Lesbians Benefitting the Arts
Legal name: Lesbians Benefitting the Arts Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 811635436
- IRS 990-N coverage
- 2025–2025
- Official website data refreshed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2021, Form 990-N 2025
- Location
- Columbus, OH, US
- Rating confidence
- Limited
- Sector
- Arts Council/Agency
What the e-Postcard reports
- Notice states gross receipts normally $50,000 or less
- Yes
- Termination reported
- No
- Principal officer
- Christine Cozad
- Tax period began
- 2025-01-01 00:00:00
- Tax period ended
- 2025-12-31 00:00:00
- Filed website
- www.Ohiolba.org
Source: IRS Form 990-N, tax year 2025. These are filed notice facts, not independently verified current operations. The notice does not report exact revenue, expenses, assets, leadership compensation, or governance controls.
Overview
From its website
Lesbians Benefitting the Arts (LBA) is a 100% volunteer-driven nonprofit that produces the Ohio Lesbian Festival and other arts events celebrating lesbian creativity and community. Based in Columbus, Ohio, LBA creates safe, inclusive spaces where womyn can gather, share power, and learn from each other. The organization is guided by principles of intersectionality, rejecting all forms of oppression, and is committed to divesting from white supremacy and supporting Black liberation.
IRS classification
Arts Council/Agency (NTEE A26).
Filing
Its tax year 2025 Form 990-N states gross receipts are normally $50,000 or less. The notice does not report termination.
Other filing
A Form 990-EZ for tax year 2021 is also available.
Coverage
Other list screening or federal responsibility records are incomplete in the available data.
Sources: Official website capture · IRS Business Master File · IRS Form 990-N · IRS filing history · Grant-readiness source coverage
The verdict
- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.
Rating breakdown
Details
- What they do: 2 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 2 operating locations identified
- Postcard: tax year 2025 · gross receipts were within the e-Postcard filing limit
- 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.