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Glbtq Legal Advocates & Defenders Inc

Boston, Massachusetts · EIN 04-2660498 · Civil Rights & Advocacy · tax-exempt since 1980

B

Charity Clarity grade B (score 76.7 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended March 2026.

Graded against 601 civil rights & advocacy nonprofits with revenue $10M–$50M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.14.5 months84
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.100% of practices100
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.55
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.98% from one source41
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.85.6%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.2.3%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.10not scored

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Year by year

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Mar 2026Form 990$11.62M$9.75M$1.87M$11.74M14.547B
Mar 2025Form 990$10.77M$7.84M$2.93M$9.72M14.938A
Mar 2024Form 990$7.97M$5.67M$2.30M$6.87M14.534B
Mar 2023Form 990$4.66M$4.73M−$75K$4.39M11.132B
Mar 2022Form 990$5.19M$4.34M$855K$4.65M12.932B
Mar 2021Form 990$4.08M$4.28M−$200K$3.91M11.036A
Mar 2020Form 990$4.13M$4.32M−$185K$3.89M10.836B
Mar 2019Form 990$4.42M$3.91M$514K$4.14M12.739B
Mar 2018Form 990$4.75M$3.45M$1.30M$3.62M12.634A
Mar 2017Form 990$3.46M$3.13M$328K$2.31M8.835A

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation:

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