GLAAD CEO Sarah Kate Ellis Under Fire for $22,000 Delta One Flight to Cannes Lions and Using Nonprofit Funds to Renovate Home Office
variety.comEllise Shafer GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis is under fire after a bombshell New York Times report accused her of lavish spending, including expensing a $22,000 first-class flight to Cannes Lions and using the nonprofit’s funds to renovate her home office.
According to the article, penned by investigative journalist Emily Steel, Ellis’ spending pattern could be in violation of not just the LGBTQ organization’s own policies, but those of the Internal Revenue Service.
The Times reported that GLAAD’s internal travel policy recommended that employees fly economy, use public transportation and “be cost conscious.” GLAAD said that, at the advice of lawyers, they did not report Ellis’ home office renovation as income on her tax returns.
After reviewing GLAAD expense reports, employment agreements, tax filings and other paperwork, the Times found that Ellis had expensed first-class flights (including a Delta One trip to Cannes Lions that totaled $21,743), luxury hotels and private car services.
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