Nonprofit · EIN 37-1762577
GLOBAL ACTION FOR TRANS EQUALITY INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10036
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,502,368 | $2,100,969 | $1,401,399 | $3,097,661 | $122,064 | $2,975,597 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,369,187 | $1,357,296 | $11,891 | $1,643,123 | $64,063 | $1,579,060 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,171,556
- Program service revenue
- $298,719
- Investment income
- $31,936
- Other revenue
- $157
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $249,236
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $270,453
- Other salaries and wages
- $40,020
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $421,387
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $60,257
- Travel
- $558,531
- Depreciation
- $2,745
- Program services (functional)
- $1,641,510
- Management and general (functional)
- $249,861
- Fundraising (functional)
- $209,598
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,643,123
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,097,661
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $122,064
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,975,597
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,017
- Publicly traded securities
- $1,060,311
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,698,304
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,277,293
- Gross receipts
- $3,502,368
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2014
- State of legal domicile
- NY
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORI ZACCAGNINO | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $130,000 | $17,129 |
| ERIKA CASTELLANOS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 | $140,454 |
| SIMON PETITJEAN | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ABHI MUCHTAR | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| AYDEN SCHEIM | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY MULUCHA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ALEXANDRA RODRIGUEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMARA ADRIAN | BOARD MEMBER (RESIGNED NOVEMBER 2024) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ZAKARIA QID | BOARD MEMBER (RESIGNED JUNE 2024) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MONALISA AKINTOLE | BOARD MEMBER (REMOVED NOVEMBER 2024) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ORNEILL LATIYAH | BOARD MEMBER (RESIGNED DECEMBER 2024) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RIKKI NATHANSON | BOARD MEMBER (RESIGNED NOVEMBER 2024) Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORI ZACCAGNINO | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $117,750 | $17,035 |
| ERIKA CASTELLANOS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
| SIMON PETITJEAN | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| JAY MULUCHA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| RIKKI NATHANSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MONALISA AKINTOLE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ORNEILL LATIYAH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| TAMARA ADRIAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| ZAKARIA QID | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 580 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10036-4701
- Mailing address (990-N for 2014)
- 85 Delancey Street Suite 68, New York NY 10002
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ABHI MUCHTAR, 580 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 820, NEW YORK, NY 10036
- Principal officer (990-N for 2014)
- Paisley Currah, 1219 Bergen Street, Brooklyn NY 11213
- Signed the 990
- ABHI MUCHTAR, TREASURER
- Phone
- (845) 987-6675
- Website
- transactivists.org
- Return prepared by
- RICH AND BANDER LLP
Mission
GATE IS AN INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO PROMOTING JUSTICE AND EQUALITY FOR TRANS AND GENDER DIVERSE COMMUNITIES.
Program accomplishments
- MOVEMENT BUILDING: WITH OVER 200 PARTICIPANTS, GATES UNITE! ADVOCATE! THRIVE! THE PROGRAM YIELDED KEY INSIGHTS INTO GLOBAL PRIORITIES, WHICH WE WILL UTILIZE AS WE MOVE INTO OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR 2027-2032. GATE SUPPORTED THE ORGANIZATION OF THE STRATEGIC SUMMIT FOR INTERSECTIONAL AND INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACIES. GATE ATTENDED THE UN CIVIL SOCIETY CONFERENCE IN NAIROBI ON 9 - 10 MAY AND BECAME A MEMBER OF 3 IMPACT COALITIONS: GENDER, INFORMATION INTEGRITY AND SAFETY, AND UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS. GATE SUPPORTED THE FORMATION OF A TRANS-LED NETWORK IN THIS REGION BY SUPPORTING THE TRANSGENDER RED UMBRELLA (TGRU) ORGANIZATION. THE SWANA REGION IS CHARACTERIZED BY RELATIVE LEGAL HOSTILITY, SYSTEMIC UNDERFUNDING, AND LIMITED ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRANS-LED INITIATIVES.Expenses $1,068,631 · grants $228,736 · revenue $240,629
- HUMAN RIGHTS: TOOLKITS PUBLISHED: RECOGNIZING, DOCUMENTING AND ADDRESSING ANTI-GENDER OPPOSITION & TURNING THE TIDE: A TOOLKIT TO COMBAT ANTI-GENDER EXTREMISM. GATE HOSTED THE 8TH UN TRANS ADVOCACY WEEK ALONG WITH OUR PARTNERS, 13 TRANS AND GENDER DIVERSE ACTIVISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WERE BROUGHT TO THE UN HEADQUARTERS IN GENEVA TO ATTEND THE 56TH SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL. GATE COLLABORATED WITH GLOBAL NETWORK OF SEX WORK PROJECTS (NSWP) AND OTHER SEX WORKER-LED ORGANIZATIONS TO PLAN JOINT ADVOCACY ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO THE UNS SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENS HARMFUL REPORTS. GATE SUPPORTED THE DRAFTING OF DECLARATION 25+ THAT INCREASES PROTECTIONS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS, INCLUDING TRANS AND GENDER DIVERSE ACTIVISTS. GATE SUPPORTED THREE NATIONAL TRANS-LED ORGANIZATIONS IN ESTONIA, GUINEA, AND KENYA TO PREPARE REPORTS ON TRANS RIGHTS FOR SUBMISSION TO UN HUMAN RIGHTS MECHANISMS, HIGHLIGHTING CRITICAL ISSUES FACED BY THE COMMUNITIES IN THE RESPECTIVE COUNTRIES.Expenses $308,238 · grants $9,000 · revenue $25,135
- PROGRAM HEALTH: GATES LEADERSHIP IN THE WHOS GENDER AFFIRMING CARE GUIDELINES PROCESS MARKS A HISTORIC STEP TOWARD ADDRESSING THESE DISPARITIES AND PROMOTING INCLUSIVE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS THAT PRIORITIZE COMMUNITY NEEDS. GATES COMMUNITY RIGHTS AND GENDER (CRG) PROJECT AIMS TO STRENGTHEN THE PARTICIPATION AND INCLUSION OF THE TRANS AND GENDER DIVERSE COMMUNITY IN NATIONAL HIV, TUBERCULOSIS (TB) AND MALARIA RESPONSES. GATES IS A MEMBER OF THE GUIDELINE DEVELOPMENT GROUP (GDG) OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS (WHO) GENDER-AFFIRMING HEALTHCARE GUIDELINES AND IS SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FIRST WHO GUIDELINES ON THE HEALTH OF TRANS AND GENDER DIVERSE PEOPLE. GATES PRESENCE AT THE WORLD PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR TRANSGENDER HEALTH (WPATH) SYMPOSIUM IN LISBON PROVIDED US WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER TOGETHER THE LATEST RESEARCH AND TRANS- AND GENDER DIVERSE-LED INITIATIVES IN THIS GLOBAL SPACE. THE INTERNATIONAL WORKING GROUP ON TRANSMASCULINE PEOPLE & HIV, COORDINATED AND FUNDED BY GATE, SEEKS TO ADDRESS THE EXCLUSION OF TRANS MEN AND TRANSMASCULINE PEOPLE FROM HIV RESPONSES BY PRODUCING AND DISSEMINATING CRITICAL KNOWLEDGE ON TRANS MEN AND HIV AND DEVELOPING STRATEGIES TO INCREASE THE MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT OF THIS COMMUNITY IN THE GLOBAL HIV AND OTHER HEALTH RESPONSES.Expenses $264,641 · grants $11,500 · revenue $32,955
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 37-1762577
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2015
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Civil rights, social action and advocacy (R26)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,097,661
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,502,368
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,502,368 | $2,100,969 | $3,097,661 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,369,187 | $1,357,296 | $1,643,123 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,456,214 | $1,026,644 | $1,721,488 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2014 Officer: Paisley Currah | June 30, 2015 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 37-1762577).
Questions about GLOBAL ACTION FOR TRANS EQUALITY INC
- What is the EIN of GLOBAL ACTION FOR TRANS EQUALITY INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GLOBAL ACTION FOR TRANS EQUALITY INC is 37-1762577.
- Is GLOBAL ACTION FOR TRANS EQUALITY INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2015.
- Are donations to GLOBAL ACTION FOR TRANS EQUALITY INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GLOBAL ACTION FOR TRANS EQUALITY INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of GLOBAL ACTION FOR TRANS EQUALITY INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did GLOBAL ACTION FOR TRANS EQUALITY INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of GLOBAL ACTION FOR TRANS EQUALITY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ABHI MUCHTAR.
- Who are the officers and directors of GLOBAL ACTION FOR TRANS EQUALITY INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 12 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $130,000 (CORI ZACCAGNINO, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS).
- How much revenue does GLOBAL ACTION FOR TRANS EQUALITY INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,502,368, expenses of $2,100,969 and total assets of $3,097,661 at year end.
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