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Marin AIDS Project

Website:

www.marinaidsproject.org/
Location:

San Rafael, CA
Tax ID:

68-0072470
Tax-Exempt Status:

501(c)(3)

Budget (2019):

Revenue: $905,208
Expenses: $908,026
Assets: $561,809
Type:

HIV/AIDS services
Founded:

1984
Founder:

Janie Spahr

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Marin AIDS Project (MAP) was founded in 1984 by Janie Spahr as the Marin AIDS Support Network. MAP focused on providing support services to individuals with HIV/AIDS in Marin County, California. In 2015 MAP merged with the Spectrum LGBT Center (Spectrum), which provided support services to LGBT youth and seniors in Marin County. 1 MAP and Spectrum became programs within the Spahr Center, which provides support services to the LGBT community in California’s North Bay area. 2

MAP’s last tax return was for the fiscal year ending in 2014. 3

Background

In 1984 Janie Spahr founded the Marin AIDS Support Network in response to the AIDS epidemic in Marin County, California. The organization provided support services to individuals with HIV/AIDS. The name was later changed to the Marin AIDS Project (MAP). 4

In 2015, MAP merged with Spectrum, which was founded by Spahr as the Ministry of Light in 1982 to provide LGBT support services in Marin County. In 1993, it was renamed as the Spectrum LGBT Center. 4 The merger was completed to streamline expenses and processes. MAP and Spectrum continued as projects within the Spahr Center. 1

Programs

Marin AIDS Project provided support to individuals with HIV/AIDS. Programs and services included home healthcare, medical case management, benefits counseling and advocacy, mental health counseling, emergency financial assistance, emergency prescription assistance, transportation services, and prevention and education services, 5 which included HIV testing, a needle exchange program, condom distribution, and educational support groups. 3

The Spahr Center

In 2015 Spectrum and Marin AIDS Project announced a merger to a single non-profit organization to streamline costs and processes. 1 Spectrum and MAP continued as programs offered by the Spahr Center, which provides support services to the LGBT community in California’s North Bay area. 2 The boards of directors of Spectrum and MAP merged to a single board for the new organization. 1

Financials

The last tax return filed by Marin AIDS Project was for the fiscal year ending in June 2014. MAP had a total revenue of $726,258 and total expenses of $795,019. 3

Starting in 2015, MAP’s IRS employer identification number was used for the Spahr Center’s tax returns. 6

Funding

Most of Marin AIDS Project’s funding came from federal funds through the Ryan White CARE Act. These funds decreased starting in 2008 due to federal funding cuts. 1 The Ryan White CARE Act was created in 1990 to help communities and families cope with the AIDS epidemic. 7

Other donors to MAP were Broadway Cares–Equity Fights AIDS Inc., Comer Foundation, San Francisco AIDS Foundation, and Marin Community Foundation. 8

Leadership

Janie Spahr was the founder of Spectrum. She was an assistant pastor of First Presbyterian Church in San Rafael from 1975 to 1979, then executive director of the Oakland Council of Presbyterian Churches. 2

Jennifer Malone was executive director of Marin AIDS Project from 2004. 4 She became the executive director of the Spahr Center when Spectrum and MAP merged in 2015. 1

References

  1. Richard Halstead. “Marin’s LGBT groups merge.” Marin Independent Journal. February 6, 2015. Updated July 19, 2018. Accessed June 13, 2022. https://www.marinij.com/2015/02/06/marins-lgbt-groups-merge/
  2. David Templeton. “Feature: Spahr Center rising.” Pacific Sun. June 1, 2016. Accessed June 13, 2022. https://pacificsun.com/feature-spahr-center-rising/
  3. Marin AIDS Project. Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax. (Form 990 – Part I). 2014.
  4. Josh Manuel. “Spectrum LGBT Center and Marin AIDS Project to Merge.” Spectrum LGBT Center. January 8, 2020. Accessed June 13, 2022. https://www.spectrumlgbtcenter.org/spectrum-lgbt-center-and-marin-aids-project-to-merge/
  5. Richard Halstead. “Activists: Marin should do more to support LGBTQ+ community.” Marin Independent Journal. June 22, 2019. Accessed June 14, 2022. https://www.marinij.com/2019/06/22/activists-say-marin-should-do-more-to-support-lgbtq-community/
  6. The Spahr Center. Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax. (Form 990). 2015.
  7. “Ryan White CARE Act.” White House Archives. Accessed June 14, 2022. https://clintonwhitehouse5.archives.gov/ONAP/ryanwht.html
  8. Propublica Nonprofit Explorer – Marin AIDS Project. Accessed June 14, 2022. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/full_text_search?utf8=%E2%9C%93&q=marin+aids+project
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Nonprofit Information

  • Accounting Period: June - May
  • Tax Exemption Received: December 1, 1985

    • 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
    2019 Jun Form 990 $905,208 $908,026 $561,809 $32,295 N $886,934 $0 $71 $60,677 PDF
    2018 Jun Form 990 $854,798 $991,877 $585,938 $53,606 N $823,300 $0 $153 $91,200 PDF
    2017 Jun Form 990 $897,657 $901,202 $714,726 $45,315 N $857,715 $0 $138 $91,200
    2016 Jun Form 990 $998,643 $842,566 $715,622 $42,666 N $971,506 $0 $166 $90,400
    2015 Jun Form 990 $0 $1,430 $0 $0 N $0 $0 $0 $0 PDF
    2014 Jun Form 990 $726,258 $795,019 $642,742 $34,694 N $703,194 $0 $3,899 $96,000 PDF
    2013 Jun Form 990 $814,127 $883,179 $708,300 $31,491 N $795,908 $0 $2,875 $96,000 PDF
    2012 Jun Form 990 $768,137 $848,684 $784,391 $38,530 N $755,740 $0 $5,815 $96,000 PDF
    2011 Jun Form 990 $733,990 $880,644 $869,271 $42,863 N $727,961 $0 $5,304 $96,000 PDF

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    Marin AIDS Project


    San Rafael, CA