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Unhushed

Public charity · Grantmaker Austin, TX EIN: 82-3184837 Website

Sexuality education

Unhushed at a glance

In short: Unhushed gave $195K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $195K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$194,624
+12.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$194,624
+12.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$194,624
Total assets
$48,114
-11.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Illinois (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Unhushed funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Scarleteen: $195KScarleteen$195K

The largest 2025 recipient was Scarleteen ($195K).

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Chicago

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2024 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $173K (2024) to $195K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $195K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Scarleteen Chicago, ILGRANT$194,624
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$48,114$284,518$290,930$194,6241$4
2024$54,572$295,125$293,904$172,5901$4
2023$51,259$138,316$126,636———
2022$39,025$110,808$105,883———
2021$29,237$102,413$108,417———

About Unhushed

Based on IRS filings

Unhushed is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Austin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $48K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $195K. Net investment income was $4.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Unhushed is led by Nicole Rayne, Executive Director on the 2025 filing; 1 of 6 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Nicole Rayne

    Executive Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $42K (2025)

  • Christy Tashjian

    President

    On filings since 2021

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chinwe Duru

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Roberson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lynn Joselyn

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Holly Osment

    Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (6)
  • Former: Karen Rayne (2021–2024) — Executive Director
  • Former: Adam Maurer (2022–2023) — Direcyor
  • Former: Liam Garcia (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Sam Davis (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Rocio Pelayo (2022) — Director
  • Former: Bhupendra Sheoran (2021) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Nicole Rayne — Executive Director: $42KNicole RayneExecutive Director$42K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $42K, to Nicole Rayne (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Unhushed

How much does Unhushed give each year?

Unhushed gave $195K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $173K across 1 grant.

How large is Unhushed?

Unhushed reported $48K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $285K.

What is Unhushed?

Unhushed is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in Austin, TX. It holds $48K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Unhushed operate?

Unhushed has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is Unhushed's EIN?

Unhushed's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-3184837. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

  1. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 9, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 11, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 14, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 15, 2026)

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