Public Charity

WE ARE FAMILY

WE ARE FAMILY, of NORTH CHARLESTON, SC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $1.2M in revenue, $965K in expenses, $877K in total assets. 51 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 571008020 NORTH CHARLESTON, SC Civil Rights NTEE: R20 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.2M
Total Expenses$965K
Total Assets$877K
Grant Records51
Funding Total$1.2M
Filing Years2019–2025

Mission

PROVIDE LIFE-AFFIRMING AND LIFE-SAVING PROGRAMS FOR LGBTQ+YOUNG PEOPLE THAT HAVE A LASTING AND MEASURABLE IMPACT, WITH FORCUS ON THOSE WHO ARE BIPOC AND/OR LOW-INCOME

Where $100 goes at We Are Family

How We Are Family divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 6 years.

$74 Programs the work itself
$26 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $74 for programs

$42
Gsa support, volunteer coordination, mental health assistance program, other program
56% of program spending
$17
Qtpoc, queerspace, safespace, trans love fund, closet case thrift store
23% of program spending
$15
Creating change, queer prom, spirit day, misc
21% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER (YOUTH) Anna Leigh Tangeman
BOARD MEMBER (SECRETARY) Christina Frost
BOARD MEMBER Christopher Zuver
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Domenico Ruggerio
BOARD MEMBER Fotios Pantazis
BOARD MEMBER (YOUTH) Jayson Gulick

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$850,146 35 grants
Youth Development
$115,000 2 grants
Economic Development
$40,000 2 grants
Human & Social Services
$35,250 3 grants
Mental Health & Substance Abuse
$26,250 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.2M $965K $877K
2024 $730K $703K $658K
2023 $870K $517K $630K
2021 $282K $249K $98K
2019 $179K $160K $85K

Between 2019 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $179K to $1.2M (+562%), with total assets most recently reported at $877K.

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