Nonprofit · EIN 94-2989004
GAY LESBIAN BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,196,397 | $1,855,506 | $1,340,891 | $3,694,299 | $1,669,312 | $2,024,987 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,493,897 | $1,346,002 | $147,895 | $2,496,497 | $1,803,157 | $693,340 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,989,085
- of which government grants
- $665,306
- Program service revenue
- $71,188
- Investment income
- $25,889
- Royalties
- $115,639
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$34,528
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $21,406
- Other revenue
- $110,235
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $142,625
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $207,251
- Other salaries and wages
- $512,919
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $831,061
- Professional fundraising fees
- $157,400
- Legal fees
- $8,501
- Accounting fees
- $8,819
- Occupancy
- $342,716
- Travel
- $2,803
- Depreciation
- $8,960
- Program services (functional)
- $1,365,086
- Management and general (functional)
- $135,406
- Fundraising (functional)
- $355,014
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,496,497
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,694,299
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,669,312
- Net assets, end of year
- $2,024,987
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $24,095
- Publicly traded securities
- $93,435
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $519,936
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,505,051
- Gross receipts
- $3,292,474
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 50
- Year formed
- 1985
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Ordenana | Executive Dir. Officer | 37.5 | $154,565 | $12,124 |
| Daniel Bao Finance | Director Officer | 17 | $39,349 | $1,180 |
| Ben Chavez-Gilliam Co-Chair | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Tali Bray Co-Chair | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Jaime Santos Secretary | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Rachel Pokorny Treasurer | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Emily Rosenberg | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Yves Averous | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ani Rivera | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mason J Smith | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lena Wong | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ardel Haefele-Thomas | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Laura Thomas | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Peggy Sue Tiesling | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jason Siefer | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
4 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Sueyoshi | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Pedro Arista | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew Goudeau | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Francisco Rosas | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Ordenana | Executive Dir. Officer | 37.5 | $148,986 | $10,940 |
| Daniel Bao Finance | Director Officer | 17 | $37,739 | $1,132 |
| Ben Chavez-Gilliam Chair | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| Tali Bray Vice Chair | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Francisco Rosas Secretary | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Rachel Pokorny Treasurer | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Rigoberto Marquez | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Emily Rosenberg | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Yves Averous | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ani Rivera | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mason J | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jaime Santos | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ardel Haefele-Thomas | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Laura Thomas | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Peggy Sue Tiesling | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jason Siefer | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Amy Sueyoshi | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Pedro Arista | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Matthew Goudeau | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Lito Sandoval | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 989 MARKET STREET LOWER LEVEL, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94103-1708
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Roberto Ordenana, 989 Market Street LL, San Francisco, CA 94103
- Signed the 990
- Roberto Ordenana, Executive Director
- Phone
- (415) 777-5455
- Website
- www.glbthistory.org
- Return prepared by
- Cook & Company A Prof Actcy Corporation
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-2989004 or by the name GAY LESBIAN BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
The GLBT Historical Society collects, preserves, exhibits and makes available to the public materials and knowledge to support and promote understanding of LGBTQ history, culture and arts in all their diversity.
Program accomplishments
- Archives - The GLBT Historical Society Archives had an extremely successful 2024. We received several important grants, digitized new material, and enriched our holdings with newly accessioned collections. We also continued implementation of our digital asset management system, which provides robust digital infrastructure and helps us better preserve and share digitized and born-digital content. We welcomed over 380 onsite researchers working on many different kinds of projects. We continued to expand our online offerings, making 11 new digital archival collections available. In addition, the archives accessioned 66 new collections in 2024.Expenses $601,891 · revenue $118,768
- Public Exhibitions - The GLBT Historical Society Museum in San Francisco remains a key setting for the GLBT Historical Society to share our past with LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ publics and to advocate for the preservation of queer history and culture. In 2024, we maintained our COVID-19 safety precautions, continuing to require masks for all guests and staff in the space but no longer requiring proof of vaccination. We presented 3 new exhibitions in the museum space and continued re-building our in-person public programs calendar, hosting 15 in-person public programs and exhibition 4 opening receptions, as well as 1 online workshop. We welcomed nearly 60 schools and community organizations for group tours and nearly 8,000 individual guests visiting the museum. We continue to be specifically guided by the areas of strategic focus as outlined in the society's five-year strategic plan: Women, bisexual people, transgender people, people with disabilities, Black people, Native/Indigenous people, Asian Americans, Latinx people.Expenses $418,971 · revenue $89,260
- Public Education Program - In 2024, we continued rebuilding our capacity for in-person public programs at our museum site, hosting thirteen in-person public programs (film screenings, panel discussions, performances, and more) and one online workshop. We presented ten talks on LGBTQ history to employee resource groups, nonprofits, and governmental agencies. Our monthly electronic newsletter highlighted work to bring critical lost histories to light and had over 100,000 imprints. We maade 17 grants through our Ten:Tacles Initiative. We also continued our sponsorship of 4 LGBTQ historical projects: an archive, a book, a script, and a historic site.Expenses $344,224 · grants $142,625 · revenue $205
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
- 94-2989004
- 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
- 1986
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,694,299
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,292,474
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $3,196,397 | $1,855,506 | $3,694,299 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,493,897 | $1,346,002 | $2,496,497 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,158,850 | $1,297,913 | $2,532,573 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 94-2989004).
Questions about GAY LESBIAN BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER HISTORICAL SOCIETY
- What is the EIN of GAY LESBIAN BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GAY LESBIAN BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER HISTORICAL SOCIETY is 94-2989004.
- Is GAY LESBIAN BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER HISTORICAL SOCIETY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1986.
- Are donations to GAY LESBIAN BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER HISTORICAL SOCIETY tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GAY LESBIAN BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER HISTORICAL SOCIETY 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 GAY LESBIAN BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER HISTORICAL SOCIETY 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 GAY LESBIAN BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER HISTORICAL SOCIETY 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 GAY LESBIAN BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Roberto Ordenana.
- Who are the officers and directors of GAY LESBIAN BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER HISTORICAL SOCIETY?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 19 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $154,565 (Roberto Ordenana, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does GAY LESBIAN BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER HISTORICAL SOCIETY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $3,196,397, expenses of $1,855,506 and total assets of $3,694,299 at year end.
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