Public Charity

NATIONAL LEGAL AID AND DEFENDER ASSOCIATION

Based in WASHINGTON, DC, NATIONAL LEGAL AID AND DEFENDER ASSOCIATION operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $8.1M in revenue, $8.4M in expenses, $3.6M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 23 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $696K.

EIN: 362337880 WASHINGTON, DC Public Interest Law NTEE: I83 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$8.1M
Total Expenses$8.4M
Total Assets$3.6M
Grant Records23
Funding Total$696K
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE NATIONAL LEGAL AID & DEFENDER ASSOCIATION (NLADA) WORKS TO PROMOTE AND DEVELOP HIGH QUALITY, EFFECTIVE CIVIL LEGAL AID AND PUBLIC DEFENSE SERVICES. NLADA ACCOMPLISHES THIS BY SUPPORTING THE EXISTING NETWORK OF CIVIL AND DEFENDER SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND BY ENCOURAGING THE FORMATION OF NEW LEGAL AID AND DEFENDER ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY WHOSE PURPOSE IT IS TO PROVIDE FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS.

Where $100 goes at National Legal Aid and Defender Association

How National Legal Aid and Defender Association divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$66 Programs the work itself
$22 Management running the organization
$12 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $66 for programs

$45
Special projects
68% of program spending
$7
Training and conference division
11% of program spending
$7
Civil division
11% of program spending

Plus 3 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

VP OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS Aileen Moffatt
DIRECTOR - UNTIL 11/2024 Aisha Mcweary
VP, DLS Alison Bloomquist
DIRECTOR Angela Ciolfi
PRESIDENT AND CEO April Camara Frazier
CHIEF COUNSEL, CIVIL Christopher Buerger

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$540,841 15 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$67,000 3 grants
Human & Social Services
$50,000 1 grant
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$7,500 1 grant
Unspecified
$30,250 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $8.1M $8.4M $3.6M
2023 $6.1M $7.2M $4.1M
2022 $5.3M $6.0M $5.8M
2020 $5.0M $5.0M $3.2M
2019 $5.8M $5.4M $3.5M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $5.8M to $8.1M (+39%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.6M.

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

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