Form 990-EZ for tax year 2024
Filed by EQUALITY OHIO.
This return was superseded by a later amendment.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 2024 , filed 24 November 2025. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII 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.
- Total revenue
- $147,448 changed to $150,706
- Total expenses
- $199,398 changed to $212,151
- Contributions and grants received
- $147,448 changed to $150,706
- Total assets, end of year
- $117,124 changed to $138,397
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $20,687 changed to $53,940
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $96,437 changed to $84,457
Listed only on the later return
- Dwayne Steward
Totals
- Total revenue
- $147,448
- Total expenses
- $199,398
- Contributions and grants received
- $147,448
- Grants paid
- not reported
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Membership dues (line 3)
- $0
- Investment income (line 4)
- $0
- Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
- $0
- Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
- $0
- Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
- $0
- Other revenue (line 8)
- not reported
- Total assets, end of year
- $117,124
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $20,687
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $96,437
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $93,210
Program services were 46.7% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.
Mission and programs · 2024
Primary exempt purpose
Equality Ohio identifies and transforms systems and institutions so LGBTQ+ Ohioans can fully access legal and lived equality. We envision an Ohio where peope are welcome,
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DIRECT LOBBYING: The purpose of this program is to advocate directly topolicymakers regarding legislation that transforms systems and institutions soLGBTQ+ Ohioans can fully access legal and lived equality.
Expenses $16,507
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LEGISTLATIVE ACTIVITY/NON-DIRECT LOBBYING: The purpose of this program is to develop strategy and gain support for legislation that furthers Equality Ohiosvision of an Ohio where people are welcome, affirmed, and flourishing. This includes time spent on coalition planning and relationship buildingrelated to specific pieces of legistlation, as well as working with constituents directly to help them understand and engage with the legistlation process so that LGBTQ+ Ohioas can access full legal and lived equality.
Expenses $50,393
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POLITICAL ACTIVITIES: The purpose of this program is to endorse and otherwise supportcandidates and ballot initiatives that promote LGBTQ+ equality and other issuesthat directly impact LGBTQ+ Ohioans.
Expenses $26,310
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501(C)(4) BOARD/ADMIN: The purpose of this program is to support the Equality Ohio Board, administration of our legistlative programmatic work, and to otherwise ensure that our work to achieve legal and lived equality for LGBTQ+ Ohioans manifests thoughtfully, efficiently, strategically, and effectively.
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part IV
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Eileen Galvin
Chair and Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Ben Garcia
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Melissa McLaren
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Tim Johnson
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Shelly Riggs
Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990_ez
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 4 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202543179349201414
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