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N a a C P Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc

Grantmaking foundation in New York, New York · EIN 13-1655255

Total giving
$4.8MTax year 2025
Total assets
$430MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2025Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

THE NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUC. FUND. INC. (LEGAL DEFENSE FUND - LDF) IS AMERICA'S PREMIER LEGAL ORGANIZATION FIGHTING FOR RACIAL JUSTICE. USING THE POWER OF LAW, NARRATIVE, RESEARCH, AND PEOPLE, WE DEFEND AND ADVANCE THE FULL DIGNITY AND CITIZENSHIP OF BLACK PEOPLE IN AMERICA.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$300K2020
$830K2021
$2.1M2022
$3.6M2023
$4.9M2024
$4.8M2025

Totals by tax year, rounded to two significant figures. Years without a reported total show the sum of grants itemized on the filing.

Top recipients

RecipientAmountTax year
Baltimore Action Legal Team$50K2021
Charleston Area Justice$50K2021
Coalition of Concerned Mothers$50K2021
Fusion Partnerships$50K2021
Jacksonville Community Action$50K2021

Amounts are rounded. The full grantee list is available with a free account.

Website: www.naacpldf.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2025. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.