2026-05-01T18:13:33-07:00 2025-12-31 760790091 Eva 990 & Associates 3439 SE Hawthorne Blvd 536 Portland OR 97214 990 2025-01-01 474469185 BAY AREA LESBIAN ARCHIVES INC BAYA 4152038826 8008 WINTHROPE ST OAKLAND CA 94605 Sharon Davenport Treasurer 2026-05-01 true Eva Konigsberg P00543367 5034902505 X 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Sharon Davenport 8008 WINTHROPE ST OAKLAND CA 94605 116363 false X bayarealesbianarchives.org X 2018 CA BALA was founded in 2014 by curator, photographer and filmmaker Lenn Keller, who recognized the critical need for Bay Area lesbian history to be preserved. Lenns vision was a physical and online archives dedicated to the preservation of the richly diverse lesbian history of the Bay Area -- an archives where anyone could access materials about a community that contributed so much to the Bay Area and California. A core group of women who shared Lenn Kellers vision came together to help make the archives a reality. We are committed to building community, fostering intergenerational dialogue and keeping a culture of activism vibrant in the lesbian community. 3 3 0 10 0 21919 102528 2740 850 324 0 6001 12985 30984 116363 0 0 0 0 2467 54598 49353 54598 49353 -23614 67010 909257 970266 0 909257 970266 BALA is a grassroots, community-run archives dedicated to the preservation of the richly diverse lesbian history of the Bay Area. false false 40470 In 2025, the Bay Area Lesbian Archives (BALA) expanded its role as a community-led cultural institution dedicated to preserving and sustaining lesbian feminist histories in the Bay Area. As a volunteer-run archive, BALA advanced its mission through archival stewardship, public programming, fundraising, and strategic partnerships. The organization continued processing and digitizing collections, supported oral history initiatives with elders and community members, and trained volunteers and emerging archivists in community-based practices. BALA also shifted its focus from collection accumulation to improving access, prioritizing cataloging, finding aids, digitization, and researcher accessibility to address a backlog and increase public engagement.BALA strengthened public engagement through cultural programming, exhibitions, and collaborative events. In 2025, the organization developed its major exhibition, Directory of Dreams: Bay Area Lesbian Economies and Radical Care, 19701995, in partnership with the GLBT Historical Society, marking a significant milestone in curatorial and research work for a 2026 exhibit. Additional programming included a Litquake co-presented marathon reading of Bastard Out of Carolina, film screenings such as Radical Harmonies, and community storytelling and educational events with partners including the Queer Arts Center and Eastside Arts Alliance. BALA also partnered with SF Cameraworks to showcase photography from its collection. These efforts expanded access to lesbian histories and positioned BALA as both an archival and cultural convening space.The organization expanded its grassroots funding from monthly donor programs, community memberships, and secured its first major foundation support, including a two-year general operating grant to expand staffing, digitization infrastructure, and public access initiatives. governance, and long-term sustainability. This included strengthening financial systems, expanding digital infrastructure through its archival database and server systems, developing volunteer coordination and onboarding processes, and initiating leadership transition planning. Strategic partnershipssuch as the 2025 Memorandum of Understanding with Artist As First Responder (AAFR)further positioned BALA to activate its collections through artist-led programming and community-based archival methodologies rooted in Black queer feminist practice.Collectively, these efforts reflect BALAs evolution from an early-stage, collection-focused archive to a mature institution centered on accessibility, activation, and long-term cultural impact. By balancing preservation with public engagement and grassroots funding with institutional support, BALA is building a sustainable model for community-based archiving that prioritizes memory justice, intergenerational knowledge sharing, and the continued visibility of lesbian histories. 40470 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 0 false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 3 3 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X Sharon Davenport 4152038826 8008 Winthrope St Oakland CA 94605 X Kerby Lynch President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Nancy Rupprecht Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Sharon Davenport Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 0 false false false 0 102528 102528 Program Service Fees 850 850 850 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alameda Cty Proprty Tax Refund 6810 6810 Reconciliation Adjustment 6001 6001 Vendor Refunds 174 174 12985 116363 13835 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1575 1292 204 79 0 0 0 0 0 4823 3955 627 241 0 0 18626 15273 2422 931 0 0 0 0 0 17845 14633 2320 892 3379 2771 439 169 Supplies 3105 2546 404 155 0 49353 40470 6416 2467 16452 95306 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 927183 52223 892805 874960 0 0 0 0 0 909257 970266 0 0 X 909257 970266 909257 970266 909257 970266 67010 -6001 X false false false X 19535 20743 988780 21919 102528 1153505 2740 850 3590 0 0 0 19535 20743 988780 24659 103378 1157095 0 0 1157095 0 0 0 6325 3309 9634 19535 20743 988780 30984 106687 1166729 0.99170 0.99410 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 231250 231250 686812 51872 634940 9121 351 8770 874960 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The 990 is reviewed and approved by the Board before filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c The organization asks board members to review and update the conflict of intererst policy every year. Board members are annually asked to disclose any potential conflicts of interest and are required to disclose potential conflicts of interest as soon as they arise throughout the year. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a All members of the governing body and organization's top management work without compensation, as volunteers. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b All members of the governing body and organization's top management work without compensation, as volunteers. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Governing documents, policies and financial statements are made available upon request.