National Legal Aid and Defender
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.
Financial Overview
From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF
Total Assets
$3.6M
-10.7% YoY
Annual Giving
$1.2M
+12399.1% YoY
Grant Count
28
+2700.0% YoY
Avg Grant Size
$45K
+346.4% YoY
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Metric | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | $3,633,766 | $4,067,216 | $5,780,457 |
| Revenue | $8,098,007 | $6,090,328 | $5,259,729 |
| Expenses | $8,386,936 | $7,194,285 | $5,971,596 |
| Qualifying Distributions | — | — | — |
| Net Investment Income | $26,293 | $28,234 | $6,042 |
| Distributable Amount | — | — | — |
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
Grant Insights
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
Grant Size Distribution
31 grants across all recorded years
Giving History
Grant recipients and amounts by year
No grants recorded for .
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Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
From 2024 filing
| Name | Title | Hours | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JO-ANN WALLACE | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| APRIL CAMARA FRAZIER | PRESIDENT AND CEO | 37.5 | $249,704 |
| ALISON BLOOMQUIST | VP, DLS | 37.5 | $178,238 |
| MARIA SOTO | SR. VP OF OPERATIONS/SECRETARY | 37.5 | $180,893 |
| AILEEN MOFFATT | VP OF EXTERNAL RELATIONS | 37.5 | $173,077 |
| RADHIKA SINGH | VP, CIVIL LEGAL AID INITIATIVES | 37.5 | $167,113 |
| RABIAH BURKS | VP, COMMUNICATIONS | 37.5 | $151,215 |
| PATRICIA FOXEN | DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY RESEARCH | 37.5 | $138,201 |
| YVETTE HATCHER | DIRECTOR, FINANCE | 37.5 | $128,004 |
| CHRISTOPHER BUERGER | CHIEF COUNSEL, CIVIL | 37.5 | $117,300 |
| MICHAEL MROZINSKI DIRECTOR | COMMUNITY-FOCUSED INITIAT. & POLICY | 37.5 | $105,800 |
| JUSTIN HEIM | DIRECTOR, LEARNING INNOVATION | 37.5 | $108,071 |
| MARIA THOMAS-JONES | CHAIRPERSON - AS OF 11/2024 | 1 | — |
| STAN GERMAN | IMMED. PAST CHAIR - AS OF 11/2024 | 1 | — |
| RHODIA D THOMAS IMMED PAST | CHAIR - UNTIL 11/2024, DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| ROSITA STANLEY | VICE CHAIRPERSON | 1 | — |
| TINA LUONGO | VICE CHAIRPERSON | 1 | — |
| RONALD SIMPSON-BEY | TREASURER | 1 | — |
| JAMES CHOSY | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| ANGELA CIOLFI | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| SOUMMER CRAWFORD | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| EDDIE ELLIS | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| CLARISSA GAFF | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| LILLIAN JOHNSON | DIRECTOR - UNTIL 11/2024 | 1 | — |
| JACK LONDEN | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| AISHA MCWEARY | DIRECTOR - UNTIL 11/2024 | 1 | — |
| LIZA MERRILL | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| JODI METZ | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| KELLI NEPTUNE | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| PRESTON PUGH | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
| JOHN SCHULTZ | DIRECTOR | 1 | — |
Geographic Focus
Where this funder has awarded grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
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