2025-10-29T20:54:42-04:00 2024-06-30 562606172 PRECISE TAXES INC 10641 HULL ST RD MIDLOTHIAN VA 231123311 990 2023-07-01 371964125 HE SHE ZE AND WE HESH 9702 GAYTON ROAD STE 268 RICHMOND VA 23238 NATALIE ROPER TRESURER 8046519178 2024-11-15 false true Frederick A Donaldson P02360506 8047450063 2025-10-29 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z 238895 false X www.heshezewe.org X 2019 VA SUPPORTING TRANSGENDER AND NONBINARY PEOPLE BY EMPOWERING THEIR FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES, AND ALLIES TO CREATE LIFE-SAVING, INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH EDUCATION AND SUPPORT PROGRAMING. 5 5 1 108 0 0 119904 217611 42422 21284 0 0 162326 238895 0 0 61675 127232 0 13593 36094 46788 97769 174020 64557 64875 143001 207876 0 143001 207876 SUPPORTING TRANSGENDER AND NONBINARY PEOPLE BY EMPOWERING THEIR FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES, AND ALLIES TO CREATE LIFE-SAVING, INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH EDUCATION AND SUPPORT PROGRAMING. false false 42161 Educational Support Program: Parents/guardians and adult family members need accurate information about gender identity to feel more comfortable accepting their transgender child, of any age. The magic of a peer-led support meeting occurs when a new person shows up with a variety of raw emotions; listens to someone that has a little or a lot more lived experience; and leaves feeling relieved and less alone. Sharing lived experiences and trusted resources with the help of skilled and knowledgeable co-facilitators is what makes He She Ze and We meetings a brave and non-judgmental space for all attendees. Morning and evening options are available to reach caregivers with varied work schedules. In-person and virtual options allow for access statewide. Multiple facilitators make room for a variety of perspectives, including a monthly BIPOC meeting and Interfaith meeting. HSZ&W currently holds 12 educational support meetings each month with the goal to expand to 2-3 more. 32818 Transgender Cultural Competency Training Program--A Professional Development Opportunity: Educating families is only part of the solution to creating a safe and welcoming community for transgender and nonbinary individuals. Knowledge dislodges fear and can begin changing hearts and minds. HSZ&W strives to increase awareness and acceptance of gender variances beyond the traditional binary system to a larger audience. We were not able to track the number of attendees through our training program in 2022 though we worked with schools, businesses, community organizations, medical and mental health providers. HSZ&Ws informational sessions cover the basics about gender identity, the history of gender variances beyond the traditional binary system, and encourages best practices to include a look at gender diversity. Our executive director will consult with clients and design a program that fits their needs. Attendees have the opportunity to apply new concepts in workshop style break out sessions, if time permits, to think through a variety of scenarios in a small group setting. Each session ends with Q & A. HSZ&W empowers attendees and helps build confidence around the topic of gender identity. Followup includes a satisfaction survey and comprehensive resources. With financial support, HSZ&W will be able to increase our capacity by adding new facilitators and continuing education for the training team. Equally important, HSZ&W will meet the growing number of requests to bring our training to schools and community groups or agencies regardless of their budget. 24099 He She Ze and We Family Connections Program:Positive social interactions with peers is essential for healthy social, intellectual, and emotional development of all children. There is a nationwide attack on Transgender and Nonbinary Youth which is negatively impacting our families. The Virginia General Assembly has dozens of anti-trans bills in the 2023 session. During these extremely volatile times in our society, He She Ze and We brings families together to foster the growth of community close to home. Trans youth and their families need to know that they are seen, understood, accepted, and celebrated! Family Connections programming takes families out into their local communities to feed their souls by engaging in group activities...just for fun! We launched this pilot program in Hampton Roads and Central Virginia in early 2022 and expanded to other regions in the summer. This program compliments our educational support for adult family members by inviting siblings into the mix so that they too feel supported and valued, as well as experience first hand the natural variances of gender identity and expression amongst peers. For each locality, various relationships are forming with other organizations and businesses that are willing to provide a welcoming environment. We have organizers training to build our Family Connections Program in Lynchburg and New River Valley. The goal is to lift up this vibrant community and help our children not only survive, but THRIVE! We expect to have 6 Family Connections groups in 2023. 12432 21284 Education--Guest Speaker Program benefiting HSZ&W Families and the Greater Community:Possibility Models, a term coined by Laverne Cox. It is always best practice to listen and learn directly from The Transgender Community by lifting and centering their voices. He She Ze and We has the privilege to work with Transgender and Nonbinary individuals as they are the true experts of their own lived experience. Who better to teach us than them? Our guest speaker events are always the most widely attended and the most impactful. This year we are inviting groups we have trained to attend these sessions as a way to continue their education. We also invite extended family plus trans and nonbinary individuals and their siblings to attend these inspirational and educational events. The goal in 2023 is to be able to increase our stipend to our guest speakers to a more equitable fee. We also hope to host in person events and professionally film them to begin developing a video library that can be used to inspire new families. Financial support would make this goal a possibility, assisting us to continue our high impact guest speaker program while also creating a professional level training tool that will be invaluable. 12432 21284 111510 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 1 0 true 1 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 5 5 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false VA X NATALIE ROPER 8046519178 9702 GAYTON ROAD RICHMOND VA 23238 X JAH AKANDE BOARD MEMBER 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 APRIL JOHNSON BOARD MEMBER 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ELZAN SAMPSON BOARD MEMBER 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHAD FISHER BOARD MEMBER 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MEREDITH HERTZLER BOARD CHAIR 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 NATALIE ROPER TREASURER 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SHANNON MCKAY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 false false false 19228 198383 217611 EDUCATION AND TRAINING 611710 21284 21284 21284 19228 238895 21284 0 0 110054 87002 23052 17178 8995 8183 3083 3083 1650 1650 6592 6592 1474 1474 1759 1759 8128 8128 1588 1588 OUTREACH EVENT EXPENSES 9049 9049 EDUCATION AND TRAINING 2307 2307 OUTREACH PROMOTION 3576 3576 ANNUAL FUNDRAISING EVENT 7001 7001 581 581 174020 111510 48917 13593 143001 207876 143001 207876 0 0 X 143001 207876 143001 207876 143001 207876 64875 0 X false false false X 135636 214019 349655 135636 214019 349655 349655 349655 X ANNIV PARTY 19228 -19228 1829 1487 19228 -19228 1829 1487 3316 -22544 Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11 THE BOARD TREASURER REVIEWS THE FORM 990 WITH THE PREPARER. THE TREASURER REPORTS THEIR REVIEW TO THE BOARD. UPON BOARD APPROVAL THE FORM 990 IS FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12c BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY REVIEW THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND PROMPTLY REPORT ANY INSTANCES THAT WOULD GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15a COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS EVALUATED ANNUALLY AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS. COMPARABLE SALARY DATA FOR THE REGION AND ENTITY SIZE IS CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE REVIEW PROCESS. Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15b COMPENSATION OF ALL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES IS EVALUATED ANNUALLY AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS. COMPARABLE SALARY DATA FOR THE REGION AND ENTITY SIZE IS CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE REVIEW PROCESS. Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UPON REQUEST FOR APPROPIATE REQUESTION PERSONS. General explanation attachment Continued on Next Page:He She Ze and We Revenue Generation and Fundraising Activities:HSZ&W has the support of the community and deep relationships with community partnerssince we began doing grassroots work in 2012. We incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non profitorganization in 2019, and hired an Executive Director (3/2022) and second full timestaff person (7/2023), and have become a leader in the work of gender diversity andinclusion. The need of the community we serve is rapidly growing with new familiesreaching out to us daily. To keep up with the demand and needs of our families andallies, we are expanding our programs statewide. Our virtual programming is availablefor parents and family members that are beyond the state of Virginia. We fundraise year round with a focus on 3 giving campaigns: Big Ask, Big Give focusingon end of calendar year gifts beginning in November for Trans Day of Remembrance. In thespring, it is Trans Day of Visibility and also our anniversary so we host an annualfundraiser, a dance party. Every June, we participate in a national giving campaigncalled GiveOUTDay. For the last 3 years that we have participated, we won 1st place forSouthern Organization, and we received a $5,000 grant. The highest percentage of our revenue comes from individual and corporate donations. Most of the businesses and organizations reach out to us and ask if they can fundraise for us. We consider them community partners and are honored they choose us as their beneficiary. Grants are our second highest revenue source. This year weve received three grants. In addition, we earn revenue from training we provide to educate our community on howto be better allies through gender affirming practices. In 2022, we provided trainingsessions for Capital One, Dominion Energy, SCAN, and Henrico County Mental Health andDevelopment Services, Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens, and VCU Medical just to name afew. Currently, we have 10 sessions on the calendar for September and October and arebooking into 2024. Lastly, a new source of income for us this year is from our inauguralCommunity Connections fundraising event, which was an 80sDance Party. We had over 200people in attendance and had the support of a dozen businesses as sponsors.