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National Legal Aid and Defender Association

Grantmaking foundation in Washington, District of Columbia · EIN 36-2337880

Total giving
$1.3MTax year 2024
Total assets
$4.1MLatest reported
Latest IRS filing
2024Form 990 / 990-PF

Mission

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.

Quoted from the foundation's IRS filing.

Giving by year

$140K2022
$12K2023
$1.3M2024

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
Dna People Legal Services$68K2022
Mississippi Center for Legal Services$68K2022

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

Website: www.nlada.org

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Source: IRS Form 990 and 990-PF filings, tax year 2024. Also see this organization on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.