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← LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE EDUCATION FUND INC

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE EDUCATION FUND INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$16,882,818
Total expenses
$21,309,073
Contributions and grants received
$16,396,389
Grants paid
$2,745,000
Program service revenue
$6,000
Investment income
$483,334
Other revenue
-$2,905
Total assets, end of year
$57,635,563
Total liabilities, end of year
$11,806,207
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$45,829,356
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$15,877,430
Management and general expenses
$4,250,520
Fundraising expenses
$1,181,123
Program service expenses (Part III)
$15,877,430

Program services were 74.5% 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

    $578,275

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $15,818,114

  • 2a · Program service revenue: CONTRACT REVENUE

    total $6,000 · related or exempt $6,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $836,971 · excluded $836,971

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $40,662,169

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

    securities $41,015,806

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$353,637

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$353,637 · excluded -$353,637

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $16,500

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

    $578,275

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $39,505

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$23,005 · excluded -$23,005

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $11,516 · excluded $11,516

  • 11b · Other revenue: HONORARIA

    total $8,584 · excluded $8,584

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $20,100

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $2,745,000 · program services $2,745,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,719,562 · program services $721,724 · management and general $735,065 · fundraising $262,773

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $7,903,772 · program services $5,722,353 · management and general $1,642,796 · fundraising $538,623

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $435,072 · program services $311,193 · management and general $97,361 · fundraising $26,518

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $851,628 · program services $602,703 · management and general $188,295 · fundraising $60,630

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $750,163 · program services $508,715 · management and general $179,627 · fundraising $61,821

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $36,806 · management and general $21,497 · fundraising $15,309

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $63,486 · management and general $63,486

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $53,402 · fundraising $53,402

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $99,867 · management and general $99,867

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $3,261,669 · program services $2,722,661 · management and general $528,037 · fundraising $10,971

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $630,245 · program services $629,131 · management and general $1,114

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $83,383 · program services $51,119 · management and general $27,658 · fundraising $4,606

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $590,535 · program services $460,067 · management and general $86,281 · fundraising $44,187

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $902,203 · program services $570,757 · management and general $267,644 · fundraising $63,802

  • 17 · Travel

    total $283,681 · program services $254,142 · management and general $17,892 · fundraising $11,647

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $256,457 · program services $236,424 · management and general $17,816 · fundraising $2,217

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $152,363 · program services $96,387 · management and general $45,201 · fundraising $10,775

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $53,451 · management and general $53,451

  • 24a · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $238,225 · program services $204,497 · management and general $25,143 · fundraising $8,585

  • 24b · Other expenses: PAYROLL FEES

    total $78,845 · management and general $78,845

  • 24c · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT

    total $69,080 · program services $25,116 · management and general $39,162 · fundraising $4,802

  • 24d · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $49,498 · program services $14,761 · management and general $34,282 · fundraising $455

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $680 · program services $680

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $114,488 · end of year $115,862

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $6,856,526 · end of year $6,892,632

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $8,379,231 · end of year $5,094,529

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $41,613 · end of year $59,011

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $198,590 · end of year $266,738

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

    $1,583,910

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

    $1,233,653

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $443,870 · end of year $350,257

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $35,561,674 · end of year $37,303,203

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $8,371,831 · end of year $7,553,331

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,851,012 · end of year $1,435,625

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $1,752,500 · end of year $1,571,875

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $9,678,937 · end of year $8,798,707

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $30,150,841 · end of year $31,369,746

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $16,534,533 · end of year $14,459,610

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

BUILD PUBLIC WILL FOR FEDERAL POLICIES THAT PROMOTE AND PROTECT CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS, AND EMPOWER AND MOBILIZE ADVOCATES AROUND THE COUNTRY TO PUSH FOR PROGRESSIVE CHANGE IN THE UNITED STATES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • CENSUS & DATA EQUITY: THIS PROGRAM WORKS TO ACHIEVE MORE ROBUST AND INCLUSIVE DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND REPORTING - INCLUDING THROUGH THE DECENNIAL CENSUS AND AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY- IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY AND REMEDY DISPARITIES THAT UNDERMINE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND HARM MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. THE PROGRAM IS BUILDING OFF THE SUCCESSFUL WORK TO ACHIEVE AN ACCURATE AND INCLUSIVE COUNT IN THE 2020 CENSUS TO DEVELOP A CONTINUOUS AND INFORMED CENSUS STRATEGY BETWEEN DECENNIAL COUNTS THAT INVOLVES PUBLIC EDUCATION, COMMUNICATIONS OUTREACH, AND FIELD MOBILIZATION. THE PROGRAM IS ALSO EXPANDING ITS FOCUS BEYOND OUR CENSUS WORK TO ACHIEVE BETTER DATA COLLECTION POLICIES AND PRACTICE MORE BROADLY IN A NUMBER OF AREAS, INCLUDING HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE.

    Expenses $4,350,345 · Grants $2,680,000

  • COMMUNICATIONS: THROUGH STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS INCLUDING THE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION, VIDEOS, FACT-SHEETS, TOOLS AND TRAININGS, THE EDUCATION FUND IS SHIFTING THE NARRATIVE ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS TO GAIN PUBLIC WILL IN OUR FIGHT TOWARDS JUSTICE.

    Expenses $1,857,434

  • VOTING RIGHTS: THE EDUCATION FUND'S VOTING RIGHTS PROGRAM AIMS TO WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE NATION TO MODERNIZE ELECTIONS AND BUILD A 21ST CENTURY DEMOCRACY - A DEMOCRACY WHERE ALL OF OUR VOICES ARE HEARD.

    Expenses $1,329,549

  • CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND POLICING: TRANSFORMING THE LEGAL SYSTEM TO ENSURE EQUAL JUSTICE, ACCOUNTABILITY, AND THE PROTECTION OF CIVIL RIGHTS, AND PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITIES AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS TO RETHINK PUBLIC SAFETY AND RENEW TRUST IN POLICING.

    Expenses $1,272,586 · Grants $65,000

  • CAPACITY BUILDING

    Expenses $1,030,381

  • MEDIA AND TECH PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE ROLLOUT OF THE CENTER ON CIVIL RIGHTS AND TECHNOLOGY IN SEPTEMBER 2023.

    Expenses $990,743

  • FIELD SERVICES

    Expenses $986,712

  • OTHER PROGRAMS, INCLUDING IMMIGRATION, HEALTH CARE, ECONOMIC SECURITY, HOUSING, INTERNSHIPS, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION ON CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES.

    Expenses $916,925 · Revenue $6,000

  • GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

    Expenses $873,990

  • FAIR COURTS

    Expenses $805,455

  • EDUCATION EQUITY

    Expenses $772,107

  • FIGHTING HATE AND BIAS; HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAMS

    Expenses $691,203

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

Listed in Part VII

  • James Rucker

    CHAIR (UNTIL 04/2023), THEN DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Dorian Warren

    DIRECTOR (UNTIL 04/2023), THEN CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • John Relman

    TREASURER (UNTIL 04/2023), THEN DIR.

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Susan Thomas

    DIR. (UNTIL 04/2023), THEN TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Elizabeth Birch

    DIR. (UNTIL 04/2023), THEN SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cathy Albisa

    DIRECTOR (FROM 10/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Michael D Calhoun

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Gara Lamarche

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Judith L Lichtman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Alexis McGill Johnson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ana L Oliveira

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Spencer Overton

    DIRECTOR (FROM 10/2023)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jocelyn Sargent

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Maya Wiley

    PRESIDENT & CEO

    Total calculated
    $276,793
    From this org
    $264,899
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,894
    Hours/week
    30

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $264,899
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,894
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $276,793

  • Chris Canning

    EVP & COO (FROM 02/2023)

    Total calculated
    $224,635
    From this org
    $212,205
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,430
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $212,205
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,430
    Filer's total
    $224,635

  • Ravi Shankar

    VP, FINANCE

    Total calculated
    $230,130
    From this org
    $201,094
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,036
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $201,094
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,146
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,890
    Filer's total
    $230,130

  • Alicia King

    VP, PEOPLE AND CULTURE

    Total calculated
    $221,960
    From this org
    $211,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,460
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $211,500
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,841
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,619
    Filer's total
    $221,960

  • Pam Giller

    VP, DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $193,575
    From this org
    $167,326
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,249
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $167,326
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,231
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,018
    Filer's total
    $193,575

  • Vanessa Gonzalez Evp Field

    AND MEMBER SERVICES (UNTIL 06/2023)

    Total calculated
    $152,397
    From this org
    $137,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,397
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $137,000
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,080
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,317
    Filer's total
    $152,397

  • Addie Whisenant

    CHIEF OF STAFF (FROM 05/2023)

    Total calculated
    $151,000
    From this org
    $148,741
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $2,259
    Hours/week
    38

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $148,741
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,259
    Filer's total
    $151,000

  • Jesselyn McCurdy

    EVP, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $149,627
    From this org
    $136,254
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,373
    Hours/week
    20

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $136,254
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,875
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,498
    Filer's total
    $149,627

  • Eunic Epstein-Ortiz

    EVP, COMMUNICATIONS (FROM 03/2023)

    Total calculated
    $119,445
    From this org
    $115,158
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,287
    Hours/week
    25

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $115,158
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $4,287
    Filer's total
    $119,445

  • Monica Woods

    EVP EMERITUS

    Total calculated
    $242,964
    From this org
    $213,223
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $29,741
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $213,223
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,953
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,788
    Filer's total
    $242,964

  • Anjali Thakur-Mittal

    MANAGING DIR., FIELD & MEMBER SVCS

    Total calculated
    $197,842
    From this org
    $166,386
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,456
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $166,386
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,262
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,194
    Filer's total
    $197,842

  • Anita Banerji Sr Director

    MEDIA & TECH PROGRAM (UNTIL 11/2023)

    Total calculated
    $163,530
    From this org
    $155,013
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,517
    Hours/week
    35

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $155,013
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,517
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $163,530

  • Corrine Yu

    SENIOR ADVISOR

    Total calculated
    $163,208
    From this org
    $147,272
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,936
    Hours/week
    30

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $147,272
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,556
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,380
    Filer's total
    $163,208

  • Erica Southerland

    MD, COMMUNICATIONS (UNTIL 11/2023)

    Total calculated
    $138,658
    From this org
    $120,727
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,931
    Hours/week
    25

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $120,727
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,454
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,477
    Filer's total
    $138,658

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 · 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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
22 October 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202422969349301517

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