Mission
HSLDA defends and advances the constitutional rights of parents to direct the education of their children and to protect family freedoms.
Public Charity
HOME SCHOOL LEGAL DEFENSE ASSOCIATION
HOME SCHOOL LEGAL DEFENSE ASSOCIATION, of PURCELLVILLE, VA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $16.5M in revenue, $16.0M in expenses, $6.0M in total assets. 85 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.7M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 521354365
PURCELLVILLE, VA
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$16.5M
Total Expenses$16.0M
Total Assets$6.0M
Grant Records85
Funding Total$3.7M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Home School Legal Defense Association
How Home School Legal Defense Association divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 4 years.
$86
Programs
the work itself
$9
Management
running the organization
$5
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $86 for programs
$39
LEGAL ADVOCACY PROTECTION AND PUBLIC AWARENESS
$31
EDUCATING THE PUBLIC
$8
GIFTS AND GRANTS
Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
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.
Sample Grants Received
GENERAL SUPPORT
$18,959
CIVIL RIGHTS
$193,452
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$133,239
GENERAL SUPPORT
$62,705
EDUCATION
$57,100
Showing up to 5 of 85 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Treasurer
Aaron Fessler
Director
Abraham Hamilton Iii
VP of Administration
Charles Hurst
Senior Counsel and Director of Group Services
Darren Jones
Director
Heidi St John
President and Director
James R Mason
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $16.5M | $16.0M | $6.0M |
| 2024 | $17.0M | $16.7M | $6.4M |
| 2023 | $18.0M | $20.1M | $7.9M |
| 2021 | $16.3M | $15.5M | $7.7M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue held roughly steady at around $16.5M, with total assets most recently reported at $6.0M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.