With Your Help QPH Met It Goals In 2010; We Need Your Help in 2011!

Dear Queens Pride House supporters & volunteers,

I am happy to report that Queens Pride House closed out 2010 solidly in the black, having surmounted the most serious fiscal challenge in our history.

Because of the state budget crisis last year, Queens Pride House faced the prospect of losing significant state funding, and we were forced to lay off staff members and reduce the number of hours the center was open.

In response, the staff and board of directors Queens Pride House worked together with supporters and volunteers to spearhead a new fundraising campaign, the most successful in the history of the organization. The board of directors has decided to hold those funds in reserve in order to keep the organization going while waiting for funding due from funders. And volunteers have stepped up to help run the center.

Queens Pride house has completed its annual audit and filed informational tax returns with the State of New York and the Internal Revenue Service in the first week of April, six weeks before they were due. We will post the financial information from those returns by the end of April.

2011 will be another challenging year for us, as we have only replaced some of our lost funding and there is heightened competition for the reduced funding pool available to 501(c)(3) organizations. We anticipate that we will have to do even more fundraising this year, and we will use those funds to cover expenses necessary to keep our doors open.

On behalf of the board of directors and staff of Queens Pride House, I would like to express our appreciation for everyone who has contributed time, talents and funds to support the only LGBT community center in the borough of Queens.

Charles J. Ober
Treasurer
Queens Pride House
Board of Directors
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