National Legal Aid and Defender Association

Analysis

National Legal Aid and Defender Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1950, 76 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, National Legal Aid and Defender Association reported income of $6.1m and spending of $7.2m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.8m to $6.1m (+4.4%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, National Legal Aid and Defender Association sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Partners for Justice ($6.1m), Marion County Association of Defenders Limited ($6.1m) and Halifax International Security Forum ($6.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% and program service revenue 47% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.2m (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $2.1m, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 28 employees.