Lgbtq Outdoors Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 861551815
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2023–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2022
- Location
- Fort Worth, TX, USA
- Phone
- 2144047805
- Rating
- 93
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Centers to Support the Independence of Specific Populations
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $181,271
- Expenses
- $202,288
- Assets
- $20,594
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
8 people listed
People named in this filing
- Justin Yoder (Executive Dir.)
- Patrick Thompson (Treasurer)
- Mallorie Hall (Secretary)
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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
LGBTQ Outdoors connects the LGBTQIA+ community to the outdoors through inclusive experiences, community-led programs, and education. The organization fosters belonging, wellness, and environmental stewardship by creating safe spaces where queer people can explore nature, build authentic relationships, and grow in confidence. Programs include national and local outdoor events, ambassador-led chapters, leadership development, and initiatives that promote visibility and representation of LGBTQIA+ individuals in outdoor recreation and conservation.
What it reported doing in 2024
The LGBTQ Outdoors Ambassador Program is a nationwide network of outdoor leaders who create safe, inclusive spaces for LGBTQIA+ individuals to connect in nature. In 2025, ambassadors hosted hikes, paddling trips, and community gatherings that welcomed thousands of participants across the U.S. The program expanded to new states, provided leadership training, and strengthened LGBTQ visibility in outdoor recreation.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- 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 - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 97
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 12
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 92.7%; rating input score 93
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: -11.6%; rating input score 14; 14th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.1; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 14%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 166.1% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 76.4% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -69.8% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 92.7% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 5 filed program accomplishments · $187K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
- Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 2 filing years from 2023 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
- 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: Operating margin scored 14/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 11/100.
- High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 19/100.