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CenterLink

Website:

www.lgbtcenters.org
Location:

FT LAUDERDALE, FL
Tax ID:

52-2292725
Tax-Exempt Status:

501(c)(3)

Budget (2023):

Revenue: $3,492,975
Expenses: $4,378,253
Assets: $3,910,205
Type:

LGBT Advocacy
Formation:

1994
CEO:

Denise Spivak

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CenterLink is a national hub for LGBT community centers, connecting and supporting over 375 centers through leadership development, networking, and advocacy. 1 Donors to CenterLink include the Trevor Project, the National LGBTQ Task Force, the Pride Foundation, the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the Tides Foundation, and ImpactAssets Inc. 2

Background

CenterLink is a member-based coalition that supports and advocates for over 375 LGBT community centers. It acts as a hub, providing resources, training, and advocacy for these centers so that they can “address the social, cultural, health, and political advocacy needs of the LGBTQ community members across the country.” 3  1

CenterLink was established in 1994 as the National Association of LGBT Community Centers with over 30 centers participating. In 2004, the Association hired its first executive director, and in 2008, it changed its name to CenterLink. 4  5

Work Areas

CenterLink provides technical assistance and training, regional and national networking opportunities for LGBT community center leaders, and services that help build the capacity of the centers to meet the needs of their LGBT constituencies. It also advocates for LGBT community centers through coalition building, organizing, and social activism. 6  1

CenterLink publishes a portal restricted to CenterLink members with resources and information to support LGBT community center leaders in developing and improving their organizations. It also publishes e-newsletters for its members. 7

Its annual leadership summit provides opportunities for LGBT community center leaders, staff, and board members to network and attend educational sessions on pertinent topics and issues. 8

Can’t Cancel Pride is an annual benefit event that recognizes “people and organizations for their contributions to advancing LGBTQ+ equality.” It is hosted by Proctor & Gamble and iHeartMedia, and has raised more than $17 million for its six partner organizations: the National Black Justice Collective, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), OutRight Action International, the Trevor Project, SAGE, and CenterLink. 9  10

Advocacy

ActionLink is a CenterLink program that focuses on LGBT advocacy to encourage organizing around LGBT-interest issues at the local, state, and national levels. It offers Pride in Action alerts to inform and engage members, and encourages members to get involved. 11 Through its 2025 Get Out The LGBTQ+ Vote Toolkit, the group provides voting resources and information for transgender and other LGBT voters. 12

In 2022, the Southern Poverty Law Center and three other law offices filed a federal lawsuit challenging Florida’s Parental Rights in Education legislation. Several students and their parents, as well as CenterLink, were identified as plaintiffs. The bill requires schools to prioritize parental rights in student welfare decisions and restricts early-grade instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity. In 2024, a settlement was reached that resolved some disputes, but the law remained in effect. 13  14  15

In July 2025, CenterLink joined with over 600 organizations in delivering a statement to the U.S. Congress titled “Solidarity with Targeted Nonprofits.” It opposed Congressional inquiries into nonprofits as politically motivated. 16 Other signers of the statement include the AFL-CIO, the Alliance for a Just Society, the Center for Progressive Reform, the Civil Liberties Defense Center, the Climate Justice Alliance, the Democracy Defenders Fund, Funders for Justice, Indivisible, the League of Conservation Voters, the National Abortion Federation, the National Institute for Reproductive Health, People Power United, the Planned Parenthood Action Fund, the Service Employees International Union, the Solidaire Network, and the Transgender Law Center. 17

Partner and Member Organizations

The major national partners and funders that help sustain CenterLink’s mission of supporting LGBT community centers include the Equality Federation, Give Out Day, GLAAD, the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association (IGLTA), Mama Dragons, PFLAG, the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the Safe Space Alliance, SAGE, and USA Prides. 18

Give Out Day is the only national day of giving for LGBT nonprofits, raising funds through a 24-hour online campaign hosted by the Horizons Foundation. 19  20 The IGLTA is a network of LGBT-focused tourism businesses. 21 Mama Dragons educates and supports mothers to advocate for their LGBT children. 22 The Safe Space Alliance helps people locate and create safe spaces for LGBT communities. 23 SAGE provides advocacy and services for LGBT elders. 24 USA Prides supports Pride organizers throughout the United States. 25

CenterLink also publishes the LGBTQ Community Center Member Directory, with member centers in the United States listed by state and additional member centers in Australia, Canada, Colombia, and Mexico. 26

Funding

In 2024, CenterLink’s total revenues were $2,863,693. It received $183,455 in government grants. 27

In addition to its funding partners, donors to CenterLink include the Los Angeles LGBT Center, the Born This Way Foundation, Lgbt Charities, the Trevor Project, the National LGBTQ Task Force, Our Fund, Panorama Global, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the Pride Foundation, the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, the Tides Foundation, and ImpactAssets Inc. 2

Since the mid-2010s, CenterLink has provided over $7.5 million in pass-through funding to its member LGBT community centers. In 2024, CenterLink awarded $1,272,108 to 46 member organizations. Grantees included the I Am Human Foundation, the LGBT Community Network, the Hugh Lane Wellness Foundation, the Los Angeles LGBT Center, the Rainbow Rose Center, and LGBT centers in New Jersey, Wyoming, Colorado, Texas, California, North Carolina, Georgia, Michigan, Alabama, Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois, Indiana, Utah, Nebraska, Florida, Delaware, South Carolina, Virginia, Montana, and Washington, D.C. Most grants were awarded to deliver services, expand reach, and build long-term capacity. 28  5

Leadership

Denise Spivak is CEO of CenterLink. She is also a board member of the National Human Services Assembly and the Pride Center. Spivak joined CenterLink in 2011 as a senior director, and later became a deputy director. In 2019, she became the interim CEO and then the full-time CEO in May 2020. 29

References

  1. “All About CenterLink. CenterLink. Accessed December 3, 2025. https://www.lgbtqcenters.org/AboutUs
  2. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer search. “Results for 52-2292725.” Accessed December 3, 2025. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/full_text_search?sort=best&form%5B%5D=IRS990ScheduleI&q=52-2292725&submit=Apply
  3. LinkedIn – CenterLink. Accessed December 3, 2025. https://www.linkedin.com/company/centerlink/about/
  4. “History of the Community Center Movement.” CenterLink archived webpage as of October 3, 2023. Accessed December 3, 2025. https://web.archive.org/web/20231003150844/; https://www.lgbtqcenters.org/AboutUs/History
  5. “CenterLink’s 30th Anniversary.” CenterLink. Accessed December 3, 2025. https://www.lgbtqcenters.org/30
  6. CenterLink. Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax. (Form 990 – Part III). 2024.
  7. “My CenterLink.” CenterLink. Accessed December 3, 2025. https://www.lgbtqcenters.org/My-CenterLink
  8. “Leadership Summit.” CenterLink. Accessed December 3, 2025. https://www.lgbtqcenters.org/CenterLink/Summits
  9. Can’t Cancel Pride homepage. Accessed December 3, 2025. https://www.cantcancelpride.com/
  10. Njera Perkins. “Billy Porter, Ben Platt, Victoria Monet, and More to Perform at 2024 Can’t Cancel Pride Benefit (Exclusive).” People. May 15, 2024. Accessed December 3, 2025. https://people.com/cant-cancel-pride-2024-billy-porter-ben-platt-victoria-monet-to-perform-exclusive-8648614
  11. “ActionLink: a program of CenterLink.” ActionLink. Accessed December 3, 2025. https://lgbtactionlink.org/home
  12. “Get Out The LGBTQ+ Vote.” CenterLink. Accessed December 3, 2025. https://lgbtactionlink.org/get-out-the-lgbtq-vote
  13. Q McCray, WFTV.com and Matt Reeser, WFTV.com. “Florida families and advocacy groups file suit to block “Don’t Say Gay” law.” WFTV9. July 27, 2022. Accessed December 3, 2025. https://www.wftv.com/news/local/florida-families-advocacy-groups-file-suit-block-dont-say-gay-law/HX7LWKUA4ZE2VKKMKUDTLXAL4M/
  14. Jim Saunders. “Duval Schools sued over parental rights law.” WJCT 89.9 News. July 26, 2022. Accessed December 3, 2025. https://news.wjct.org/first-coast/2022-07-26/duval-schools-sued-over-parental-rights-law
  15. “Florida House of Representatives CS/CS/HB 1557.” The Florida Senate. Accessed December 3, 2025. https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1557/BillText/er/PDF
  16. “600+ Nonprofit and Nonpartisan Organizations Condemn Congressional Effort To Target Civic Groups.” Democracy Defenders Fund. July 16, 2025. Accessed November 15, 2025. https://www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/07.16.25-pr
  17. PDF of Statement dated July 16, 2025.” Accessed November 15, 2025. https://cfce73f5-6016-42c8-9343-fa96f8863f56.usrfiles.com/ugd/cfce73_a89039b9bc0441fd893efa362d7f130b.pdf;Link from Democracy Defenders Fund press release https://www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/07.16.25-pr
  18. “Thank Our Organizational Partners.” CenterLink. Accessed December 3, 2025. https://www.lgbtqcenters.org/AboutUs/Partners
  19. Give Out Day homepage. Accessed December 3, 2025. https://www.giveoutday.org/
  20. “Fundraising Resources for LGBTQ Nonprofits.” Horizons Foundation. Accessed December 3, 2025. https://www.horizonsfoundation.org/fundraising-resources-lgbtq-nonprofits/
  21. IGLTA homepage. Accessed December 3, 2025. https://www.iglta.org/
  22. Mama Dragons homepage. Accessed December 3, 2025. https://www.mamadragons.org/
  23. Safe Space Alliance homepage. Accessed December 3, 2025. https://safespacealliance.com/
  24. Sage homepage. Accessed December 3, 2025. https://www.sageusa.org/
  25. USA Prides homepage. Accessed December 3, 2025. https://www.usaprides.org/
  26. “CenterLink LGBTQ Community Center Member Directory.” CenterLink. Accessed December 3, 2025. https://www.lgbtqcenters.org/LGBTCenters
  27. CenterLink. Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax. (Form 990 – Part VIII). 2024.
  28. CenterLink. Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax. (Form 990 – Schedule I). 2024.
  29. LinkedIn – Denise Spivak. Accessed December 3, 2025. https://www.linkedin.com/in/denisespivak/
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Nonprofit Information

  • Accounting Period: December - November
  • Tax Exemption Received: June 1, 2001

    • Available Filings

    Period Form Type Total revenue Total functional expenses Total assets (EOY) Total liabilities (EOY) Unrelated business income? Total contributions Program service revenue Investment income Comp. of current officers, directors, etc. Form 990
    2023 Dec Form 990 $3,492,975 $4,378,253 $3,910,205 $157,894 N $3,248,960 $125,045 $118,970 $623,739
    2022 Dec Form 990 $5,216,026 $3,263,514 $4,787,008 $173,578 N $5,123,137 $61,182 $23,445 $602,571
    2021 Dec Form 990 $3,755,006 $2,842,336 $2,981,522 $228,461 N $3,422,334 $311,138 $7,502 $355,168 PDF
    2020 Dec Form 990 $3,294,000 $2,672,760 $2,101,769 $264,047 N $3,230,375 $48,459 $7,466 $221,799
    2019 Dec Form 990 $2,471,372 $2,015,967 $1,276,699 $60,217 N $2,302,932 $157,184 $7,306 $0 PDF
    2018 Dec Form 990 $2,300,651 $1,944,143 $846,139 $85,062 N $2,181,650 $114,839 $4,162 $141,000 PDF
    2017 Dec Form 990 $1,476,852 $1,487,349 $477,292 $72,723 N $1,431,131 $43,961 $1,760 $97,500 PDF
    2016 Dec Form 990 $1,254,835 $1,323,037 $468,233 $53,167 N $1,253,016 $0 $1,819 $126,775 PDF
    2015 Dec Form 990 $1,259,139 $1,096,140 $520,346 $37,078 N $1,257,382 $0 $1,757 $253,750 PDF
    2014 Dec Form 990 $1,421,461 $1,293,350 $361,467 $41,198 N $1,419,416 $0 $2,045 $0 PDF
    2013 Dec Form 990 $586,964 $564,804 $517,283 $325,125 N $585,467 $0 $1,497 $0 PDF
    2012 Dec Form 990 $467,208 $409,062 $228,917 $58,919 N $466,270 $0 $938 $0 PDF
    2011 Dec Form 990 $356,160 $411,556 $151,194 $39,342 N $355,486 $0 $674 $0 PDF

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    CenterLink

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    FT LAUDERDALE, FL 33307-4490