Nonprofit · EIN 63-0598743
SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC
Tax-exempt · MONTGOMERY, AL 36101
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2025 | 990 | $149,576,773 | $127,910,803 | $21,665,970 | $921,762,979 | $35,114,979 | $886,648,000 |
| October 31, 2024 | 990 | $129,063,290 | $128,982,970 | $80,320 | $822,198,315 | $35,430,069 | $786,768,246 |
| October 31, 2023 | 990 | $169,857,376 | $122,131,443 | $47,725,933 | $749,083,798 | $37,750,494 | $711,333,304 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $127,336,336
- Program service revenue
- $123,759
- Investment income
- $21,806,431
- Royalties
- $52
- Net rental income
- $246,546
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $16,234,912
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $49,657
- Other revenue
- $310,247
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $1,012,500
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $3,943,063
- Other salaries and wages
- $37,430,147
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $55,648,994
- Professional fundraising fees
- $814,194
- Legal fees
- $1,034,691
- Accounting fees
- $219,957
- Occupancy
- $3,460,754
- Travel
- $640,261
- Depreciation
- $1,864,377
- Program services (functional)
- $89,933,665
- Management and general (functional)
- $19,305,103
- Fundraising (functional)
- $18,672,035
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $822,198,315
- Total assets, end of year
- $921,762,979
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $35,114,979
- Net assets, end of year
- $886,648,000
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $31,071,233
- Publicly traded securities
- $47,147,666
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $880,110,234
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $6,537,766
- Gross receipts
- $299,002,727
- Employees
- 459
- Volunteers
- 12
- Year formed
- 1971
- State of legal domicile
- AL
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARGARET HUANG | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 40 | $472,573 | $58,167 |
| ANJALI J NAIR | FORMER ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, SIFI MANAGEMENT (THROUG Former | 40 | $281,711 | $53,164 |
| CHERRY GAMBLE | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $268,335 | $48,947 |
| ERIKA MITCHELL | TREASURER/EVP,CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Officer | 40 | $262,069 | $49,795 |
| DERWYN BUNTON | CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $272,979 | $38,102 |
| JAMES M KNOEPP | FORMER SENIOR SUPERVISING ATTORNEY (THROUGH 9/24) Former | 40 | $247,282 | $60,659 |
| LASHAWN WARREN | CHIEF POLICY OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $262,848 | $37,924 |
| SETH LEVI | CHIEF PROGRAM STRATEGY OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $260,365 | $37,397 |
| ARUN KANDEL | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $248,127 | $48,609 |
| TWYLA WILLIAMS | CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $247,568 | $49,113 |
| JULIAN TEIXEIRA | CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $256,326 | $36,907 |
| EFREN OLIVARES | DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC LITIGATION & ADVOCACY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $235,126 | $47,452 |
| PETER M ISBISTER | FORMER SENIOR LEAD ATTORNEY (THROUGH 10/24) Former | 40 | $237,477 | $42,565 |
| SCOTT MCCOY | DEPUTY LEGAL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $224,480 | $33,408 |
| SYBIL HADLEY | FORMER GENERAL COUNSEL (THROUGH 4/24) Former | 40 | $223,398 | $17,388 |
12 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIMBERLY BALLARD | SECRETARY/GENERAL COUNSEL Officer | 40 | $193,353 | $39,123 |
| KAREN BAYNES-DUNNING | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH BEKENSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT FOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| PAM HOROWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES HUGHES JR | CO-VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JINI KOH | CO-VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| ISABEL RUBIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| MINJON THOLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES V TAYLOR JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| VERNA WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYAN FAIR | INTERIM PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2024: 32 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARGARET HUANG | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 40 | $466,934 | $55,806 |
| DERWYN BUNTON | CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $264,277 | $37,801 |
| ANN BEESON | CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $249,191 | $47,519 |
| LASHAWN WARREN | CHIEF POLICY OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $256,191 | $37,435 |
| SYBIL HADLEY | GENERAL COUNSEL Key employee | 40 | $242,869 | $47,089 |
| CHERRY GAMBLE | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER/INTERIM CHIEF OF STAFF Key employee | 40 | $240,721 | $47,208 |
| SETH LEVI | CHIEF PROGRAM STRATEGY OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $251,745 | $36,151 |
| ARUN KANDEL | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $239,894 | $46,924 |
| TWYLA WILLIAMS | CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $237,861 | $47,505 |
| ERIKA MITCHELL | TREASURER/CFO Officer | 40 | $225,020 | $45,658 |
| BACARDI JACKSON | DEPUTY LEGAL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $219,895 | $45,079 |
| NATALIE KELLY | DIRECTOR OF LEGAL MANAGEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $216,696 | $44,327 |
| SUSAN CORKE | DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE PROJECT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $213,394 | $43,982 |
| SHANNON FARLEY | INTERIM CHIEF OF STAFF Key employee | 40 | $210,108 | $43,710 |
| SCOTT MCCOY | DEPUTY LEGAL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $218,237 | $32,284 |
| JALAYA LILES | DIRECTOR OF LEARNING FOR JUSTICE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $211,977 | $23,164 |
| JULIAN TEIXEIRA | CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $190,894 | $28,552 |
| REBECCA LATIN | INTERIM CHIEF OF STAFF Key employee | 40 | $161,050 | $36,947 |
| KAREN BAYNES-DUNNING | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH BEKENSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT FOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| PAM HOROWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES HUGHES JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JINI KOH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| ISABEL RUBIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| MINJON THOLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHARLES V TAYLOR JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| VERNA WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| CLEVELAND CHRISTOPHE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERYN RUSSELL-BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| EMERY WRIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY BALLARD | SECRETARY/GENERAL COUNSEL Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2023: 34 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARGARET HUANG | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 40 | $454,624 | $50,680 |
| LECIA BROOKS | CHIEF OF STAFF Key employee | 40 | $287,969 | $37,244 |
| ANN BEESON | CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $240,759 | $44,163 |
| LASHAWN WARREN | CHIEF POLICY OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $249,255 | $35,124 |
| SYBIL HADLEY | GENERAL COUNSEL; SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $234,269 | $43,720 |
| ARUN KANDEL | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $232,418 | $43,578 |
| TIA GORDON | FORMER CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $246,994 | $28,201 |
| TWYLA WILLIAMS | CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $228,690 | $43,992 |
| SETH LEVI | CHIEF PROGRAM STRATEGY OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $237,447 | $33,556 |
| NANCY ABUDU | INTERIM DIRECTOR OF STRATEGY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $222,932 | $42,382 |
| CHERRY GAMBLE | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $208,316 | $41,142 |
| BACARDI JACKSON | DEPUTY LEGAL DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $205,979 | $41,103 |
| NATALIE KELLY | DIRECTOR OF LEGAL MANAGEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $204,287 | $40,552 |
| SUSAN CORKE | DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE PROJECT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $199,102 | $39,773 |
| SHANNON FARLEY | INTERIM CHIEF OF STAFF Key employee | 40 | $181,832 | $38,163 |
| JALAYLA LILES | DIRECTOR OF LEARNING FOR JUSTICE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $198,921 | $19,892 |
| AMY SADLER | INTERIM CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $173,334 | $37,641 |
| DANIEL MCGREGOR | FORMER CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $153,745 | $23,430 |
| MELVINA FORD | FORMER INTERIM CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $154,557 | $17,211 |
| BENNETT GRAU | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| CLEVELAND CHRISTOPHE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| EMERY WRIGHT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| ISABEL RUBIO | DIRECTOR/SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES B HUGHES JR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JINI KOH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH BEKENSTEIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN BAYNES-DUNNING | DIRECTOR /TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| KAROL MASON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERYN RUSSELL-BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| MINJON THOLEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| PAM HOROWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT M FOX | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| VERNA WILLIAMS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 0 | $0 | $0 |
| ERIKA MITCHELL | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER/TREASURER Officer | 40 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 548, MONTGOMERY, AL 36101-0548
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- MARGARET HUANG, 403 WASHINGTON AVENUE, MONTGOMERY, AL 36104
- Signed the 990
- ERIKA MITCHELL, TREASURER
- Phone
- (334) 956-8200
- Return prepared by
- MITCHELL & TITUS LLP
Mission
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.
Program accomplishments
- LEGAL - THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER (SPLC) SEEKS JUSTICE BY SUPPORTING VICTIMS OF CIVIL RIGHTS ABUSES AND HATE CRIMES AND PROMOTING THE CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF GROUPS MOST AFFECTED BY BIAS AND DISCRIMINATION IN OUR SOCIETY: COMMUNITIES OF COLOR, IMMIGRANTS, GUESTS WORKERS, CHILDREN, THE POOR, AND THE LGBT COMMUNITY - BOTH IN THE DEEP SOUTH AND NATIONWIDE. ITS CASE DOCKET FOCUSES ON HOLDING HATE GROUPS ACCOUNTABLE FOR MURDERS AND OTHER VIOLENT ACTS COMMITTED BY THEIR MEMBERS; ENDING WORKPLACE EXPLOITATION OF IMMIGRANTS; CHALLENGING UNCONSTITUTIONAL OR DISCRIMINATORY LAWS AND POLICIES AFFECTING IMMIGRANTS, COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND THE LGBT COMMUNITY; IN ADDITION TO WORKING TO REFORM JUVENILE JUSTICE, MENTAL HEALTH, AND EDUCATION SYSTEMS THAT FAIL CHILDREN AND ROUTINELY PUSH STUDENTS OUT OF CLASSROOMS AND INTO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, DISPROPORTIONATELY HARMING AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND LATINO STUDENTS LIVING IN POVERTY. THE SPLC ATTORNEYS FOCUS ON THESE CRITICAL CIVIL RIGHTS ISSUES FROM FIVE SPLC OFFICES IN THE DEEP SOUTH. THE CENTER HAS IDENTIFIED FOUR AREAS OF WORK THAT POSE THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITIES TO ACHIEVING ITS MISSION. THE CENTER HAS PRIORITIZED THESE AREAS OF WORK IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM IMPACT ON ITS GOALS, INCLUDING ERADICATING POVERTY AND RACIAL INCOME INEQUALITY, ENDING OVER-CRIMINALIZATION AND MASS INCARCERATION, STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY, AND COUNTERING WHITE SUPREMACY."Expenses $39,765,409 · grants $160,000 · revenue $123,759
- PUBLIC INFORMATION - THE SPLC'S PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION EFFORTS SEEK TO COMBAT HATE AND BIAS IN OUR SOCIETY, EXPOSE EXTREMISM, AND REDUCE DISCRIMINATION AND INJUSTICE. THE SPLC PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT HATE GROUPS AND OTHER EXTREMISTS, THEIR ACTIVITIES, AND THEIR CRIMES TO THE PUBLIC, LAW ENFORCEMENT, POLICYMAKERS, HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE MEDIA WITH THE GOAL OF PREVENTING HATE AND EXTREMISM FROM ENTERING THE MAINSTREAM. THE SPLC ALSO SEEKS TO FOSTER EQUALITY IN THE CLASSROOM AND SUPPORT TOLERANCE EDUCATION BY PROVIDING AWARD-WINNING, ANTI-BIAS MATERIALS TO MORE THAN 200,000 TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE. THE SPLC EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ON THE STRUCTURAL CAUSES, AND IMPACTS OF INEQUALITY AND USES A MULTIFACETED APPROACH OF COMMUNITY EDUCATION, MOBILIZATION, MEDIA AND LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY TO COMBAT BIAS AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST MINORITIES, IMMIGRANTS, THE POOR, THE LGBT COMMUNITY AND OTHER VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. ALL OF THE SPLC'S WORK IS PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE.Expenses $50,168,256 · grants $852,500 · revenue $49,657
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in October, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | October 31, 2026 | March 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | October 31, 2025 | March 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | October 31, 2024 | March 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 63-0598743
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1971
- Accounting year ends
- October
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Crime and legal-related (I83Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $921,762,979
- Income (IRS master file)
- $299,002,727
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | October 2025 | $149,576,773 | $127,910,803 | $921,762,979 | XML |
| 990-T | October 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2024 | $129,063,290 | $128,982,970 | $822,198,315 | IRS |
| 990-T | October 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2023 | $169,857,376 | $122,131,443 | $749,083,798 | XML |
| 990-T | October 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2022 | $140,350,982 | $111,043,025 | $723,488,477 | IRS |
| 990-T | October 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | October 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 63-0598743).
Questions about SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC
- What is the EIN of SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC is 63-0598743.
- Is SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1971.
- Are donations to SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending October 31, 2026) is due March 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended October 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 names MARGARET HUANG.
- Who are the officers and directors of SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC?
- The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 lists 27 people; 16 received compensation from the organization, the highest $472,573 (MARGARET HUANG, PRESIDENT/CEO).
- How much revenue does SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $149,576,773, expenses of $127,910,803 and total assets of $921,762,979 at year end.
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