THE LAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND, INC. IS A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO ACHIEVING FULL RECOGNITION OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF LESBIANS, GAY MEN, BISEXUALS, TRANSGENDER PEOPLE AND ANYONE LIVING WITH HIV THROUGH IMPACT LITIGATION, EDUCATION AND PUBLIC POLICY WORK.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 14 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
| Base salary | Bonus | Other compensation | Benefits | Executive compensation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chief Legal Officer key employee $452k $488k | |||||
Dir. for Litigation highest compensated employee $305k $330k | |||||
CTO key employee $294k $318k | |||||
Chief of People & Cult. (outgoing) key employee $265k $286k | |||||
Chief of Plan & Prog Mgmt. key employee $258k $279k | |||||
Dir. for Policy highest compensated employee $249k $269k | |||||
Senior Counsel Dir. Dev. highest compensated employee $238k $257k | |||||
Dir. of Leadership Gifts highest compensated employee $232k $250k | |||||
Cco key employee $231k $250k | |||||
Deputy Legal Director highest compensated employee $226k $244k | |||||
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 41 unpaid individuals.
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Climbed 64%
over 2 years
From $506k in 2022 to $832k in 2024.
Estimated with New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Revenue and expenses over time
LAMBDA LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUCATION FUND INC reported revenue and expenses across 3 filing years.
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