EQUALITY FEDERATION

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2005

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

FRANCES HUTCHINS

Phone

9293733370

Tax Period

2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31

EQUALITY FEDERATION, founded in 2005, is a community nonprofit in the Civil Rights & Advocacy sector that reported $1.9M in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue surged 236% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. The organization ran a surplus of $1.6M, a strong 82% operating margin.

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.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $265,165 Revenue: $4,995

EQUALITY FEDERATION IS AN ADVOCACY ACCELERATOR, ROOTED IN SOCIAL JUSTICE, BUILDING POWER IN OUR NETWORK OF 45+ STATE-BASED LGBTQ+ ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS. COLLECTIVELY, OUR STATE PARTNER NETWORK...

EQUALITY FEDERATION IS AN ADVOCACY ACCELERATOR, ROOTED IN SOCIAL JUSTICE, BUILDING POWER IN OUR NETWORK OF 45+ 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 2023, 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 2023, 85% OF THE ANTI-LGBTQ+ BILLS EQUALITY FEDERATION TRACKED WERE DEFEATED.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $1,894,043

Program Service Revenue $4,995

Investment Income $7,581

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $1,906,619

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $136,248

Salaries & Benefits $127,935

Fundraising Expenses $13,980

Program Expenses $265,165

Other Expenses $75,807

TOTAL EXPENSES $339,990

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$1,906,619	$566,809	+2.4%
Expenses	$339,990	$645,722	-0.5%
Net Income	$1,566,629	$-78,913	-20.9%

Key Indicators

✓ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$321,439

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
FRAN HUTCHINS	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	4.00	Officer	$19,266	$5,254	$197,914
IAN PALMQUIST	DEPUTY DIRECTOR	2.00	Highest	$7,501	$17,446	$167,459
DAN YONKER	VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE	8.00	Officer	$23,988	$3,585	$123,525
MEL KING	VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS	4.00	Highest	$10,509	$4,019	$109,112
GIA DREW	BOARD CHAIR	5.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
SHEA WALDRON	SECRETARY	5.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
REBECCA GORENA	TREASURER	5.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
PEYTON ROSE MICHELLE	DIRECTOR (08/01/23 - 12/31/23	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ABBI SWATSWORTH	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ANDRE WADE	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ALANA JOCHUM	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
IAN TZENG	DIRECTOR (01/01/23 - 07/31/23)	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
DANIEL REYES	DIRECTOR (08/01/23 - 12/31/23)	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
JOE SAUNDERS	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
ERIC PAULK	DIRECTOR	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
BRIELLE WINSLOW-MAJETTE	DIRECTOR (08/01/23 - 12/31/23)	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$1,906,619	$339,990	$1,997,312	$1,566,629
2022	$566,809	$645,722	$424,300	$-78,913
2021	$707,984	$385,150	$528,463	$322,834
2020	$147,432	$116,500	$200,078	$30,932
2019	$99,526	$87,264	$171,567	$12,262
2018	$96,733	$88,374	$158,325	$8,359