Organizations Filed Purposes:
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.
SEE FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1.
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 PEOPLE BY ESTABLISHING PRECEDENTS - PARTICULARLY IN HIGH-BARRIER STATES - IN HEALTH CARE, EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, AND PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS AMONG OTHER ISSUES. IN 2019, TLDEF FILED LITIGATION IN NORTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, NEW YORK, AND PENNSYLVANIA.
THE NAME CHANGE PROJECT PROVIDES A VITAL LEGAL SERVICE TO LOW-INCOME TRANSGENDER AND NONBINARY PEOPLE WHO RESIDE IN GEORGIA, ILLINOIS, MICHIGAN, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, AND WISCONSIN. FOR MANY TRANSGENDER PEOPLE, SECURING A LEGAL NAME CHANGE IS A SIGNIFICANT STEP TOWARDS ENSURING THEIR LEGAL IDENTITIES MATCH THEIR AUTHENTIC SELVES. TLDEF PROVIDES IT'S CLIENTS WITH ACCESS TO PRO BONO LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO NAVIGATE THE PROCESS AND SUCCESSFULLY SECURE A LEGAL NAME CHANGE.
THE PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM LEVERAGES TLDEF'S STAFF EXPERTISE ON A RANGE OF ISSUES TO EMPOWER TRANSGENDER PEOPLE WHO ARE OFTEN ROUTINELY SUBJECT TO DISCRIMINATION. TLDEF ALSO SEEKS TO BUILD THE COMPETENCY AND EXPERTISE OF INDIVIDUAL ATTORNEYS, LAW FIRMS, AND BUSINESS LEADERS COMMITTED TO BETTER SERVING TRANSGENDER AND NON-BINARY PEOPLE. TLDEF PRIMARILY CENTERS ITS PUBLIC EDUCATION ACTIVITIES ON "KNOW YOUR RIGHTS" WORKSHOPS, CORPORATE TRAININGS, AND CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Andrea Hong Marra | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $140,000 |
| Anne Tompkins | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| C Riley Snorton | DIRECTOR (START 4/19) | 1 | $0 |
| Sean Madden | DIRECTOR (START 11/19) | 1 | $0 |
| Andrea Jenkins | DIRECTOR (START 11/19) | 1 | $0 |
| Maeve Cunningham | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sean Coleman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Frederick Alexander | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Catharine Hough | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Alaina Kupec | CO-CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Joseph A Hall | CO-CHAIR (UNTIL 12/19) | 2 | $0 |
| Katherine Cooper | CO-CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
Data for this page was sourced from XML published by IRS (
public 990 form dataset) from:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/irs-form-990/202012699349300006_public.xml