Washington County Gay Straight Alliance Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
460951929
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2024
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2016
Location
Washington, PA, USA
Phone
7242130096
Rating
80
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Lesbian, Gay Rights

Reported finances

Revenue
$37,130
Expenses
$73,946
Assets
$76,635
Liabilities
$537

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

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Kathleen Cameron (Board Vice Chair (Center Director))
  • Tyler Bogden (Pride Director)
  • Adam Pokorski (Board Chair and 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-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Washington county gay straight alliance, inc. (the organization) is dedicated to affirming acceptance between diverse groups of people by raising awareness in our community of the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transexual, questioning, queer, asexual, and allied (lgbtqa) people through support, education, and community outreach on the issues of diversity. The organization provides a safe and confidential environment for individuals of Washington county and the surrounding areasregardless of sex, race, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation.

What it reported doing in 2024

Commencing september 2014, the organization has hosted a dinner and social meeting on the second friday of each month. Other group meetings include transgender peer group, senior groups, and youth programs - focus on providing a safe, supportive, and confidential environment for all at no cost to every participant. Beginning in september 2022 the organization also added drop in hours where participants are free to visit the center and socialize and relax in a welcoming environment.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 68% 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 - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 67
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 28
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 82%; rating input score 82
  • Program expense ratio: 41.2%; rating input score 41

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: -99.2%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.04; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 30; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 16.1% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 4% per year; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.5% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 82% of revenue deployed · 41.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $30K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 8 filing years from 2014 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • 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.

Key Signals

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

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 41/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 8/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 47/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 30/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.