Transgender Advocates for Justice and Accountability Coalition

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
850847335
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Phone
4153602160
Rating
77
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$761,690
Expenses
$877,444
Assets
$100,713
Liabilities
$24,316

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • AKIRA JACKSON (CEO / Secretary)

Highest reported compensation

  • AKIRA JACKSON (CEO / Secretary): $280,261 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Transgender Advocates for Justice and Accountability (TAJA Co) Coalition has been organized to identify and fulfill the essential needs of transgender women of color through advocacy and service implementation. TAJA Co understands that traditional public service support lacks the lived experience of transgender and gender non-binary community members who are often disproportionately impacted by structural violence, such as housing insecurity, poor health outcomes, and barriers to both gainful employment and higher education. The Coalition is made up of individuals and organizational allies committed to our shared mission to stop the genocide of trans women of color. The vision of TAJAs Coalition is safety for trans women in a world free of the prison industrial complex and state violence; an economy centered on the needs of people; and arrangements of power and space that centers interdependence.

What it reported doing in 2024

Workforce Development: In Fiscal Year 20242025, TAJA Coalitions Project F.A.a.M (Fierce Achievement and Mentorship ) Workforce Development and Career Advising Program offered structured career exploration, academic guidance, and workforce readiness support to transitional-age youth (ages 1618) in San Francisco. The program supported high school juniors and seniors in developing clear post-secondary pathways, including college enrollment, trade school participation, and workforce entry. Core services included individualized career advising, career road mapping workshops, and integrated housing and financial sustainability education.Throughout the year, participants engaged in one-on-one career advisory sessions to identify long-term goals in fields such as business leadership, animation, broadcasting, entrepreneurship, and skilled trades. Staff helped participants develop actionable plans, including maintaining GPA benchmarks, applying to colleges like San Francisco State University and Sacramento State, and pursuing scholarships and employment. Many participants improved their GPA above 3.0, graduated from high school, and enrolled in higher education or prepared for trade pathways.In addition to individualized advising, TAJA Coalition delivered career road mapping and housing sustainability workshops that provided practical knowledge on financial planning, housing options, and employment pathways. Participants reported high levels of satisfaction, with the majority rating program usefulness and relevance between 4 and 5 out of 5. Participants noted increased understanding of college financing, housing navigation, and career planning. The program also helped participants identify and address barriers, such as financial constraints, the need for academic counseling, and family-related stressors, while connecting them to services including mental health support, tutoring, and continued career advising.Despite financial barriers and broader economic challenges, Project F.A.a.M maintained strong engagement and achieved positive outcomes in youth preparedness, goal-setting, and transition planning. The program was critical in equipping participants with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to pursue sustainable career and education pathway

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 89% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
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

SUPPORTED - 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: 90
  • Transparency & Controls: 74
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 11
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 97.5%; rating input score 98
  • Program expense ratio: 84.7%; rating input score 85
  • Fundraising efficiency: $22.06 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 61; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 66.7%; rating input score 67; 14th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 75
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • 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: -15.2%; rating input score 12; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.11; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.24; rating input score 28; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 31.9%; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 20.4% per year; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 9.5% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -13.5% per year; rating input score 0; 2nd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 97.5% of revenue deployed · 84.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 3 board members independent · 6 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $743K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $280K · 3 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 26 of 26 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 1 filed money-flow record
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 12/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 5/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 6/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 28/100.