Public Charity

ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND INC

ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND INC, of SACRAMENTO, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $18.0M in revenue, $17.0M in expenses, $23.6M in total assets. 178 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $20.7M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 942681680 SACRAMENTO, CA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$18.0M
Total Expenses$17.0M
Total Assets$23.6M
Grant Records178
Funding Total$20.7M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND'S MISSION IS TO PROTECT THE LIVES AND ADVANCE THE INTERESTS OF ANIMALS THROUGH THE LEGAL SYSTEM. THE ANIMAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND ACCOMPLISHES THIS MISSION BY FILING HIGH IMPACT LAWSUITS TO PROTECT ANIMALS FROM HARM, PROVIDING FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING FOR ANIMAL CRUELTY CASE STAKEHOLDERS TO ENSURE JUSTICE FOR VICTIM ANIMALS, SUPPORTING TOUGH ANIMAL PROTECTION LEGISLATION AND FIGHTING LEGISLATION HARMFUL TO ANIMALS, AND PROVIDING RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO LAW STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONALS TO ADVANCE THE EMERGING FIELD OF ANIMAL LAW.

Officers & Directors

LITIGATION DIRECTOR Anthony Eliseuson
DIRECTOR Brian Cooley
DIRECTOR Cameron Icard
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Chris Green
DIRECTOR Daina Bray
DIRECTOR David Braff

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Top Grant Purposes

Animal Welfare
$2,988,325 4 grants
CONSERVATION
$2,268,975 10 grants
ENVIRONMENT AND ANIMALS
$2,267,500 5 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$2,209,727 9 grants
Animal-Related
$1,535,200 3 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $18.0M $17.0M $23.6M
2023 $20.1M $17.8M $22.1M
2022 $15.1M $15.7M $18.3M
2021 $14.7M $14.3M $20.9M
2019 $13.9M $11.4M $15.9M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $13.9M to $18.0M (+29%), with total assets most recently reported at $23.6M.

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