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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NATIONAL CENTER FOR LGBTQ RIGHTS.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,440,008
Total expenses
$5,908,986
Contributions and grants received
$4,290,113
Grants paid
$42,599
Program service revenue
$46,069
Investment income
$150,797
Other revenue
-$46,971
Total assets, end of year
$5,220,037
Total liabilities, end of year
$517,776
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,702,261
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,382,159
Management and general expenses
$826,971
Fundraising expenses
$699,856
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,382,159

Program services were 74.2% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $163,294

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $4,126,819

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $262,652

  • 2a · Program service revenue: PROGRAM REVENUE

    total $22,536 · related or exempt $22,536

  • 2b · Program service revenue: FISCAL SPONSORSHIP REV

    total $13,533 · related or exempt $13,533

  • 2c · Program service revenue: CASE FEES

    total $10,000 · related or exempt $10,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $146,004 · excluded $146,004

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $4,555 · excluded $4,555

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $461,781

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $456,988

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $4,793

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $4,793 · excluded $4,793

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $222,298

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $163,294

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $280,747

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$58,449 · excluded -$58,449

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $10,886

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $11,038

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total -$152 · excluded -$152

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $7,075 · excluded $7,075

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $7,075

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $42,599 · program services $42,599

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $589,084 · program services $439,304 · management and general $89,868 · fundraising $59,912

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,829,344 · program services $2,258,762 · management and general $254,997 · fundraising $315,585

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $98,254 · program services $70,846 · management and general $14,184 · fundraising $13,224

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $490,027 · program services $358,503 · management and general $68,317 · fundraising $63,207

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $242,220 · program services $181,546 · management and general $28,426 · fundraising $32,248

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $52,999 · program services $52,999

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $117,340 · program services $1,259 · management and general $115,929 · fundraising $152

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $1,500 · management and general $1,500

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $54,341 · fundraising $54,341

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $440,446 · program services $269,095 · management and general $116,315 · fundraising $55,036

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,508 · program services $1,237 · management and general $122 · fundraising $149

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $113,629 · program services $44,504 · management and general $67,575 · fundraising $1,550

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $188,986 · program services $129,603 · management and general $10,960 · fundraising $48,423

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $254,913 · program services $209,824 · management and general $20,290 · fundraising $24,799

  • 17 · Travel

    total $145,773 · program services $133,271 · management and general $8,363 · fundraising $4,139

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $26,132 · program services $2,022 · fundraising $24,110

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $30,750 · program services $25,330 · management and general $2,439 · fundraising $2,981

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $43,183 · program services $15,497 · management and general $27,686

  • 24a · Other expenses: FISCAL SPONSORSHIP EXPE

    total $125,435 · program services $125,435

  • 24b · Other expenses: CASE EXPENSES

    total $20,523 · program services $20,523

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $190,615 · end of year $2,550

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,031,246 · end of year $1,122,385

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $614,421 · end of year $309,150

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $7,211 · end of year $7,840

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $36,120 · end of year $106,780

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $241,211

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $174,262

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $62,863 · end of year $66,949

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $3,299,178 · end of year $3,419,159

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $363,441 · end of year $185,224

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $331,693 · end of year $342,267

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $2,323 · end of year $2,507

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $351,627 · end of year $173,002

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,704,944 · end of year $3,815,816

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,214,508 · end of year $886,445

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR LESBIAN RIGHTS (NCLR) IS A NATIONAL LEGAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ACHIEVING FULL CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, AND QUEER (LGBTQ) PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THROUGH IMPACT LITIGATION, PUBLIC POLICY WORK, DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES, AND COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC EDUCATION.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ORGANIZATION MISSION STATEMENT CONTINUATION. THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR LESBIAN RIGHTS (NCLR) IS A NATIONAL LEGAL ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ACHIEVING FULL CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS FOR LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, AND QUEER (LGBTQ) PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH IMPACT LITIGATION, PUBLIC POLICY WORK, DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES, AND COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC EDUCATION.

  • LEGAL: IN NOVEMBER OF 2023, NCLR FILED A PETITION ASKING THE US SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW THE SIXTH CIRCUIT'S DECISION IN DOE V. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY WHICH CHALLENGES A BAN ON HEALTHCARE FOR TRANSGENDER YOUTH IN THAT STATE. WHILE THE SUPREME COURT DID NOT TAKE THE KENTUCKY CASE, NCLR SUPPORTED THE APPEAL OF A SIMILAR CASE OUT OF TENNESSEE. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST CASE INVOLVING TRANSGENDER YOUTH EVER HEARD BY THE HIGH COURT.NCLR SUSTAINED ONGOING LITIGATION AGAINST ALABAMA'S LAW THAT MAKES IT A FELONY TO PROVIDE MEDICALLY NECESSARY HEALTH CARE TO TRANSGENDER YOUTH, ARIZONA'S SURGICAL REQUIREMENT FOR CORRECTING BIRTH CERTIFICATES, AND SPORTS BAN IN ARIZONA (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)AND UTAH ON BEHALF OF TRANSGENDER GIRLS. NCLR WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN REACHING A POSITIVE SETTLEMENT IN FLORIDA'S "DON'T SAY GAY OR TRANS" LAW, WHICH WAS RESOLVED IN MARCH OF 2024. NCLR CONTINUES TO REPRESENT A LESBIAN SPOUSE IN OKLAHOMA IN APPEALING A TRIAL COURT DECISION IN WHICH A JUDGE REFUSED TO APPLY THE PRESUMPTION THAT BOTH SPOUSES ARE LEGAL PARENTS OF A CHILD BORN DURING MARRIAGE AND INSTEAD RULED THE SPERM DONOR IS THE CHILD'S LEGAL PARENT.

    Expenses $2,810,805 · Revenue $32,536

  • BORN PERFECT: NCLR'S BORN PERFECT INITIATIVE PROVIDED PUBLIC EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE-LEVEL ACTIVISTS ADVOCATING AGAINST CONVERSION THERAPY, ACHIEVING STATEWIDE BANS IN MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, UTAH AND WASHINGTON. BORN PERFECT ALSO SECURED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER IN ARIZONA, AND AN ADMINISTRATIVE BAN SIGNED BY GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO IN PENNSYLVANIA. ADDITIONAL LEGISLATIVE WORK INCLUDED AIDING IN THE PASSAGE OF A YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, ORDINANCE AGAINST CONVERSION THERAPY; ADVOCATING FOR ORDINANCES AND STATEWIDE LEGISLATION IN KANSAS AND ARIZONA; AND INTERVENING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE TO BLOCK AN EFFORT TO REPEAL THE STATE'S BAN ON CONVERSION THERAPY. WE MONITORED 20 STATE BILLS THAT DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY SOUGHT TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT CONVERSION THERAPY. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)THE INITIATIVE TRACKED MORE THAN 5,300 SUSPECTED CONVERSION THERAPY PROVIDERS AND 1,278 ORGANIZATIONS IN ALL 50 STATES THAT SUPPORT OR CONDUCT CONVERSION THERAPY, AND CONTINUED TO CULTIVATE THE BORN PERFECT SURVIVOR NETWORK, CURRENTLY AT 399 MEMBERS.

    Expenses $488,208

  • YOUTH: IN ADDITION TO ONGOING LITIGATION IMPACTING YOUTH CLIENTS, NCLR ENGAGES IN EDUCATION AND COALITION BUILDING AROUND ISSUES THAT IMPACT LGBTQ YOUTH BY SERVING ON SEVERAL NATIONAL AND STATE COMMITTEES ORGANIZING FOR BETTER POLICIES AND PROTECTIONS FOR SYSTEM INVOLVED YOUTH, INCLUDING THE ADVANCING RACIAL EQUITY ALLIANCE, AND THE JUVENILE REGULATIONS 4,382,159. 702,615. 42,599. 13,533. ADDITIONALLY, NCLR STAFF PROVIDES CLE TRAININGS TO ATTORNEYS WORKING DIRECTLY WITH AFFECTED YOUTH. NCLR IS AN IMPORTANT LEADER IN RESPONDING TO STATE-LEVEL EFFORTS TO MARGINALIZE HEALTHCARE AND WEAPONIZE SCHOOL SPORTS AS PART OF A BROAD ATTACK ON THE WELLBEING AND INCLUSION OF (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) TRANSGENDER YOUTH. THIS YEAR NCLR PARTNERED WITH DESIGN AND PR FIRM EDELMAN TO CREATE A SHORT FILM HIGHLIGHTING THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHCARE ACCESS FOR TRANSGENDER KIDS WITH OUR CLIENTS TO CREATE HEALTHCARE IS CARING. THIS AWARD-WINNING FILM, DIRECTED BY ZEN PACE (THEY/THEM), SHOWS THAT TRANSGENDER CHILDREN CAN THRIVE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES WITH THE SUPPORT OF THEIR PARENTS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, AND DON'T NEED THE GOVERNMENT TO REGULATE THEIR CARE.

    Expenses $380,531

  • ALL OTHER PROGRAMS

    Expenses $702,615 · Grants $42,599 · Revenue $13,533

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Imani Rupert-Gordon

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $309,241
    From this org
    $289,138
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $20,103
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $289,138
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,103
    Filer's total
    $309,241

  • Dulce Garcia

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Elisa Diana Huerta

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Elizabeth Kim

    CO-CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Karen Bowen

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Dom Brassey

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Jamila Cambridge

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jen Cornell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Zoe Dunning

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Erin Fahy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Amanda Hamilton

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Saydeah Howard

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • A Sparks

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Hillary Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Shannon Minter

    LEGAL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $311,538
    From this org
    $265,779
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $45,759
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $265,779
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $45,759
    Filer's total
    $311,538

  • Christopher F Stoll

    SENIOR STAFF ATTORNEY

    Total calculated
    $229,672
    From this org
    $198,557
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,115
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $198,557
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,115
    Filer's total
    $229,672

  • Julianna S Gonen

    FEDERAL POLICY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $206,547
    From this org
    $175,388
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,159
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $175,388
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,159
    Filer's total
    $206,547

  • Shin-Ming Wong

    DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY JUSTICE AND ACCESS

    Total calculated
    $170,014
    From this org
    $159,559
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,455
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $159,559
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,455
    Filer's total
    $170,014

  • Shauna R Madison

    VP OF PEOPLE, CULTURE AND EQUITY & COMPLIANCE COUN

    Total calculated
    $176,447
    From this org
    $158,514
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,933
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $158,514
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $17,933
    Filer's total
    $176,447

  • Lisa A Oman

    VP OF FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION

    Total calculated
    $168,087
    From this org
    $154,330
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,757
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $154,330
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $13,757
    Filer's total
    $168,087

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • NCLR SOCIAL JUSTICE FUND

    501(C)(4) · ADVOCATE FOR LGBTQ RIGHTS · CA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by NATIONAL CENTER FOR LESBIAN RIGHTS

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
3 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501069349301300

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