Life Legal Defense Foundation meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
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Year, State Incorporated
1989, CA
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Stated Purpose
"to give human beings of any age, particularly unborn children, a defense against the threat of death, and to support their advocates in the nation's courtrooms."
Life Legal Defense Foundation (Life Legal) is a non-profit public interest law firm focused on legal issues involving life- from abortion through the bioethics arena and right of conscience to forced death. The organization reports it has 4,500 attorneys throughout the country who provide legal services pertaining to right to life cases and freedom of speech issues for individuals. In 2019, Life Legal reports it provided over 10,000 hours of pro bono legal assistance. Some ($300,867 or 11%) of Life Legal's program activities are carried out in conjunction with fund raising appeals.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, Life Legal Defense Foundation's program expenses were:
Program services |
$2,826,127 |
Total Program Expenses: |
$2,826,127 |
*Current compensation information not available for Alexandra Snyder.
Note 1: Alexandra Snyder became President in November 2019. In 2019, the previous President, Paul Blewett, received $103,936 in compensation.
Note 2: Mary Riley, Vice President, Operations, was the highest paid employee in 2019, receiving $130,508 in compensation.
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Grant proposals, Internet, Invitations to fund raising events
Life Legal incurred joint costs of $417,722 for informational materials and activities that included fund raising materials. Of those costs $300,867 was allocated to program expenses, $101,915 was allocated to fund raising expenses, and $14,940 was allocated to administrative expenses.
Fundraising costs were 3% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $3,719,289, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on Life Legal Defense Foundation's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Source of Funds |
Contributions |
$2,065,226 |
In-kind donations |
$1,654,063 |
Gain (loss) on investments, net |
$138,001 |
Interest and dividend income |
$37,813 |
Case reimbursement |
$104 |
Total Income |
$3,895,207 |
- Programs: 93%
- Fundraising: 4%
- Administrative: 3%
Total Income |
$3,895,207 |
Program expenses |
$2,826,127 |
Fundraising expenses |
$114,441 |
Administrative expenses |
$103,517 |
Other expenses |
$0 |
Total expenses: |
$3,044,085 |
Income in Excess of Expenses |
$851,122 |
Beginning Net Assets |
$1,508,916 |
Other Changes In Net Assets |
$0 |
Ending Net Assets |
$2,360,038 |
Total Liabilities |
$48,539 |
Total Assets |
$2,408,577 |
Note: According to the organization's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019, Life Legal received in-kind contributions totaling $1,654,063 in the form of legal services.