Advocates for Trans Equality
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What it says it does
ADVOCATES FOR TRANS EQUALITY FIGHTS FOR THE LEGAL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS OF TRANSGENDER PEOPLE IN AMERICA. LEVERAGING DECADES OF EXPERIENCE ON THE FRONTLINES OF POWER, WE SHIFT GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY TOWARDS A FUTURE WHERE WE ARE NO LESS THAN EQUAL.
- Income
- $424,852
- Spending
- $36,853
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 4
- Highest pay
- $217,192, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)
- $15,021 spent. ELECTORAL: A4TE'S ELECTORAL WORK FOCUSES ON ENDORSING CANDIDATES FOR PUBLIC OFFICE WHO SUPPORT TRANSGENDER RIGHTS AND OPPOSING CANDIDATES WHO WORK AGAINST TRANS EQUALITY.
- $3,051 spent. GENERAL PROGRAM: A4TE'S PROGRAMMATIC WORK IMPROVES THE LIVES OF TRANS PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND LOBBYING FOR THE ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF TRANS-INCLUSIVE LEGISLATION AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVELS. A4TE ALSO EDUCATES AND EMPOWERS TRANS PEOPLE AND ALLIES TO MOBILIZE AS ADVOCATES FOR TRANS EQUALITY, PRESSING POLITICIANS TO TAKE ACTION AND HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE WHEN THEY SUPPORT ANTI-TRANS LEGISLATION AND POLICIES.
- GRASSROOTS LOBBYING: A4TE EMPOWERS AND MOBILIZIES TRANS PEOPLE AND ALLIES TO TAKE ACTION TO BE ADVOCATES FOR TRANS EQUALITY. NCTEAF ADVOCATES POLICYMAKERS FOR TRANS EQUALITY AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVEL ENCOURAGING THE PASSAGE OF LEGISLATION THAT GUARANTEES EQUALITY FOR TRANSGENDER PEOPLE AND PROHIBITING LEGISLATION THAT IS DISCRIMINATORY.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. 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)(4) social welfare organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(4) social welfare organization as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 2017.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 21, 2026.
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