Home School Legal Defense Association

Analysis

Home School Legal Defense Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Purcellville, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1986, 40 years ago. 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 March 2023, Home School Legal Defense Association reported income of $18.0m and spending of $20.1m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $13.4m to $18.0m (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Home School Legal Defense Association sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation ($18.0m), The James Beard Foundation Inc ($18.0m) and Youth Enrichment Program of Wilson ($18.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 9.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.1m (5.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.6m. At year end it held assets of $7.9m against liabilities of $13.6m, net assets of -$5.6m. It reported 268 employees.