Equality NC
Securing equality and justice for lgbtq north carolinians.
Equality NC at a glance
In short: Equality NC gave $149K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $149K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $149,000
- Grants made (2024)
- 1
- Average grant
- $149,000
- Median grant
- $149,000
- Total assets
- $262,778
- -8.9% vs 2023
- Primary geography
- North Carolina (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 NC funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Freedom and Equality Ie Pac ($149K).
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (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 NC gives
- Giving grew 1390% 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 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2022) to $149K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $149K.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Freedom and Equality Ie Pac Raleigh, NC | MVP Grants to Support the Pac | $149,000 |
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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 | $262,778 | $320,180 | $335,842 | $149,000 | 1 | $3,357 |
| 2023 | $288,604 | $163,679 | $266,675 | — | — | $2,146 |
| 2022 | $439,323 | $325,541 | $278,746 | $4,189 | Total only | $395 |
| 2021 | $348,521 | $368,520 | $249,628 | $10,000 | 1 | $869 |
| 2020 | $277,722 | $542,681 | $485,992 | — | — | $3,497 |
| 2019 | $213,088 | $318,382 | $205,489 | — | — | $2,186 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Equality NC
Based on IRS filings
Equality NC is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Durham, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $263K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $149K. Net investment income was $3K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Equality NC is led by Kendra Johnson, Executive Director to since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 2 of 8 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Kendra Johnson
Executive Director to
Executive Di → Executive Director, 2023
Executive Director → Executive Director to, 2024
On filings since 2019
$33K (2019) → $3K (2024)
Eliazar Posada
Executive Director
New on the 2024 filing
6 hrs/week
$16K (2024)
Milan Pham
Chair
Board Member → Chair, 2022
On filings since 2020
2.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Irving Zavaleta-Jimenez
Board Member
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jenna Beckham
Secretary
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Zach Wardle
Treasurer
On filings since 2022
1.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Italo Medelius
Board Member
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Wilson
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Crystal Richardson (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Elgin Phillips (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Kinard Dilouth (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Candis Cox (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Elinor Landess (2019–2021) — Chair
- Former: Tracy Ward (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Frank Dorsey (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Marc Tiegel (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Tika Douthit (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Andrew Spainhour (2019) — Former Board
- Former: Irving Zavaleta (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Peter Barr (2019) — Former Treasurer
- Former: Scott Taylor (2019) — Former Vice
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 $16K, to Eliazar Posada (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Equality NC
How much does Equality NC give each year?
Equality NC gave $149K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990.
How large is Equality NC?
Equality NC reported $263K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $320K.
What is Equality NC?
Equality NC is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Durham, NC. It holds $263K in total assets as of 2024.
Where does Equality NC operate?
Equality NC has awarded grants in North Carolina.
What is Equality NC's EIN?
Equality NC's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 02-0662714. 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 29, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 17, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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