BAY AREA LESBIAN ARCHIVES INC
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2025 · Form 990 · revenue $116K · expenses $49K · assets $970K
- EIN
- 47-4469185
- Address
- 8008 WINTHROPE ST, OAKLAND, CA 94605-3657
- Website
- bayarealesbianarchives.org
- NTEE code
- A23
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- December 2019 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt: reinstated May 15, 2018 after an automatic revocation on May 15, 2018 IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity, 509(a)(2)
- Principal officer
- Sharon Davenport (its 2022 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2022 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
BALA is a grassroots, community-run archives dedicated to the preservation of the richly diverse lesbian history of the Bay Area.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 6 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
6 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerby Lynch | President | 2023-2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Nancy Rupprecht | Secretary | 2023-2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Sharon Davenport | Treasurer | 2023-2025 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Rebecca Silverstein (former) | CEO | 2023-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Loretta Mears (former) | Director | 2023-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Terri Elkin (former) | Director | 2023-2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2025 · 3 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerby Lynch | President | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nancy Rupprecht | Secretary | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sharon Davenport | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2024 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Silverstein | CEO | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kerby Lynch | Secretary | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nancy Rupprecht | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sharon Davenport | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Loretta Mears | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Terri Elkin | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 10 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Silverstein | CEO | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Kerby Lynch | Secretary | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Nancy Rupprecht | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Sharon Davenport | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Loretta Mears | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Terri Elkin | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $116,363 | $49,353 | $970,266 | $970,266 | $102,528 | $850 | $0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $30,984 | $54,598 | $909,257 | $909,257 | $21,919 | $2,740 | $0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $988,780 | $62,533 | $932,871 | $932,871 | $988,780 | $0 | $0 | 0 | 10 |
Funders of this organization
Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2025 · Form 990 · $49,353 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy | $18,626 | $15,273 | $2,422 | $931 | 37.7% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $17,845 | $14,633 | $2,320 | $892 | 36.2% | |
| Office expenses | $4,823 | $3,955 | $627 | $241 | 9.8% | |
| Insurance | $3,379 | $2,771 | $439 | $169 | 6.8% | |
| Other (as described) | Supplies | $3,105 | $2,546 | $404 | $155 | 6.3% |
| Fees: accounting | $1,575 | $1,292 | $204 | $79 | 3.2% | |
| Total | $49,353 | 100% |
2024 · Form 990 · $54,598 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $84
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupancy | $29,802 | $24,438 | $3,874 | $1,490 | 54.6% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $17,772 | $14,573 | $2,310 | $889 | 32.6% | |
| Insurance | $3,438 | $2,819 | $447 | $172 | 6.3% | |
| Office expenses | $1,746 | $1,432 | $227 | $87 | 3.2% | |
| Fees: accounting | $1,500 | $1,230 | $195 | $75 | 2.7% | |
| Other (as described) | Supplies | $256 | $210 | $33 | $13 | 0.5% |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $84 | $69 | $11 | $4 | 0.2% | |
| Total | $54,598 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $62,533 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $196
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office expenses | $22,058 | $18,088 | $2,867 | $1,103 | 35.3% | |
| Occupancy | $18,307 | $15,012 | $2,380 | $915 | 29.3% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $16,818 | $13,791 | $2,186 | $841 | 26.9% | |
| Fees: other services | $2,711 | $2,223 | $352 | $136 | 4.3% | |
| Insurance | $2,443 | - | $2,443 | - | 3.9% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $196 | $161 | $25 | $10 | 0.3% | |
| Total | $62,533 | 100% |
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