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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by EQUALITY FEDERATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$818,408
Total expenses
$1,235,794
Contributions and grants received
$783,170
Grants paid
$626,000
Program service revenue
$3,375
Investment income
$31,863
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,582,902
Total liabilities, end of year
$19,867
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,563,035
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,063,445
Management and general expenses
$120,931
Fundraising expenses
$51,418
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,063,445

Program services were 86.1% 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

    $128,113

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $655,057

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEMBER TECHNOLOGY FEES

    total $3,375 · related or exempt $3,375

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $31,863 · excluded $31,863

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $626,000 · program services $626,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $88,170 · program services $50,343 · management and general $29,621 · fundraising $8,206

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $176,637 · program services $100,855 · management and general $59,340 · fundraising $16,442

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $4,423 · program services $2,525 · management and general $1,486 · fundraising $412

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $25,454 · program services $14,533 · management and general $8,551 · fundraising $2,370

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $20,437 · program services $11,669 · management and general $6,866 · fundraising $1,902

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $11,771 · program services $10,204 · management and general $449 · fundraising $1,118

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $11,562 · program services $10,023 · management and general $441 · fundraising $1,098

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $189,277 · program services $164,083 · management and general $7,218 · fundraising $17,976

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $5,038 · program services $3,498 · management and general $1,190 · fundraising $350

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $9,264 · program services $2,623 · management and general $5,097 · fundraising $1,544

  • 17 · Travel

    total $21,499 · program services $21,499

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $4,890 · program services $4,890

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $672 · management and general $672

  • 24a · Other expenses: ASSOCIATION FEES

    total $40,700 · program services $40,700

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $778,426 · end of year $883,091

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $1,000,000 · end of year $500,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $18,442 · end of year $7,756

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $9,782 · end of year $14,690

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $128,031 · end of year $136,073

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $62,631 · end of year $41,292

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $16,950 · end of year $19,867

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $335,362 · end of year $495,235

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,645,000 · end of year $1,067,800

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

EQUALITY FEDERATION IS AN ADVOCACY ACCELERATOR ROOTED IN SOCIAL JUSTICE, BUILDING POWER IN OUR NETWORK OF STATE-BASED LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, AND QUEER (LGBTQ+) ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

MOVEMENT BUILDER AND STRATEGIC PARTNER TO STATE-BASED ORGANIZATIONS ADVOCATING FOR LGBTQ+ PEOPLE.

  • EQUALITY FEDERATION IS AN ADVOCACY ACCELERATOR, ROOTED IN SOCIAL JUSTICE, BUILDING POWER IN OUR NETWORK OF 50+ STATE BASED LGBTQ+ ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS. COLLECTIVELY, OUR STATE PARTNER NETWORK MOBILIZES MORE THAN 2 MILLION SUPPORTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO ADVANCE EQUALITY AND JUSTICE FOR LGBTQ+ PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES THEY CALL HOME. EQUALITY FEDERATION USES TECHNOLOGY COMBINED WITH OUR POLICY EXPERTISE TO MONITOR IMPORTANT STATE LEGISLATION. IN 2024, EQUALITY FEDERATION TRACKED LGBTQ+-RELATED LEGISLATION IN THE STATES SO WE COULD PROVIDE ADVOCATES ON THE GROUND WITH THE STRATEGY, ORGANIZING, MESSAGING, COMMUNICATIONS, AND POLICY RESOURCES THEY NEEDED. DURING 2024, 91% OF THE ANTI-LGBTQ+ BILLS EQUALITY FEDERATION TRACKED FAILED TO PASS.

    Expenses $1,063,445 · Grants $626,000 · Revenue $3,375

As filed on the 2024 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Gia Drew

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 1 related
  • Shea Waldron

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 5 related
  • Rebecca Gorena

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 5 related
  • Abbi Swatsworth

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Andre Wade

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Brielle Winslow-Majette

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • C Scott Miller

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Daniel Reyes

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Eric Paulk

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 5 related
  • Joe Saunders

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Justin Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 1 related
  • Kat Rohn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Nadine Bridges

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Narissa Rahaman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Peyton Rose Michelle

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Fran Hutchins

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $238,805
    From this org
    $46,360
    From related orgs
    $185,440
    Other
    $7,005
    Hours/week
    8 + 32 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $46,360 + $185,440 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $1,391 + $5,563 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10 + $41 related
    Filer's total
    $47,761 + $191,044 related
  • Dan Yonker

    VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $134,699
    From this org
    $39,218
    From related orgs
    $91,508
    Other
    $3,973
    Hours/week
    12 + 28 related
  • Ian Palmquist

    DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $170,302
    From this org
    $15,190
    From related orgs
    $136,706
    Other
    $18,406
    Hours/week
    4 + 36 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $15,190 + $136,706 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $456 + $4,101 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $1,385 + $12,464 related
    Filer's total
    $17,031 + $153,271 related
  • Mel King

    VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $135,298
    From this org
    $26,093
    From related orgs
    $104,371
    Other
    $4,834
    Hours/week
    8 + 32 related
  • Eric Wilson

    DIRECTOR, CULTURE/BELONGING

    Total calculated
    $127,430
    From this org
    $16,032
    From related orgs
    $90,850
    Other
    $20,548
    Hours/week
    6 + 34 related
  • Joellyn Weingourt

    DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $124,530
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $106,910
    Other
    $17,620
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related
  • Vivian Topping

    DIRECTOR, ADVOCACY/CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $123,145
    From this org
    $32,688
    From related orgs
    $76,272
    Other
    $14,185
    Hours/week
    12 + 28 related

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 · Written employment contract
  • 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

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.

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.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
30 September 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202522769349301637

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