National Legal Aid and Defender Association
National Legal Aid and Defender Association
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About this organization
Mission
NLADA works to promote and develop high quality, effective civil legal assistance and indigent 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 is to provide free legal assistance to low income individuals.
About
Special projects - restricted grants received by NLADA to carry out specific projects on behalf of civil legal aid and indigent defense. NLADA's civil and defender divisions both received grants to help support the advancement of research and evidence based practices in the field of civil legal aid and public defense. The civil division received grants to support work to enhance outreach, education and training on initiatives and opportunities for federal funding for civil legal aid programs. This work has included the development of a federal funding website. The defender division has received foundation funding to carry out various initiatives on behalf of an improved public defense system.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The filing clearly states the mission of the non-profit as “The national legal aid & defender association (nlada) works to promote and develop high quality, effective civil legal aid and indigent 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.”.
When outlining its functions, they were explained as: “To develop & promote high quality, effective civil legal assistance & public defense services.”.
- In compliance with legal regulations, the non-profit has reported their state of operation as DC.
- The filing records the non-profit's address for 2019 as 1901 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE NW NO 500, WASHINGTON, DC, 20006.
- As of 2019, the non-profit's form reports a total of 26 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $215,077.
- The organization has 17 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1949.
- The organization pays $2,683,382 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $595,098 in fundraising expenses.