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National Legal Aid And Defender Association

WASHINGTON, DC

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Total revenue

$8.1M

Total expenses

$8.4M

Net assets

$1.7M

Grants received

$4.4M

38 grants

EIN

362337880

Tax year

2024

Mission

To develop & promote high quality, effective civil legal assistance & public defense services.

Programs

6 programs

Training and conference division - the training and conference agendas are in alignment with nlada's strategic goals and the work of program staff, providing training opportunities and conferences to both the civil and public defense communities.

Expenses: $581K

Civil division - supports a wide array of activities on behalf of civil legal aid program providers, pro bono attorneys, law schools, bar associations and other organizations and individuals playing a role in ensuring that low-income people have access to effective representation in civil legal matters. The defender division supports an array of activities on behalf of improved public defense systems.

Expenses: $576K

Communications

Expenses: $453K

Annual conference

Expenses: $250K

Defender division

Expenses: $210K

Government relations

Expenses: $45K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$4.5M
Program service revenue$3.2M
Investment income$26K
Other revenue$391K
Total revenue$8.1M

Expenses

Grants paid$1.3M
Salaries & benefits$3.8M
Fundraising$818K
Other expenses$3.2M
Total expenses$8.4M
Total assets$3.6M
Net assets$1.7M

People

31 listed

NameRoleCompensation

APRIL CAMARA FRAZIER

PRESIDENT AND CEO

Board

$250K

37.5 hrs/wk

MARIA SOTO

SR. VP OF OPERATIONS/SECRETARY

Board

$181K

37.5 hrs/wk

CLARISSA GAFF

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

LILLIAN JOHNSON

DIRECTOR - UNTIL 11/2024

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

JACK LONDEN

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

AISHA MCWEARY

DIRECTOR - UNTIL 11/2024

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

LIZA MERRILL

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

JODI METZ

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

KELLI NEPTUNE

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

PRESTON PUGH

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

JO-ANN WALLACE

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

JOHN SCHULTZ

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

MARIA THOMAS-JONES

CHAIRPERSON - AS OF 11/2024

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

STAN GERMAN

IMMED. PAST CHAIR - AS OF 11/2024

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

RHODIA D THOMAS IMMED PAST

CHAIR - UNTIL 11/2024, DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

ROSITA STANLEY

VICE CHAIRPERSON

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

TINA LUONGO

VICE CHAIRPERSON

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

RONALD SIMPSON-BEY

TREASURER

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

JAMES CHOSY

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

ANGELA CIOLFI

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

SOUMMER CRAWFORD

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

EDDIE ELLIS

DIRECTOR

Board

—

1 hrs/wk

ALISON BLOOMQUIST

VP, DLS

Staff

$178K

37.5 hrs/wk

AILEEN MOFFATT

VP OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS

Staff

$173K

37.5 hrs/wk

RADHIKA SINGH

VP, CIVIL LEGAL AID INITIATIVES

Staff

$167K

37.5 hrs/wk

RABIAH BURKS

VP, COMMUNICATIONS

Staff

$151K

37.5 hrs/wk

PATRICIA FOXEN

DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY RESEARCH

Staff

$138K

37.5 hrs/wk

YVETTE HATCHER

DIRECTOR, FINANCE

Staff

$128K

37.5 hrs/wk

CHRISTOPHER BUERGER

CHIEF COUNSEL, CIVIL

Staff

$117K

37.5 hrs/wk

JUSTIN HEIM

DIRECTOR, LEARNING INNOVATION

Staff

$108K

37.5 hrs/wk

MICHAEL MROZINSKI DIRECTOR

COMMUNITY-FOCUSED INITIAT. & POLICY

Staff

$106K

37.5 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

TECHNOLOGY EXPRESS

A/V SERVICES FOR CONFERENCES

$189K

ALAINA BLOODWORTH

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR BPDA PROGRAM

$125K

Grants received

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FromAmountPurposeYear
LAURA AND JOHN ARNOLD FOUNDATION
$501K
TO SUPPORT EFFORTS AROUND THE COUNTRY ON ISSUES OF ACCESS TO AND INDEPENDENCE OF COUNSEL AND POLICY WORK AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL FOCUSED ON INCREASING FUNDING AND INDEPENDENCE OF INDIGENT DEFENSE.
2024
JOHN D AND CATHERINE T MACARTHUR
$350K
IN SUPPORT OF THE NEW PATHWAYS FOR JUSTICE PROJECT AND ITS CONTINUED PARTICIPATION AS A STRATEGIC ALLY IN THE SAFETY AND JUSTICE CHALLENGE
2024
JOHN D AND CATHERINE T MACARTHUR
$225K
TO SUPPORT ITS CONTINUED PARTICIPATION AS A STRATEGIC ALLY IN THE SAFETY AND JUSTICE CHALLENGE
2024
THE GIBSON DUNN & CRUTCHER FOUNDATION
$44K
CHARITABLE
2024
MC DERMOTT WILL AND EMERY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$15K
—
2024
PERKINS COIE FOUNDATION
$8K
EXEMPLAR AWARDS GALA
2024
Oakland County Bar Foundation
$5K
Legal Access
2024
JOHN D AND CATHERINE T MACARTHUR
$275K
to support its continued participation as a strategic ally in the Safety and Justice Challenge
2023
JOHN D AND CATHERINE T MACARTHUR
$50K
to support the National Legal Aid and Defender Association to organize and host a convening and consultation regarding the development of systems performance indicators for public defense services
2023
PROTEUS FUND INC
$30K
RIGHTS & JUSTICE
2023
PROTEUS FUND INC
$30K
RIGHTS & JUSTICE
2023
NFL FOUNDATION INC
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
HYATT HOTELS FOUNDATION
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
JOHN D AND CATHERINE T MACARTHUR
$23K
to support the National Legal Aid & Defender Association to hold a kickoff event and launch a communications campaign celebrating the 60th anniversary of the landmark case Gideon v. Wainwright
2023
FOUNDATION TO PROMOTE OPEN SOCIETY
$500K
TO CONTINUE AND EXPAND THE BLACK DEFENDER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, WHICH PROVIDES SPECIALIZED LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR BLACK DEFENDERS
2022
JOHN D AND CATHERINE T MACARTHUR
$325K
to participate as a strategic ally in the Safety and Justice Challenge
2022
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$291K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
The Joyce Foundation
$110K
Gun Violence Prevention & Justice Reform
2022
DEMAND JUSTICE
$51K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND
$50K
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
2022
JUSTICE INNOVATION INC
$38K
SUBCONTRACTOR FEDERAL GRANT
2022
THE BLACKBAUD GIVING FUND
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
FJC
$9K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2022
OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE
$750
MATCHING GIFT PROGRAM
2022
MUTUAL OF AMERICA FOUNDATION
$100
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSE
2022
JOHN D AND CATHERINE T MACARTHUR
$325K
to participate as a strategic ally in the Safety and Justice Challenge.
2021
JOHN D AND CATHERINE T MACARTHUR
$325K
to participate as a strategic ally in the Safety and Justice Challenge
2021
VITAL PROJECTS FUND INC
$75K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIO
$10K
—
2021
THE GOLDMAN SACHS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$10K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2021
NETWORK FOR GOOD
$6K
UNRESTRICTED
2021
JOHN D AND CATHERINE T MACARTHUR
$250K
to participate as a strategic ally in the Safety and Justice Challenge.
2020
THE KRESGE FOUNDATION
$125K
TO INTEGRATE ACCESS TO CIVIL LEGAL AID AND SUPPORT NLADA'S 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN DETROIT
2020
MUTUAL OF AMERICA FOUNDATION
$20K
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSE
2020
QUINN EMANUEL FOUNDATION
$10K
CHARITABLE
2020
NETWORK FOR GOOD
$8K
Unrestricted
2020
Public Welfare Foundation Inc
$200
Support for Black Public Defender Association
2020
WK Kellogg Foundation
$275K
build the capacity of civil legal aid organizations that support low-income families during the COVID-19 pandemic via information sharing across a network as well as in-depth technical assistance to organizations in both Mississippi and New Mexico
2019

Funded by

$4.4M from 27 funders · 38 grants · 2019–2024

John D And Catherine T Macarthur

$2.1M · 9 grants · 2020–2024

Laura And John Arnold Foundation

$501K · 1 grant · 2024

Foundation To Promote Open Society

$500K · 1 grant · 2022

WK Kellogg Foundation

$275K · 1 grant · 2019

The Kresge Foundation

$125K · 1 grant · 2020

The Joyce Foundation

$110K · 1 grant · 2022

Vital Projects Fund Inc

$75K · 1 grant · 2021

Details

EIN362337880
NTEE codeI83
Subsection03
Ruling date1950-03
Formed1949
Employees45
Volunteers20
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