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Queer Power Alliance

EIN 82-4163307 · Seattle, WA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthStrong93 out of 100GovernanceGood84 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

Queer Power Alliance is rooted in the LGBTQIA+ community and in solidarity with other marginalized communities. We strive for equity by disrupting systems of oppression holding back LGBTQIA+ communities through advocating, educating, organizing, and building grassroots leadership for economic, housing, racial justice, and LGBTQIA+ liberation.

Income
$663,251
Spending
$498,382
Spent on programs
82%
Reserves
6.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 63%
Employees
2
Volunteers
22
Highest pay
$102,124, executive director

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Strong: 93 out of 100. Higher than 79% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).

  • Reserves

    28 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 6.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 25% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 44% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    82% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 4 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 84 out of 100. Higher than 69% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    8 of 8 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    6 of 15

    Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 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 (4)
  1. $163,827 spent. HOUSING JUSTICE PROGRAM: Safe, affordable housing is essential to collective well-being. LGBTQIA+ communities face disproportionate housing discrimination, economic barriers, and instability. We organize to protect renters, strengthen community leadership, and advance policies that ensure LGBTQIA+ people can secure and sustain safe homes. Queer Power Alliance advances housing justice by organizing renters, developing community leadership, and advocating for equitable housing policy. We work to strengthen tenant protections, expand access to affordable housing, and build collective power so LGBTQIA+ people can remain rooted in their communities. Through education, leadership development, and coordinated advocacy, we equip our communities with the knowledge and tools needed to protect their rights and shape housing systems toward equity and stability.
  2. $102,392 spent. ECONOMIC JUSTICE PROGRAM: We organize to ensure LGBTQIA+ workers have the power, protections, and resources needed to thrive. Through education, leadership development, and worker-led organizing, we strengthen collective power in the workplace and across our broader economy.
  3. $143,349 spent. ADVOCACY PROGRAMS: We build collective power, so LGBTQIA+ communities can shape the policies that impact their lives. Through civic education, advocacy, and leadership development, we work to expand economic opportunity, strengthen protections, and direct resources where they are most needed. Our community data work is grounded in lived experience and shaped by, for, and with LGBTQIA+ communities. Through community-designed research and participatory analysis, we gather information that reflects real conditions and supports advocacy, policy change, and equitable resource allocation. Our community data work is grounded in lived experience and shaped by, for, and with LGBTQIA+ communities. Through community-designed research and participatory analysis, we gather information that reflects real conditions and supports advocacy, policy change, and equitable resource allocation.
  4. GENDER JUSTICE PROGRAM:Queer Power Alliance has extensive experience implementing Talk Gender to Me, a gender-identity-based training. Our expertise includes working with organizations to develop guidelines, practices, and procedures for implementing gender equity initiatives and to provide training through a social justice lens. We have worked with companies, community-based organizations, and government entities.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.

    Status was revoked on May 15, 2016 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on April 15, 2018.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. 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 October 13, 2026.

  4. 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 October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since September 2018.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 November 4, 2026.

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