Garden State Equality Email Format
Non-profit OrganizationsNew Jersey, United States11-50 Employees
Garden State Equality is a mid-sized nonprofit based in Asbury Park, New Jersey, focused on LGBTQ+ advocacy and education. It is the state's largest LGBTQ+ rights organization, with more than 150,000 members, pursuing change through advocacy, policy work, and trainings. Founded in 2004, the organization centers its efforts on creating safe environments for youth, improving health services for LGBTQ+ communities, and ensuring respectful treatment of seniors, all grounded in racial, economic, and disability justice concerns. Its goal is to secure full equality in the law and lived equality in everyday life for LGBTQ+ residents across New Jersey. In December 2025, reporting indicated the executive director resigned amid criminal charges related to allegations of abusing a foster child in his care.