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The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Inc

501(c)(4) organization Washington, DC EIN: 52-0789800 Website

To promote the enactment and enforcement of effective civil and human rights legislation and policy.

Key facts about The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Inc

EIN
52-0789800
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024
Total assets
$2,992,479

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$3.0M

-23.8% YoY

Revenue

$2.3M

+17.6% YoY

Net Investment Income

$45K

+0.3% YoY

Expenses

$3.3M

+7.9% YoY

How The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Inc gives

  • Giving fell 85% from 2020 to 2023. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Inc

Based on IRS filings

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Inc is a public charity, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $3.0M in total assets. Net investment income was $45K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

WashingtonHarrisburgNew YorkPhoenixTempe

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K1 grant2020 0 grants2021 6 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2023) to $680K (2022). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 8 (75%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2024.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$2,992,479$3,926,019$4,987,175
Revenue$2,300,697$1,955,679$4,583,910
Expenses$3,255,248$3,016,248$4,563,471
Net Investment Income$44,863$44,742$9,937

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 9, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 19, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 22, 2024)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Inc is led by Maya Wiley See Sch O., President & CEO on every filing since 2023; 12 of 44 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Maya Wiley See Sch O.

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2023

    8 hrs/week

    $79K (2023) → $69K (2024)

  • Judith L. Lichtman

    Chair

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kanya Bennett

    Managing Director & Govt. Affairs

    New on the 2024 filing

    16 hrs/week

    $74K (2024)

  • Anjali Thakur-Mittal

    Mng Director Field & Member Ser

    Managing Director - Field → Managing Director, Field & Member Svcs, 2023

    Managing Director, Field & Member Svcs → Mng Director Field & Member Ser, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    4 hrs/week

    $8K (2021) → $21K (2024)

  • Lena Zwarensteyn

    Senior Director & Fair Courts

    Senior Director & Fair Courts Program → Senior Director & Fair Courts, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    $22K (2021) → $9K (2024)

  • Anthony Romero

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christian F. Nunes

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David H. Inoue

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janet Murguia

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John C. Yang

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Rice

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marc Morial

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maria Town

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Kay Henry

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rabbi Jonah Pesner

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randi Weingarten

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Damon Hewitt

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fawn Sharp

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gloria Blackwell

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jocelyn Frye

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jonathan Greenblatt

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Liz Shuler

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Abed Ayoub

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janai Nelson

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelley Robinson

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Pringle

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Svante Myrick

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shawn Fain

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • April Verrett

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Celina Stewart

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Larry Wright Jr.

    Director

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Corrine Yu

    Senior Advisor

    Senior Program Dr & Interim Executive Vice President Campaigns → Senior Adv to President & Interim Executive Vice President Campaigns, 2021

    Senior Adv to President & Interim Executive Vice President Campaigns → Senior Advisor, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    8 hrs/week

    $34K (2020) → $40K (2024)

  • Jesselyn McCurdy

    Executive Vice President & Government Affairs

    Executive Vice President - Government Affairs → Executive Vice President & Government Affairs, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    16 hrs/week

    $90K (2022) → $100K (2024)

  • Pam Giller

    Vice President & Development

    Vice President of Development → Vice President & Development, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    8 hrs/week

    $33K (2022) → $41K (2024)

  • Alicia King

    Vice President, People & Culture

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    $7K (2023) → $11K (2024)

  • Chris Canning See Sch O.

    Executive Vice President & COO

    On filings since 2023

    6 hrs/week

    $29K (2023) → $41K (2024)

  • Eunic Epstein-Ortiz

    Executive Vice President & Committee

    Executive Vice President & Communications → Executive Vice President & Committee, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    10 hrs/week

    $62K (2023) → $54K (2024)

  • Khalid Pitts

    Executive Vice President, Campaigns & Programs

    New on the 2024 filing

    8 hrs/week

    $52K (2024)

  • Michael Clausell

    Controller

    New on the 2024 filing

    4 hrs/week

    $19K (2024)

  • Derrick Johnson

    Vice Chair

    Director → Vice Chair, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Fatima Goss Graves

    Secretary

    Director → Vice Chair, 2021

    Vice Chair → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lee A. Saunders

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Saenz

    Vice Chair

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Margaret Huang

    Vice Chair

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (45)
  • Former: Monica Woods (2020–2023) — Executive Vice President Emeritus
  • Former: Ravi Shankar (2020–2023) — Vice President & Finance
  • Former: Virginia Kase Solomon (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Addie Whisenant (2023) — Chief of Staff
  • Former: Anita Banerji Sr Director (2023) — Media & Tech Program
  • Former: Erica Southerland (2023) — Md & Communications
  • Former: Vanessa Gonzalez Evp Field (2023) — Member Services
  • Former: Rahul Randhava (2020–2022) — Senior Policy Counsel
  • Former: Shinichi Inouye (2020–2022) — Executive Vice President - Communications
  • Former: Vanessa Gonzalez (2020–2022) — Executive Vice President - Field
  • Former: Ray Curry (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: Wade Henderson (2021–2022) — Int President & CEO
  • Former: Anita Banerji (2022) — Senior Director, Media & Tech Programs
  • Former: Maya Wiley (2022) — President & CEO
  • Former: Scott Simpson (2022) — Managing Director - Campaigns & Programs
  • Former: Alphonso David (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Becky Pringle (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Hannah Fried (2020–2021) — Director - All Voting Is Local
  • Former: Hilary Shelton (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Lashawn Warren (2020–2021) — Executive Vice President - Gov. Affairs
  • Former: Samer Khalaf (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Sherrilyn Ifill (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Virginia Kase (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Ben Jealous (2021) — Director
  • Former: David Stacy (2021) — Director
  • Former: Elizabeth King (2021) — Senior Director & Education Program
  • Former: Kiersten Thornton (2021) — Vice President, People & Culture
  • Former: Mara Youdelman (2021) — Director
  • Former: Sakira Cook (2021) — Senior Director & Justice Program
  • Former: Vanita Gupta See Sch O. (2021) — President & CEO
  • Former: Allyn Brooks-Lasure (2020) — Executive Vice President - Communications
  • Former: Ashley Allison (2020) — Executive Vice President - Campaigns
  • Former: Debra L. Ness (2020) — Director
  • Former: Gabrielle Sherb (2020) — Vice President of Development
  • Former: Kevin Allis (2020) — Director
  • Former: Kimberly Churches (2020) — Director
  • Former: Kristen Clarke (2020) — Director
  • Former: Lily Eskelsen Garcia (2020) — Director
  • Former: Michael B. Keegan (2020) — Director
  • Former: Michael Zubrensky (2020) — Senior Counsel
  • Former: Richard L. Trumka (2020) — Director
  • Former: Rory Gamble (2020) — Director
  • Former: Tamara Chrisler (2020) — Managing Director - Policy
  • Former: Toni Van Pelt (2020) — Director
  • Former: Vanita Gupta (2020) — President & CEO

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Jesselyn McCurdy — EVP, Government Affairs: $100KJesselyn McCurdyEVP, Government Affairs$100KKanya Bennett — Managing DIR., Govt. Affairs: $74KKanya BennettManaging DIR., Govt. Affairs$74KMaya Wiley See Sch O — President & CEO: $69KMaya Wiley See Sch OPresident & CEO$69KEunic Epstein-Ortiz — EVP, Comm. (Until 9/2024): $54KEunic Epstein-OrtizEVP, Comm. (Until 9/2024)$54KKhalid Pitts — EVP, Campaigns and Programs: $52KKhalid PittsEVP, Campaigns and Programs$52KPam Giller — VP, Development: $41KPam GillerVP, Development$41KChris Canning See Sch O — EVP & COO: $41KChris Canning See Sch OEVP & COO$41KCorrine Yu — Senior Advisor: $40KCorrine YuSenior Advisor$40KAnjali Thakur-Mittal — MNG DIR. (Int VP) Field & Mem Ser: $21KAnjali Thakur-MittalMNG DIR. (Int VP) Field & Mem…$21KMichael Clausell — Controller (Interim VP, May-SEP): $19KMichael ClausellController (Interim VP, May-SEP)$19KAlicia King — VP, People and Culture: $11KAlicia KingVP, People and Culture$11KLena Zwarensteyn — Senior Director, Fair Courts: $9KLena ZwarensteynSenior Director, Fair Courts$9K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $100K, to Jesselyn McCurdy (EVP, Government Affairs). 12 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Inc

How large is The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Inc?

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Inc reported $3.0M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.3M.

Where does The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Inc operate?

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Inc has awarded grants in Arizona, District of Columbia, New York, Pennsylvania.

What is The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Inc's EIN?

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 52-0789800. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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