California · Nonprofit
EQUALITY CALIFORNIA
EQUALITY CALIFORNIA (California) receives grants from 29 organizations whose IRS filings report $943,800 to it, the largest being NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION ($160,000). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $2.8M
- Funders on record
- 29
- Grants received
- $944k
- Net assets
- $-215432
What Equality California does
Mission
To create a world that is healthy, just and fully equal for all lgbtq+ people.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Equality California endorsed 216 pro-equality candidates in the november 2024 general election including 88 out-lgbtq+ candidates. 78% of Equality California's endorsed candidates won their elections, lgbtq+ representation in california's legislature continued to grow to historic levels, with the california legislative lgbtq+ caucus increasing from 12 to 15 members and total lgbtq+ representation rising from 10 to 12 percent. California joined colorado and hawaii in passing ballot initiatives to safeguard marriage equality, with proposition 3 passing overwhelmingly, even in counties that had supported prop 8 in 2008--marking a more than 30% shift in voter opinion on marriage equality in just 16 years.
$1,020,791 spentof which $425,000 as grants53% of program spendingIn 2024, governor gavin newsom signed a total of 7 Equality California-sponsored bills, including legislation to improve campus climate for lgbtq+ students in higher education, enhance lgbtq+ data collection efforts, protect and improve access to prep for hiv prevention, and create more inclusive emergency preparedness and response programs. In a major win for lgbtq+ families, gov. Newsom signed sb 729 by sen. Menjivar to expand health insurance coverage for fertility services, including ivf, to roughly 10 million californians. California also became the first state in the nation to ban dangerous 'forced outing' policies with the passage of the safety act, by asm. Ward. In collaboration with the california legislative lgbtq caucus and our legislative allies, we successfully stopped several bills that threatened the health and safety of lgbtq+ people, including efforts to ban transgender healthcare for youth and ban books with lgbtq+ content from school libraries.
$328,058 spent17% of program spendingIn 2024, Equality California hosted the first dc advocacy day, bringing staff and board members to capitol hill to meet with key members of the california congressional delegation and elevate the priorities of lgbtq+ californians at the federal level. In washington, dc, Equality California worked closely with the california and nevada congressional delegations and allied partners to defeat dozens of anti-lgbtq+ bills and harmful appropriations riders introduced by extremist house members. Equality California also worked alongside the biden administration on the appointment of more than 220 senate-confirmed judges--many with strong civil rights records-- which will leave a lasting legacy in the fight for lgbtq+ equality across the judiciary.
$205,497 spent11% of program spendingAll other programs including - silver state equality endorsed a diverse slate of 45 pro-equality candidates, and mobilized voters through education and the get-out-the-vote campaign. In northern nevada, silver state equality led the charge against coordinated efforts to ban lgbtq+ books and shut down drag queen story hours--defending the right to inclusive expression and visibility.silver state equality also released a comprehensive report by the lgbtq+ student advisory council, which presented findings and policy recommendations based on a statewide online survey and listening sessions with lgbtq+ students.
$371,091 spent19% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,925,437.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $577k to $1.1M (+92%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2020 0% · 2021 22%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
129% of EQUALITY CALIFORNIA’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (97% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 4 funders to 7 funders, grant income fell $221k → $130k.
Left out of every figure on this page: $2.1M from 8 payers (the payer shares this organization's board, largest Equality California Institute). These are real filings, and they are not money EQUALITY CALIFORNIA raised.
From the IRS filings of EQUALITY CALIFORNIA’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
EQUALITY CALIFORNIA has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 17% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
79% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund EQUALITY CALIFORNIA.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 72% · 2018 100% · 2019 34% · 2020 45% · 2021 42% · 2022 82% · 2023 58% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
7% of EQUALITY CALIFORNIA's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 31% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
86% of EQUALITY CALIFORNIA's grant income comes from California funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
EQUALITY CALIFORNIA's revenue grew 70% between 2017 and 2024.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 978 civil rights nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like EQUALITY CALIFORNIA
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
58% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 26 states
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Equality California Institute · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for EQUALITY CALIFORNIA: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds EQUALITY CALIFORNIA?
- EQUALITY CALIFORNIA (California) receives grants from 29 organizations whose IRS filings report $943,800 to it, the largest being NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION ($160,000). 9 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does EQUALITY CALIFORNIA have?
- IRS filings report 29 organizations giving $943,800 in grants to EQUALITY CALIFORNIA, 9 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of EQUALITY CALIFORNIA?
- NEXTGEN CLIMATE ACTION is the largest funder on record, with $160,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like EQUALITY CALIFORNIA find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 29 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing