irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2023
What they reported doing
- #1 primary $406KORGANIZING RESEARCH WE HELD 4 QUARTERLY COMMUNITY FORUMS, WORKSHOPS AND SKILL SHARES ON VARIOUS TOPICS RELATED TO COMMUNITY ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE ALP PARTICIPATED IN THE CITY-WIDE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY CAMPAIGN, COMMUNITIES UNITED FOR POLICE REFORM, AND WE CO-COORDINATED ACTIONS AGAINST STATE-SPONSORED RACIAL VIOLENCE.
- #2 $102KTRAINING TRAINED OVER 100 LGBTSTGNC POC TO BE LEADERS FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH ALPS ORGANIZING AND LEADERSHIP TRAININGS, INCLUDING OUR ORGANIZING TRAINING, DARING TO BE POWERFUL, AND ALPS INTERPRETER TRAINING FOR LGBTSTGNC IMMIGRANTS OF COLOR CONTINUED 3RD SPACE SUPPORT HEALTH AND WELLNESS COLLECTIVE, A GROUP OF HEALING PRACTITIONERS WHO STRIVE TO OFFER ACCESSIBLE AND SLIDING-SCALE WELLNESS SERVICES TO ALP MEMBERS AND THE LARGER LGBTSTGNC COMMUNITY AND COORDINATED CONTINUAL TRAININGS AND POLITICAL EDUCATION WORKSHOPS.
named programs · 5 · from sources
What they call their work
3rd Space Support
Support program for LGBTSTGNC POC navigating challenges in employment, education, healthcare, and immigration; offers interpreter trainings, advocacy circles, and wellness services.
Community Forums and Political Education Cyphers
Hosts regular forums, workshops, and cyphers on topics including healing justice, know-your-rights, and self-preservation as resistance.
Daring to Be Powerful Organizing Training
Leadership development program that trains LGBTSTGNC POC in community organizing, transformative justice, and political education.
Safe OUTside the System (SOS) Collective
Anti-violence program led by and for LGBTSTGNC People of Color that challenges hate and police violence using community-based safety strategies instead of police reliance; produces tools like the Safe Party Toolkit.
TransJustice
Political organizing group created by and for Trans and Gender Non-Conforming People of Color to mobilize communities and allies around pressing political issues including employment, education, and state violence.
activities · 13 groups
What they do
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LGBTQ+ Legal and Policy Advocacy 3 activities
- Mobilizes Trans and Gender Non-Conforming People of Color around urgent political issuesRuns a political organizing group and TransJustice Working Group that mobilizes Trans and Gender Non-Conforming People of Color and allies to take action on urgent political issues including employment, education, and healthcare access.
- Operates Working Groups on immigrant rights and advocacyRuns a Working Group focused on immigrant rights, interpreter trainings, and advocacy/support circles for LGBTSTGNC people of color.
- Organizes campaigns and direct actions against violenceOrganizes campaigns and direct actions through the SOS Collective Working Group to combat violence against LGBTSTGNC people of color and broader communities of color.
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Gun Violence Prevention & Intervention 2 activities
- Develops and distributes community safety resourcesDevelops and distributes tools such as the Safe Party Toolkit, Wellness and Safety Planning Document, and Violence Intervention Safety Tips to support community-led safety and wellness planning without police or state intervention.
- Operates anti-violence program for LGBTQ+ people of color using community-based strategiesRuns an anti-violence program that addresses hate and police violence through community-based interventions and safety planning, without reliance on police involvement.
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LGBTQ+ Community Support and Resource Centers 2 activities
- Hosts regular community meetings for LGBTQ+ BIPOC communitiesHosts community meetings for queer and trans Black, Indigenous, and people of color to connect, share updates, and engage in collective organizing.
- Operates community organizing center for LGBTQ+ people of color in NYCFunctions as a community organizing center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two-Spirit, Trans and Gender Non-Conforming People of Color in New York City, providing space for mobilization, education, and capacity-building.
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Political Leadership Training for Underrepresented Groups 2 activities
- Organizes community organizing training programsOrganizes and hosts community organizing trainings such as "Daring to Be Powerful" to build leadership and activist skills within LGBTQ+ communities of color.
- Trains LGBTQ+ people of color in organizing, leadership, and interpretationTrained over 100 LGBTSTGNC people of color in organizing and leadership through programs including Organizing Training, Daring to Be Powerful, and Interpreter Training for LGBTSTGNC immigrants of color.
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LGBTQ+ Cultural Competency & Community Education 1 activity
- Co-hosts member kiki gatherings with TransJusticeCo-hosts regular member kiki gatherings with TransJustice to share organizational updates, disseminate information about campaigns, and build community among members.
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Literary Events & Workshops 1 activity
- Co-hosts poetry workshops on self-preservation and care as resistanceFacilitates interactive poetry workshops, such as "Self-Preservation as Political Warfare: Writing Toward Care as Resistance," grounded in Audre Lorde's writing, to foster community and resistance through creative expression.
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Volunteer Engagement and Capacity Support 1 activity
- Engages volunteers in organizational development and event planningOperates a volunteer program that involves individuals in organizational development, event planning, communications, and strategic direction-setting since 1996.
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Trauma-Informed Community Resilience Initiatives 1 activity
- Hosts Healing Justice Political Education workshopsHosts Healing Justice Political Education Cypher workshops, such as those facilitated by community healer Jennelle Ramdeen, to explore healing justice in relation to organizing and personal reflection.
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Civil Rights Advocacy & Litigation 1 activity
- Hosts Know Your Rights events on policing and protestHosts "Policing & Protests: Know Your Rights Cypher" events to educate community members about legal rights in the context of policing and protest.
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LGBTQ+ Community Events and Celebrations 1 activity
- Hosts annual Pride poetry and musical showcaseHosts a poetry and musical showcase in celebration of Pride, honoring Audre Lorde's "Poetry Is Not A Luxury," with food and giveaways provided.
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Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Support Services 1 activity
- Provides mutual aid and support for LGBTQ+ people of color in employment, health, and immigrationOffers support through mutual aid and community resilience strategies to address challenges in employment, education, health care, and immigration status for LGBTQ+ people of color via the 3rd Space Support program.
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Flexible Grants to Grassroots Organizations 1 activity
- Supports grassroots movements through community donationsUses grassroots donations to sustain organizing efforts and resource movements led by people most impacted by its work.
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Uncategorized 3 activities
- Hosts community forums and skill shares on transformative justice and community accountabilityHeld four quarterly community forums, workshops, and skill shares focused on community accountability and transformative justice as part of ongoing political education efforts.
- Maintains permanent community space in Fort Greene, BrooklynEstablished and operates a permanent community space in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, by securing and moving into the parish house of the Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church in summer 1996.
- Offers membership program for community participation in organizational workLaunched a membership program in 2010 to enable community members to engage with ALP’s work regardless of time availability, with flexible participation options.
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financials · form 990 · fy2023
revenue
Total revenue$437K
Contributions & grants$437K100%
Program service revenue$00%
Investment income$2500%
Other revenue$228
expenses
Total expenses$1.24M
Program expenses54%
Admin / overhead29%
Fundraising17%
Salaries & benefits$789K
Grants paid out$1K
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$2.36M
Cash$2.02M
Investments$0
Liabilities$114K
Net assets$2.25M
Liquid reserves19.5 mo
5 years on record · 2019–2023 · YoY revenue -24.3%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2023
Who runs it
paid leadership · 2
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALISSA JEAN CHERRY | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $109K |
| INDIA HARRIS | INTERIM EXEC DIR | 40 | $87K |
board members · 3
- CHRISS SNEED — BOARD CHAIR
- NAZ SEENAUTH — DIRECTOR
- NORMAN ORNELAS JR — DIRECTOR
relationships · 9
Who they work with
- Advocates for Gay Men of Color Partner — Co-founded The Audre Lorde Project in 1994 as a multi-racial network of gay men of color HIV policy advocates.
- Communities United for Police Reform Partner — Co-coordinated actions and participated in the city-wide police accountability campaign.
- Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church Partner — Hosted ALP in its parish house in Fort Greene, providing space for the organization’s community operations starting in 1996.
- Not specified Partner — Partnerships not explicitly named on this page
- Trans and Gender Non-Conforming People of Color Partner — Community members who are central to the leadership and participation in TransJustice initiatives.
- TransJustice Partner — Co-hosts regular member kiki gatherings with The Audre Lorde Project to share updates, discuss community campaigns, and strengthen member relationships.
- TransJustice Partner — Working Group within ALP led by and for trans and gender non-conforming people of color to mobilize on political issues.
- healotry Partner — Co-hosts an interactive poetry workshop with The Audre Lorde Project.
- healotry Partner — Co-hosts the "Self-Preservation as Political Warfare: Writing Toward Care as Resistance" workshop with The Audre Lorde Project.
strategies · 5
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Community-Led Organizing as Structural Resistancemethodology: community-led_organizingBy placing decision-making, leadership, and governance in the hands of LGBTSTGNC People of Color, the organization produces sustainable movements because power is rooted in lived experience and collective self-determination, not external saviorism.
- Healing Justice as Political and Ancestral Practicemethodology: healing_justiceBy integrating ancestral and communal healing practices into organizing, the organization produces collective resilience and political resistance because healing is framed as a foundational act of liberation and reconnection to communal "soil" or shared cultural roots.
- Leadership Development Through Community Expertisemethodology: leadership-developmentBy cultivating leadership among LGBTSTGNC People of Color through political education and tiered participation, the organization produces durable movement infrastructure because it centers existing community knowledge and nurtures organic leadership pipelines.
- Self-Care and Self-Preservation as Radical Resistancemethodology: care_as_resistanceBy framing self-care and self-preservation as political acts, the organization produces resistance and reclamation in oppressive systems because survival itself becomes a form of defiance and collective resilience.
- Transformative Justice Through Community Accountabilitymethodology: transformative-justiceBy using community forums, workshops, and skill shares to build non-carceral responses to harm, the organization produces safety and healing because accountability is rooted in collective responsibility rather than punishment.