Public Charity

NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUC FUND INC

NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUC FUND INC, of NEW YORK, NY, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $68.5M in revenue, $63.8M in expenses, $433.7M in total assets. 567 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $166.2M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 131655255 NEW YORK, NY Minority Rights NTEE: R22 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$68.5M
Total Expenses$63.8M
Total Assets$433.7M
Grant Records567
Funding Total$166.2M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

THE NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUC. FUND. INC. (LEGAL DEFENSE FUND - LDF) IS AMERICA'S PREMIER LEGAL ORGANIZATION FIGHTING FOR RACIAL JUSTICE. USING THE POWER OF LAW, NARRATIVE, RESEARCH, AND PEOPLE, WE DEFEND AND ADVANCE THE FULL DIGNITY AND CITIZENSHIP OF BLACK PEOPLE IN AMERICA.

Where $100 goes at NAACP Legal Defense & Educ Fund Inc

How NAACP Legal Defense & Educ Fund Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$68 Programs the work itself
$12 Management running the organization
$20 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $68 for programs

$46
The legal and advocacy programs, which include litigation, policy advocacy, and community organizing, provide legal assistance and engage in advocacy and organizing work in connection with political participation…
68% of program spending
$13
The thurgood marshall institute is a multidisciplinary center within the naacp legal defense and educational fund, inc
19% of program spending
$9
The herbert lehman program offers grants, generally of $3,000 annually to u.S
13% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

CO-CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD Angela Vallot
BOARD MEMBER Ann Claire Williams
BOARD MEMBER Anne K Small
SPECIAL LITIGATION POLICY COUNSEL Brenda Wright
BOARD MEMBER Cecilia L Marshall
CHIEF DEVEL. OFFICER UNTIL AUG. 2025 Claude Johnson

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$144,746,434 414 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$3,905,465 46 grants
Human & Social Services
$2,220,410 13 grants
Economic Development
$1,724,210 6 grants
Health & Medicine
$1,111,340 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $68.5M $63.8M $433.7M
2024 $75.7M $58.5M $426.1M
2023 $29.5M $51.7M $393.4M
2022 $83.8M $48.7M $371.7M
2021 $174.2M $42.5M $346.9M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $174.2M to $68.5M (-61%), with total assets most recently reported at $433.7M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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