Public Charity

GLSEN INC

GLSEN INC is a Public Charity headquartered in NEW YORK, NY. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $5.7M revenue, $8.2M expenses, $5.2M total assets. 133 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $13.5M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 043234202 NEW YORK, NY Intergroup & Race Relations NTEE: R30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.7M
Total Expenses$8.2M
Total Assets$5.2M
Grant Records133
Funding Total$13.5M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

GLSEN WORKS TO MAKE K-12 EDUCATION INCLUSIVE SAFE & AFFIRMING FOR ALL STUDENTS BECAUSE NO YOUNG PERSON SHOULD HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN THEIR WELLBEING AND AN EDUCATION. GLSEN'S PROGRAMS, CAMPAIGNS, AND INITIATIVES IMPROVE EDUCATION EXPERIENCES AND LIFE OUTCOMES FOR STUDENTS BY CLEARING A PATH TO LEADERSHIP, TRANSFORMING THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS, AND ENSURING THAT ALL STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO AN EDUCATION IN AN ENVIRONMENT FREE FROM HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION.

Where $100 goes at Glsen Inc

How Glsen Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$72 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$16 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $72 for programs

$43
Community mobilization department provides capacity building support, technical assistance, and strategic planning guidance to volunteers, chapter leaders and community-based advocates working to create safe, affirming and inclusive schools…
60% of program spending
$17
Communications and public voice department provides the public, press and Glsen constituents with regular communications and creates marketing and promotional materials about Glsen, inc.'S mission and efforts to…
24% of program spending
$8
Glsen's education program department and youth programs department mobilize educators and LGBTQ+ young people in schools to advocate for positive school transformation and the implementation of best practices…
11% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Aaliyah Feliz
CHIEF OF STAFF (THRU 1/24) Aaron Ridings
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC POLICY Brian Dittmeier
DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT Brigid Mary Palcic
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Carolina Flores
BOARD DIRECTOR Christopher C Strazzella

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$12,347,544 105 grants
Human & Social Services
$648,100 4 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$134,000 5 grants
Education
$75,000 4 grants
Economic Development
$60,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $5.7M $8.2M $5.2M
2024 $6.1M $10.8M $7.7M
2023 $7.0M $10.0M $12.4M
2022 $8.0M $8.1M $14.7M
2021 $9.2M $6.9M $15.0M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $9.2M to $5.7M (-38%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.2M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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