Virginia · Nonprofit
HE SHE ZE AND WE
HE SHE ZE AND WE (Virginia) receives grants from 10 organizations whose IRS filings report $264,915 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($104,449). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 75% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $317k
- Funders on record
- 10
- Grants received
- $265k
- Net assets
- $234k
What He She Ze and We does
Mission
Supporting transgender and nonbinary people by empowering their families, communities, and allies to create life-saving, inclusive environments through education and support programing.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Parent and Family Education: Parents/guardians and adult family members need accurate information about gender identity to feel more comfortable accepting their transgender child, of any age. The magic of a peer-led support meeting occurs when a new person shows up with a variety of raw emotions; listens to someone that has a little or a lot more lived experience; and leaves feeling relieved and less alone.Sharing lived experiences and trusted resources with the help of skilled and knowledgeable co-facilitators is what makes He She Ze and We meetings a brave and non-judgmental space for all attendees to learn how to navigate any next steps. Morning and evening options are available to reach caregivers with varied work schedules. In-person and virtual options allow for access statewide. Multiple facilitators make room for a variety of perspectives, including a monthly BIPOC meeting. HSZ&W currently holds 10 educational support meetings each month. Guest Speaker Panel Discussions are part of this program.
$82,483 spent38% of program spendingCommunity Building and Outreach: HSZ&W shows up at as many community events as possible to spread awareness about the importance of creating inclusive and welcoming environments. The way this translates into our work is staff and volunteers providing a resource and/or activity table at many events across the state throughout the year. Sharing information about our organization, how folks can engage with us, learning opportunities, and providing branded materials such as pronoun buttons, stickers, and other marketing materials. We provide training so that our volunteers are equipped with reliable information to share with folks. We strive to represent the communities we are aiming to support, thus it is important to have parents of trans youth and adult trans individuals on our board and paid staff, as well as, volunteer team.
$51,983 spent24% of program spendingHe She Ze and We Family Connections Program: Positive social interactions with peers is essential for healthy social, intellectual, and emotional development of all children. There is a nationwide attack on Transgender and Nonbinary Youth which is negatively impacting our families. During these extremely volatile times in our society, He She Ze and We brings families together to foster the growth of community close to home. Trans youth and their families need to know that they are seen, understood, accepted, and celebrated Family Connections programming takes families out into their local communities to feed their souls by engaging in group activities...just for fun This program compliments our educational support for adult family members by inviting siblings into the mix so that they too feel supported and valued, as well as experience first hand the natural variances of gender identity and expression amongst peers. For each locality, various relationships are forming with other organizations and businesses that are willing to provide a welcoming environment. Family Connections is organized and run by our Community Engagement and Events Coordinator. The goal is to lift up this…
$44,993 spent20% of program spendingAlly & Community Education: Educating families is only part of the solution to creating a safe and welcoming community for transgender and nonbinary individuals. Knowledge dislodges fear and can empower individuals to know how to talk about gender diversity and how to create inclusive environments for trans and nonbinary people. We work with schools, corporations, businesses, community organizations, medical and mental health providers. During a typical training session, facilitators cover foundational concepts, illuminate risk factors, explore identities, and encourage participants to learn best practices when supporting transgender and nonbinary people in a variety of settings. Our team consults with clients and tailors a program that fits their needs and goals. HSZ&W training helps attendees leave feeling more confident about the topic of gender identity and how to be an ally. Followup includes a satisfaction feedback survey and comprehensive resources. With financial support, HSZ&W will be able to increase our capacity by
$22,855 spent$15,720 earned by the program10% of program spendingHSZ&Ws Trans Wellness Fund (TWF): In response to Virginias major hospital systems abruptly halting medical care to transgender youth under the age of 19, HSZ&W has created a program to help families and adult trans individuals navigate the healthcare system with personalized virtual meetings to connect them with affirming and competent mental health and medical providers. Launching in May 2025, with a quarterly application cycle and micro grants are awarded to those who need financial assistance to access care.
$17,500 spentof which $17,500 as grants8% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $219,814.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2023, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2023, 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 2023 to 2024, from $144k to $208k (+45%).
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.
95% of HE SHE ZE AND WE’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (99% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 3 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.
Chief executive
Shannon Mckay
Executive director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2021 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 8 funders, grant income rose $9k → $77k.
4 of 10 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 75% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of HE SHE ZE AND WE’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
HE SHE ZE AND WE leans on a few funders — its largest provides 39% of grant income and the top three 95%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
97% 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 HE SHE ZE AND WE.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2021 98% · 2022 43% · 2023 41% — 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.
Where its funders are
75% of HE SHE ZE AND WE's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $67k that is directly attributable, 92% of it comes from funders outside Virginia, across 4 states.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $198k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. 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
HE SHE ZE AND WE has grown faster than three-quarters of the 904 civil rights nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 904 civil rights nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like HE SHE ZE AND WE
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 Virginia
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
76% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for HE SHE ZE AND WE: 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 HE SHE ZE AND WE?
- HE SHE ZE AND WE (Virginia) receives grants from 10 organizations whose IRS filings report $264,915 to it, the largest being AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC ($104,449). 6 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 75% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does HE SHE ZE AND WE have?
- IRS filings report 10 organizations giving $264,915 in grants to HE SHE ZE AND WE, 6 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of HE SHE ZE AND WE?
- AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $104,449 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like HE SHE ZE AND WE find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Virginia. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2023–2025), and the filings of 10 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 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing