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National Center for Transgender Equality

aka NCTE   |   Washington, DC   |  www.TransEquality.org
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National Center for Transgender Equality

EIN: 41-2090291


Mission

The National Center for Transgender Equality advocates to change policies and society to increase understanding and acceptance of transgender people. In the nation’s capital and throughout the country, NCTE works to replace disrespect, discrimination, and violence with empathy, opportunity, and justice.

Ruling year info

2004

Executive Director

Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen

Main address

1032 15th St NW #199

Washington, DC 20005 USA

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EIN

41-2090291

Subject area info

Public policy

Antidiscrimination

LGBTQ rights

Population served info

LGBTQ people

NTEE code info

Civil Rights, Advocacy for Specific Groups (R20)

IRS subsection

501(c)(3) Public Charity

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Tax forms

Communication

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Affiliations

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Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Transgender people face systemic discrimination as a matter of policy in essential areas of life including school, work, healthcare, and public life. The federal government plays an important role in eliminating the structural and systemic barriers that transgender people face. Federal and state policy touches the lives of all trans people, whether through the ID documents trans people carry, safety-net programs trans people depend on, or ability to get recourse when trans people have been mistreated.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Policy & Advocacy

NCTE fights for policies at the federal, state and local level that allow transgender people to not only survive, but thrive. NCTE works on advancing policies changes on a variety of topics from health care, the identity documents, to housing. NCTE also mobilize trans people and their allies to act against anti-trans policies.

Population(s) Served
LGBTQ people

Where we work

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

1. Change federal policies addressing a variety of topics (health care, housing, employment,, criminal justice) to improve the lives of transgender people across the country.
2. Change state and local policies addressing a variety of topics (e.g. health care, identity documents, schools, and jails and policy) to improve the lives of transgender people in those state.
3. Fight anti-trans actions at the federal, state and local level.
4. Educate policy makers and the public about trans people and their lives.

Goal 1 Strategies
1: Identify policy needs and create a create a strategic federal agenda document .
2: Develop a set of high-level briefing memos outlining federal policy priorities.
3: Educate relevant federal and state policymakers on discriminatory policies and regulations impacting trans individuals.
4: Track, analyze, and create strong administrative record and case for protections with strong legal arguments, real stories of discrimination, and authoritative experts for each of the proposed policy change.

Goal 2 Strategies
1: Educate governors and state policymakers on discriminatory policies impacting trans people.
2: Provide state and local advocacy partners legal analysis, draft policies, talking points, and other technical assistance to persuade policymakers.
3: Collaborate with state agencies, partner organizations, and other stakeholders on policy changes and media strategy to elevate trans voices.

Goal 3 Strategies
1: Educate relevant federal and state policymakers on discriminatory policies and regulations impacting trans individuals.
2: Track, analyze, and create strong administrative record and case for protections with strong legal arguments, real stories of discrimination, and authoritative experts for each of the proposed rollbacks.
3: Provide strategic advice, legal analysis, and other technical assistance to state and local advocacy partners.
4: Train and mobilize trans people and allies to directly engage in policy change.

Goal 4 Strategies
1: Release and distribute a U.S. Transgender Survey (USTS), which is a collection of data on transgender peoples experiences of discrimination, violence, and acceptance within schools, jobs, criminal justice, housing, public accommodations, and family relationships.
2: Prepare public-facing documents to educate trans people and allies on NCTE's policy agenda.
3: Use press and social media to educate the public about the experiences of trans people and their families.

NCTE has 17 years of experience working with federal, state, and local policy makers on policy change. It works closely with other national organizations and state and local partners. NCTE is committed to supporting and training local advocates to help it accomplish the work.

Throughout NCTE’s 17-year history, it has worked with the federal government to first acknowledge the existence of transgender people and their policy concerns, and later, to persuade it to change more than 150 policies to address the pervasive barriers to opportunity, justice, and well-being for transgender people.

In the past 4 years, states introduced more than 150 anti-trans policies attacking the rights of trans people. NCTE, with partners, was able to stop most of these state attacks, it has not been able to block all of the attempted direct attacks on trans people at the federal level.

NCTE has worked with several states to change their policies. Many states have updated their policies to decrease the administrative burden to change a person's name and gender on their state ID and/or birth certificate. Many states have also updated their state employee health care and Medicaid policies to remove restrictions to trans health care.

What's next? The Trump Administration has advanced major policy rollbacks regarding many important, life-affecting issues (, including those relating to trans students’ rights in school, rights to transition-related health care, open military service, trans people’s treatment in federal prisons, and trans data collection. NCTE is still working to delay or prevent more coming and must work to reverse these policies as soon as it is able.

Financials

National Center for Transgender Equality
Fiscal year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
Financial documents
2021 NCTE Financial Statement 2021
done  Yes, financials were audited by an independent accountant. info

Revenue vs. expenses:  breakdown

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info
NET GAIN/LOSS:    in 
Note: When component data are not available, the graph displays the total Revenue and/or Expense values.

Liquidity in 2021 info

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

10.67

Average of 15.65 over 10 years

Months of cash in 2021 info

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

16.9

Average of 10.4 over 10 years

Fringe rate in 2021 info

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

16%

Average of 18% over 10 years

Funding sources info

Source: IRS Form 990

Assets & liabilities info

Source: IRS Form 990

Financial data

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

National Center for Transgender Equality

Revenue & expenses

Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

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Balance sheet

Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.

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Financial trends analysis Glossary & formula definitions

Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31

SOURCE: IRS Form 990 info

This snapshot of National Center for Transgender Equality’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.

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Profitability info 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation $586,000 $729,307 $525,123 $343,820 $1,105,609
As % of expenses 29.6% 32.4% 21.2% 16.4% 36.9%
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation $574,660 $721,103 $517,269 $336,980 $1,100,392
As % of expenses 28.8% 31.9% 20.8% 16.0% 36.7%
Revenue composition info
Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) $2,517,135 $3,347,519 $3,749,947 $2,175,078 $4,081,730
Total revenue, % change over prior year 21.9% 33.0% 12.0% -42.0% 87.7%
Program services revenue 1.5% 2.0% 0.7% 0.0% 0.8%
Membership dues 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Investment income 0.0% 0.1% 1.2% 1.1% 0.2%
Government grants 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 6.8% 18.1%
All other grants and contributions 98.5% 97.1% 97.1% 90.7% 80.7%
Other revenue 0.0% 0.9% 1.0% 1.4% 0.1%
Expense composition info
Total expenses before depreciation $1,982,781 $2,253,831 $2,473,099 $2,095,315 $2,995,339
Total expenses, % change over prior year 22.2% 13.7% 9.7% -15.3% 43.0%
Personnel 73.9% 69.1% 72.5% 50.4% 69.9%
Professional fees 8.3% 12.3% 8.8% 32.5% 16.3%
Occupancy 6.2% 7.1% 6.6% 7.8% 1.1%
Interest 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Pass-through 0.9% 0.2% 0.7% 0.5% 3.4%
All other expenses 10.7% 11.3% 11.4% 8.8% 9.3%
Full cost components (estimated) info 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Total expenses (after depreciation) $1,994,121 $2,262,035 $2,480,953 $2,102,155 $3,000,556
One month of savings $165,232 $187,819 $206,092 $174,610 $249,612
Debt principal payment $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Fixed asset additions $15,208 $9,221 $0 $0 $0
Total full costs (estimated) $2,174,561 $2,459,075 $2,687,045 $2,276,765 $3,250,168

Capital structure indicators

Liquidity info 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Months of cash 7.9 6.5 14.0 20.0 16.9
Months of cash and investments 7.9 11.3 14.0 20.0 16.9
Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets 6.6 9.6 11.3 15.3 15.2
Balance sheet composition info 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Cash $1,301,525 $1,221,660 $2,887,085 $3,486,029 $4,222,890
Investments $0 $909,501 $4,303 $0 $0
Receivables $378,034 $564,738 $1,098,361 $609,455 $1,209,437
Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) $88,058 $97,188 $48,665 $47,089 $40,043
Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) 80.7% 81.5% 73.2% 86.8% 93.1%
Liabilities (as a % of assets) 6.1% 4.1% 3.4% 2.5% 7.1%
Unrestricted net assets $1,109,155 $1,830,258 $2,347,527 $2,684,507 $3,784,899
Temporarily restricted net assets $554,899 $921,613 N/A N/A N/A
Permanently restricted net assets $0 $0 N/A N/A N/A
Total restricted net assets $554,899 $921,613 $1,674,710 $1,420,138 $1,392,368
Total net assets $1,664,054 $2,751,871 $4,022,237 $4,104,645 $5,177,267

Key data checks

Key data checks info 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Material data errors No No No No No

Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

Documents
Form 1023/1024 is not available for this organization

Executive Director

Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen

Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen is a transgender policy, advocacy, and messaging expert. As a Cuban American transgender man, his wide-ranging experience in the LGBTQ movement has covered field organizing, leadership development, fundraising, and media advocacy.

Number of employees

Source: IRS Form 990

National Center for Transgender Equality

Officers, directors, trustees, and key employees

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

Compensation
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Highest paid employees

SOURCE: IRS Form 990

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Board of directors
as of 06/16/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
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Board chair

Jae Henderson

Steph Perkins

Joseph Arroyo

Adam McLain-Snipes

Carolyn Weiss

Sissi Yado

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 10/13/2022

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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx
Gender identity
Male, Transgender
Sexual orientation
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, or other sexual orientations in the LGBTQIA+ community
Disability status
Decline to state

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

No data

Contractors

Fiscal year ending
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