Transgender Law Center

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2005

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Shelby Chestnut

Phone

5105879696

Tax Period

2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

Transgender Law Center, founded in 2005, is a mid-sized nonprofit in the Civil Rights & Advocacy sector that reported $15.7M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue decreased 16% compared to the prior year. Expenses of $18.1M exceeded revenue, resulting in a 15% operating deficit.

Mission

Transgender Law Center TLC changes law, policy and attitudes so that all people can live safely, authentically, and free from discrimination regardless of their gender identity or expression.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $3,465,595 Revenue: $10,000

POLICY & 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 Midwest. TLC is collaborating with key partners in the South to center the leadership and expertise of Southern trans policy groups and advocates to build a shared strategy to counter the intensity of the backlash against trans people.

Program 2

Expenses: $2,417,515

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

Program 3

Expenses: $1,928,160 Revenue: $218,284

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.

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $14,273,673

Program Service Revenue $228,284

Investment Income $1,230,002

Other Revenue $-72,150

TOTAL REVENUE $15,659,809

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $2,504,259

Salaries & Benefits $8,189,121

Fundraising Expenses $1,996,167

Program Expenses $13,340,547

Other Expenses $7,347,485

TOTAL EXPENSES $18,078,690

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$15,659,809	$18,537,203	-0.2%
Expenses	$18,078,690	$13,575,797	+0.3%
Net Income	$-2,418,881	$4,961,406	-1.5%

Key Indicators

✓ Grants to Organizations ✓ Grants to Individuals ✓ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✓ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✓ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$1,171,708

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Shelby Chestnut	Executive Dir.	40.00	Officer	$224,783	$17,672	$242,455
Oluchi Omeoga BLMP Co-	Director	40.00	Officer	$181,090	$28,664	$209,754
Rose Berry BLMP Co-	Director	40.00	Officer	$167,323	$18,557	$185,880
Nolizwe Nondabula BLMP Co-	Director	40.00	Officer	$161,840	$22,400	$184,240
Bran Fenner Managing	Director	40.00	Officer	$147,205	$28,782	$175,987
Billie Chen FinanceOper	Director	40.00	Officer	$143,384	$30,008	$173,392
Lynly Egyes	Legal Director	40.00		$137,604	$30,477	$168,081
Emem Maurus	Project Legal Dir.	40.00		$128,988	$26,905	$155,893
Meera Vaidyanathan	Development Dir.	40.00		$135,406	$18,786	$154,192
Sue Yacka-Bible	Dir Communications	40.00		$125,351	$22,328	$147,679
Harry Itie	BLMP Comm. Dir.	40.00		$126,441	$17,180	$143,621
Imara Jones Chair	Director	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Chinyere EzieVice Ch	Director	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Phillipe CunninghamVice Ch	Director	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Ana Conner Secretary	Director	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Myles Paisley Treas	Director	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Diamond Collier	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Alic Shook	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Louis Porter II	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Sunu Chandy	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Beckham Rivera	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ebony Harper	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Morgan Darby	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jayy Covert	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Daroneshia Duncan-Boyd	Director	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Gwendolyn Rogers	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	$15,659,809	$18,078,690	$37,700,839	$-2,418,881
2023	$18,537,203	$13,575,797	$40,240,583	$4,961,406
2022	$16,836,191	$10,180,064	$34,566,798	$6,656,127
2021	$14,579,673	$7,352,451	$25,939,960	$7,227,222
2021	$14,579,673	$7,352,451	$25,939,960	$7,227,222
2020	$18,901,863	$5,591,004	$18,939,780	$13,310,859
2020	$19,101,863	$5,591,004	$19,139,780	$13,510,859
2019	$5,748,364	$5,201,783	$5,060,191	$546,581
2018	$5,286,269	$4,524,064	$4,511,840	$762,205
2017	$5,177,871	$3,914,099	$3,529,410	$1,263,772