Trans Pride Initiative
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Trans Pride Initiative empowers trans and gender diverse persons to rise above social barriers to more equitable healthcare, housing, employment, and education. This includes these program areas as well as general support, anti-violence work, and support work in prisons. The geographic focus is the Dallas, Texas, region, with incarceration support extending across Texas.
- Income
- $39,529
- Spending
- $15,323
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 (2)
- $643 spent. Prisoner Support -- In 2025, Trans Pride Initiative supported through letter writing and advocacy approximately 284 incarcerated persons, the majority being trans and queer prisoners in Texas. Approximately 8 volunteers provided about 57 hours of service for this program, and staff volunteered almost 1600 hours. For the year, approximately 780 letters were received, and approximately 570 responses were sent. Staff volunteered over 1,000 hours of additional time to various other prison services tasks, including significant time to documenting and preparing comment letters concerning PREA audit deficiencies and preparing a report on PREA noncompliance in Texas (published in January 2026). TPI also supported a volunteer to attend a prison issues conference during the year.
- Community services and guidance -- During 2024, Trans Pride Initiative provided information and assistance in addressing issues of violence in general and directed at individuals (about 90 hours), helped clients address housing and healthcare issues (about 40 hours), and provided general education and movement building work (about 35 hours). in guiding persons into affirming healthcare, helping guide and connect with housing providers, provided advice and guidance in employment issues (including guidance on addressing discrimination), provided assistance in updating identity documents, and supported work on external education efforts and trans equality movement building. Most of this work was undertaken on a volunteer basis by the organization president, who donated about 60 hours during the year to these specific tasks.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 December 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 March 2013.
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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