2024-11-06T13:10:06-06:00 2023-12-31 341874260 CBIZ ADVISORS LLC 700 WEST 47TH STREET SUITE 1100 KANSAS CITY MO 64112 990 2023-01-01 593435235 EQUALITY FLORIDA INSTITUTE INC EQUA 8138703735 PO BOX 13184 ST PETERSBURG FL 337333184 NADINE SMITH CEO 8138703735 2024-10-23 1 1 LISA BURKE P00220718 8169455500 2024-10-23 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z NADINE SMITH PO BOX 13184 ST PETERSBURG FL 337333184 12574331 0 X WWW.EQFLI.ORG X 1997 FL CIVIL RIGHTS EDUCATION DEDICATED TO EQUALITY FOR FLORIDA'S LGBTQ COMMUNITY. 12 12 76 3000 0 0 6511745 6855819 108435 89634 75291 137150 21778 -6723 6717249 7075880 360320 532803 0 0 3289825 3716602 42078 52774 251346 1315978 1755390 5008201 6057569 1709048 1018311 7748017 9723973 526750 1231038 7221267 8492935 X EQUALITY FLORIDA INSTITUTE IS THE EDUCATIONAL ARM OF THE LARGEST CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION IN FLORIDA DEDICATED TO ENDING DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY. 0 0 3009107 7353 53692 EDUCATION:SAFE & HEALTHY SCHOOLS:OUR IMPACT IN 2023 WAS DEFINED BY THREE MAIN EFFORTS: STRATEGIZING WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS, SUPPORTING PARENT ADVOCACY, AND ENGAGING COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS. WE WORKED WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO FIND WAYS TO REDUCE THE NEGATIVE EFFECTS OF ANTI-LGBTQ LAWS AND TO SHOW SUPPORT TO THEIR FACULTY, STAFF, STUDENTS, AND FAMILIES.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)OUR EFFORTS INCLUDED: COLLABORATING WITH 14 SUPERINTENDENTS; COLLABORATING WITH 46 SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS ACROSS 20 SCHOOL DISTRICTS; CREATING AN LGBTQ SUPPORT GUIDE FOR 10 SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO RESTORE PROTECTIONS REMOVED BY THE STATE; TRAINING ALMOST 1,500 PRINCIPALS, MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, TEACHERS, AND OTHER SCHOOL-BASED STAFF REACHING AROUND 38,000 INDIVIDUALS STATEWIDE; HELPING TO SELECT PRO-LGBTQ SUPERINTENDENTS IN 4 SCHOOL DISTRICTS; ENSURING THAT LGBTQ+ HISTORY MONTH WAS RECOGNIZED IN 5 SCHOOL DISTRICTS- WE RECOGNIZED THE NEED TO BUILD A BROADER MOVEMENT TO MAKE A BIGGER IMPACT IN OUR STATE. AS A RESULT, EQUALITY FLORIDA DEVELOPED, FUNDED, AND LAUNCHED OUR PARENTING WITH PRIDE PROGRAM IN JUST FIVE MONTHS. PARENTING WITH PRIDE WAS BUILT ON THREE CORE PILLARS- CARE, ADVOCACY, AND RESISTANCE. BY ENSURING PARENTS KNOW HOW TO CARE FOR THEIR LGBTQ CHILD AND CAN SPEAK CONFIDENTLY TO THE RIGHTS THEIR CHILDREN HAVE, WE CREATED A PIPELINE OF EMPOWERED PARENTS WHO ARE READY TO JOIN THE RESISTANCE AND PUSH BACK AT THE LOCAL AND STATE LEVELS.- THE FALL INTO ACTION CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED IN SEPTEMBER AND SERVED AS THE MAIN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH PARENTS AND FAMILIES WHO WERE READY TO PUSH BACK AGAINST THE HARMFUL LAWS AND RULES BEING PASSED IN FLORIDA. THE EFFORTS, THAT TOOK PLACE OVER THE COURSE OF ONLY THREE MONTHS, ENSURED THESE WINS COULD COME TO FRUITION AND INCLUDED: RECRUITED 1,800 PARENTS TO SHOW UP TO 233 SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS IN 44 FLORIDA COUNTIES; MOBILIZED PARENTS THROUGH 53 COUNTY-SPECIFIC EBLASTS AND 7 STATEWIDE EBLASTS; HOSTED 8 TRAININGS TO ENSURE PARENTS WERE CONFIDENT AND PREPARED TO GIVE POWERFUL TESTIMONY; HAD AN EQUALITY FLORIDA STAFF PRESENCE AT 43 SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS; AND SENT THOUSANDS OF TEXTS, CALLS, OR EMAIL REMINDERS TO ENSURE A ROBUST TURNOUT.TRANSGENDER INCLUSION:- TRANSACTION FOCUSED ON BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH TRANS LEADERS IN THE STATE AND UPLIFTING THE WORK OF TRANS-LED ORGANIZATIONS AND INITIATIVES IN THE STATE. TRANSACTION HAS BEEN ABLE TO LINK DOZENS OF INDIVIDUALS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THEIR BIRTH CERTIFICATES TO LEGAL PARTNERS.- CONDUCTED, FACILITATED &/OR PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS TOWN HALL AND EDUCATIONAL EVENTS WITH EXPERT PANELISTS DISCUSSING VARIOUS TOPICS. - TRANSACTION FLORIDA WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE PUBLIC POLICY TEAM TO MOBILIZE PARENTS OF TRANS AND NONBINARY YOUTH AND ACTIVISTS TO BOARD OF MEDICINE/BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND MEDICAID/AHCA MEETINGS. HIV MODERNIZATION:- FACILITATED CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN PEOPLE AFFECTED BY HIV/AIDS AND ALLIES AND THEIR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND AGENCY LEADERS TO DISCUSS POLICY PRIORITIES FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS.- EQUALITY FLORIDA HAS SYSTEMATICALLY INCORPORATED HIV MODERNIZATION EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY INTO OUR WORK WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS. OUR TEAM REACHES OUT TO VIRTUALLY EVERY PROSPECTIVE STATE LAWMAKER HOUSE, SENATE, AND CABINET TO PROVIDE AN INITIAL BRIEFING ON THE NEED TO MODERNIZE HIV LAWS, SPECIFICALLY BY PLACING IT AS AN ISSUE AT THE CORE OF OUR EFFORTS TO EDUCATE NEW LAWMAKERS.- WE PARTNERED WITH AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION (AHF) TO BRING 60 ADVOCATES PRIMARILY PLWH AND THEIR ALLIES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS TO THE CAPITOL. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME MANY INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, AND A NUMBER WERE IMPRESSED BY HOW ACCESSIBLE LAWMAKERS WERE INSIDE THE CAPITOL. 895346 5750 35942 OUTREACH:EQUALITY MEANS BUSINESS/OPEN DOORS - WE ARE WORKING WITH THE MOVEMENT ADVANCEMENT PROJECT (MAP), HOME TO THE "OPEN TO ALL" CAMPAIGN, TO DEEPEN OUR COLLABORATION WITH THEM AND WITH YELP, A COMPANY THAT PUBLISHES A SEARCHABLE DATABASE OF LOCAL BUSINESSES ALONG WITH CROWD-SOURCED REVIEWS. THEY HAVE ADDED AN LGBTQ-FRIENDLY SEARCH FUNCTION, AND WE WILL BE WORKING WITH MAP TO MAKE FLORIDA A TEST MARKET FOR NATIONAL/STATE COLLABORATION. 696267 4700 MOBILIZATION:LOCAL LEVEL:- PARTICIPATED IN 28 PRIDE EVENTS FROM PENSACOLA TO KEY WEST, GATHERING 10,923 PETITIONS, AND RECRUITING 2,128 NEW VOLUNTEERS.- RECRUITED OVER 1,800 VOLUNTEERS ACROSS 44 COUNTIES TO ATTEND 233 SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS TO SPEAK OUT FOR THE RIGHTS OF FLORIDA'S LGBTQ STUDENTS.(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)STATE LEVEL: - PREVENTED EXTENSIVE BOOK BANS, ADVOCATED FOR LGBTQ PROCLAMATIONS AND GUIDE RETURNS, AND COUNTERED EXCESSIVE CAUTION IN COMPLYING WITH ANTI-LGBTQ LAWS.- ATTENDED BOARD OF MEDICINE AND BOARD OF OSTEOPATHY MEETINGS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO ADVOCATE FOR ACCESS TO GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE. DESPITE SOME FINAL ADOPTION BARRIERS, OUR ADVOCATES SUCCESSFULLY MITIGATED HARM. OUR CONSISTENT PRESENCE AT BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETINGS, WITH OVER 100 ATTENDEES AT EACH SESSION IMPACTING LGBTQ+ STUDENTS AND FAMILIES, PLAYED A CRUCIAL ROLE. 625644 515000 ADVOCACY:LOCAL LEVEL:- COLLABORATED WITH COALITION PARTNERS AND COMMUNITIES TO ADVOCATE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF FOUR LGBTQ-SUPPORTIVE SUPERINTENDENTS IN MAJOR DISTRICTS.- DESPITE CHALLENGES FROM THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, WE PERSUADED MULTIPLE SCHOOL BOARDS TO INTRODUCE LGBTQ GUIDES IN 10 COUNTIES.- FOUGHT AGAINST A CONSERVATIVE BOARD, GAINING NATIONAL ATTENTION FOR RESISTING A BAN ON OVER 300 BOOKS WITH THE SUPPORT OF DEDICATED INDIVIDUALSSTATE LEVEL:- PARTNERED WITH STUDENT AND PROGRESSIVE ORGANIZATIONS TO ADDRESS DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION PROGRAM REMOVALS ON UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES DURING THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS MEETING FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR. 625644 515000 5226364 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 43 0 1 76 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 FL CA NY X X PATSY TAYLOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & ACCOUNTING 8502927992 223 TOPAZ AVE PENSACOLA FL 32505 ANNIE HIOTIS CHAIR 0.50 0.50 X X 0 0 0 VICTOR DIAZ-HERMAN TREASURER 0.50 0.50 X X 0 0 0 DANNY HUMPHRESS SECRETARY 0.50 0.50 X X 0 0 0 SELISSE BERRY DIRECTOR 0.50 0.50 X 0 0 0 SUSAN BOTTCHER DIRECTOR 0.50 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANGUS BRADSHAW DIRECTOR 0.50 0.50 X 0 0 0 NATHAN BREUMMER DIRECTOR 0.50 0.50 X 0 0 0 KEITH DAVENPORT DIRECTOR (TERM START 4/2023) 0.50 0.50 X 0 0 0 JEFF DELMAY DIRECTOR 0.50 0.50 X 0 0 0 DANA FARMER DIRECTOR 0.50 0.50 X 0 0 0 PAULINE PARRISH DIRECTOR 0.50 0.50 X 0 0 0 DAN VAN TICE DIRECTOR 0.50 0.50 X 0 0 0 BARBARA SINGER DIRECTOR (TERM END 4/2023) 0.50 0.50 X 0 0 0 NADINE SMITH CEO 34.00 6.00 X 297381 52479 34937 STRATTON POLLITZER DEPUTY DIRECTOR 34.00 11.00 X 279269 49283 17777 JOSEPH SAUNDERS SENIOR POLITICAL DIRECTOR 5.00 35.00 X 15886 111197 13033 JONATHAN MAURER PUBLIC POLICY DIRECTOR 34.00 7.00 X 87712 15478 17199 BRITTANY LINK-HAYES COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR 34.00 6.00 X 85645 15113 13139 DAVID COSTA DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS 34.00 11.00 X 87468 26141 12599 DONALD WALKER DIRECTOR OF FINANCE 34.00 6.00 X 85752 15133 3066 939113 284824 111750 2 0 1 0 HUDSON BAY COMPANY OF ILLINOIS 941 O ST STE 625 LINCOLN NE 68508 PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISING 158322 1 6855819 981594 6855819 GALA EVENTS 813311 71884 71884 REGISTRATION FEES 813311 17750 17750 89634 146922 146922 5341854 5351626 -9772 -9772 -9772 132383 146825 -14442 -14442 7719 7719 7719 7075880 89634 0 130427 532803 532803 621456 559311 62145 2425866 2290021 118218 17627 157694 136601 18213 2880 284329 262419 21910 227257 209641 16376 1240 20275 375 19900 52774 52774 18091 18091 485337 311061 58393 115883 82495 59832 750 21913 267864 187363 63069 17432 57274 51658 4964 652 64105 44412 17836 1857 217477 127871 80873 8733 530081 449835 69891 10355 1905 1905 9790 655 9135 696 601 95 6057569 5226364 579859 251346 X 781500 390750 0 390750 83191 102526 5130667 3910104 812295 558658 58302 22510 18804 16140 4569 2664 1583507 5064392 75486 63119 7748017 9723973 498200 440486 28550 23071 0 767481 526750 1231038 X 6500740 7046765 720527 1446170 7221267 8492935 7748017 9723973 1018311 253357 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3083653 6539322 4675493 6511745 6855819 27666032 3083653 6539322 4675493 6511745 6855819 27666032 6370947 21295085 24772 25158 28869 71070 146922 296791 4150 3500 19783 27433 27990256 1320070 0.76080 0.78130 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 112050 302950 415000 5642569 6057569 452878 113220 0 0 335427 362238 400410 452878 1550953 2326430 300427 320000 350000 415000 1385427 83857 90560 100103 113220 387740 581610 86843 99526 112050 298419 284653 40058 324711 321770 -37117 284653 321770 54546 54546 321770 321770 50522 50522 321770 321770 32651 32651 321770 0.00000 1.00000 0.00000 0 0 15146 12961 2185 3658 3179 479 2664 DUE TO AFFILIATE 379675 FUNDS HELD IN TRUST 387806 767481 X 6597434 253357 180648 434005 6163429 18091 894360 912451 7075880 5325766 180648 180648 5145118 18091 894360 912451 6057569 PART V, LINE 4: THE ORGANIZATION'S ENDOWMENT CONSISTS OF ONE DONOR-RESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUND ESTABLISHED TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION. PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. INCOME EARNED IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION IS TREATED AS A PUBLICLY SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION, AND NOT AS A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED THE PROVISIONS OF ASC TOPIC 740, RELATING TO ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES AND DOES NOT BELIEVE IT HAS ANY MATERIAL INCOME TAX EXPOSURE RELATING TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX FILINGS ARE GENERALLY OPEN FOR EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THE DATE OF FILING. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: GALA EXPENSES NET WITH CONTRIBUTIONS IN AUDIT REPORT 894,360. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: GALA EXPENSES NET WITH CONTRIBUTIONS IN AUDIT REPORT 894,360. X X X X X X 1 HUDSON BAY COMPANY OF ILLINOIS 941 O ST STE 625 LINCOLN NE 68508 PHONE CANVASSING, OUTREACH & EDUCATION OF SUPPORTERS 0 198806 158322 40484 198806 158322 40484 FL CA NY AUCTION 132383 132383 133984 12841 132383 132383 133984 12841 146825 -14442 SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2B, COLUMN (V) HUDSON BAY COMPANY OF ILLINOIS PROVIDES VARIOUS SERVICES INCLUDING PHONE CANVASSING, MEMBER ACQUISITION, OUTREACH AND EDUCATION. A PORTION OF THESE SERVICES RELATES TO PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. THE AMOUNT PAID TO (OR RETAINED BY) FUNDRAISER REPORTED IN SCHEDULE G, PART I, LINE 2, COLUMN (V) REPRESENTS THE TOTAL PAID FOR ALL SERVICES. THE AMOUNT PAID FOR PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISING SERVICES IS ESTIMATED TO BE $52,774. THIS AMOUNT HAS BEEN REPORTED AS PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISING FEES ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11E, COLUMN (D). THE BALANCE OF $105,548 RELATES TO PROGRAM SERVICE ACTIVITIES AND IS REPORTED AS OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES ON FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G, COLUMN (B). 1 EQUALITY FLORIDA ACTION INC PO BOX 13184 ST PETERSBURG FL 33733 471338104 501(C)(4) 415000 0 N/A N/A FUNDING TO SUPPORT LOBBYING ACTIVITIES 0 1 PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS VIA APPROVED BUDGETS, PERIODIC BUDGET VS. ACTUAL AND PROGRESS REPORTS, AND SITE VISITS. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 NADINE SMITH CEO 187646 33114 67490 11910 42245 7455 6630 1170 23066 4071 327077 57720 0 0 STRATTON POLLITZER DEPUTY DIRECTOR 181604 32048 56610 9990 41055 7245 6230 1099 8881 1567 294380 51949 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 THE BOARD APPROVES THE CEO'S COMPENSATION INCLUDING THE TIMING AND AMOUNT OF HER BONUS UPON COMPLETION OF HER ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW. THE CEO APPROVES BONUSES FOR ALL OTHER STAFF WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE BOARD APPROVED BUDGET. X 4 864574 AVERAGE EXCHANGE X AUCTION ITEMS 500 117020 WINNING BID 0 0 1 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): LINE 9, SECURITIES, REPORTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS. LINE 25, AUCTION ITEMS, REPORTS THE NUMBER OF ITEMS CONTRIBUTED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS FIRST REVIEWED BY THE CEO, TREASURER AND FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE FORM IS THEN DISTRIBUTED TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C ANY DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, OR MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS, WHO HAS A DIRECT OR INDIRECT FINANCIAL INTEREST, MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE FINANCIAL INTEREST IMMEDIATELY UPON DISCOVERY. PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING THE CONFLICT ARE DOCUMENTED IN THE MINUTES. THE MINUTES SHALL CONTAIN: (A) THE NAMES OF THE PERSONS WHO DISCLOSED OR OTHERWISE WERE FOUND TO HAVE A FINANCIAL INTEREST IN CONNECTION WITH AN ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE NATURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST, ANY ACTION TAKEN TO DETERMINE WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WAS PRESENT, AND THE DECISION AS TO WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN FACT EXISTED; AND (B) THE NAMES OF THE PERSONS WHO WERE PRESENT FOR DISCUSSIONS AND VOTES RELATING TO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT, THE CONTENT OF THE DISCUSSION, INCLUDING ANY ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT, AND A RECORD OF ANY VOTES TAKEN IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROCEEDINGS. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY WITH ALL INTERESTED PERSONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE CEO'S COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE PROCESS INCLUDES APPROVAL BY PERSONS WITHOUT A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, USE OF COMPARABILITY DATA, AND RECORDING COMPENSATION DELIBERATIONS. RELEVANT INFORMATION MAY INCLUDE, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, COMPENSATION LEVELS PAID BY SIMILARLY SITUATED ORGANIZATIONS FOR FUNCTIONALLY COMPARABLE POSITIONS, THE AVAILABILITY OF SIMILAR SERVICES IN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF THE ORGANIZATION, CURRENT COMPENSATION SURVEYS COMPILED BY INDEPENDENT FIRMS, AND ACTUAL WRITTEN OFFERS FROM SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS COMPETING FOR THE SERVICES OF THE COMPENSATED PERSON. REVIEW AND APPROVAL IS PROMPTLY RECORDED IN THE MINUTES AND CONTAIN: (A) THE TERMS OF THE COMPENSATION AND DATE APPROVED; (B) THE NAMES OF THE MEMBERS WHO WERE PRESENT AND VOTED ON THE COMPENSATION; (C) THE COMPARABILITY DATA OBTAINED AND RELIED UPON, AND HOW IT WAS OBTAINED; (D) ANY ACTION TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF THE COMPENSATION BY A MEMBER WHO HAD A CONFLICT OF INTEREST WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPENSATION; AND (E) IF THE REASONABLE COMPENSATION IS HIGHER OR LOWER THAN THE RANGE OF COMPARABILITY DATA OBTAINED, AND THE BASIS FOR THE DECISION. THE CURRENT SALARY OF OUR CEO HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE IN THE MID-RANGE OF RESEARCHED SALARIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE ON EQUALITY FLORIDA ACTION, INC.'S WEBSITE AT WWW.EQFL.ORG. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: THE FINANCE COMMITTEE APPROVES THE RFP, REVIEWS PROPOSALS, AND SELECTS THE INDEPENDENT CPA FIRM. THE CPA FIRM COMMUNICATES DIRECTLY WITH THE FINANCE COMMITTEE DURING AUDIT PLANNING WITH RESPECT TO THE EXPECTED TIMING AND SCOPE OF THE AUDIT AND AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE AUDIT WITH RESPECT TO VARIOUS QUALITATIVE ASPECTS OF THE AUDIT, DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED, AND ANY SIGNIFICANT FINDINGS. THIS PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. EQUALITY FLORIDA INC PO BOX 13184 ST PETERSBURG FL 33733 593540715 CIVIL RIGHTS ADVOCACY DEDICATED TO EQUALITY FOR THE LGBT COMMUNITY FL 501(C)(4) N/A 0 EQUALITY FLORIDA ACTION INC PO BOX 13184 ST PETERSBURG FL 33733 471338104 CIVIL RIGHTS ADVOCACY DEDICATED TO EQUALITY FOR THE LGBT COMMUNITY FL 501(C)(4) N/A 0 EQUALITY FLORIDA ACTION PAC INC PO BOX 13184 ST PETERSBURG FL 33733 205335568 POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE DEDICATED TO ELECTING PRO-EQUALITY CANDIDATES FL 527 N/A 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 EQUALITY FLORIDA ACTION INC B 415000 CASH GRANT EQUALITY FLORIDA ACTION INC O SEE PART VII EQUALITY FLORIDA ACTION INC P SEE PART VII EQUALITY FLORIDA ACTION INC Q SEE PART VII EQUALITY FLORIDA ACTION INC R SEE PART VII PART V, LINE 2: (A) NAME OF RELATED ORGANIZATION: EQUALITY FLORIDA ACTION, INC. (EFA) (B) TRANSACTION TYPE: N, O, P, Q (C) AMOUNT INVOLVED: $450,000 (D) METHOD OF DETERMINING AMOUNT INVOLVED: THE ORGANIZATION SHARES CERTAIN COSTS WITH THE NAMED RELATED ORGANIZATION. SHARED COSTS INCLUDE PERSONNEL, CONTRACT LABOR, AND OFFICE SPACE. AMOUNTS PAID TO THE ORGANIZATION BY EFA DURING 2023 WERE APPROXIMATELY $450,000. PERSONNEL COSTS AND OFFICE SPACE ARE ALLOCATED BASED ON THE PERCENTAGE OF TIME SPENT ON EACH ENTITY. REIMBURSEMENTS OF EXPENSES ARE BASED ON THE ACTUAL EXPENSE ASSOCIATED WITH EACH ENTITY.