Out for Sustainability Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
271233060
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2022, Form 990-N 2021
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
5082715093
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Intergroup, Race Relations

Reported finances

Revenue
$241,834
Expenses
$95,882
Assets
$189,585
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

People named in this filing

  • SOPHIA PAUL (CHAIR)
  • LEO GOLDSMITH (SECRETARY)
  • JAN JOHO (TREASURER)

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

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

To mobilize the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (lgbtq) community for environmental and social action in pursuit of a fabulous planet. This shall be accomplished through non-political advocacy, events, outreach and communications, and community service.

What it reported doing in 2023

In 2024, out for sustainability (out4s) built on its mission to promote inclusive and equitable global climate policy at all levels of government and across geographies through the direct inclusion of queer experiences, by elevating the visibility of lgbtq+ needs in climate discussions at the un, regional forums, national, and subnational strategies. Out4s is increasingly recognized as a reliable and expert voice on queer climate advocacy among governments, un bodies, and peer organizations. Out for sustainability strengthened our community by fostering stronger networks between climate justice, lgbtq+, gender equality, and human rights advocates, while also contributing directly with inputs into policy frameworks that shaped revisions to major climate, gender, and human rights reports, policies, and legislations at all levels of government.

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 98% 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

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 59
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 76
  • Sustainability: 80
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 35.9%; rating input score 36
  • Program expense ratio: 90.4%; rating input score 90
  • Fundraising efficiency: $57.76 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 60.4%; rating input score 95; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.98; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 92.4% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 125.2% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 35.9% of revenue deployed · 90.4% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 8 of 8 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $87K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 8 people listed
  • Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 36/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 59/100.