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Organizations Crime & Legal Southern Poverty Law Center Inc.

Southern Poverty Law Center Inc.

Fiscal year ending 2017. Filed on March 14, 2018.

PO Box 548
Montgomery, Alabama 36104

Southern Poverty Law Center Inc. (EIN: 63-0598743) has filed an IRS Form 990 since at least fiscal year 2016. In its fiscal year 2017 IRS Form 990 filing, Southern Poverty Law Center Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 11 out of 302 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $223,381. The highest compensated employee at Southern Poverty Law Center Inc. is Morris Dees with fiscal year 2017 compensation of $396,136.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$136,373,624

Expenses

$59,784,321

Employee compensation

$23,869,485
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Morris Dees
Chief Trial Counsel
$396,136
$357,834 No related comp$38,302
Richard Cohen
President and Chief Executive Officer
$390,686
$350,589 No related comp$40,097
Wendy Via
Chief Development and Commun
$260,146
$224,536 No related comp$35,610
Rhonda Brownstein
Legal Director
$248,255
$213,454 No related comp$34,801
Teenie Hutchison
Secretary and Treasurer
$185,502
$159,556 No related comp$25,946
Heidi Beirich
Director-Intel Project
$170,814
$149,499 No related comp$21,315
Lisa Graybill
Deputy Legal Director
$167,889
$146,416 No related comp$21,473
Mark Potok
Senior Fellow
$164,926
$138,159 No related comp$26,767
Maureen Costello
Director of Teaching Tolerance
$163,454
$136,933 No related comp$26,521
David Dinielli
Deputy Legal Director
$157,201
$137,156 No related comp$20,045
Lisa Sahulka
Former Chief Operating Officer
$152,177
$134,194 No related comp$17,983

Benchmark Employee Compensation

Non-Employee Board Members

Alan Howard
Director
Bennett Grau
Director
Bryan Fair
Director
Elden Rosenthal
Director
Ellen Sudow
Director
Henry Solano
Director
Howard Mandell
Director
James McElroy
Director
James Rucker
Director
Jocelyn Benson
Director
Karen Baynes-Dunning
Director
Lida Orzeck
Director

Contractors

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$580,320
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$518,950
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$291,057

Mission Statement

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.

Revisions to this organization profile

April 29, 2025:
2024 Southern Poverty Law Center Inc. 990 filed
February 13, 2024:
2023 Southern Poverty Law Center Inc. 990 filed
February 15, 2023:
2022 Southern Poverty Law Center Inc. 990 filed

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