GLAAD, Inc.
Lobbying client
GLAAD, Inc., Lobbying client. Connections, filings, and records on The Civic Stoop, every link traced to the public record.
- Council members lobbied
- 8
- Filings (since 2024)
- 2
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $10,000
- Industry (per city contracts)
- Human Services
- City contracts
- none active as of 2026-08-22 · $2,425,000 awarded since 2019
- Paid to date
- $2,143,097
- Won without a fresh bid
- 100% of contract value · $2,425,000 · 6 contracts
- Discretionary funding (FY2009-FY2027)
- $2,612,500 · 15 awards
- Funding history
- Funded every year since FY2020 (8 years running)
- Top officer pay (FY2023)
- $674,100 · Sarah K Ellis, CEO & President
Lobbied these council members
- Eric Dinowitz Council Member, District 11 (Bronx)
- Justin E. Sanchez Council Member, District 17 (Bronx)
- Linda Lee Council Member, District 23 (Queens)
- Ty Hankerson Council Member, District 28 (Queens)
- Harvey D. Epstein Council Member, District 2 (Manhattan)
- Chi A. Ossé Council Member, District 36 (Brooklyn)
- Carl Wilson Council Member, District 3 (Manhattan)
- Julie Menin Council Member, District 5 (Manhattan)
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Kline Public Strategies LLC Lobbyist firm
Holds contracts at
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
Funded by these agencies
- Department of Youth and Community Development City agency
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - Discretionary funding to support GLAAD's anti bullying education and awareness programs.
City contracts
Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).
- To support the needs of LGBTQIA+ youth . Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020248807066 · ended 2026 $1,312,500
- support public assistance and help low-income families. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020201420732 · ended 2020 $300,000
- To support programs that increase coordinated services. Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020238807837 · ended 2023 $250,000
- To support programs for LGBT people and families Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020238801586 · ended 2022 $250,000
- To support programs that increase coordinated delivery Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020218800290 · ended 2021 $212,500
- *To support the needs of LGBTQ youth Department of Youth and Community Development · CT126020238807871 · ended 2023 $100,000
Largest payments, by purpose
The organization's largest individual city payments (roughly $25,000 and up), grouped by purpose, to show what recent money was for. This is NOT a total — smaller payments aren't listed; see “Paid to date” above for the complete amount paid against its contracts. Fiscal years 2020 and later.
- To support the needs of LGBTQIA+ youth . Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2025 · 8 payments $375,000
- support public assistance and help low-income families. Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2020 · 2 payments $300,000
- To support the needs of LGBTQIA+ youth . Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2026 · 2 payments $238,750
- To support programs that increase coordinated services. Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2024 · 4 payments $234,145
- To support programs for LGBT people and families Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2023 · 4 payments $201,779
- To support programs that increase coordinated delivery Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2022 $148,750
- To support programs for LGBT people and families Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2024 $43,590
- *To support the needs of LGBTQ youth Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2024 $28,952
- *To support the needs of LGBTQ youth Department of Youth and Community Development · FY2023 $25,000
Discretionary funding received
City Council discretionary (member-item) awards, largest first. Covers FY2009-FY2027.
- LGBT Community Services LGBT Community Services · DYCD · FY2020 $250,000
- LGBT Community Services LGBT Community Services · DYCD · FY2022 $250,000
- LGBT Community Services LGBT Community Services · DYCD · FY2023 $250,000
- LGBTQIA+ Community Services LGBTQIA+ Community Services · DYCD · FY2024 $250,000
- LGBTQIA+ Community Services LGBTQIA+ Community Services · DYCD · FY2025 $250,000
- LGBTQIA+ Community Services LGBTQIA+ Community Services · DYCD · FY2026 $250,000
- LGBTQIA+ Community Services LGBTQIA+ Community Services · DYCD · FY2027 $250,000
- LGBT Community Services LGBT Community Services · DYCD · FY2021 $212,500
- LGBTQ Inclusive Curriculum LGBTQ Inclusive Curriculum · DOE · FY2022 $100,000
- LGBTQ Inclusive Curriculum LGBTQ Inclusive Curriculum · DYCD · FY2023 $100,000
- LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Curriculum LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Curriculum · DYCD · FY2024 $100,000
- LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Curriculum LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Curriculum · DYCD · FY2025 $100,000
- LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Curriculum LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Curriculum · DYCD · FY2026 $100,000
- LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Supports for Students LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Supports for Students · DYCD · FY2027 $100,000
- GLAAD's Spirit Day Speaker's Initiative · DYCD · FY2020 $50,000
Officer & key-staff pay
Reportable compensation from this organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII), latest available filing (FY2023). Includes pay from related organizations where reported; an annual figure, not a running total. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
- Sarah K Ellis CEO & President $674,100
- Darra B Gordon Deputy President & COO $343,967
- Gwendolyn Pointer EVP Of Gmi $277,083
- Richard J Ferraro Chief Communications Officer $254,962
- Emily Plauche CFO - Until 11/23 $238,820
- Lauren Sampson Chief Dev. Officer - Until 03/24 $230,922
Officer pay over time
Total officer pay changed +54% from FY2020 to FY2023. Top-officer reportable compensation by year (org-paid only), with each year's share of total revenue. Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer 990 filings.
- FY2020 Sarah K Ellis · 7.85% of revenue $560,561
- FY2021 Sarah K Ellis · 11.25% of revenue $603,285
- FY2022 Sarah K Ellis · 11.49% of revenue $815,786
- FY2023 Sarah K Ellis · 22.0% of revenue $674,100
Where their influence converges
Outside interests connected to this official through more than one independent channel — drawn straight from the records the rest of the site already shows. “Lobbied them” = a lobbying filing that named the member. “Outside spending” = an independent-expenditure committee the interest funds spent in
- Chi A. Ossé It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Julie Menin It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
- Linda Lee It lobbied them; it holds contracts at 1 agency in their committees' jurisdiction
Federal awards
Federal awards made directly to this organization in fiscal years 2023 through 2026. Each amount is what the federal government has OBLIGATED on that award as recorded on USAspending.gov as of 2026-08-31 — money committed, not money paid out. These are prime awards only: federal money this
- Department of State 19.040 Public Diplomacy Programs · Department of State · Grant $4,550