Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund Inc.

“The return is prepared by an independant accountant. A draft of the return is reviewed by the audit committee. The final draft is then sent to the full board for a comment period of at least five days prior to filing with the irs.”

“The board of directors and officers annually signs and discloses any potential conflicts of interest. During new hire orientation all employees are introduced to lambda legal's employee handbook which includes a policy that defines conflicts of interest and requires staff to avoid any conflicts of interest and notify their director if a potential conflict exists.”

“In 2019, lambda legal hired kevin jennings as its ceo. The board appointed a hiring committee, which conducted a wide search using a leading national search firm. The committee and the firm considered compensation data for leaders of other organizations in this field, and the compensation package was approved by the full board of directors in an executive session during a regularly-scheduled board meeting. The ceo's compensation is reviewed annually by the board and may be changed by the board during such reviews. Form 990, part vi, section b, line 15b: in february 2017, compensation for the entire organization was audited by willis towers watson, a leading national compensation firm, that provided an extensive comparability data for all positions by an independent source. In addition, officers and key employees have been recruited to the organization since that time, several of them using search firms that brought further comparability data to the process. Deliberation of compensation for those officers and key employees was substantiated at the time of hiring in internal memoranda by the board. The organization intends to conduct a new organizational compensation study in 2022.”

“The organization makes its financial statements available to the public through its website. The conflict of interest policy and governing documents are made available by request, which can be made through the website's contact us page.”

“On stigma-fueled misperceptions about their expected life span or quality of life. We also filed litigation to secure the release of two individuals living with hiv from immigration detention and engaged in other advocacy efforts to secure release for those being held in conditions of group confinement that would be life-threatening due to covid-19. Finally, in addition to the work described above, lambda legal's help desk responded to approximately 4,500 requests for assistance in 2020.”

“Change in value of beneficial interest in trust 105,916. Change in value of gift annuities -73,478.”

“The process of overseeing the audit and selection of independent accountant has not changed from the prior year.”