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New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project (NYC AVP)

Website:

avp.org/
Location:

New York, NY
Tax ID:

13-3149200
Tax-Exempt Status:

501(c)(3)

Budget (2020):

Revenue: $6,788,822
Expenses: $4,591,880
Assets: $4,778,782
Type:

LGBT Advocacy Group
Formation:

1980
Executive Director:

Beverly Tillery

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The New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project (NYC AVP) is a left-of-center LGBT advocacy group. 1 NYC AVP provides health, financial, legal, and political resources to LGBT people in New York City. 2

The organization also partners with several left-of-center organizations, including the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs and the New York State Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Intimate Partner Violence Network. 3 4

The organization has received grants from groups associated with left-of-center causes, including Open Society Foundations (OSF), a private grantmaking foundation created and funded by billionaire financier and liberal philanthropist George Soros, and the Carnegie Corporation of New York, a grantmaking organization with a history of donating to left-of-center causes. 5 6

The group is staffed by individuals who have worked for left-leaning causes, including Amnesty International, a left-of-center non-governmental organization (NGO) focused on human rights; a chapter of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), one of America’s largest, most controversial, and most politically involved labor unions; and BlackRock, the world’s largest investment management company with a history of supporting left-leaning causes. 7 8

Activities

Founded in 1980 in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, the New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project began as an advocacy group, health hotline, and support network. 9 The organization operated with an all-volunteer staff until 1984, when it started expanding its activities to include counseling, legal services, financial resources, and policy advocacy. 10 The organization also provides legal representation for LGBT immigrants with undetermined residency statuses. 11

The New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project is a member of the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs, a left-leaning LGBT rights advocacy network, and aids partnered organizations with data analysis, policy advocacy, educational programming, and legal and financial operations. 12

NYC AVP also coordinates the New York State Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Intimate Partner Violence Network, a coalition of anti-domestic violence LGBT advocacy and support groups. 13

Funding

The New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project has received grants from organizations affiliated with left-of-center causes. Open Society Foundations (OSF), a private grantmaking foundation created and funded by billionaire financier and liberal philanthropist George Soros, gave a $50,000 grant to the project in 2019 to support sex-work law advocacy and a $160,000 grant in 2016 to create a discretionary fund for the project. 14

The project also received four grants totaling $100,000 from 2006 to 2008 from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, a grantmaking organization with a history of donating to left-of-center causes. 15

In 2021, NYC AVP received 87.25 percent of its funds from public sources. 16 In 2019, the organization received a renewed grant of $600,000 in federal funds through the Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program of the U.S. Department of Justice. 17 The funds were allocated to provide legal services for members of the LGBT community of New York, though the project also used the grant to support undocumented LGBT immigrants. 18 The renewal of the grant was support by U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). 19

People

Beverly Tillery is the executive director of the New York Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project. 20 She was also a staffer for Amnesty International, a left-of-center non-governmental organization focused on human rights, and a chapter of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), one of America’s largest, most controversial, and most politically involved labor unions. 21

Catherine Shugrue dos Santos is the deputy executive director for programs at the project. 22 She was a staffer for Sanctuary for Families, a New York City-based left-of-center advocacy and service organization focused on assisting individuals, particularly New Yorkers, affected by domestic and related forms of violence. 23

Audacia Ray is the director of community organizing and public advocacy for the project. 24 She was also a staffer for the International Women’s Health Coalition (IWHC), a group that promotes the protection of reproductive rights for women.

Caralyn Levine is a community organizer for the project. 25 She was also a staffer for Sanctuary for Families. 26

Will Chamberlin is a board member for the project. 27 He was a senior staffer for BlackRock, the world’s largest investment management company with a history of supporting left-leaning causes. 28

Imara Jones is the communications chair for the project. 29 She is a Soros Equality Fellow at Open Society Foundations and founder of TransLash Media, a left-leaning transgender media organization. 30

Kim Fountain was the deputy director of the project. 31 She was also senior staffer for Center on Halsted, a left-leaning LGBT activist organization and community center, and the Pride Center of Vermont. 32

References

  1. “About Us.” NYC Anti-Violence Project, April 12, 2023. https://avp.org/about-us/.
  2. “About Us.” NYC Anti-Violence Project, April 12, 2023. https://avp.org/about-us/.
  3. “About Us.” NYC Anti-Violence Project, April 12, 2023. https://avp.org/about-us/.
  4. “NYS LGBTQ IPV Network Members.” NYC Anti-Violence Project, April 1, 2019. https://avp.org/nys-lgbtq-ipv-network-members/.
  5. “Open Society Foundations – Awarded Grants, Scholarships, and Fellowships.” Open Society Foundations – Awarded Grants, Scholarships, and Fellowships – Open Society Foundations. Accessed August 20, 2023. https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/grants/past?filter_keyword=New%2BYork%2BCity%2BGay%2Band%2BLesbian%2BAnti-Violence%2BProject.
  6. “NYS LGBTQ IPV Network Members.” NYC Anti-Violence Project, April 1, 2019. https://avp.org/nys-lgbtq-ipv-network-members/.
  7. Tillery, Benjamin. “Benjamin Tillery | LinkedIn.” LinkedIn. Accessed August 21, 2023. https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-tillery.
  8. Chamberlin, Will. “Will Chamberlin.” LinkedIn. Accessed August 21, 2023. https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamchamberlin/.
  9. “About Us.” NYC Anti-Violence Project, April 12, 2023. https://avp.org/about-us/.
  10. “About Us.” NYC Anti-Violence Project, April 12, 2023. https://avp.org/about-us/.
  11. “IRS Form.” New York Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project. Accessed August 21, 2023. https://avp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/AVP-FY2022-Form-990-Signed-Final-Copy.pdf
  12. “About Us.” NYC Anti-Violence Project, April 12, 2023. https://avp.org/about-us/.
  13. “NYS LGBTQ IPV Network Members.” NYC Anti-Violence Project, April 1, 2019. https://avp.org/nys-lgbtq-ipv-network-members/.
  14. “Open Society Foundations – Awarded Grants, Scholarships, and Fellowships.” Open Society Foundations – Awarded Grants, Scholarships, and Fellowships – Open Society Foundations. Accessed August 20, 2023. https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/grants/past?filter_keyword=New%2BYork%2BCity%2BGay%2Band%2BLesbian%2BAnti-Violence%2BProject.
  15. “New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project.” Carnegie Corporation of New York. Accessed August 20, 2023. https://www.carnegie.org/grants/grants-database/grantee/new-york-city-gay-and-lesbian-anti-violence-project/#!/grants/grants-database/grant/29388.03/.
  16. “IRS Form.” New York Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project. Accessed August 21, 2023. https://avp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/AVP-FY2022-Form-990-Signed-Final-Copy.pdf
  17. “Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $2.4 Million in Federal Funding for Four Organizations in New York City to Support Survivors of Sexual and Domestic Violence: U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer of New York.” SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $2.4 MILLIO… | Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, September 19, 2019. https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-gillibrand-announce-24-million-in-federal-funding-for-four-organizations-in-new-york-city-to-support-survivors-of-sexual-and-domestic-violence.
  18. “Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $2.4 Million in Federal Funding for Four Organizations in New York City to Support Survivors of Sexual and Domestic Violence: U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer of New York.” SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $2.4 MILLIO… | Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, September 19, 2019. https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-gillibrand-announce-24-million-in-federal-funding-for-four-organizations-in-new-york-city-to-support-survivors-of-sexual-and-domestic-violence.
  19. “Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $2.4 Million in Federal Funding for Four Organizations in New York City to Support Survivors of Sexual and Domestic Violence: U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer of New York.” SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE $2.4 MILLIO… | Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, September 19, 2019. https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-gillibrand-announce-24-million-in-federal-funding-for-four-organizations-in-new-york-city-to-support-survivors-of-sexual-and-domestic-violence
  20. Tillery, Benjamin. “Benjamin Tillery | LinkedIn.” LinkedIn. Accessed August 21, 2023. https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-tillery.
  21. Tillery, Benjamin. “Benjamin Tillery | LinkedIn.” LinkedIn. Accessed August 21, 2023. https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-tillery.
  22. Shugrue dos Santos, Catherine. “Catherine Shugrue Dos Santos.” LinkedIn. Accessed August 21, 2023. https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-cat-shugruedossantos/.
  23. Shugrue dos Santos, Catherine. “Catherine Shugrue Dos Santos.” LinkedIn. Accessed August 21, 2023. https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-cat-shugruedossantos/.
  24. Ray, Audacia. “Audacia Ray | LinkedIn.” LinkedIn. Accessed August 21, 2023. https://www.linkedin.com/in/audaciaray.
  25. Levine, Caralyn. “Caralyn Levine – Community Organizer – LinkedIn.” LinkedIn. Accessed August 21, 2023. https://www.linkedin.com/in/caralyn-levine-b92b051a5.
  26. Levine, Caralyn. “Caralyn Levine – Community Organizer – LinkedIn.” LinkedIn. Accessed August 21, 2023. https://www.linkedin.com/in/caralyn-levine-b92b051a5.
  27. Chamberlin, Will. “Will Chamberlin.” LinkedIn. Accessed August 21, 2023. https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamchamberlin/.
  28. Chamberlin, Will. “Will Chamberlin.” LinkedIn. Accessed August 21, 2023. https://www.linkedin.com/in/williamchamberlin/.
  29.  Jones, Imara. “Imara Jones – LinkedIn.” LinkedIn. Accessed August 21, 2023. https://www.linkedin.com/in/imara-jones-ab9325a/.
  30. Jones, Imara. “Imara Jones – LinkedIn.” LinkedIn. Accessed August 21, 2023. https://www.linkedin.com/in/imara-jones-ab9325a/.
  31. Fountain, Kim. “Kim Fountain | LinkedIn.” LinkedIn. Accessed August 21, 2023. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-fountain-0a204328.
  32. Fountain, Kim. “Kim Fountain | LinkedIn.” LinkedIn. Accessed August 21, 2023. https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-fountain-0a204328.
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Nonprofit Information

  • Accounting Period: June - May
  • Tax Exemption Received: December 1, 1984

    • 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
    2020 Jun Form 990 $6,788,822 $4,591,880 $4,778,782 $886,222 N $6,697,012 $85,664 $146 $192,405 PDF
    2019 Jun Form 990 $3,833,763 $4,366,254 $2,226,076 $530,458 N $3,723,400 $130,142 $93 $183,756 PDF
    2018 Jun Form 990 $4,572,489 $3,720,348 $2,736,254 $508,145 N $4,511,159 $85,495 $588 $180,024 PDF
    2017 Jun Form 990 $4,236,331 $3,370,423 $1,842,776 $466,808 N $4,193,496 $62,470 $57 $165,635 PDF
    2016 Jun Form 990 $3,085,762 $3,157,090 $1,029,708 $519,648 N $3,070,681 $39,928 $0 $201,009 PDF
    2015 Jun Form 990 $3,167,258 $2,906,417 $1,183,239 $601,851 N $3,173,106 $41,056 $0 $141,410 PDF
    2014 Jun Form 990 $2,963,631 $2,688,529 $894,303 $573,756 N $2,896,949 $43,420 $0 $131,639 PDF
    2013 Jun Form 990 $2,567,953 $2,411,846 $465,154 $419,709 N $2,554,915 $22,017 $0 $138,063 PDF
    2012 Jun Form 990 $2,265,032 $2,403,376 $621,410 $732,072 N $2,216,624 $24,021 $0 $139,323 PDF
    2011 Jun Form 990 $2,142,326 $2,084,792 $504,962 $477,280 N $2,112,353 $4,761 $0 $136,258 PDF

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    New York City Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project (NYC AVP)


    New York, NY