Life Legal Defense Foundation

Analysis

Life Legal Defense Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Napa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, 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, Life Legal Defense Foundation reported income of $2.9m and spending of $2.1m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $2.9m (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Life Legal Defense Foundation sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services ($2.9m), Mother Emanuel Memorial Foundation ($2.9m) and Initiative for Medicines Access &knowledge I-Mak Inc ($2.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $417k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $234k. At year end it held assets of $6.3m against liabilities of $43k, net assets of $6.3m. It reported 10 employees.