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Transgender Law Center
Transgender Law Center reported $15.7 million in revenue and $18.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2024. Of every $100 it spent, $73.79 went to program services, $15.17 to management and general costs and $11.04 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 91.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $242,455 (Executive Dir.). 41 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 172% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Form 990, 2024.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $18MFor context, the median across 132 covered civil rights, social action & advocacy charities: $84.11 programs, $11.40 management, $4.49 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2024 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $16M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$90.73 $14M
- Program service revenue$1.45 $228K
- Investment income$7.82 $1.2M
Other revenue was negative: −$72,150. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2024 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 73.8% | 82.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 15.2% | 11.1% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 11.0% | 4.4% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.14 | $0.05 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 91.1% | 94.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 1.5% | 0.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $242,455 | $321,771 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.34% | 1.81% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 41 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 23.1 | 10.5 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2024 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expensePOLICY & ORGANIZING: TLC provided training, convening and strategy opportunities to hundreds of transgender leaders, and built capacity of allies in related social justice movements to support this work through an array of programs. The organization worked in coalition to engage leaders from across the country to educate the public regarding its expansive vision and to build movement alignment. To protect youth, TLC has played a critical national support, coordination, and convening role, working with groups where the attacks against trans people are centered, especially in the South and the…
BLACK LGBTQIA+ MIGRANT PROJECT: The Black LGBTQIA+ Migrant Project (BLMP) builds and centers the power of Black LGBTQIA+ migrants to ensure the liberation of all Black people through organizing and base-building, deportation defense, and strategic communications. BLMP uses leadership development, capacity building, and organizing to address the ways in which Black LGBTQIA+ migrants are criminalized by the legal and immigration systems and marginalized in the broader migrant community as well as in racial and economic justice movements
LEGAL PROGRAM: TLC's legal program succeeded in a variety of efforts to pursue legal protections for trans people. This included class action suits to ensure proper treatment in prisons, challenging overreach by governmental entities acting against organizations that support trans individuals, and filing amicus briefs to ensure courts hear important arguments on behalf of trans people. The organization's free, national legal Helpdesk and its Prison Mail Program responded to thousands of requests. Further, TLC incubates projects providing legal and humanitarian assistance to individuals in need
Highest reported compensation
2024 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Dir. Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $224,783 | $0 | $17,672 | $242,455 |
| Director Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $181,090 | $0 | $28,664 | $209,754 |
| Director Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $167,323 | $0 | $18,557 | $185,880 |
| Director Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $161,840 | $0 | $22,400 | $184,240 |
| Director Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $147,205 | $0 | $28,782 | $175,987 |
| Director Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $143,384 | $0 | $30,008 | $173,392 |
| Legal Director Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $137,604 | $0 | $30,477 | $168,081 |
| Project Legal Dir. Listed in Part VII, 40.00 hrs/week | $128,988 | $0 | $26,905 | $155,893 |
41 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Transgender Law Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $832K (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2024 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b15 · 15 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 562
- Volunteers Part I, line 620
Private foundation grants it received
62 private foundations reported grants to Transgender Law Center totaling $5.8M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Transgender Law Center's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Transgender Law Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Transgender Law Center's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2024, Transgender Law Center reported that 73.8% of its $18.1 million in expenses went to program services, 15.2% to management and general and 11.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Transgender Law Center pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Transgender Law Center reported for one person in calendar year 2024 was $242,455, for the role of Executive Dir. (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Transgender Law Center get its money?
Of $15.7 million in revenue in calendar year 2024, 91.1% came from contributions and grants and 1.5% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Transgender Law Center a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 05-0544006 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202503159349302675 · read the filing · XML
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202413209349322791 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202303199349321265 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021 (amended), object 202340739349301134 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020 (amended), object 202233199349323803 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202043219349302034 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 05-0544006: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.