San Francisco, CA

QCC-THE CENTER FOR LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER ART & CULTURE

EIN 94-3227839

Arts, Culture & Heritage Community Arts & Public Programs LGBTQ+ communities

Mission

Queer Cultural Center invests in, produces, and presents queer art that transforms culture across the Bay Area. The organization builds archives and infrastructure to document queer cultural presence and to ensure continued visibility and support for queer and trans artists.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About QCC-THE CENTER FOR LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER ART & CULTURE

QCC (Queer Cultural Center) is a San Francisco–based 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization that supports, produces, and presents LGBTQIA2S+ art and artists. The organization provides programming, fiscal sponsorship, professional-development for artists, and curatorial platforms—most notably the long-running National Queer Arts Festival.

In the last 2–3 years QCC has relaunched and expanded its Creating Queer Communities artist-development program (2024 onward), restructured its festival activity into seasonal festivals (Fall and Spring), and continued to provide fiscal sponsorship and capacity-building services to hundreds of queer-led projects and artists. QCC remains an active grantee partner with state and local arts funders and a visible incubator for emerging queer arts organizations.

Notable achievements

National Queer Arts Festival (NQAF)

Operates a long-running, high-profile festival celebrating queer artists; in 2024–2025 QCC moved to seasonal festival cycles (Fall and Spring) and continued to present dozens of projects and artists across Bay Area venues.

Fiscal sponsorship incubator

Provides fiscal sponsorship and capacity-building services that have incubated and advanced numerous queer-led organizations and projects (including organizations such as QWOCMAP, RADAR Productions, Fresh Meat, and Peacock Rebellion) and hundreds of individual artists.

Creating Queer Communities relaunch and expansion

Relaunched and expanded the Creating Queer Communities artist-development program beginning in 2024, adding an advanced second level, paid stipends, and public presentation opportunities (including artist commissions tied to the Spring festival).

At a glance

Total assets: $983K
Annual revenue: $1.3M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 94-3227839
Location: San Francisco, CA
Website: queerculturalcenter.org
On Mahalo since: April 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Designated a 501(c)(3) nonprofit since 1995 and publicly listed in major nonprofit databases with Form 990 filings showing continued operating revenue (most recently reporting roughly $1.29M in FY2024).

Named grantee of state and local arts funders (including California Arts Council awards) and supported by regional funders such as the Horizons Foundation.

Recognized locally as a central institution in Bay Area queer arts — long-standing public festivals, artist pipelines, and archival/curatorial work have made QCC a visible community arts infrastructure for LGBTQIA2S+ creators.

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