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· Public charity

Pronoun Fka Tie the Knot

To advocate for national and global lgbtq civil rights.

$24k
Granted FY2024still arriving
1
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$15k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Civil Rights$398kArts & Culture$43kCrime & Legal$40kHealth$39kEducation$18kFood & Nutrition$10kYouth Development$5kInternational$5kOther$0
02FY2024 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 1 grants below total $15,000, the rows itemized in this filing. The $23,500 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $8,500 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.
$15,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$2k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATION$15,000
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–22, $43k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 41% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 12%TRANSGENDER GENDER-VARIANT INTERSEX JUSTICE PROJECT: $25k → 10%THE KNIGHTS & ORCHIDS SOCIETY INC: $5k → 33%FULFILLMENT FUND: $8k → 14%FULLFILMENT FUND: $5k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 6% of Pronoun Fka Tie the Knot’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

Pronoun Fka Tie the Knotlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

59%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$325k · 8 repeat orgs$224k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +73% since the first grant, against +53% for those funded once.

8 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2024, 7 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

8
19

Total granted

$325k
$224k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+73%
+53%

Still filing today

88%
89%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Civil RightsHuman ServicesCrime & LegalHealthArts & CulturePhilanthropyOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATION
    6× · 2017–2024 · $192k · revenue +58%
  • TL
    TRANSGENDER LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND INC
    3× · 2018–2022 · $35k · revenue +156%
  • LL
    LAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATION FUND INC
    2× · 2018–2022 · $22k · revenue +187%

Funded once

  • MM
    Miss Major and Alexander L Lees TGIJPgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $25k · revenue +41%
  • TA
    THE AUDRE LORDE PROJECT INC
    one grant, 2022 · $25k · revenue -83%
  • THE TRANSLATIN COALITIONgraduated
    one grant, 2022 · $25k · revenue +66%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

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National Trans Bar Association
Education
2
New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project

The new york city gay and lesbian anti-violence project (avp) mission is to empower lgbtq and hiv-affected communities and allies to end all forms of violence through organizing and education, and support survivors through counseling and…

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3
Transgender Law Center

Transgender Law Center TLC changes law, policy and attitudes so that all people can live safely, authentically, and free from discrimination regardless of their gender identity or expression.

Civil Rights
4
Global Philanthropy Project Inc

Global Philanthropy Project (GPP or the Organization) is a collaboration of funders and philanthropic advisors working to expand global philanthropic support to advance the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex…

Philanthropy
5
National Lgbtq Task Force Action Fund Inc

National lgbtq task force action fund, founded in 1974 as the national gay and lesbian task force, inc., works to build the grassroots political power of the lgbt community to win complete equality. we do this through direct and grassroots…

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6
Immigration Equality

Immigration equality promotes justice and equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and hiv-positive immigrants through direct legal services, policy advocacy, and impact litigation.

Civil Rights
7
Out & Equal

To provide leadership and professional development, education and research to create workplaces free from discrimination.

Social Science
8
American Civil Liberties Union of Florida Inc

To promote civil liberties through communication and interaction with and between the citizens and legislators of the state of florida

Civil Rights
9
Advocates for Trans Equality

Advocates for trans equality fights for the legal and political rights of transgender people in america. leveraging decades of experience on the frontlines of power, we shift government and society towards a future where we are no less…

Civil Rights
10
National Lesbian and Gay Law Association

Nlgbtq+ bar association's purpose is to promote justice in and through the legal profession for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community (referred to collectively as the community) and its allies, and to provide a means to…

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11
National Lesbian and Gay Law Foundation

To promote activities that will enable lgbtq+ and allied attorneys to become more proficient in their profession; to provide education and networking opportunities through conferences and programs for lgbtq+ and ally legal professionals;…

Civil Rights
12
American Civil Liberties Union of Texas Inc

The ACLU of Texas works with communities, at the State Capitol, and in the courts to protect and advance civil rights and civil liberties for every Texan, no exceptions.

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Freedom for All Americans Education Fund; the most unlike its peers is The James Beard Foundation Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

25 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 25 of the 28 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
8
Early backer (in before they grew)
25/25
Grantees still filing
19/25
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATION: $192,000 · Civil RightsHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATIONTHE TRANSLATIN COALITION: $25,000 · Civil RightsTHE TRANSLATIN COALITIONLAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATION FUND INC: $21,666 · Civil RightsLAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATION FUND INCModern Military Association of America: $10,000 · Civil Rights+4 more: $9,000 · Civil RightsTRANSGENDER LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND INC: $35,000 · OtherTRANSGENDER LEGAL DEFENSE A…FREEDOM FOR ALL AMERICANS EDUCATION FUND: $20,000 · OtherFREEDOM FOR ALL AMERICANS E…SIMI VALLEY CULTURAL ASSN: $17,500 · OtherSIMI VALLEY CULTURAL ASSNLOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER: $15,500 · OtherLOS ANGELES LGBT CENTEROUTRIGHT INTERNATIONAL: $10,500 · OtherOUTRIGHT INTERNATIONALAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION: $10,000 · OtherAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UN…THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 · OtherTHE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION …HRC EQUALITY VOTES: $10,000 · OtherHRC EQUALITY VOTESPROJECT CONTRAST CORP: $5,000 · OtherTHE AUDRE LORDE PROJECT INC: $25,000 · HealthTHE AUDRE …NAF HOTLINE FUND: $25,000 · HealthNAF HOTLIN…Miss Major and Alexander L Lees TGIJP: $25,000 · Human ServicesFULFILLMENT FUND: $12,500 · Human ServicesTHE KNIGHTS & ORCHIDS SOCIETY INC: $5,000 · Human ServicesEVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND INC: $25,000 · Crime & LegalWESTERN JUSTICE CENTER FOUNDATION: $5,000 · Crime & LegalTHE FILM COLLABORATIVE INC: $25,000 · Arts & CultureTIDES FOUNDATION: $10,000 · PhilanthropyRAINBOW RAILROAD USA INC: $5,000 · PhilanthropyAIDS UNITED: $5,000 · Education
Civil Rights$257,666Other$133,500Health$50,000Human Services$42,500Crime & Legal$30,000Arts & Culture$25,000Philanthropy$15,000Education$5,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetHUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATION: $192,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetTRANSGENDER LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND INC: $35,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetMiss Major and Alexander L Lees TGIJP: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetTHE AUDRE LORDE PROJECT INC: $25,000 over 1y, 2.1% of budgetTHE TRANSLATIN COALITION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetNAF HOTLINE FUND: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE FILM COLLABORATIVE INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetLAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATION FUND INC: $21,666 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFREEDOM FOR ALL AMERICANS EDUCATION FUND: $20,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetLOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER: $15,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetFULFILLMENT FUND: $12,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetOUTRIGHT INTERNATIONAL: $10,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetTIDES FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION OF NEW MEXICO FOUNDATION: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTHE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetModern Military Association of America: $10,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetRAINBOW RAILROAD USA INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetAIDS UNITED: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWESTERN JUSTICE CENTER FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTREVOR PROJECT INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetA IS FOR: $2,500 over 1y, 2.3% of budgetTRUE COLORS UNITED INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLesbian & Gay Law Association Foundation of Greater NY Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Borealis PhilanthropyAmalgamated Charitabl…The Ford FoundationTides FoundationStonewall Community F…Groundswell FundWellspring Philanthro…Proteus Fund IncNEO Philanthropy IncJpmorgan Chase Founda…Charities Aid Foundat…Network for Good
Borealis PhilanthropyMN17.4× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Borealis Philanthropy · Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc · The Ford Foundation · Tides Foundation · Stonewall Community Foundation · Groundswell Fund · Wellspring Philanthropic Fund Inc · Proteus Fund Inc · NEO Philanthropy Inc · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · Network for Good

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Pronoun Fka Tie the Knot funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Pronoun Fka Tie the Knot. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get no government money at all
    7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 28 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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