Autonomy Project Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
921587440
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2023–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Columbus, OH, USA
Phone
6145727300
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$162,958
Expenses
$140,805
Assets
$150,597
Liabilities
$87,749

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Jamie Lombardi (President)
  • Desiree Cox (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Jamie Lombardi (President)
  • Desiree Cox (Vice President)
  • Luci Jones (Trustee)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Autonomy Project is a grassroots nonprofit committed to building a world where LGBTQIA+, GSRM, BIPOC, neurodivergent individuals, and creatives are not just included but celebrated, protected, and empowered. Based in Columbus, Ohio, we create spaces where those pushed to the margins can find belonging, express themselves freely, and access the resources they need to thrive. Through community-led education, mutual aid, and transformative events, we challenge the systems that harm us and cultivate the ones that heal. Our work is grounded in radical care, accountability, and the belief that liberation is a collective act. In a world that often demands our silence, The Autonomy Project is where we raise our voices, lift each other up, and build something better together

What it reported doing in 2025

Educational events centered around sexuality, wellness, practical skills, social/gender issues, and more such as: Sexuality and Health, Practical Skills, Relationships, Social/Gender Issues

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Liabilities are high compared with assets.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 71
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 55
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 66.5%; rating input score 67
  • Program expense ratio: 77%; rating input score 77

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 13.6%; rating input score 62; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.07; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.58; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 40.8% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 18.1% per year; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 35.4% per year; rating input score 100; 88th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 66.5% of revenue deployed · 77% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $108K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 8/100.