Trevor Project Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
954681287
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
West Hollywood, CA, USA
Phone
2126958650
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Civil Rights

Reported finances

Revenue
$85,455,038
Expenses
$67,416,524
Assets
$56,547,772
Liabilities
$5,653,328

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

Leadership & pay

31 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PEGGY RAJSKI (FOUNDER/BOARD MBR/FMR INTERIM CEO)
  • JAYMES BLACK (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • PEGGY RAJSKI (FOUNDER/BOARD MBR/FMR INTERIM CEO): $461,050 total reported compensation
  • VIRGINIA MUNOZ (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (LEFT 8/25)): $337,160 total reported compensation
  • KEVIN WONG (SVP, MARKETING, COMMS & CONTENT): $306,562 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 mission of the trevor project is to end suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning young people.

What it reported doing in 2024

The trevor project participated in the federally funded 988 suicide & crisis lifeline. This project included two subnetworks: 988 suicide and crisis lifeline lgbtqi+ youth chat and text and 988 suicide and crisis lifeline lgbtqi + youth phones. Within the scope of this project, if an lgbtq+ young person dialed the 988 suicide & crisis lifeline and selected services for lgbtqi+ young people, they may have been routed to the trevor project's trained counselors, who were part of 988's lgbtqi+ youth specialized services network. On july 17, 2025, the federal government eliminated the lgbtqi+ specialized services network for lgbtqi+ youth, which ended this project for the trevor project.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 77% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and most voting board members are independent. The filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad and the filing does not identify recipients for some grant dollars.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 68
  • Transparency & Controls: 59
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 64
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 64.9%; rating input score 65
  • Program expense ratio: 82%; rating input score 82
  • Fundraising efficiency: $11.1 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 93.8%; rating input score 94; 25th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
    • Written employment contract: Pass
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Grant itemization coverage: Scored; rating input score 0
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 21.1%; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.84; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4%; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 24.6% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 22.5% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 21% per year; rating input score 100; 94th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 64.9% of revenue deployed · 82% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 20 of 20 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $55.3M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $461K · 31 people listed · 4 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 5 contractors listed · $4.4M reported
  • Consistency: 36 of 36 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 10 filed schedules · includes major donors, foreign activity, and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 9 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Transparency & Controls: Foreign activity oversight scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Grant itemization coverage scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 44/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 33/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 25/100.