Equality Florida Action Inc
Equality Florida Action is the advocacy arm of the largest civil rights organization working to secure full equality for Florida's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community. We work to pass legislation and local policies that would benefit Florida's LGBTQ community, and to oppose unfavorable legislation and policies.
Equality Florida Action Inc at a glance
In short: Equality Florida Action Inc gave $75K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $75K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $75,000
- -70.6% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $75,000
- -41.2% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $75,000
- Total assets
- $1,418,067
- -5.6% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- Florida (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Equality Florida Action Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Equality Florida Action Pac Inc ($75K).
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 6 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Equality Florida Action Inc gives
- Giving fell 69% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2022) to $255K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $75K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Equality Florida Action Pac Inc St Petersburg, FL | Primary Purpose Grant | $75,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,418,067 | $1,370,163 | $1,581,450 | $75,000 | 1 | $1,989 |
| 2023 | $1,501,944 | $1,422,839 | $1,442,627 | $255,000 | 2 | $2,915 |
| 2022 | $1,583,189 | $1,220,288 | $859,533 | $1,500 | Total only | $2,329 |
| 2021 | $1,165,109 | $772,381 | $728,513 | $239,000 | 1 | $1,929 |
| 2020 | $1,168,888 | $1,301,051 | $943,964 | $45,000 | 2 | $2,275 |
| 2019 | $700,043 | $408,539 | $472,706 | $125,000 | 2 | $2,787 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Equality Florida Action Inc
Based on IRS filings
Equality Florida Action Inc is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in St Petersburg, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $75K. Net investment income was $2K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Equality Florida Action Inc is led by Nadine Smith, CEO on every filing since 2019; 7 of 20 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Nadine Smith
CEO
On filings since 2019
6 hrs/week
$18K (2019) → $50K (2024)
Jeff Delmay
Chair
Secretary → Chair, 2020
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Saunders
Senior Political Director
On filings since 2020
6 hrs/week
$60K (2020) → $19K (2024)
Brittany Link-Hayes
Communications Director
On filings since 2023
6 hrs/week
$15K (2023) → $16K (2024)
David Costa
Director of Operations
On filings since 2023
6 hrs/week
$26K (2023) → $16K (2024)
Jonathan Maurer
Public Policy Director
On filings since 2023
6 hrs/week
$15K (2023) → $17K (2024)
Dan Van Tice
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dana Farmer
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Pauline Parrish
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Selisse Berry
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Bottcher
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Annie Hiotis
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Keith Davenport
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nathan Breummer
Director
On filings since 2023
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian Marquez
Director
New on the 2024 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Justin Bell
Director
New on the 2024 filing
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stratton Pollitzer
Deputy Director
On filings since 2019
6 hrs/week
$29K (2019) → $42K (2024)
Nicholas Machuca
Deputy Development Director
New on the 2024 filing
6 hrs/week
$17K (2024)
Danny Humphress
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2020
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Victor Diaz-Herman
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (15)
- Former: Angus Bradshaw (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Barbara Singer (2023) — Director
- Former: Donald Walker (2023) — Director of Finance
- Former: Nathan Bruemmer (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Anastasia Hiotis (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Barbara Signer (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Donn Smith-Lopez (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: David Bloom (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Meryl Friedman (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Anastasia Hoitis (2019) — Director
- Former: Christopher Rudisill (2019) — Director
- Former: Kathryn Norsworthy (2019) — Director
- Former: Marjorie Sherwin (2019) — Director
- Former: Mark Anderson (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Petra Doan (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $50K, to Nadine Smith (CEO). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Equality Florida Action Inc
How much does Equality Florida Action Inc give each year?
Equality Florida Action Inc gave $75K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $255K across 2 grants.
How large is Equality Florida Action Inc?
Equality Florida Action Inc reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.4M.
What is Equality Florida Action Inc?
Equality Florida Action Inc is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in St Petersburg, FL. It holds $1.4M in total assets as of 2024.
Where does Equality Florida Action Inc operate?
Equality Florida Action Inc has awarded grants in Florida.
What is Equality Florida Action Inc's EIN?
Equality Florida Action Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-1338104. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 27, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 30, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 6, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 14, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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