Nonprofit · EIN 80-0341856
OUT CENTER
Tax-exempt · BENTON HARBOR, MI 49022
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $316,714 | $310,248 | $6,466 | $198,303 | $5,678 | $192,625 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $342,975 | $311,648 | $31,327 | $190,941 | $4,782 | $186,159 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $326,234 | $288,562 | $37,672 | $157,638 | $2,806 | $154,832 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $310,407
- of which government grants
- $27,000
- Program service revenue
- $4,043
- Investment income
- $2,264
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $171,888
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $206,811
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $9,750
- Occupancy
- $30,223
- Depreciation
- $952
- Program services (functional)
- $199,481
- Management and general (functional)
- $105,401
- Fundraising (functional)
- $5,366
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $190,941
- Total assets, end of year
- $198,303
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $5,678
- Net assets, end of year
- $192,625
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,745
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $172,625
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $20,000
- Gross receipts
- $316,714
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 24
- Year formed
- 2008
- State of legal domicile
- MI
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAM DARRIGRAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SVEN ERICKSON | RECORDING SE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT GANE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CARLY HUBERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHANNON LYONS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TIM NEWMILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| AUDREY S PEEPLES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN ROYSE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BRIANA SALLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 8 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIM DAWSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| GREG FULMER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SCOTT GANE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CARLY HUBERS | RECORDING SE Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SHANNON LYONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| AUDREY S PEEPLES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JOHN ROYSE | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| BRIANA SALLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZACK EAST | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG FULMER | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SCOTT GANE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FREYA GILBERT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ASHLEE HACKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CARLY HUBERS | RECORDING SE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN ROYSE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JENNIFER SCALLY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BROOK THOMAS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 132 WATER ST, BENTON HARBOR, MI 49022-3473
- In care of
- % BRIAN SAVAGE
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- SCOTT GANE, 132 WATER ST, BENTON HARBOR, MI 49022
- Signed the 990
- SCOTT GANE, TREASURER
- Phone
- (269) 934-5633
- Website
- WWW.OUTCENTER.ORG
- Return prepared by
- RENDEL ELIE & ASSOCIATES PLC
Mission
TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY FOR RESPECT, UNDERSTANDING AND NONDISCRIMINATION TO LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER (LGBTQ+)PEOPLE, THEIR FAMILIES AND ALLIED PERSONS IN SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN.
Program accomplishments
- CREATING AND SUPPORTING SAFE SPACES: SCHOOLS: OUTCENTER WORKED WITH 6 AREA SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES TO SUPPORT EXISTING AND DEVELOPING LGBTQ+ STUDENT-LED CLUBS, OR GSAS, AND PROVIDED GUIDANCE TO 3 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ON GENDER AFFIRMING PRACTICES AND POLICIES. WORKSHOPS AND TRAININGS: OUTCENTER PRESENTED 11 WORKSHOPS TO 130 ATTENDEES ACROSS A DIVERSE ARRAY OF AUDIENCES THROUGHOUT SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN. THESE WORKSHOPS ADDRESSED HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES, CULTURAL COMPETENCY PRACTICES, SAFETY, AND COMPETENT SEX ED. ADVISORY: OUTCENTER REGULARLY ADVISED 15 ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMITTEES ON INCLUSIVE POLICIES AND PRACTICES. PUBLIC EDUCATION: TOWN HALLS: OUTCENTER LAUNCHED A NEW TOWN HALL PROGRAM, HOSTING ITS FIRST TWO EVENTS IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER COVERING THE TOPICS OF LGBTQ+ HEALTHCARE ACCESS AND HOW TO BUILD LEGAL RESILIENCE. ONLINE ENGAGEMENT: OUTCENTERS WEBSITE RECEIVED 13,000 UNIQUE VISITORS IN 2025 ALONG WITH MORE THAN 296,000 SOCIAL MEDIA VIEWS. NO SILLY QUESTIONS: NO SILLY QUESTIONS IS A SHORT-FORM EDUCATIONAL VIDEO SERIES SHARED ONLINE THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA. IN 2025 WE CREATED 19 VIDEOS WHICH HAVE MORE THAN 15,000 COMBINED VIEWS. COMMUNITY EVENTS: PRIDE MONTH EVENTS: OUTCENTER HOSTED 19 PRIDE MONTH EVENTS IN 10 CITIES AND TOWNSHIPS ACROSS SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN. PRIDEFEST ATTENDANCE: OUTCENTER HOSTED MORE THAN 2,200 PEOPLE AT OUR THREE PRIDEFEST EVENTS IN 2025, WITH 80 UNIQUE VENDORS BETWEEN THE THREE EVENTS. COMMUNITY EVENTS: OUTCENTER HOSTED AND PROMOTED 18 REGULARLY SCHEDULED COMMUNITY EVENTS INCLUDING BOOK CLUBS, WALKING/HIKING GROUPS, AND SOCIAL EVENTS.Expenses $199,481 · revenue $4,043
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 | 990 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
- 80-0341856
- 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
- 2010
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Civil rights, social action and advocacy (R192)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $198,303
- Income (IRS master file)
- $316,714
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $316,714 | $310,248 | $198,303 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $342,975 | $311,648 | $190,941 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $326,234 | $288,562 | $157,638 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $263,001 | $238,952 | $120,330 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 80-0341856).
Questions about OUT CENTER
- What is the EIN of OUT CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of OUT CENTER is 80-0341856.
- Is OUT CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2010.
- Are donations to OUT CENTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does OUT CENTER 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 OUT CENTER due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did OUT CENTER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of OUT CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names SCOTT GANE.
- Who are the officers and directors of OUT CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 9 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does OUT CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $316,714, expenses of $310,248 and total assets of $198,303 at year end.
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