Equality NC Foundation
GroupEquality NC Foundation is the education and organizing branch of Equality NC – the lobbying/political organization for lesbian gay bisexual and transgender rights. Equality NC is a radical liberal political advocacy organization that lobbies the legislature in support of same-sex marriage and lesbian gay bisexual and transgender rights. Equality NC is a founding member of Blueprint NC, the organization that gained infamy with their strategy memo that directed their members to “eviscerate, mitigate, litigate, cogitate and agitate” the state’s leadership in 2013.
| Financials: Source IRS 990s | |||||
| Year | Revenue | Expenditures | Net Assets | ||
| 2012 | $330,703 | $358,945 | $245,962 | ||
| 2013 | $456,412 | $489,313 | $211,142 | ||
| 2014 | $369,184 | $421,404 | $157,543 | ||
| 2015 | $617,792 | $465,221 | $309,183 | ||
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People Connections:
| Person | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Lucier | Board Member | Current |
| Brandon Major | Board Member | Current |
| Guillermo Rodriguez | Board Member | Current |
| Jason Belk | Board Treasurer | Current |
| Jerri Goldberg | Board Member | Current |
| Jonora Jones | Board Member | Current |
| Ken Wittenauer | Board Chair | Current |
| Michelle Lewis | Board Member | Current |
| Nathan King | Board Member | Current |
| Greg Fitch | Board Member | Former |
| Jason Belk | Board Member | Former |
| Ken Wittenauer | Board Tresurer | Former |
| Luck Davidson | Board Member | Former |
| Mary Jamis | Board Member | Former |
| Michael Woods | Board Vice Chair | Former |
| Rod Goins | Board Chair | Former |
| Sarah Ford | Board Secretary | Former |
| Stephen Wiseman | Board Member | Former |
This group funded by:
| Funder | Year | Amount | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2016 | $25,000.00 | For general operating support |
| Proteus Fund Inc | 2015 | $75,000.00 | Work to educate North Carolinians about religious exemptions that could deny/limit the LGBT community's full access to rights, care and services, contribute to general stigmatization of LGBT individuals, families and communities, and cause harms to many. |
| Triangle Community Foundation | 2014 | $2,000.00 | For grassroots organizing efforts in North Carolina |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2014 | $75,000.00 | For general operating support |
| Arcus Foundation | 2013 | $8,100.00 | |
| Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro Inc | 2013 | $10,000.00 | For general support |
| Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr Fund | 2013 | $105,000.00 | To use the stories of gay elders to increase public support for nondiscrimination protections and to support the organization's leadership transition |
| Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr Fund | 2013 | $65,000.00 | For strategic planning and convene Fund grantees working in North Carolina to coordinate their efforts and share resources |
| Grace Jones Richardson Testamentary Trust | 2013 | $2,000.00 | To assist each organization in carrying out its exempt purpose. LGBTQ people; LGBTQ rights |
| Julian Price Family Foundation | 2013 | $1,500.00 | General purpose of charity LGBTQ people; LGBTQ rights |
| Laughing Gull Foundation | 2013 | $20,000.00 | General operating support |
| The Hummel Family Fund, Inc. | 2013 | $1,000.00 | Support LGBTQ people; LGBTQ rights |
| The Morton and Barbara Mandel Family Foundation | 2013 | $35,000.00 | For general support LGBTQ people; LGBTQ rights |
| The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc | 2012 | $4,500.00 | |
| The Morton and Barbara Mandel Family Foundation | 2012 | $35,000.00 | General/operating support; Continuing support For general support |
| Tides Foundation | 2012 | $60,000.00 | Program development For participation in the Strategic Opportunity Initiative project |
| Triangle Community Foundation | 2012 | $15,000.00 | |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2012 | $80,000.00 | General/operating support; Continuing support For general operating support |
| Body Shop Foundation – Littlehampton, England | 2011 | $5,618.00 | For their student ambassador, to expand their outreach program to college students and provide them with the knowledge and tools to advance LGBT equality in North Carolina |
| Freeman Foundation | 2011 | $5,000.00 | |
| The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc | 2011 | $3,250.00 | |
| The Gill Foundation | 2011 | $50,000.00 | Continuing support; Program development For program support for public education on relationship recognition |
| The Gill Foundation | 2011 | $1,000.00 | General/operating support For general operating support |
| The Morton and Barbara Mandel Family Foundation | 2011 | $25,000.00 | General/operating support; Continuing support For general support |
| The Morton and Barbara Mandel Family Foundation | 2011 | $12,000.00 | General/operating support; Continuing support For general support |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2011 | $120,000.00 | General/operating support; Continuing support For general operating support |
| The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina Inc | 2010 | $3,000.00 | |
| The Morton and Barbara Mandel Family Foundation | 2010 | $15,800.00 | General/operating support; Continuing support For general support |
| The Morton and Barbara Mandel Family Foundation | 2010 | $15,000.00 | General/operating support; Continuing support For general support |
| Triangle Community Foundation | 2010 | $15,000.00 | |
| The Morton and Barbara Mandel Family Foundation | 2009 | $15,000.00 | General/operating support For general support |
| Tides Foundation | 2009 | $90,000.00 | Program development To legislatively secure LGBT-inclusive employment nondiscrimination protections for state employees |
| Triangle Community Foundation | 2009 | $12,000.00 | Program development For Community Grantmaking Program grant |
| The Gill Foundation | 2008 | $1,000.00 | General/operating support For general operating support |
| The Morton and Barbara Mandel Family Foundation | 2008 | $5,000.00 | General/operating support For general support |
| Triangle Community Foundation | 2008 | $7,000.00 | For Community Grantmaking Program |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2008 | $35,000.00 | For general operating support LGBTQ people; LGBTQ rights |
| The Gill Foundation | 2007 | $1,000.00 | General/operating support For general operating support for OutGiving Prospectus organizations |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2007 | $35,000.00 | To strengthen leadership for LGBT community in North Carolina. Leadership development; LGBTQ people; LGBTQ rights |
| Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro Inc | 2006 | $12,500.00 | LGBTQ people; LGBTQ rights |
| The Gill Foundation | 2006 | $50,000.00 | Management development/capacity building For capacity building work |
| The Gill Foundation | 2006 | $4,700.00 | Program development For Get Out The Vote (GOTV) Project |
| Triangle Community Foundation | 2006 | $3,933.00 | |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2006 | $25,000.00 | For general operating funds to support its on-going educational and grassroots organizing programs for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender North Carolinians. Continuing support; Grassroots organizing; General support LGBTQ people; LGBTQ rights. |
| The Gill Foundation | 2005 | $25,000.00 | Program development For program support for Marriage Equality Agenda |
| Z Smith Reynolds Foundation Inc | 2005 | $25,000.00 | For general operating support to provide community education regarding LGBT issues. LGBTQ people; LGBTQ rights. |
| Triangle Community Foundation | 2004 | $859.00 | LGBTQ people; LGBTQ rights |
| The Gill Foundation | 2003 | $30,000.00 | Continuing support; Management development/capacity building For statewide initiative development grant to support planning and organizational development |
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Address 1:
PO Box 28768
City:
Raleigh
State:
NC
Zip:
27611