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National Legal Aid and Defender Association

Public charityFed auditsIRS 990
DBA: ASSOCIATION
Other · WASHINGTON, DC · EIN 36-2337880

About

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.

DBA Association

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
28
Volunteers
18

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2023-12-31
Revenue
$6.1M
Expenses
$7.2M
Assets
$4.1M
Liabilities
$2.1M

Financial history

$7.2M$3.6M$0
1617181920212223
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2023: $6.1M · Avg: $5.0M

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) elected the 501(h) safe-harbor — lobbying expenditures are capped under a clear dollar formula instead of the "insubstantial part" standard.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$18K
Grants Given
$12K
NATIONAL LEGAL AID AND DEFENDER ASSOCIATION
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Address

1901 Pennsylvania AVE NW STE 500
Washington, DC, 20006-340

Governance

Voting board members18
Independent members17
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo
Public records
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