Audre Lorde Project Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- Raising each dollar of donations cost 111 cents.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
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- Income
- $211,917
- Spending
- $1.2 million
- Spent on programs
- 64%
- Reserves
- 12.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 800
- Highest pay
- $99,881, deputy director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 19% of charities in its peer group (medical research, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 12.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 8% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 470% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 52% on the year before.
Spending floor
0 of 1564% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 111 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 84 out of 100. Higher than 79% of charities in its peer group (medical research, under $250k).
Independent board
18 of 253 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $175,170 spent. EDUCATION RECRUITED OVER 350 NEW MEMBERS AND REACHED 1,800 PEOPLE THROUGH A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING EVENTS SUCH AS ESSENTIAL STORIES, SPACES TO DISCUSS RACIAL VIOLENCE AND SOLIDARITY, AND POZITIVELY RESILIENT, ON THE HISTORY OF HIV ORGANIZING IN POC COMMUNITIES HELD CRITICAL COMMUNITY FORUMS, SUCH AS AN LGBTSTGNC POC EVENT ON POLICING AND EMERGENCY SERVICES AND ENGAGED IN NATIONAL MOVEMENT BUILDING THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL CONFERENCES, TRAININGS, AND MOVEMENT ADVANCEMENT ORGANIZING.
- $485,110 spent. ORGANIZING RESEARCH WE HELD 4 QUARTERLY COMMUNITY FORUMS, WORKSHOPS AND SKILL SHARES ON VARIOUS TOPICS RELATED TO COMMUNITY ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE ALP PARTICIPATED IN THE CITY-WIDE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY CAMPAIGN, COMMUNITIES UNITED FOR POLICE REFORM, AND WE CO-COORDINATED ACTIONS AGAINST STATE-SPONSORED RACIAL VIOLENCE.
- $113,270 spent. TRAINING TRAINED OVER 100 LGBTSTGNC POC TO BE LEADERS FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH ALPS ORGANIZING AND LEADERSHIP TRAININGS, INCLUDING OUR ORGANIZING TRAINING, DARING TO BE POWERFUL, AND ALPS INTERPRETER TRAINING FOR LGBTSTGNC IMMIGRANTS OF COLOR CONTINUED 3RD SPACE SUPPORT HEALTH AND WELLNESS COLLECTIVE, A GROUP OF HEALING PRACTITIONERS WHO STRIVE TO OFFER ACCESSIBLE AND SLIDING-SCALE WELLNESS SERVICES TO ALP MEMBERS AND THE LARGER LGBTSTGNC COMMUNITY AND COORDINATED CONTINUAL TRAININGS AND POLITICAL EDUCATION WORKSHOPS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since June 1998.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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