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Employees Animal Legal Defense Fund Inc. Stephen Wells

Stephen Wells

Officer

Executive Director at Animal Legal Defense Fund Inc.

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. Published on January 24, 2026.

$230,522
2019

Total compensation

Stephen Wells has been listed as an employee of Animal Legal Defense Fund Inc. in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Stephen Wells has increased by 11.6% from 2016 to 2019.

Annual compensation details

$230,522
+3.3%
Executive Director
2019
$210k org
40 hrs/wk
$21k other
--
$223,162
+4.1%
Executive Director
2018
$204k org
40 hrs/wk
$20k other
--

Total compensation by year

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2019

Other employees at Animal Legal Defense Fund Inc.

Janiec Gutierrez
Chief Operating Officer
$170,257
$154,377 from orgNo related comp$15,880 other
Mark Walden
Chief Program Officer
$166,073
$143,846 from orgNo related comp$22,227 other
Carter Dillard
Senior Policy Advisor
$144,451
$130,520 from orgNo related comp$13,931 other
Elizabeth Putsche
Communications Director
$126,405
$113,365 from orgNo related comp$13,040 other
Matthew Liebman
Litigation Director
$126,337
$113,799 from orgNo related comp$12,538 other
Kristin Lauhn-Jensen
Development Director
$116,776
$111,337 from orgNo related comp$5,439 other
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January 24, 2026:
2019 Animal Legal Defense Fund Inc. 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2018 Animal Legal Defense Fund Inc. 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2017 Animal Legal Defense Fund Inc. 990 published

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