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The group has received funding from major social-liberal institutional donors, including the Gill Foundation, the Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, alongside a number of major corporations’ philanthropic arms. 2
Background
Out and Equal was started in 1996 by Selisse Berry, while working as a director for the Building Bridges training program at the United Way of the Bay Area organization. Berry ran the Building Bridges program in partnership with other LGBT-interest groups from the Pacific Center in Berkeley; by 1997 it had relocated to San Francisco, California. The Building Bridges program later merged with Progress and A Group of Groups (AGOG) in 1998; in 1999, they formed the Pride Collaborative. That group later merged with Colleagues to host an annual Out and Equal Conference which later turned into the Out and Equal Workplace Summit. The Summit remains the main program of the current organization. By 2004, Out and Equal became an independent organization, after separating from the United Way of the Bay Area. 3
In 2015, Out and Equal opened a second office in Washington, D.C., expanding its efforts into the national political debate. In 2018, CEO and founder Selisse Berry stepped down after 23 years at Out and Equal and was succeeded by Erin Uritus. Berry remains an adviser to the new CEO and joined the Board of Directors for Equality Florida in 2019. 4
The current CEO, Erin Uritus, has led the organization as it creates new programs such as the digital Global Hub, Southern Forum, and international expansion in China, India, and Brazil. 5
Advocacy
Out and Equal’s main strategy is to employ webinars and seminars to train LGBT employees who work in various industries. These employees at Fortune 1000 companies, government agencies, and other organizations then facilitate LGBT executive leadership development on diversity and inclusion as well as “professional networking opportunities that build inclusive and welcoming work environments.” 1
Out and Equal has also designed 20 steps to achieve its goals, these steps include focusing on equal policies and benefits, targeting talent management and professional development, ensuring community commitment to the workplace climate and corporate responsibility. 6
The organization’s keystone annual event is the Out and Equal Workplace Summit, which is sponsored by some of the most prominent corporations in the world. 7
Funding
Out and Equal receives financial support from progressive institutional and businesses’ corporate foundations, with notable contributors including the social-liberal Gill Foundation, the Evelyn and Walter Haas Jr. Fund, the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, and the corporate giving arms of Motorola Solutions, Ford Motor Company, and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. 2 The group has also received support from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the charitable arm of the Human Rights Campaign, the largest and most prominent LGBT-interest advocacy group in the United States. 8
Financial Statistics
Total Assets
Total Revenue
Total Expenses
| Year | Total Assets | Total Revenue | Total Expenses | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $15,171,660 | $14,576,507 | $13,671,689 | View |
| 2024 | $13,362,025 | $15,172,285 | $15,538,378 | View |
| 2023 | $13,310,472 | $11,965,810 | $11,976,207 | View |
| 2022 | $11,776,327 | $7,017,633 | $5,861,338 | View |
| 2021 | $8,984,112 | $7,499,451 | $4,064,885 | View |
| 2020 | $3,789,728 | $6,595,118 | $7,321,896 | View |
Prior year filings: 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
Revenue Detail
Expenses Detail
Employee Compensation
- Number of Employees: 50
Highest Earning Employees
Grant Activity
All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:
- Total Grant Value: $2,346,915
- Number of Grants: 125
- Number of Funders: 52
Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years: