.- RECRUITED 518 SIGN-UPS, ACROSS 31 COUNTIES, FOR 115 SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST BOOK BANNING.STATE LEVEL: - PREVENTED EXTENSIVE BOOK BANS, CHAMPIONED FOR LGBTQ PROCLAMATIONS AND GUIDE RETURNS, AND COUNTERED EXCESSIVE CAUTION IN COMPLYING WITH ANTI-LGBTQ LAWS.

  Expenses $889,335 · Grants $219

• ADVOCACY:LOCAL LEVEL:OUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS HAVE ATTENDED OR HOSTED 342 EVENTS IN THEIR LOCAL AREAS INCLUDING COUNTY COMMISSION MEETINGS TO SPEAK ABOUT COMMUNITY SAFETY, SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF FAMILIES AND STUDENTS, PROGRESSIVE ORGANIZATION EVENTS MEANT TO BUILD STRONG COMMUNITIES, AND MUCH MORE. EQUALITY FLORIDA COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS HAVE HOSTED EVENTS SUCH AS MONTHLY TRAINING SESSIONS FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, ALIGNMENT MEETINGS WITH ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY UNITY EVENTS, AND THANK YOU EVENTS FOR ENGAGED VOLUNTEERS.STATE LEVEL:RECRUITED OVER 400 PEOPLE TO ATTEND PRIDE AT THE CAPITOL KICK OFF AND OVER 100 MORE TO THE SUBSEQUENT WEEKS OF LEGISLATIVE SESSION. COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE WERE TRAINED IN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND EFFECTIVE CONVERSATIONS WITH LEGISLATORS ON LGBTQ ISSUES AROUND BILLS BEING HEARD IN THE 2024 SESSION.

  Expenses $418,700 · Grants $430,000

As filed on the 2024 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

• EQUALITY FLORIDA ACTION INC

  $430,000

  FUNDING TO SUPPORT LOBBYING ACTIVITIES

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

• EQUALITY FLORIDA INC

  501(C)(4) · CIVIL RIGHTS ADVOCACY DEDICATED TO EQUALITY FOR THE LGBT COMMUNITY · FL

• EQUALITY FLORIDA ACTION INC

  501(C)(4) · CIVIL RIGHTS ADVOCACY DEDICATED TO EQUALITY FOR THE LGBT COMMUNITY · FL

• EQUALITY FLORIDA ACTION PAC INC

  527 · POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE DEDICATED TO ELECTING PRO-EQUALITY CANDIDATES · FL

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2024

Filed

10 October 2025

IRS schema version

2024v5.2

Source object

202522879349301267

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