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Employees Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund Inc. Sharon McGowan

Sharon McGowan

Key employee

CSO and Legal Director (Outgoing) at Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund Inc.

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. Published on January 25, 2026.

$172,617
2022

Total compensation

Sharon McGowan has been listed as an employee of Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund Inc. in Form 990 filings since fiscal year 2018. Total compensation for Sharon McGowan has decreased by 34.3% from 2018 to 2022.

Annual compensation details

$172,617
-50%
CSO and Legal Director (Outgoing)
2022
$161k org
40 hrs/wk
$12k other
--
$345,335
+11.2%
Chief Strategy Officer
2021
$259k org
40 hrs/wk
$87k other
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Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Sharon McGowan to:

2022

Other employees at Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund Inc.

Kevin Jennings
Chief Executive Officer
$506,136
$420,889 from orgNo related comp$85,247 other
Joshua Pushkin
CDO
$329,112
$320,774 from orgNo related comp$8,338 other
Jennifer Carol Pizer
Chief Legal Officer
$275,551
$257,426 from orgNo related comp$18,125 other
Camilla Taylor
Director for Litigation
$236,862
$222,960 from orgNo related comp$13,902 other
Amanda Wyatt
Chief Financial Officer
$217,225
$203,997 from orgNo related comp$13,228 other
James Ferg Cadima
Director for Legal MGMT and OP
$216,811
$210,319 from orgNo related comp$6,492 other
Kristine Andrea Kippins
Director for Policy
$215,267
$200,068 from orgNo related comp$15,199 other
Willard L Dumas III
Director of Leadership Gifts
$203,677
$192,013 from orgNo related comp$11,664 other
Mildred Perez
Director People and Culture (Outgoing)
$200,382
$192,922 from orgNo related comp$7,460 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2022 Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund Inc. 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2021 Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund Inc. 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2020 Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund Inc. 990 published

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