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Organizations Crime & Legal Southern Poverty Law Center Inc.

Southern Poverty Law Center Inc.

Fiscal year ending 2018. Filed on January 30, 2019.

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 2018 IRS Form 990 filing, Southern Poverty Law Center Inc., a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, reported compensation for 10 out of 360 total employees. Among the employees shown here, the average compensation is $243,552. The highest compensated employee at Southern Poverty Law Center Inc. is Morris Dees with fiscal year 2018 compensation of $416,948.

Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation

Revenue

$121,975,162

Expenses

$74,970,297

Employee compensation

$29,201,238
Revenue, expenses, and employee compensation over time

Reported Compensated Employees

Morris Dees
Chief Trial Counsel
$416,948
$375,181 No related comp$41,767
Richard Cohen
President and Chief Executive Officer
$407,541
$364,799 No related comp$42,742
Wendy Via
Chief Development and Commun
$284,749
$244,922 No related comp$39,827
Rhonda Brownstein
Legal Director
$252,780
$222,606 No related comp$30,174
Teenie Hutchison
Secretary and Treasurer
$200,252
$172,517 No related comp$27,735
Mark Potok
Former Senior Fellow
$180,300
$162,020 No related comp$18,280
Heidi Beirich
Director-Intel Project
$178,582
$155,699 No related comp$22,883
Lisa Graybill
Deputy Legal Director
$175,156
$152,464 No related comp$22,692
Maureen Costello
Director of Teaching Toler
$173,332
$143,983 No related comp$29,349
David Dinielli
Deputy Legal Director
$165,881
$144,405 No related comp$21,476

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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$503,684
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$431,950
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$266,619

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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