Nonprofit · EIN 47-2097494
TRANSLIFELINE
Tax-exempt · OAKLAND, CA 94611
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $9,219,522 | $4,720,594 | $4,498,928 | $7,950,553 | $309,460 | $7,641,093 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $5,008,003 | $3,836,955 | $1,171,048 | $3,401,048 | $258,883 | $3,142,165 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $4,665,261 | $5,745,015 | -$1,079,754 | $2,269,289 | $298,172 | $1,971,117 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $9,004,552
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $198,170
- Other revenue
- $16,800
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $106,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $220,244
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,579,597
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,549,001
- Professional fundraising fees
- $97,679
- Legal fees
- $47,273
- Accounting fees
- $150,489
- Occupancy
- $3,997
- Travel
- $41,028
- Depreciation
- $63,333
- Program services (functional)
- $2,421,316
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,457,507
- Fundraising (functional)
- $841,771
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,401,048
- Total assets, end of year
- $7,950,553
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $309,460
- Net assets, end of year
- $7,641,093
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $110,833
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,261,824
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $7,371,818
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $269,275
- Gross receipts
- $9,219,522
- Employees
- 44
- Volunteers
- 17
- Year formed
- 2014
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dante Horton | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $150,000 | $11,982 |
| Br Kim | Dir Ppl & Culture | 32 | $131,284 | $9,211 |
| Brielle Roundtree | Hotline Prog. Dir. | 32 | $116,180 | $11,521 |
| Olka Forster | Outreach Director | 32 | $113,497 | $11,267 |
| Jahmil Roberts | Dev. Manager | 32 | $103,568 | $10,125 |
| Laurien Moore | Co-Deputy Dir. Officer | 32 | $26,755 | $2,713 |
| Alexis Adsit | Co-Deputy Dir. Officer | 32 | $26,755 | $2,039 |
| Ace Sutherland | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tonei Glavinic | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tea Brown | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Bianca Salvetti | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Vicki Harris | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Nat Moghe | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Qamar Yochanan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Ruechel | Tech Director | 40 | $111,425 | $10,131 |
| Kafele Thomas | Dev. Manager | 40 | $107,602 | $11,186 |
| Br Kim | Dir Ppl & Culture | 40 | $106,133 | $9,653 |
| Myles Markham | Dev. Director | 40 | $104,460 | $11,186 |
| Kai Horton | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $73,409 | $5,797 |
| Ace Sutherland | Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tonei Glavinic | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Shellly Simpson | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tea Brown | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Vicki Harris | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SJ Janjua | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Nat Moghe | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jennifer Orthwein | Secretary Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Bianca Salvetti | Board Chair Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Whit Washington | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Qamar Yochanan | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scout Wolfcave | Director of Ops Officer | 40 | $137,124 | $13,229 |
| Yana Walton | Dir of Advancement | 40 | $129,118 | $14,390 |
| Ari Luna | Dir Ppl & Culture | 40 | $127,910 | $12,487 |
| Jaime Sanchez | Dir of Comms | 40 | $121,714 | $9,529 |
| Rebecca Ruechel | Dir of Technology | 40 | $113,802 | $12,730 |
| K Thomas | Development Dir | 40 | $111,234 | $6,312 |
| Aisha Naseem | Interim ED Officer | 40 | $78,486 | $6,010 |
| C White | Interim ED Officer | 40 | $58,249 | $29 |
| Jennifer Orthwein | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tonei Glavinic | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ace Sutherland | Board Chair Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| Vicki Harris | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| August Rocha | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Whit Washington | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Bianca Salvetti | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ari Taylor-Wolf | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SJ Janjua | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rachelle Simpson | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 195 41ST ST UNIT 11253, OAKLAND, CA 94611-7010
- In care of
- % SCOUT WOLFCAVE
- Mailing address (990-N for 2014)
- 201 Spear Street Suite 1100, San Francisco CA 94105
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- Kai Horton
- Principal officer (990-N for 2014)
- Greta Gustava Martela, 201 Spear Street Suite 1100, San Francisco CA 94105
- Signed the 990
- Dante Horton, Executive Dir.
- Phone
- (510) 771-1417
- Return prepared by
- Crosby & Kaneda CPAs LLP
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 47-2097494 or by the name TRANSLIFELINE.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
Trans Lifeline is a national trans-led 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to improving the quality of trans lives by responding to the critical needs of our community with direct service, material support, advocacy, and education. Our vision is to fight the epidemic of trans suicide and improve overall life-outcomes of trans people by facilitating justice-oriented, collective community aid.
Program accomplishments
- HOTLINE: This year our hotline answered 10,918 calls and our answer rate skyrocketed from 37% to 96%. This increase in coverage aligns with our commitment to doubling the number of available staff operators, implementing an operator block schedule, and redesigning the hotline dashboard. The dashboard redesign alone more than doubled our capacity for effective calls received (up to 10,452 from 4,701, or a 55% increase). With all of these organizational investments, we were able to expand our capacity for providing empathetic peer support and are trending upwards in both call quality and answer rate.Expenses $1,751,585
- ADVOCACY/GRANTMAKING: In 2025, our advocacy work centered around grantmaking. Our Microgrants program works with direct service organizations across the US that support, defend, and promote trans people and their rights. We work directly with the partners to reduce fraud and ensure that funds go directly into the hands of trans people. In 2025, we partnered with Trans Housing Coalition (Atlanta), Trans Income Project (New Orleans), Trans Queer Pueblo (Phoenix), Lavender Rights Project (Seattle), and Collective Inter-cultural TRANSgrediendo (NYC) to move $98,500 in support grants to ~200 trans individuals. Additionally, the partner organizations retained administrative payments in honor of their stewardship and service, along with additional support to organizational points of contact.Expenses $407,236 · grants $106,000
- Other programs: Volunteer, General, People & CultureExpenses $262,495
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 47-2097494
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Mental health and crisis intervention (F99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $7,950,553
- Income (IRS master file)
- $9,219,522
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $9,219,522 | $4,720,594 | $7,950,553 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $5,008,003 | $3,836,955 | $3,401,048 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $4,665,261 | $5,745,015 | $2,269,289 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $4,718,694 | $5,339,094 | $3,469,504 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2014 Officer: Greta Gustava Martela | December 31, 2014 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 47-2097494).
Questions about TRANSLIFELINE
- What is the EIN of TRANSLIFELINE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TRANSLIFELINE is 47-2097494.
- Is TRANSLIFELINE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to TRANSLIFELINE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does TRANSLIFELINE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of TRANSLIFELINE due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did TRANSLIFELINE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of TRANSLIFELINE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Kai Horton.
- Who are the officers and directors of TRANSLIFELINE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 14 people; 7 received compensation from the organization, the highest $150,000 (Dante Horton, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does TRANSLIFELINE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $9,219,522, expenses of $4,720,594 and total assets of $7,950,553 at year end.
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