Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation does not meet the following 4 Standards for Charity Accountability:
Standard 6 (Board Policy on Effectiveness)
Have a board policy of assessing, no less than every two years, the organization's performance and effectiveness and of determining future actions required to achieve its mission.
GLAAD does not meet this Standard because:
- The board of directors does not have a written policy stating that, at least every two years, an appraisal be done assessing the organization’s performance and effectiveness and determining future actions required to achieve its mission.
Standard 7 (Board Approval of Written Report on Effectiveness)
Submit to the organization's governing body, for its approval, a written report that outlines the results of the aforementioned performance and effectiveness assessment and recommendations for future actions.
GLAAD does not meet this Standard because:
- The organization has not completed an effectiveness assessment in the last two years.
Standard 16 (Annual Report)
Have an annual report available to all, on request, that includes: (a) the organization's mission statement, (b) a summary of the past year's program service accomplishments, (c) a roster of the officers and members of the board of directors, (d) financial information that includes (i) total income in the past fiscal year, (ii) expenses in the same program, fund raising and administrative categories as in the financial statements, and (iii) ending net assets.
GLAAD does not meet this Standard because the 2020 annual report did not include:
- Total expenses for each program in the same categories that appear in the organization’s financial statements (media awards program, media institute program, news and rapid response program, and other program).
- Total fundraising expenses.
- Total administrative expenses.
Standard 17 (Web Site Disclosures)
Include on any charity websites that solicit contributions, the same information that is recommended for annual reports, as well as the mailing address of the charity and electronic access to its most recent IRS Form 990.
GLAAD does not meet this Standard because the organization’s website, https://glaad.org, does not include all of the recommended information for those charity websites that solicit for donations. Specifically, it does not include:
- Electronic access to the organization’s complete 2020 IRS Form 990.
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation meets the remaining 16 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) works across all media to bring people stories from the LGBTQ community that builds support for equality and acceptance of LGBTQ people. GLAAD's entertainment media team advocates for fair, accurate, and inclusive representation of LGBTQ people in the media including film, television, comics, video games and music. The GLAAD Media Institute aims to accelerate acceptance through storytelling and media engagement. The Institute provides activist, spokesperson, and media engagement training and education for LGBTQ and allied community members and organizations desiring to deepen their media impact. GLAAD's News and Rapid Response program works with journalists and print, broadcast, and online news outlets, serving as a resource to newsmakers and ensuring that the news media is accurately and fairly representing LGBTQ people in its reporting. GLAAD's youth engagement program is creating a nationwide network of young LGBTQ and ally activists nationwide who promote LGBTQ acceptance.
For the year ended September 30, 2020, Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation's program expenses were:
Media institute program |
$2,679,722 |
Media awards program |
$2,008,614 |
News and rapid response program |
$1,411,130 |
Other programs |
$582,182 |
Total Program Expenses: |
$6,681,648 |
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Chief Executive
Sarah Kate Ellis, President and Chief Executive Officer
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Compensation*
$400,000
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Chair of the Board
Pamela Stewart
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Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
President, West Operations, North America, Coca-Cola
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Board Size
24
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Paid Staff Size
54
*2019 compensation, as reported by the organization, includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Invitations to fund raising events, Membership appeals, Planned giving arrangements, Cause- related marketing (affinity credit cards, consumer product sales, etc.)
Fundraising costs were 8% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $17,446,396, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation's audited financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2020.
Source of Funds |
Contributions |
$11,589,585 |
Business development |
$4,313,528 |
Special events, net |
$1,356,135 |
In-kind revenue |
$187,148 |
Investment income |
$53,024 |
Miscellaneous income |
$27,470 |
Total Income |
$17,526,890 |
- Programs: 74%
- Fundraising: 16%
- Administrative: 10%
Total Income |
$17,526,890 |
Program expenses |
$6,681,648 |
Fundraising expenses |
$1,470,947 |
Administrative expenses |
$947,324 |
Other expenses |
$0 |
Total expenses: |
$9,099,919 |
Income in Excess of Expenses |
$8,426,971 |
Beginning Net Assets |
$19,645,665 |
Other Changes In Net Assets |
$0 |
Ending Net Assets |
$28,072,636 |
Total Liabilities |
$2,163,995 |
Total Assets |
$30,236,631 |
Note: According to GLAAD's audited financial statements for the year ended September 30, 2020, the organization received in-kind contributions totaling $187,148 in the form of professional legal services.