Nonprofit · EIN 81-0670152
EQUALITY FEDERATION
Tax-exempt · PORTLAND, OR 97209
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $334,497 | $759,640 | -$425,143 | $1,153,346 | $11,923 | $1,141,423 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $818,408 | $1,235,794 | -$417,386 | $1,582,902 | $19,867 | $1,563,035 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,906,619 | $339,990 | $1,566,629 | $1,997,312 | $16,950 | $1,980,362 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $303,219
- Membership dues
- $131,127
- Program service revenue
- $3,240
- Investment income
- $28,038
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $172,000
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $94,581
- Other salaries and wages
- $196,101
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $349,314
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $2,350
- Accounting fees
- $12,620
- Travel
- $2,936
- Program services (functional)
- $532,086
- Management and general (functional)
- $181,293
- Fundraising (functional)
- $46,261
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,582,902
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,153,346
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $11,923
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,141,423
- Publicly traded securities
- $148,308
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $641,423
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $500,000
- Gross receipts
- $334,497
- Employees
- 21
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 2005
- State of legal domicile
- DC
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 | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRAN HUTCHINS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 8 | $46,700 | $186,800 | $7,050 |
| DAN YONKER | VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE Officer | 12 | $45,060 | $105,140 | $4,703 |
| MEL KING | VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 8 | $29,515 | $118,058 | $5,348 |
| MICHAEL ELIZABETH | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY Highest-paid employee | 0 | $0 | $124,139 | $16,042 |
| ERIC WILSON | DIRECTOR, CULTURE/BELONGING Highest-paid employee | 6 | $17,083 | $96,806 | $24,325 |
| VIVIAN TOPPING | DIRECTOR, ADVOCACY/CIVIC ENGAGEMENT Highest-paid employee | 12 | $35,751 | $83,419 | $15,755 |
| JENN CURTIN | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 2 | $5,460 | $103,742 | $15,302 |
| GIA DREW | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA GORENA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KAT ROHN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SHEA WALDRON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ABBI SWATSWORTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDRE WADE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIELLE WINSLOW-MAJETTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL REYES | DIRECTOR (THROUGH 06/2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
6 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC PAULK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE SAUNDERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JUSTIN SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NADINE BRIDGES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| NARISSA RAHAMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PEYTON ROSE MICHELLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRAN HUTCHINS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 8 | $46,360 | $185,440 | $7,005 |
| IAN PALMQUIST | DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 4 | $15,190 | $136,706 | $18,406 |
| MEL KING | VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 8 | $26,093 | $104,371 | $4,834 |
| DAN YONKER | VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE Officer | 12 | $39,218 | $91,508 | $3,973 |
| ERIC WILSON | DIRECTOR, CULTURE/BELONGING Highest-paid employee | 6 | $16,032 | $90,850 | $20,548 |
| JOELLYN WEINGOURT | DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 0 | $0 | $106,910 | $17,620 |
| VIVIAN TOPPING | DIRECTOR, ADVOCACY/CIVIC ENGAGEMENT Highest-paid employee | 12 | $32,688 | $76,272 | $14,185 |
| GIA DREW | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SHEA WALDRON | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA GORENA | TREASURER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ABBI SWATSWORTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDRE WADE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIELLE WINSLOW-MAJETTE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| C SCOTT MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL REYES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC PAULK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE SAUNDERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JUSTIN SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KAT ROHN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NADINE BRIDGES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NARISSA RAHAMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PEYTON ROSE MICHELLE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRAN HUTCHINS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 4 | $19,266 | $173,394 | $5,254 |
| IAN PALMQUIST | DEPUTY DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 2 | $7,501 | $142,512 | $17,446 |
| DAN YONKER | VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE Officer | 8 | $23,988 | $95,952 | $3,585 |
| MEL KING | VICE PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 4 | $10,509 | $94,584 | $4,019 |
| GIA DREW | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| SHEA WALDRON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| REBECCA GORENA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PEYTON ROSE MICHELLE | DIRECTOR (08/01/23 - 12/31/23 Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ABBI SWATSWORTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDRE WADE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ALANA JOCHUM | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| IAN TZENG | DIRECTOR (01/01/23 - 07/31/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL REYES | DIRECTOR (08/01/23 - 12/31/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOE SAUNDERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIC PAULK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIELLE WINSLOW-MAJETTE | DIRECTOR (08/01/23 - 12/31/23) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1336 NW FLANDERS ST PMB 174, PORTLAND, OR 97209-2645
- In care of
- % ML ASSOCIATES LLC
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- FRANCES HUTCHINS, 1336 NW FLANDERS ST PMB 174, PORTLAND, OR 97209
- Signed the 990
- FRANCES HUTCHINS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (929) 373-3370
- Website
- WWW.EQUALITYFEDERATION.ORG
- Return prepared by
- MCDONALD JACOBS PC
Mission
EQUALITY FEDERATION IS AN ADVOCACY ACCELERATOR ROOTED IN SOCIAL JUSTICE, BUILDING POWER IN OUR NETWORK OF STATE-BASED LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, AND QUEER (LGBTQ+) ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS.
Program accomplishments
- EQUALITY FEDERATION IS AN ADVOCACY ACCELERATOR, ROOTED IN SOCIAL JUSTICE, BUILDING POWER IN OUR NETWORK OF 50+ STATE-BASED LGBTQ+ ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS. COLLECTIVELY, OUR STATE PARTNER NETWORK MOBILIZES MORE THAN 2 MILLION SUPPORTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO ADVANCE EQUALITY AND JUSTICE FOR LGBTQ+ PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES THEY CALL HOME. EQUALITY FEDERATION USES TECHNOLOGY COMBINED WITH OUR POLICY EXPERTISE TO MONITOR IMPORTANT STATE LEGISLATION. IN 2025, EQUALITY FEDERATION TRACKED LGBTQ+-RELATED LEGISLATION IN THE STATES SO WE COULD PROVIDE ADVOCATES ON THE GROUND WITH THE STRATEGY, ORGANIZING, MESSAGING, COMMUNICATIONS, AND POLICY RESOURCES THEY NEEDED. DURING 2025, ADVOCATES SUCCESSFULLY DEFEATED OR NEUTRALIZED ROUGHLY 90% OF THE ANTI-LGBTQ+ BILLS EQUALITY FEDERATION TRACKED.Expenses $532,086 · grants $172,000 · revenue $3,240
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
- 81-0670152
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2007
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Civil rights, social action and advocacy (R20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,153,346
- Income (IRS master file)
- $334,497
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $334,497 | $759,640 | $1,153,346 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $818,408 | $1,235,794 | $1,582,902 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,906,619 | $339,990 | $1,997,312 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $566,809 | $645,722 | $424,300 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 81-0670152).
Questions about EQUALITY FEDERATION
- What is the EIN of EQUALITY FEDERATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of EQUALITY FEDERATION is 81-0670152.
- Is EQUALITY FEDERATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 2007.
- Are donations to EQUALITY FEDERATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does EQUALITY FEDERATION 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 EQUALITY FEDERATION 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 EQUALITY FEDERATION 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 EQUALITY FEDERATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names FRANCES HUTCHINS.
- Who are the officers and directors of EQUALITY FEDERATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 21 people; 6 received compensation from the organization, the highest $46,700 (FRAN HUTCHINS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does EQUALITY FEDERATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $334,497, expenses of $759,640 and total assets of $1,153,346 at year end.
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