Program areas at Transgender Law Center
BLACK LGBTQIA+ MIGRANT PROJECT: In 2023, BLMP deepened engagement of our 300+ national members via an increasing diversity of virtual programming including political and popular education; wellness & healing justice programming; and an immigration legal education series. These efforts strengthen member analysis, resilience, and capacity to navigate immigration systems that affect their own lives. Held third cohort of "Fierce Freedom School" (with Transgender Law Center) for Black trans women; met with program alums and redesigned the program as "Fierce & Free" for Black trans people of all genders; had overwhelming response to first "Fierce & Free " application process. This program builds leadership and organizing skills. Cont'd at Schedule O
LEGAL PROGRAM: TLC?s legal team continued to litigate a range of cases that are having a real impact. Examples of recent successes and ongoing cases include the following: Criminalization of Self-Defense - Victory!: Black and Brown transgender women are being murdered at an alarming rate, yet when they fight back, they are too often arrested for assault or murder. "B" is a Black trans woman in Tennessee who was charged with second-degree murder. We were consulted by her attorney in 2019 and discovered that she was a survivor of human trafficking by multiple people in her life, and that the person she had killed was trafficking her into sex work. Cont'd at Schedule O
POLICY & ORGANIZING: The Trans Agenda for Liberation (TA4L) Coalition helped trans organizers and our allies highlight not only challenges trans people face but the many solutions we envision. In the last 12 months, we have onboarded 14 new members. Founding coalition members were featured in the "As Big as the Sky" short film by TLC which highlights the intergenerational wisdom that TLC is cultivating. We have heard from high-school-age trans youth planning national marches about how the TA4L pillars helped them to center marginalized and criminalized trans people of color in their outreach, strategy, and calls to action. We have heard from trans groups planning townhalls aimed at addressing anti-Black, anti-immigrant, and anti-trans policing practices using the TA4L's messaging. Cont'd at Schedule O
Grants made by Transgender Law Center
Who funds Transgender Law Center
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Transgender Law Center
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Shelby Chestnut | Executive Director | $153,000 | 2024-11-15 |
| Nolizwe Nondabula | BLMP Director Finance and Operations | $129,106 | 2022-12-31 |
| Sue Yacka-Bible | Director Communications / Director of Communications | $114,130 | 2023-12-31 |
| Meera Vaidyanathan | Development Director / Director of Development | $121,360 | 2023-12-31 |
| Bran Fenner | Director People and Oc / Director of People and Organizational Culture / People and Org Director | $125,213 | 2023-12-31 |
| ...and 5 more key personnel |
Financials for Transgender Law Center
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $17,293,653 | $16,457,177 | 5.1% |
| Program services | $10,373 | $65,556 | -84.2% |
| Investment income and dividends | $1,246,527 | $321,002 | 288.3% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $-66,775 | $-10,200 | -554.7% |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $0 | $1,462 | -100% |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $53,425 | $1,194 | 4374.5% |
| Total revenues | $18,537,203 | $16,836,191 | 10.1% |
Organizations like Transgender Law Center
| Organization | Type | Location | Revenue |
|---|
| National LGBTQ Task Force | 501(c)(3) | Washington, DC | $9,092,543 |
| Services and Advocacy for Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Elders | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $17,179,548 |
| Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $25,260,642 |
| Equality Florida Institute | 501(c)(3) | St Petersburg, FL | $7,075,880 |
| Human Rights Campaign Foundation | 501(c)(3) | Washington, DC | $21,374,576 |
| LGBTQ Victory Institute | 501(c)(3) | Washington, DC | $5,007,099 |
| Out and Equal | 501(c)(3) | Oakland, CA | $11,965,810 |
| The San Diego Lesbiangay Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center | 501(c)(3) | San Diego, CA | $12,583,075 |
| Astraea Lesbian Foundation For Justice | 501(c)(3) | New York, NY | $10,051,851 |
| Trevor Project | 501(c)(3) | West Hollywood, CA | $83,834,544 |
Data update history
February 14, 2025
Updated personnel
Identified 4 new personnel
January 3, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
Nonprofit Types
Grantmaking organizationsSocial advocacy organizationsHuman rights organizationsCivil rights and social justice organizationsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanitiesHuman rightsLGBTQ
Characteristics
LobbyingFundraising eventsOperates internationallyGala fundraisersTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- PO Box 70976
- Oakland, CA 94612
- Metro area
- San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA
- County
- Alameda County, CA
- Website URL
- transgenderlawcenter.org/Â
- Phone
- (510) 587-9696
- Facebook page
- translawcenterÂ
- Twitter profile
- @translawcenterÂ
IRS details
- EIN
- 05-0544006
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 2005
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- R26: LGBT Rights
- NAICS code, primary
- 813319: Social Advocacy Organizations
- Parent/child status
- Independent
California AB-488 details
- AB 488 status
- May Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes
- Charity Registration status
- Current
- FTB status revoked
- Not revoked
- AG Registration Number
- 129957
- FTB Entity ID
- 2627930
- AB 488 data last updated ("as-of") date
- 2025-03-19
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