2026-09-17T10:48:25-05:00 2025-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2025-01-01 521297949 THE EQUAL RIGHTS CENTER EQUA 2022343062 820 FIRST STREET NE LL160 WASHINGTON DC 20002 ANNIE KATE SCOTT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2022343062 2026-09-17 1 RICHARD J LOCASTRO CPA P00288314 3019519090 2025 ANNIE KATE SCOTT 820 FIRST STREET NE LL160 WASHINGTON DC 20002 1543897 0 X WWW.EQUALRIGHTSCENTER.ORG X 1983 DC SEE PART III, LINE 1. 11 11 18 11 0 0 1204490 903455 510869 556114 59559 84303 6628 25 1781546 1543897 0 0 0 0 1307233 1535674 0 0 31503 599812 581815 1907045 2117489 -125499 -573592 2461099 1753996 714905 581394 1746194 1172602 X THE ERC IS A CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION THAT IDENTIFIES AND SEEKS TO ELIMINATE UNLAWFUL AND UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION IN HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, AND PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS IN ITS HOME COMMUNITY OF GREATER WASHINGTON, D.C. AND NATIONWIDE. 0 0 1744387 556114 THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF 2025, THE ERC CONDUCTED A TOTAL OF 780 CIVIL RIGHTS TESTS, OPENED 145 INTAKES WITH LOCAL RESIDENTS ALLEGING UNFAIR TREATMENT IN HOUSING, FILED 15 ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINTS WITH LOCAL CIVIL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WHICH YIELDED OVER $120,000 IN MONETARY RELIEF, AND SUBMITTED 28 REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION AND MODIFICATION REQUESTS ON BEHALF OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. THE ERC ALSO TRAINED HOUSING PROFESSIONALS AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ABOUT FAIR HOUSING AND ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, CONDUCTING 94 TRAININGS FOR CORPORATE CLIENTS THAT EDUCATED OVER 4,120 HOUSING PROFESSIONALS. ERC FILED FIVE LITIGATIONS CENTERED ON THE ISSUES OF ADVERTISING BIAS, NONCOMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL TENANT SCREENING REQUIREMENTS, AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST HOUSING VOUCHER HOLDERS. IT ENTERED INTO ONE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT TO ENSURE FAIR TREATMENT FOR RENTERS WITH HOUSING VOUCHERS, PAST EVICTIONS AND CRIMINAL RECORDS AT MULTIPLE D.C. PROPERTIES. FINALLY, ERC DEVELOPED AND DISTRIBUTED NUMEROUS MISSION RELATED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND PARTICIPATED IN OVER 100 EDUCATIONAL, COMMUNITY-ORIENTED EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. 1744387 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 19 0 1 18 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 MD VA X X ANNIE KATE SCOTT 2023703220 820 FIRST STREET NE STE LL160 WASHINGTON DC 20002 ROBERT DINERSTEIN BOARD PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER EDELMAN 1ST VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GEORGE RUTTINGER SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LEVI CHRISTIAN PEARSON TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SUE MARSHALL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SUNIL MANSUKHANI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JACKIE SIMON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW HANDLEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARSHA MAZZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA GAZTAMBIDE ARANDES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIANA RUSSELL BOARD MEMBER (START12/04/25) 1.00 X 0 0 0 ANNIE KATE SCOTT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 155318 0 17589 SARA SURFACE DEPUTY DIRECTOR 40.00 X 124220 0 8592 BRIAN MCKENZIE DIR. OF TRAINING AND COMPLIANCE 40.00 X 103022 0 8937 382560 0 35118 3 0 1 0 0 847387 56068 903455 CONTRACTS 900099 388039 388039 SETTLEMENTS AND AWARDS 900099 96072 96072 MEMBERSHIP 900099 45000 45000 WEBINAR SERIES SERVICE 900099 24000 24000 ONLINE TRAINING 900099 3003 3003 556114 84303 84303 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 900099 25 25 25 1543897 556114 0 84328 172908 139330 32542 1036 1120968 902706 211553 6709 27652 22408 5076 168 108244 87718 19871 655 105902 85820 19441 641 156799 138711 5460 12628 56981 50421 1719 4841 61628 56128 5188 312 43465 38437 1779 3249 138798 109233 28723 842 24120 23236 779 105 8259 7854 392 13 3646 3575 69 2 5965 4804 1126 35 14126 11213 2819 94 TESTING 27678 27678 PAYROLL SERVICE FEES 20317 15642 4530 145 EQUIPMENT 19458 18921 510 27 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 300 300 275 252 22 1 2117489 1744387 341599 31503 151465 78675 1276062 1181979 130000 446788 153958 21029 10845 62261 52432 10985 9829 424770 318710 2461099 1753996 105394 98233 141075 133239 468436 349922 714905 581394 X 1746194 1172602 1746194 1172602 2461099 1753996 -573592 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 846559 1223159 1355680 1204490 903455 5533343 846559 1223159 1355680 1204490 903455 5533343 5533343 122 14905 55224 59559 84303 214113 159 2190 1436 6628 25 10438 5757894 2846328 0.96100 0.97310 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 3700 14525 18225 2099264 2117489 255874 63969 0 0 225325 232057 245352 255874 958608 1437912 481 5432 4951 18225 29089 56331 58014 61338 63969 239652 359478 413 413 3700 4526 62261 52432 9829 9829 DEPOSITS 18311 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 300399 318710 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 349922 349922 3990198 2446301 2446301 1543897 0 1543897 4563790 2446301 2446301 2117489 0 2117489 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 ANNIE KATE SCOTT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 153318 0 2000 0 0 0 3643 0 13946 0 172907 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 7 THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYEES RECEIVED A $2,000 MERIT BASED BONUS ON PART VII: - ANNIE KATE SCOTT - SARA SURFACE - BRIAN MCKENZIE FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS OF THE ORGANIZATION. MANAGEMENT REVIEWS THE FORM 990, AND THEN IT IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES ARE ASKED TO VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSE ANY APPEARANCE OF CONFLICTS. WHEN THERE IS A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE AFFECTED DIRECTOR RECUSES HIMSELF FROM DELIBERATIONS CONCERNING THE MATTER AND THE REMAINING BOARD MEMBERS DECIDE WHAT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ORGANIZATION WITH RESPECT TO THE TRANSACTION IN QUESTION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED BY THE ERC'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS WITH ANY ADJUSTMENTS CONSIDERED AND APPROVED BY THE ERC BOARD. THE MOST RECENT REVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION WAS IN DECEMBER 2025. THE COMPENSATION OF ALL ERC STAFF, EXCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, IS SET BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN CONSULTATION WITH THE ERC BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AUDITED FINANCIAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE IN THE ORGANIZATION'S ANNUAL REPORT WHICH IS AVAILABLE ON ITS OWN WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST. THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE ON ITS WEBSITE AND UPON REQUEST. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.