Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Art and Culture (Queer Cultural Center (QCC)),

The Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Art and Culture, also known as the Queer Cultural Center (QCC), is a grantmaking, fiscal sponsorship, cultural, and educational organization that focuses on the “queer arts community” in the San Francisco Bay area. 1

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At-A-Glance

Type: Non-profit, 501(c)(3)
Issue Areas: LGBT Policy
Website: queerculturalcenter.org
Formation:

1997

Executive Director:

Anand Kalra

Location: San Francisco, CA View on map
Tax ID: 94-3227839
Most Recent Filing: 2025
Budget (2025): Assets: $678,159 Revenue: $1,604,874 Expenses: $1,832,848

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    Advocacy

    The Queer Cultural Center has influenced public policy by advocating for cultural equity and arts funding in San Francisco. In the 1990s, the QCC joined with other organizations to form the Consortium of San Francisco Community Cultural Centers, which successfully pushed for changes to the city charter and secured a line item in the Hotel Tax Fund to increase funding for cultural institutions in 1997. The Consortium also helped create the San Francisco Arts Democratic Club to lobby for policy changes through charter reform, a Cultural Facilities Bond, and hotel tax allocations. The QCC also runs the Queer Conversations on Culture and the Arts (QCCA) program to address LGBT issues in collaboration with academic institutions. 2

    Programs

    The Queer Cultural Center conducts a fiscal sponsorship program to support “LGBTQA artists and community organizations,” providing them with management and financial oversight services. 3

    The QCC also hosts an annual arts festival, the National Queer Arts Festival, which is usually composed of 20 to 30 events. 4

    In addition, the QCC has run a professional development training program for queer and trans artists for 25 years. The Creating Queer Communities program had temporarily stopped but restarted in 2024. The program includes small grants, mentorship, and educational opportunities. 5

    Financials

    In 2023, the Queer Cultural Center reported $1,103,562 in revenues and $1,276,816 in expenses with $1,062,237 in total assets and four employees. 6

    In 2023, the QCC reported $789,587 in government grants, making up 72 percent of its total revenues. 7 The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), a federal government agency, has granted the QCC $100,000 between 2021 and 2024 to support the Queer Arts Festival. 8 In addition, the NEA donated $150,000 to the QCC for COVID recovery. 9

    In 2022, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, a private foundation established by Hewlett-Packard co-founder William R. Hewlett, gave a $50,000 grant to the QCC. 10

    In 2023, the East Bay Community Foundation (EBCF), based in the Oakland, California area, gave a $36,000 grant to the QCC for “the commissioning of the Changer and the Changed” and the “commissioning of Because of Black Music I am.” 11

    People

    The executive director of the Queer Cultural Center is Anand Kalra, a post Kalra has held since 2022. Kalra is a professional librarian, music teacher, and end-of-life doula. Prior to working at the QCC, Kalra worked as the health programs manager for the Transgender Law Center. 12

    Financial Statistics

    Total Assets

    Total Revenue

    Total Expenses

    YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
    2025 $678,159 $1,604,874 $1,832,848 View
    2024 $983,043 $1,290,761 $1,268,937 View
    2023 $1,062,237 $1,103,562 $1,276,816 View
    2022 $1,261,933 $1,765,054 $1,006,627 View
    2021 $452,954 $670,413 $560,921 View
    2020 $341,437 $736,390 $596,708

    Prior year filings: 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012

    Revenue Detail

    Expenses Detail

    Employee Compensation

    • Number of Employees: 5

    Highest Earning Employees

    EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
    Darice Jones-Beg 1122024Interim Ex Dir$86,933
    Anand Kaira-End 12112024Exec Director$65,925

    Grant Activity

    All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $2,562,130
    • Number of Grants: 153
    • Number of Funders: 36

    Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $400,0002024 The Andrew W. Mellon Foundationto support a sponsored project working to amplify the voices of incarcerated people through art
    $143,8852025 SomartsCultural Arts Program
    $143,8852024 SomartsCultural Arts Program
    $90,0002022 Walter and Elise Haas FundTwo years of project support for staff and capacity building in recognition of the Center's 25th anniversary
    $75,0002024 The William and Flora Hewlett Foundationfor IT systems planning, CRM design and configuration
    $36,0002023 East Bay Community FoundationDAZIE GREGO-SYKES AND THE COMMISSIONING OF THE CHANGER AND THE CHANGED, BUT QCC-THE CENTER FOR LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER ART & CULTURE RETAINS LEGAL DISCRETION AND CONTROL, FBO: VALERIE TROUTT AND THE COMMISSIONING OF BECAUSE OF BLACK MUSIC IAM, BUT QCC-THE CENTER FOR LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER ART & CULTURE RETAINS LEGAL DISCRETION AND CONTROL
    $35,0002020 California Arts CouncilWith support from the California Arts Council, QCC will promote the artistic and economic development of the San Francisco Bay Area’S LGBTQ+ arts community by: 1) publishing 12 monthly newsletters; 2) providing fiscal sponsorship and grantwriting services to 10 emerging LGBTQ+ arts groups; 3) and conducting 8 capacity-building workshops on topics such as fundraising, marketing, and production.
    $25,0002025 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
    $20,0002023 The California EndowmentTo provide programming support to an community-based volunteer organization offering culturally relevant activities for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex Native Americans, their families and friends in the San Francisco Bay Area.
    $20,0002020 California Arts CouncilWith CAC support, artist-in-residence Rich Bougere will conduct 30 weekly three-hour hip-hop workshops and individualized coaching sessions that will enhance the creative, performing, leadership and technical production skills of 25 youth of color ages 13 to 24. The project will culminate in a free 90-minute hip-hop show created, promoted and technically produced by the teenage participants at the African American Art and Culture Complex’S 200-seat theater in May 2021.
    $20,0002020 California Arts CouncilWith CAC support, Project Level will conduct after-school and summertime arts education programs that provide hands-on training to 80+ San Francisco youth of color ages 13 to 24. At the conclusion of each program cycle, Project Level produces a showcase performance featuring the participants’ original creations. All project-related classes and performances take place at the African American Art and Culture Complex.
    $18,0002020 California Arts CouncilWith support from the California Arts Council, QCC will conduct its FY 20/21 Commissioning & Arts Residency Programs for LGBTQ+ artists. The programs will result in the creation, staging, documentation and evaluation of 16 new works from Bay Area LGBTQ+ artists that debut at QCC’S 24TH annual National Queer Arts Festival in June 2021. CAC funds will support the 16 commissions, the fees for mentoring and presenting those artists and the technicians to support each production.
    $16,5002024 Kenneth Rainin FoundationSuga’
    $15,0002024 Kenneth Rainin Foundation"Communion": A Black and Queer Church Service/Performance and Vogue Ball
    $15,0002023 Horizons FoundationSAN FRANCISCO TRANS MARCH
    $15,0002023 Horizons FoundationINDIA SKY DAVIS (PERFORMING ARTS PROJECT)
    $15,0002023 San Francisco FoundationADVISED – FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT OF CHRYSALIS STUDIO/QUEER ANCESTORS PROJECT.
    $15,0002023 Horizons FoundationABO COMIX
    $15,0002022 Horizons FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $15,0002022 Horizons FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $15,0002022 Horizons FoundationSONIC RAINBOW – AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PERFORMANCE DIRECTED BY INDIA SKY COMMISSIONED BY THE QUEER CULTURAL CENTER TO PREMIERE THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY NATIONAL QUEER ARTS FESTIVAL.
    $15,0002022 Horizons FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $12,8002022 East Bay Community FoundationThe commissioning of A Spiral Shell
    $10,0002022 Zellerbach Family FoundationTO PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
    $10,0002022 Akonadi FoundationProject Support for Valerie Troutt Projects

    All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

    • Total Grant Value: $225,848
    • Number of Grants: 3
    • Number of Recipients: 2

    Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

    AmountYearFunderSubject
    $118,9322023 In Lakech Dance AcademyProgram Support
    $62,4922023 Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples IncProgram Support
    $44,4242024 In Lakech Dance AcademyProgram Support

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    References

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    2. Queer Cultural Center. “History.” Queer Cultural Center. Accessed April 21, 2025. https://queerculturalcenter.org/about/history/.
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    4. Queer Cultural Center. “National Queer Arts Festival.” Queer Cultural Center. Accessed April 21, 2025. https://queerculturalcenter.org/national-queer-arts-festival/.
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    10. William & Flora Hewlett Foundation. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). 2022. Schedule 1, part 2.
    11. East Bay Community Foundation. Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax (Form 990). 2022. Schedule 1, part 2, line 603.
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