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TRANSGENDER LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND INC

EIN 04-3762842 NEW YORK, NY

Revenue 2024
$2,128,674
Expenses 2024
$6,144,972

Program services were 82.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection
03
Street
520 EIGHTH AVENUE 2204

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE TRANSGENDER LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATION FUND IS COMMITTED TO ENDING DISCRIMINATION BASED ON GENDER IDENTITY AND EXPRESSION, AND TO ACHIEVING EQUALITY FOR TRANSGENDER PEOPLE THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION, TEST-CASE LITIGATION, DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES AND PUBLIC POLICY EFFORTS.

  • THE IMPACT LITIGATION PROGRAM SEEKS TO EXPAND AND SAFEGUARD LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR TRANSGENDER AND NON-BINARY PEOPLE IN FEDERAL AND STATE COURTS AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE PROGRAM IS TO SECURE COMPREHENSIVE PROTECTIONS FOR TRANSGENDER AND NON-BINARY PEOPLE BY ESTABLISHING PRECEDENTS IN HEALTH CARE, EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS AMONG OTHER ISSUES.

    Expenses $1,292,690 · Grants $10,000 · Revenue $8,500

  • THE TRANS HEALTH PROJECT TAKES A COMPREHENSIVE, SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO EXPANDING ACCESS TO TRANSGENDER-RELATED HEALTH CARE BY EDUCATING AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS ABOUT THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS; CULTIVATING A ROBUST MOVEMENT TO ACHIEVE HEALTH CARE EQUITY; EXPANDING ENFORCEMENT OF EXISTING LEGAL PROTECTIONS; AND DRIVING CLINICAL POLICY CHANGES AMONG INSURANCE CARRIERS.

    Expenses $679,520

  • THE NAME CHANGE PROJECT PROVIDES PRO BONO LEGAL NAME CHANGE SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME TRANSGENDER AND NON-BINARY PEOPLE THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH SOME OF THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS LAW FIRMS AND CORPORATE LAW DEPARTMENTS. FOR MANY TRANSGENDER PEOPLE, SECURING A LEGAL NAME CHANGE IS A SIGNIFICANT STEP TOWARDS ENSURING THEIR LEGAL IDENTITIES MATCH THEIR AUTHENTIC SELVES. TLDEF PROVIDES ITS CLIENTS WITH ACCESS TO PRO BONO LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO NAVIGATE THE PROCESS AND SUCCESSFULLY SECURE A LEGAL NAME CHANGE.

    Expenses $475,379

  • THE PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM LEVERAGES TLDEF'S STAFF EXPERTISE ON A RANGE OF ISSUES TO EMPOWER TRANSGENDER AND NON-BINARY PEOPLE WHO ARE OFTEN ROUTINELY SUBJECT TO DISCRIMINATION. TLDEF SEEKS TO BUILD THE COMPETENCY AND EXPERTISE OF INDIVIDUAL ATTORNEYS, LAW FIRMS, AND BUSINESS LEADERS COMMITTED TO BETTER SERVING TRANSGENDER AND NON-BINARY PEOPLE THROUGH "KNOW YOUR RIGHTS" WORKSHOPS, CORPORATE TRAININGS, AND CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES. TLDEF DISSOLVED AS OF 9/30/2024 AND TRANSFERRED ITS REMAINING ASSETS TO A4TEF.

    Expenses $2,608,118 · Grants $2,236,449

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

  • Jay Austin

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Dolph Goldenburg

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kate Traub

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrea Jenkins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Andrea Marra

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $343,209
    From this org
    $306,458
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,751
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $236,458
    Bonus
    $70,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $9,194
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,557
    Filer's total
    $343,209

  • Maxwell Scales

    DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $188,539
    From this org
    $164,095
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,444
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $146,095
    Bonus
    $18,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,923
    Nontaxable benefits
    $19,521
    Filer's total
    $188,539

  • Jonathan Adams

    DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $142,643
    From this org
    $119,552
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,091
    Hours/week
    40

  • Z Gabriel Arkles

    CO-INTERIM LEGAL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $159,079
    From this org
    $127,771
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $31,308
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $113,271
    Bonus
    $14,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,833
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,475
    Filer's total
    $159,079

  • Ezra Cukor

    CO-INTERIM LEGAL DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $147,156
    From this org
    $116,181
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,975
    Hours/week
    40

  • Alana Jochum

    DIRECTOR OF POLICY

    Total calculated
    $139,921
    From this org
    $116,910
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $23,011
    Hours/week
    40

  • Sue Lee Troutman

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $136,610
    From this org
    $113,712
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,898
    Hours/week
    40

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

  • 2024
    Revenue
    $2,128,674
    Expenses
    $6,144,972
    Contributions
    $2,133,157
    Grants paid
    $2,246,449
  • 2023
    Revenue
    $3,686,651
    Expenses
    $4,319,123
    Contributions
    $3,780,524
    Grants paid
    $0
  • 2022
    Revenue
    $5,667,640
    Expenses
    $2,711,330
    Contributions
    $5,805,082
    Grants paid
    $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

  • 2021 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,457,191
    Expenses
    $2,175,630
    Assets (EOY)
    $2,092,096

  • 2020 · 990

    Revenue
    $2,563,830
    Expenses
    $1,502,693
    Assets (EOY)
    $1,952,614

  • 2019 · 990

    Revenue
    $1,023,929
    Expenses
    $1,051,451
    Assets (EOY)
    $720,436

  • 2018 · 990

    Revenue
    $831,823
    Expenses
    $786,402
    Assets (EOY)
    $793,066

  • 2017 · 990

    Revenue
    $789,044
    Expenses
    $879,022
    Assets (EOY)
    $674,489

  • 2016 · 990

    Revenue
    $734,748
    Expenses
    $611,880
    Assets (EOY)
    $756,798

  • 2015 · 990

    Revenue
    $447,568
    Expenses
    $400,540
    Assets (EOY)
    $644,537

  • 2014 · 990

    Revenue
    $469,383
    Expenses
    $321,815
    Assets (EOY)
    $604,306

  • 2013 · 990

    Revenue
    $514,043
    Expenses
    $215,283
    Assets (EOY)
    $419,111

  • 2012 · 990

    Revenue
    not reported
    Expenses
    $163,591
    Assets (EOY)
    $112,749

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

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Grants received

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

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Not present in the most recent drop.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.