Nonprofit · EIN 05-0544006
TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER
Also known as MASEN DAVIS
Tax-exempt · OAKLAND, CA 94612
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $15,659,809 | $18,078,690 | -$2,418,881 | $37,700,839 | $2,922,299 | $34,778,540 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $18,537,203 | $13,575,797 | $4,961,406 | $40,240,583 | $3,192,338 | $37,048,245 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $14,273,673
- Program service revenue
- $228,284
- Investment income
- $1,230,002
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$78,051
- Other revenue
- -$72,150
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,504,259
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $832,487
- Other salaries and wages
- $5,477,253
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $8,189,121
- Professional fundraising fees
- $37,825
- Legal fees
- $380,539
- Accounting fees
- $45,477
- Occupancy
- $428,911
- Travel
- $2,005,138
- Depreciation
- $63,707
- Program services (functional)
- $13,340,547
- Management and general (functional)
- $2,741,976
- Fundraising (functional)
- $1,996,167
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $40,240,583
- Total assets, end of year
- $37,700,839
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,922,299
- Net assets, end of year
- $34,778,540
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $106,984
- Publicly traded securities
- $28,715,265
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $14,459,815
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $20,318,725
- Gross receipts
- $15,754,060
- Employees
- 62
- Volunteers
- 20
- Year formed
- 2005
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby Chestnut | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $224,783 | $17,672 |
| Oluchi Omeoga BLMP Co- | Director Officer | 40 | $181,090 | $28,664 |
| Rose Berry BLMP Co- | Director Officer | 40 | $167,323 | $18,557 |
| Nolizwe Nondabula BLMP Co- | Director Officer | 40 | $161,840 | $22,400 |
| Bran Fenner Managing | Director Officer | 40 | $147,205 | $28,782 |
| Billie Chen FinanceOper | Director Officer | 40 | $143,384 | $30,008 |
| Lynly Egyes | Legal Director | 40 | $137,604 | $30,477 |
| Emem Maurus | Project Legal Dir. | 40 | $128,988 | $26,905 |
| Meera Vaidyanathan | Development Dir. | 40 | $135,406 | $18,786 |
| Sue Yacka-Bible | Dir Communications | 40 | $125,351 | $22,328 |
| Harry Itie | BLMP Comm. Dir. | 40 | $126,441 | $17,180 |
| Imara Jones Chair | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Chinyere EzieVice Ch | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Phillipe CunninghamVice Ch | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ana Conner Secretary | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
11 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myles Paisley Treas | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| Diamond Collier | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Alic Shook | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Louis Porter II | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sunu Chandy | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Beckham Rivera | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ebony Harper | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Morgan Darby | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jayy Covert | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Daroneshia Duncan-Boyd | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| Gwendolyn Rogers | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 25 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Hayashi | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $182,404 | $13,400 |
| Oluchi Omeoga BLMP Co- | Director Officer | 40 | $158,431 | $19,815 |
| Nolizwe Nondabula BLMP Co- | Director Officer | 40 | $163,801 | $11,480 |
| Shelby Chestnut | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $153,000 | $13,832 |
| Rose Berry BLMP Co- | Director Officer | 40 | $161,419 | $4,040 |
| Billie Chen FinanceOper | Director Officer | 40 | $127,523 | $23,973 |
| Bran Fenner | Dir. People & OC | 40 | $125,213 | $21,834 |
| Emem Maurus | Project Legal Dir. | 40 | $120,867 | $22,258 |
| Lynly Egyes | Legal Director | 40 | $125,895 | $16,585 |
| Meera Vaidyanathan | Development Dir. | 40 | $121,360 | $14,946 |
| Sue Yacka-Bible | Dir Communications | 40 | $114,130 | $18,284 |
| Imara Jones Chair | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Chinyere EzieVice Ch | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ana Conner Secretary | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Cori Parrish Treas | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Brielle Darynn | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Theresa Witherspoon | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Alic Shook | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Louis Porter II | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Sunu Chandy | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Beckham Rivera | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ebony Harper | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Morgan Darby | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Myles Paisley | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mat dos Santos | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 70976, OAKLAND, CA 94612-0976
- In care of
- % CHRISTOPHER W DALEY
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Shelby Chestnut, PO BOX 70976, Oakland, CA 94612
- Signed the 990
- Shelby Chestnut, Executive Director
- Phone
- (510) 587-9696
- Website
- www.transgenderlawcenter.org
- Return prepared by
- Cook & Company A Prof Actcy Corporation
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 05-0544006 or by the name TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
Transgender Law Center TLC changes law, policy and attitudes so that all people can live safely, authentically, and free from discrimination regardless of their gender identity or expression.
Program accomplishments
- POLICY & ORGANIZING: TLC provided training, convening and strategy opportunities to hundreds of transgender leaders, and built capacity of allies in related social justice movements to support this work through an array of programs. The organization worked in coalition to engage leaders from across the country to educate the public regarding its expansive vision and to build movement alignment. To protect youth, TLC has played a critical national support, coordination, and convening role, working with groups where the attacks against trans people are centered, especially in the South and the Midwest. TLC is collaborating with key partners in the South to center the leadership and expertise of Southern trans policy groups and advocates to build a shared strategy to counter the intensity of the backlash against trans people.Expenses $3,465,595 · grants $1,461,186 · revenue $10,000
- BLACK LGBTQIA+ MIGRANT PROJECT: The Black LGBTQIA+ Migrant Project (BLMP) builds and centers the power of Black LGBTQIA+ migrants to ensure the liberation of all Black people through organizing and base-building, deportation defense, and strategic communications. BLMP uses leadership development, capacity building, and organizing to address the ways in which Black LGBTQIA+ migrants are criminalized by the legal and immigration systems and marginalized in the broader migrant community as well as in racial and economic justice movementsExpenses $2,417,515 · grants $135,905
- LEGAL PROGRAM: TLC's legal program succeeded in a variety of efforts to pursue legal protections for trans people. This included class action suits to ensure proper treatment in prisons, challenging overreach by governmental entities acting against organizations that support trans individuals, and filing amicus briefs to ensure courts hear important arguments on behalf of trans people. The organization's free, national legal Helpdesk and its Prison Mail Program responded to thousands of requests. Further, TLC incubates projects providing legal and humanitarian assistance to individuals in need.Expenses $1,928,160 · revenue $218,284
- BORDER BUTTERFLIES PROJECTExpenses $1,452,927 · grants $207,000
- NARRATIVE LABExpenses $1,192,978 · grants $490,000
- COMMUNICATIONSExpenses $1,187,578
- DISABILITY JUSTICE PROJECTExpenses $815,588
- POSITIVELY TRANSExpenses $445,004
- TRUTH/GENDER JUSTICE LEADERSHIP PROJECTExpenses $327,062 · grants $210,168
- BLACK TRANS CIRCLESExpenses $108,140
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 05-0544006
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2005
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Civil rights, social action and advocacy (R26)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $37,700,839
- Income (IRS master file)
- $15,754,060
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $15,659,809 | $18,078,690 | $37,700,839 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $18,537,203 | $13,575,797 | $40,240,583 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $16,836,191 | $10,180,064 | $34,566,798 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 05-0544006).
Questions about TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER
- What is the EIN of TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER is 05-0544006.
- Is TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2005.
- Are donations to TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Shelby Chestnut.
- Who are the officers and directors of TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 26 people; 11 received compensation from the organization, the highest $224,783 (Shelby Chestnut, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $15,659,809, expenses of $18,078,690 and total assets of $37,700,839 at year end.
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