Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund
Lambda legal defense and education fund, inc. Is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people, and anyone living with hiv through impact litigation, education, and public policy.
Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund at a glance
In short: Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund gave $9K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in District of Columbia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $9,268
- -69.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $9,268
- -69.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $9,268
- Total assets
- $108,070,194
- +27.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- District of Columbia (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was National Network for Youth ($9K).
Grant Size Distribution
3 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2022) to $450K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $9K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| National Network for Youth Washington, DC | Summit Sponsorship | $9,268 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $108,070,194 | $49,825,428 | $30,544,931 | $9,268 | 1 | $3,374,635 |
| 2024 | $85,034,588 | $58,512,169 | $29,113,596 | $30,000 | 1 | $3,023,509 |
| 2023 | $54,041,188 | $35,364,569 | $25,717,804 | $5,000 | Total only | $4,310,313 |
| 2022 | $44,443,289 | $21,934,531 | $25,172,779 | $5,000 | Total only | $-2,073,688 |
| 2021 | $47,040,601 | $41,684,799 | $22,133,943 | $450,000 | 1 | $4,839,644 |
| 2020 | $29,437,377 | $25,492,804 | $18,172,341 | — | — | $505,394 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund
Based on IRS filings
Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $108.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $9K. Net investment income was $3.4M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund is led by Kevin Jennings, Chief Executive Officer since 2025 (on filings since 2020); 13 of 55 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kevin Jennings
Chief Executive Officer
CEO → Chief Executive Officer, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$344K (2020) → $764K (2025)
Michelle Riley
Board Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2022
Vice Chair → Board Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Camilla Taylor
Dep Legal Director & Litigation
Director of Consitutional → Director for Litigation, 2022
Director for Litigation → Dep Legal Director & Litigation, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$196K (2020) → $319K (2025)
Karen Loewy
Director of Constitutional Law Pract
Senior Counsel & Director Const Law Prac → Director of Constitutional Law Pract, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$176K (2023) → $217K (2025)
Dianne Bell
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ian Tzeng
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Blazek
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Garcia
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wendy Chang
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
William M. Hardin
Director
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angela Lim
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Heather Steans
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Madeline McDonough
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Maureen Bennett
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Wester
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adonica Wada
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Ortiz
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deborah McMurray
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Hager
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda Elliott
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wanda French-Brown
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alan York
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anne White
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Betsy Bernard
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James Dale
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Riccardi
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julius Carter
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nadia Dugal
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dani D'amico
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Martin
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kathleen Pearson
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tashica Amirgholizadeh
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Valerie Sullan
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Audrey Stewart
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brian T. May
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Colin Hosten
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eileen A. Ryan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Greg Proper
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Oot
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rahul Tripathi
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sandy Mollett
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Carol Pizer
Chief Legal Officer
Sc, D Law & Policy → Chief Legal Officer, 2022
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$203K (2020) → $365K (2025)
Amanda Wyatt
Chief Financial Officer
CFO → Chief Financial Officer, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$106K (2021) → $256K (2025)
John E. Roane
Chief Operating Officer
COO → Chief Operating Officer, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$134K (2022) → $335K (2025)
Giilian Michelle Power
Chief Technology Officer
CTO → Chief Technology Officer, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$207K (2023) → $227K (2025)
Marco Chan
Chief of Planning & Program Management
Chief of Plan & Program Management → Chief of Planning & Program Management, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$193K (2023) → $234K (2025)
Cindi A. Creager
Chief Communication Officer
CCO → Chief Communication Officer, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$202K (2024) → $241K (2025)
Paul Castillo
Deputy Legal Director for Legal Education & Publ
Deputy Legal Director → Deputy Legal Director for Legal Education & Publ, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$192K (2024) → $233K (2025)
Josh Pushkin
Chief Development Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$435K (2025)
Ken Upton
Senior Counsel & 1st Amendment Strategist
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$224K (2025)
Marshall Cook
Interim Deputy Legal Director for Policy
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$235K (2025)
Fred Smith
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Angelo
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven W. Thornton
Treasurer
Director → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kecia Reynolds
Vice Chair
Director → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (51)
- Former: Eric Johnson (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Jordan Heinz (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Joshua Pushkin (2020–2024) — CDO
- Former: Lauren Mutti (2020–2024) — Chair
- Former: Willard L. Dumas III (2020–2024) — Director of Leadership Gifts
- Former: Amber Whittington (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Cynthia Hill (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Joanne Herman (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Kelley Cornish (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Kristine Andrea Kippins (2022–2024) — Director for Policy
- Former: Crystal Costello (2023–2024) — Chief of People & Cult.
- Former: Bill Hardin (2024) — Director
- Former: Jeff Souva (2024) — Senior Counsel Director Development
- Former: Angel Burgos (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Beck Fineman (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Beth Meyerson (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Carl Jones Jr. (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Connie Montoya (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Patrick O'Keeffe (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Yemi A. Adegbonmire (2020–2023) — Director
- Former: Greg Nevins (2023) — Senior Counsel
- Former: Danielle Piergallini (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: John Stafstrom (2020–2022) — Chair
- Former: Mildred Perez (2020–2022) — Director People & Culture
- Former: Sharon McGowan (2020–2022) — Cso & Legal Director
- Former: David De Figueiredo (2021–2022) — Vice Chair
- Former: James Ferg Cadima (2022) — Director for Legal Management
- Former: Andrew Mitchell-Namdar (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Annette Cerbone (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Charles Fields (2020–2021) — COO
- Former: David Tsai (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Devin Murphy (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Glen Hessel (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Katrina Quicker (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Kenneth Weissenberg (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Meg Columbia Walsh (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Patrick S. Menasco (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Peter Barbur (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Rachel Goldberg (2020–2021) — Treasurer
- Former: Roderick Hawkins (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Sheri Bonstelle (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Megan Stabler (2021) — Director
- Former: Sean Cottman (2021) — Director of Tech & Cybersecurity
- Former: Sherise Bright (2021) — CCO
- Former: Anne Krook (2020) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: David Defigueiredo (2020) — Vice Chair
- Former: Diana Flynn (2020) — Director of Litigation
- Former: Lawrence Trachtenberg (2020) — Director
- Former: Michelle Waites (2020) — Director
- Former: Todd Sears (2020) — Director
- Former: Vadim Schick (2020) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $764K, to Kevin Jennings (Chief Executive Officer). 13 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund
How much does Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund give each year?
Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund gave $9K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $30K across 1 grant.
How large is Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund?
Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund reported $108.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $49.8M.
What is Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund?
Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in New York, NY. It holds $108.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund operate?
Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund has awarded grants in California, District of Columbia.
What is Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund's EIN?
Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7395681. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 17, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 17, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 17, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 16, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2023
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