GLSEN

At-A-Glance

Issue Areas: LGBT Policy
Location: New York, NY View on map
Tax ID: 04-3234202
Most Recent Filing: 2025
Budget (2025): Assets: $5,171,314 Revenue: $5,713,939 Expenses: $8,209,428

GLSEN is an education organization that focuses on sexual and gender harassment.

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2025 $5,171,314 $5,713,939 $8,209,428 View
2024 $7,694,404 $6,083,798 $10,764,845 View
2023 $12,353,161 $7,006,897 $10,019,891 View
2022 $14,742,914 $8,016,006 $8,064,779 View
2021 $15,015,297 $9,169,692 $6,872,994 View
2020 $12,697,873 $13,377,715 $7,184,721 View

Prior year filings: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Revenue Detail

Expenses Detail

Employee Compensation

  • Number of Employees: 42

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Melanie Willingham-JaggersEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$333,882
David EngDEPUTY DIRECTOR$233,894
Carolina FloresDIRECTOR OF FINANCE$196,938
Paul Irwin-DudekDEPUTY DIRECTOR$164,653
Brian DittmeierDIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY$152,668
Shweta MoorthyDIRECTOR OF RESEARCH$148,198
Brigid Mary PalcicDEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT$143,341
Kristen JonesDIRECTOR OF YOUTH PROGRAMS$142,461
Aaliyah FelizDIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS$138,480
Aaron RidingsCHIEF OF STAFF (THRU 1/24)$16,059

Grant Activity

All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $45,495,442
  • Number of Grants: 1,081
  • Number of Funders: 309

Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$6,000,5002020 National Philanthropic TrustPublic, societal benefit
$6,000,0002020 MacKenzie ScottMacKenzie Scott made an unrestricted grant of $6,000,000 to GLSEN. Mission: GLSEN believes that every student has the right to a safe, supportive, and LGBTQ-inclusive K-12 education. As a national network of educators, students, and local GLSEN Chapters we work to educate schools to cultivate a safe and supportive environment for all students, regardless of race, ability, sexual-orientation, gender-identity or expression.
$1,500,0002021 The Bob & Renee Parsons FoundationSupporting the Arizona Chapter. LGBTQ+. General Operating Support
$500,0002020 Berlanti Family FoundationGeneral & Unrestricted
$434,0002024 The Columbus FoundationSOCIAL SERVICES
$425,0002021 Wells Fargo FoundationGLSEN General Operations
$300,0002023 The Ford FoundationGeneral support to ensure that every member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.
$201,0002021 Community Foundation for Greater BuffaloUNRESTRICTED USE; IN MEMORY OF
$149,6642022 American Online Giving Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT
$143,2772023 American Online Giving Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT
$130,0002021 Gill FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
$126,9952020 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$125,0002020 Jonathan Logan Family FoundationSIXTH SEASON OF MAKING GAY HISTORY
$117,3252022 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$117,1232024 American Online Giving Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT
$115,4432021 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
$105,8552023 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$100,0002021 Lego Community Fund US IncGLSEN LEARNING THROUGH PLAY PARTNERSHIP
$100,0002020 Gill FoundationGENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT INCLUDING COVID-19 RESPONSE
$85,8442025 American Online Giving Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT
$77,4752021 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$75,0002023 Ulta Beauty Charitable FoundationAWARENESS
$75,0002021 The Columbus FoundationSOCIAL SERVICES
$69,1602020 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.Public, societal benefit
$67,6482021 American Online Giving Foundation IncGENERAL SUPPORT

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $49,500
  • Number of Grants: 10
  • Number of Recipients: 8

Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$5,0002020 SIECUSSummit sponsorship
$1,0002020 Missouri Courage ScholarshipStudentscholarship for 2020 academic year