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Long Island Gay and Lesbian Youth Inc

EIN 90-0779518 · Hauppauge, NY

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood81 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT OF THE GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY ON LONG ISLAND AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS.

Income
$2.4 million
Spending
$2.4 million
Spent on programs
70%
Reserves
15.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
government grants, 61%
Employees
40
Volunteers
25
Highest pay
$254,514, president

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

Good: 81 out of 100.

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 15.4 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 21% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.

  • Income trend

    0 of 15

    Income fell 31% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    70% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 8 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

Strong: 100 out of 100.

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    5 of 6 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

    7 of 7

    Has a 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

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited 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 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 (1)
  1. $1.7 million spent. THE LONG ISLAND GAY AND LESBIAN YOUTH, INC. IS AN ASSOCIATION OF NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO SERVE THE LGBT COMMUNITY OF LONG ISLAND AND QUEENS THROUGHOUT THE LIFESPAN: LONG ISLAND GAY AND LESBIAN YOUTH (LIGALY), THE LONG ISLAND LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER OF LONG ISLAND, INC. (THE CENTER), SERVICES AND LONG ISLAND SERVICES AND ADVOCACY FOR GAY ELDERS (SAGE), AND THE NEW YORK LGBT NETWORK, INC. (NETWORK). LIGALY IS THE ORIGINAL ORGANIZATION OF THE NETWORK AS IT WAS FOUNDED IN 1993 AND IS NATIONALLY KNOWN FOR ITS WORK WITH LGBT YOUTH IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, YOUTH LEADERSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT. THE CENTER AND SAGE ALONG WITH THE NETWORK WAS FOUNDED IN 2005 TO UNITE THESE NON-PROFITS TO HELP MORE LGBT PEOPLE ACROSS THE LIFESPAN AND CREATE A COST EFFICIENT WAY OF SERVING THE LONG ISLAND LGBT COMMUNITY. WITH SHARED ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF BETWEEN ALL ORGANIZATIONS, THIS STRUCTURE ELIMINATES DUPLICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE AND EXECUTIVE STAFF THEREBY ALLOWING EACH ORGANIZATION WITHIN THE NETWORK TO SHARE RESOURCES. THIS UNIQUE MODEL REDUCES OVERHEAD COSTS AND EXPENSES AND AS A RESULT MORE THAN 80 CENTS OF EVERY DOLLAR RAISED ARE CHANNELED DIRECTLY INTO CRITICAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR LONG ISLANDERS OF ALL AGES AND WALKS OF LIFE.TOGETHER, EACH ORGANIZATION WORKS WITHIN THE NETWORK TO END HOMOPHOBIA AND TRANSPHOBIA, TO PROVIDE A HOME AND SAFE SPACE FOR THE LGBT COMMUNITY, AND TO ADVOCATE FOR EQUALITY. SINCE 2012, THE NETWORK ALSO PRODUCES THE ANNUAL NIGHT OF NOISE, YOUTH CONFERENCE, AND PRIDE PARADES, (FOR QUEENS AND LONG ISLAND), ALONG WITH THE PRIDEFEST CELEBRATION EVERY JUNE. THESE EVENTS HELP TO RAISE AWARENESS, BUILD COMMUNITY AND CELEBRATE OUR IDENTITIES WHILE ALSO PROVIDING VISIBILITY TO OUR MOVEMENT. GROUP PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH, OLDER ADULTS, FAMILIES, PEOPLE WHO ARE TRANSGENDER, THOSE WHO OFTEN OR MOSTLY SPEAK SPANISH, PEOPLE IN SOBRIETY, AND OTHER LGBT PEOPLE IN NEED OF SUPPORT SO THAT THEY CAN GATHER IN A SAFE SPACE AND BUILD COMMUNITY. LONG ISLAND GAY AND LESBIAN YOUTH, INC. (LIGALY), AND ITS SUBORDINATES:1. LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY CENTER OF LONG ISLAND(THE CENTER) ID# 20-59299272. LONG ISLAND SERVICES AND ADVOCACY FOR GAY ELDERS (SAGE) ID # 20-59291893. NEW YORK LGBT NETWORK, INC. ID # 20-85127864. EAST END GAY ORGANIZATION INC ID # 11-27073975. LONG ISLAND PRIDE PARADE INC ID # 11-32581726. LONG ISLAND GAY PTSA INC ID # 90-08534717. QUEENS LGBT HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE ID # 47-35659438. QUEENS LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER INC ID # 47-36304799. EQUALITY NEW YORK FOUNDATION INC ID # 20-5929309. NY LGBT HISTORY, INC. (LGBT HISTORY) EIN: 83-3673799. TEACH LGBT NY, INC. (TEACH LGBT NY) EIN: 83-3674001

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

  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? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Worth knowing.

    Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible, which is usual for local chapters covered by a parent organization's exemption. The master file records contributions to it as deductible.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, 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 June 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 December 2007.

    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 October 21, 2026.

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