2025-07-11T12:30:16-05:00 2024-09-30 881478669 CBIZ ADVISORS LLC 1899 L STREET NW 850 WASHINGTON DC 20036 990 2023-10-01 133384027 GLAAD INC GLAA 2126293322 104 W 29TH STREET 4TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10001 ANDRE ALEXANDER CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 2126293322 2025-07-10 1 1 AARON M FOX P01365820 2022274000 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SARAH K ELLIS 104 W 29TH STREET 4TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10001 36091672 0 X WWW.GLAAD.ORG X 1986 DE AS THE WORLD'S LARGEST LGBTQ MEDIA ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION, GLAAD ENSURES FAIR, ACCURATE, AND INCLUSIVE REPRESENTATION THAT LEADS TO 100% ACCEPTANCE. 26 25 87 125 0 0 27724612 14481327 0 1590399 340069 1233205 -2804039 -3669817 25260642 13635114 0 0 0 0 9690450 10649366 0 409421 5237669 11467607 11465344 21158057 22524131 4102585 -8889017 52315761 45527174 3289715 2843313 49026046 42683861 X FOUNDED FORTY YEARS AGO, GLAAD IS THE WORLD'S LARGEST LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, AND QUEER ("LGBTQ") MEDIA ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION PROMOTING AND ENSURING FAIR, ACCURATE, AND INCLUSIVE REPRESENTATION OF PEOPLE AND ISSUES ACROSS ALL FORMS OF MEDIA TO BUILD A CULTURE THAT EMBRACES FULL ACCEPTANCE OF LGBTQ PEOPLE. THROUGH EDUCATION, STORYTELLING, AND ADVOCACY GLAAD REACHES MAINSTREAM AUDIENCES AND BUILDS SUPPORT FOR EQUALITY. 0 0 7805333 MEDIA ADVOCACY GLAAD'S MEDIA ADVOCACY PROGRAMS PLAY A PIVOTAL ROLE IN COMBATING MISINFORMATION AND TELLING DIVERSE STORIES THAT REACH MAINSTREAM AUDIENCES WITH FAIR AND ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ISSUES. AS PART OF GLAAD'S MEDIA ADVOCACY, THE GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS RECOGNIZE FAIR, ACCURATE AND INCLUSIVE MEDIA REPRESENTATIONS OF LGBTQ PEOPLE AND ISSUES. WITH OVER 30 ENGLISH AND SPANISH-LANGUAGE CATEGORIES THAT SPAN ENTERTAINMENT, NEWS, AND NEW MEDIA, THE AWARDS RAISE THE BAR FOR REPRESENTATION ACROSS MEDIA INDUSTRIES. 4799036 1590399 EDUCATION AND TRAININGGLAAD'S EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS TEACH INDIVIDUAL ADVOCATES, AS WELL AS NATIONAL AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, THROUGH BRIEFINGS AND MEDIA TRAINING. THE GLAAD MEDIA INSTITUTE (GMI) ALSO BRIEFS INDUSTRY LEADERS ON CURRENT LGBTQ ISSUES. BY USING THE BEST PRACTICES PERFECTED BY GLAAD FOR 40 YEARS OF MEDIA ADVOCACY, WE EQUIP NEW ADVOCATES TO ACCELERATE ACCEPTANCE AND VISIBILITY. 1576991 RESEARCH AND REPORTSGLAAD'S RESEARCH AND REPORTS PROVIDE DATA AND THOUGHT LEADERSHIP TO MEASURE REPRESENTATION AND PUBLIC SENTIMENT. THE GMI CURRENTLY PRODUCES SEVEN ANNUAL REPORTS ACROSS INDUSTRIES INCLUDING FILM, TV, GAMING, SOCIAL MEDIA, ADVERTISING, AND NEWS. THE GMI ALSO PRODUCES ANNUAL PUBLIC OPINION POLLS THAT MEASURE PUBLIC SENTIMENT OF LGBTQ PEOPLE AND TOPICS SUCH AS HIV. DATA INFORMS GLAAD'S ADVOCACY, OUTREACH, AND MESSAGING. 1471495 CONSULTING AND ADVISORYGLAAD'S CONSULTING AND ADVISORY PROGRAMS PROVIDE MEDIA OUTLETS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHERS WITH EXPERT GUIDANCE ON CURRENT LGBTQ ISSUES, AS WELL AS FAIR AND ACCURATE REPRESENTATION. THE GMI ALSO CONSULTS WITH ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA TO ENSURE STORIES ACCURATELY REFLECT THE COMMUNITY. 1471495 15652855 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 211 0 1 87 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 26 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 AL AK AR CA CO CT FL GA HI IL KS KY LA ME MD MS MI MN MS NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI X X ANDRE ALEXANDER 2126293322 104 W 29TH STREET 4TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10001 SARAH K ELLIS CEO & PRESIDENT 40.00 X X 622972 0 51128 RICHARD P CLARK SR FINANCIAL ADVISOR - 09/24-11/24; BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LIZ JENKINS BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SHARON CALLAHAN DEPUTY CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREA CALISE AUDIT CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANTONIOUS PORCH VICE CHAIR, DEVELOPMENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KEVIN BURKE VICE CHAIR, GOVERNANCE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SAMANTHA HARNETT SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MIKE DOYLE TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JUSTIN BLAKE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHAMEEK BOSE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SAMANTHA BRANK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUAN CARLOS CRUZ BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAEVE DUVALLY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANKIE GRANDE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LIANA GUZMAN WEIS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ADRIENNE HAYES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAMIEN HOOPER-CAMPBELL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID HORNIK BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA LEE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALANA MAYO MEMBER-AT-LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTEL S MILLER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PEPPERMINT MEMBER-AT-LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 EZEKIEL SMITH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 COLLEEN TAYLOR MEMBER-AT-LARGE 1.00 X 0 0 0 TIFFANY R WARREN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DARRA B GORDON DEPUTY PRESIDENT & COO 40.00 X 334234 0 9733 EMILY PLAUCHE CFO - UNTIL 11/23 40.00 X 210946 0 27874 RICHARD J FERRARO CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER 40.00 X 233222 0 21740 GWENDOLYN POINTER EVP OF GMI 40.00 X 255936 0 21147 LAUREN SAMPSON CHIEF DEV. 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X X X X 1 SANKY COMMUNICATIONS INC 360 W 31ST STREET FLOOR 6 NEW YORK NY 10001 PROFESSIONAL FUNDRAISING COUNSEL 0 926355 409421 516934 926355 409421 516934 AL AK AR CA CO CT FL GA HI IL KS KY LA ME MD MS MI MN MS NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI MEDIA AWARDS 3711415 3118915 592500 72000 133566 818887 119949 2314151 OTHER EVENTS (2) 1235539 1191775 43764 3014 335664 275492 104810 134498 4946954 4310690 636264 75014 469230 1094379 224759 2448649 4312031 -3675767 X X X 1 1 X X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 SARAH K ELLIS CEO & PRESIDENT 396572 0 226400 0 0 0 10617 0 40511 0 674100 0 0 0 DARRA B GORDON DEPUTY PRESIDENT & COO 293984 0 40250 0 0 0 8520 0 1213 0 343967 0 0 0 GWENDOLYN POINTER EVP OF GMI 230686 0 25250 0 0 0 14741 0 6406 0 277083 0 0 0 RICHARD J FERRARO CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER 207597 0 25625 0 0 0 15343 0 6397 0 254962 0 0 0 EMILY PLAUCHE CFO - UNTIL 11/23 109135 0 20250 0 81561 0 27874 0 0 0 238820 0 0 0 LAUREN SAMPSON CHIEF DEV. OFFICER - UNTIL 03/24 206180 0 20250 0 0 0 3873 0 619 0 230922 0 0 0 MICHAEL PHILLIP BOWMAN-ZAMORA SR. DIR. OF PEOPLE - UNTIL 03/24 173109 0 9750 0 0 0 4666 0 19285 0 206810 0 0 0 SARAH K KENNEDY VP COMM. & CAMPAIGNS 174686 0 2250 0 0 0 4472 0 19450 0 200858 0 0 0 TRISTAN L MARRA HEAD OF RESEARCH & REPORTS 167241 0 7625 0 0 0 4835 0 18954 0 198655 0 0 0 NICK ADAMS DIR. OF TRANSGENDER REPRESENTATION 161044 0 2625 0 0 0 4520 0 19121 0 187310 0 0 0 ANTHONY A RAMOS VP OF COMM. AND TALENT 161058 0 2625 0 0 0 4685 0 17616 0 185984 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 1A GLAAD PROVIDED PREMIUM AIRFARE SERVICES IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES. GLAAD PROVIDED ECONOMY COMPANION TRAVEL IN ONE CIRCUMSTANCE FOR THE CEO. THIS LIMITED BUSINESS AND COMPANION TRAVEL IS NOT TAXABLE COMPENSATION AS IT IS FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES. GLAAD PROVIDED A HOUSING ALLOWANCE FOR SHORT-TERM PROVINCETOWN LODGING TO THE CEO WHICH WAS ALSO USED FOR BUSINESS PURPOSES. AMOUNT HAS BEEN INCLUDED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO. PART I, LINE 4A THE FOLLOWING SEVERANCE AMOUNTS WERE PAID DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2023: EMILY PLAUCHE, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER - UNTIL 11/23: $81,561 PART I, LINE 7 GLAAD MAKES NON-FIXED PAYMENTS (BONUSES) TO OFFICERS AND EXECUTIVES BASED UPON PERFORMANCE. THE BONUS PAYMENT FOR THE CEO IS APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD. ALL OTHER EXECUTIVE BONUSES ARE DETERMINED BY THE CEO WITHIN A BUDGET SET BY THE BOARD. THE FOLLOWING PERFORMANCE BONUSES WERE PAID DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2023: SARAH K. ELLIS, CEO & PRESIDENT: $176,400 DARRA B. GORDON, DEPUTY PRESIDENT & COO: $40,250 EMILY PLAUCHE, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER - UNTIL 11/23: $20,250 RICHARD J. FERRARO, CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER: $25,625 GWENDOLYN POINTER, EVP OF GMI: $25,250 TRISTAN L. MARRA, HEAD OF RESEARCH & REPORTS: $7,625 SARAH K. KENNEDY, VP COMM. & CAMPAIGNS: $2,250 ANTHONY A. RAMOS, VP OF COMM. AND TALENT: $2,625 NICK ADAMS, DIR. OF TRANSGENDER REPRESENTATION: $2,625 MICHAEL PHILLIP BOWMAN-ZAMORA, SR. DIR. OF PEOPLE, TALENT: $9,750 BONUS & INCENTIVE COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO ON PART III, COLUMN (B)(II) ALSO INCLUDES A $50,000 BONUS FOR ACHIEVING A FUNDRAISING TARGET. X AUCTION ITEMS 14 75014 FMV 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS IS BASED ON THE QUANTITY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO DONATED GOODS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B ONCE THE FORM 990 IS COMPLETED BY THE EXTERNAL AUDIT FIRM, IT IS REVIEWED BY THE CFO AND AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE ORGANIZATION AND MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT AT THEIR NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION AND AGAIN ONCE ANNUALLY AT THE ANNUAL BOARD MEETING. THE SIGNED STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD SECRETARY AND KEPT ON FILE. ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS ARE COVERED UNDER THE POLICY. SHOULD A CONFLICT BE REPORTED, THE BOARD CHAIR REPORTS TO THE FULL BOARD THE NATURE OF THE CONFLICT AND THE NECESSARY RESOLUTION. ANY BOARD MEMBER OR OFFICER WITH A CONFLICT ARE RECUSED FROM VOTING ON ANY MATTERS PERTAINING TO THE ISSUE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 PRESIDENTIAL COMPENSATION IS MANAGED BY THE BOARD CHAIR AND RATIFIED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD AND GOVERNED THROUGH A HIRING CONTRACT. COMPENSATION OF OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE PRESIDENT AND CFO. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE FORM 990 AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE GLAAD.ORG WEBSITE. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 2,745,451. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 169,276. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 655,858. TOTAL EXPENSES 3,570,585. EMPLOYEE RECRUITMENT: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 362,829. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 54,467. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 150,215. TOTAL EXPENSES 567,511. PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 70,834. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 10,633. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 29,326. TOTAL EXPENSES 110,793.