Public Charity

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC

SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC, of MONTGOMERY, AL, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $149.6M in revenue, $127.9M in expenses, $921.8M in total assets. 1,157 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $129.0M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 630598743 MONTGOMERY, AL Public Interest Law NTEE: I83 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$149.6M
Total Expenses$127.9M
Total Assets$921.8M
Grant Records1,157
Funding Total$129.0M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER IS A CATALYST FOR RACIAL JUSTICE IN THE SOUTH AND BEYOND, WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITIES TO DISMANTLE WHITE SUPREMACY, STRENGTHEN INTERSECTIONAL MOVEMENTS, AND ADVANCE THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF ALL PEOPLE.

Where $100 goes at Southern Poverty Law Center Inc

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

$72 Programs the work itself
$14 Management running the organization
$14 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $72 for programs

$40
Public information
56% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 200,000 teachers
$32
Legal
44% of program spending
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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

FORMER ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, SIFI MANAGEMENT (THROUG Anjali J Nair
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Arun Kandel
INTERIM PRESIDENT/CEO Bryan Fair
DIRECTOR Charles V Taylor Jr
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Cherry Gamble
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER Derwyn Bunton

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Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$94,145,356 865 grants
Human & Social Services
$20,509,477 58 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$4,812,022 82 grants
Economic Development
$1,221,652 23 grants
Education
$1,155,093 16 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $149.6M $127.9M $921.8M
2024 $129.1M $129.0M $822.2M
2023 $169.9M $122.1M $749.1M
2022 $140.4M $111.0M $723.5M
2021 $132.8M $106.6M $801.1M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $132.8M to $149.6M (+13%), with total assets most recently reported at $921.8M.

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