Southern Poverty Law Center Inc
Montgomery, AL · EIN 63-0598743 · Crime and legal related · Rank 3,823 by total revenue
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.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $149,576,773
- Total expenses
- $127,910,803
- Total assets
- $921,762,979
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $41,373,210
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $55,648,994
- Employees
- 459
- Salary base per employee
- $90,138
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (21)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Huang | PRESIDENT/CEO | Officer | 40 | $530,740 |
| Erika Mitchell | TREASURER/EVP,CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $311,864 |
| Kimberly Ballard | SECRETARY/GENERAL COUNSEL | Officer | 40 | $232,476 |
| Karen Baynes-Dunning | CHAIR | Board, Officer | 0 | None reported |
| James Hughes Jr | CO-VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 0 | None reported |
| Jini Koh | CO-VICE CHAIR | Board, Officer | 0 | None reported |
| Bryan Fair | INTERIM PRESIDENT/CEO | Officer | 40 | None reported |
| Cherry Gamble | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $317,282 |
| Derwyn Bunton | CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $311,081 |
| Lashawn Warren | CHIEF POLICY OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $300,772 |
| Seth Levi | CHIEF PROGRAM STRATEGY OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $297,762 |
| Arun Kandel | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $296,736 |
| Twyla Williams | CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $296,681 |
| Julian Teixeira | CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $293,233 |
| Josh Bekenstein | DIRECTOR | Board | 0 | None reported |
| Robert Fox | DIRECTOR | Board | 0 | None reported |
| Pam Horowitz | DIRECTOR | Board | 0 | None reported |
| Isabel Rubio | DIRECTOR | Board | 0 | None reported |
| Minjon Tholen | DIRECTOR | Board | 0 | None reported |
| Charles V Taylor Jr | DIRECTOR | Board | 0 | None reported |
| Verna Williams | DIRECTOR | Board | 0 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $3,305,734, which is 8.0% of the $41,373,210 salary base shared by 459 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Huang | PRESIDENT/CEO | Officer | 40 | $472,573 | $0 | $58,167 | $530,740 |
| Anjali J Nair | FORMER ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, SIFI MANAGEMENT (THROUG | Former | 40 | $281,711 | $0 | $53,164 | $334,875 |
| Cherry Gamble | CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $268,335 | $0 | $48,947 | $317,282 |
| Erika Mitchell | TREASURER/EVP,CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Officer | 40 | $262,069 | $0 | $49,795 | $311,864 |
| Derwyn Bunton | CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $272,979 | $0 | $38,102 | $311,081 |
| James M Knoepp | FORMER SENIOR SUPERVISING ATTORNEY (THROUGH 9/24) | Former | 40 | $247,282 | $0 | $60,659 | $307,941 |
| Lashawn Warren | CHIEF POLICY OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $262,848 | $0 | $37,924 | $300,772 |
| Seth Levi | CHIEF PROGRAM STRATEGY OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $260,365 | $0 | $37,397 | $297,762 |
| Arun Kandel | CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $248,127 | $0 | $48,609 | $296,736 |
| Twyla Williams | CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER | Key employee | 40 | $247,568 | $0 | $49,113 | $296,681 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202601629349300815 (Form 990, period ending 2025-10-31): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 63-0598743
- Organization website (as filed): splcenter.org; learningforjustice.org