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Who funds National Legal Aid and Defender Association
EIN 36-2337880 · Washington, DC · NTEE I83
National Legal Aid and Defender Association of Washington, DC (EIN 36-2337880) was named as a grant recipient by 33 funders in 54 grants paid totaling $4,796,851 in tax years 2019–2025, as reported on the funders' Forms 990-PF and 990 Schedule I. Each edge was resolved to this EIN at the match tier shown. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants received
$4,796,851
54 grants paid
Funders
33
distinct grantmakers
Tax years
2019–2025
as reported by funders
Approved for future payment
$1,100,000
not included in grants received
Funders
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Grants
The 58 most recent grants naming this organization.
| Tax year | Funder | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Robert J Kutak Foundation | National Legal Aid & Defenders Association Washington, DC | D | $20,000 | paid | TO FUND AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN THE FIELD OF PROVIDING LEGAL AID TO THE POOR AND THE EXPENSES ASSOCIATED THEREWITH. | 202611189349100126 |
| 2025 | Oakland County Bar Foundation | Legal Aid & Defender Association Inc Washington, DC | A | $5,250 | paid | Legal Access | 202513539349301401 |
| 2025 | Greater Washington Community Foundation | National Legal Aid and Defender Association Washington, DC | A | $5,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202640449349302259 |
| 2025 | The Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation | National Legal Aid & Defender Association Washington, DC | A | $2,500 | paid | General Operating Support | 202641679349300104 |
| 2025 | The Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation | National Legal Aid & Defender Association Washington, DC | A | $2,500 | paid | General Operating Support | 202641679349300104 |
| 2025 | The Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Foundation | National Legal Aid & Defender Association Washington, DC | A | $2,500 | paid | General Operating Support | 202641679349300104 |
| 2024 | Laura and John Arnold Foundation | National Legal Aid and Defender Association Washington, DC | B | $501,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT EFFORTS AROUND THE COUNTRY ON ISSUES OF ACCESS TO AND INDEPENDENCE OF COUNSEL AND POLICY WORK AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL FOCUSED ON INCREASING FUNDING AND INDEPENDENCE OF INDIGENT DEFENSE. | 202513219349102841 |
| 2024 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | National Legal Aid and Defender Association Washington, DC | B | $350,000 | approved, future | IN SUPPORT OF THE NEW PATHWAYS FOR JUSTICE PROJECT AND ITS CONTINUED PARTICIPATION AS A STRATEGIC ALLY IN THE SAFETY AND JUSTICE CHALLENGE | 202503169349102460 |
| 2024 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | National Legal Aid and Defender Association Washington, DC | B | $350,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF THE NEW PATHWAYS FOR JUSTICE PROJECT AND ITS CONTINUED PARTICIPATION AS A STRATEGIC ALLY IN THE SAFETY AND JUSTICE CHALLENGE | 202503169349102460 |
| 2024 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation | National Legal Aid and Defender Association Washington, DC | B | $225,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT ITS CONTINUED PARTICIPATION AS A STRATEGIC ALLY IN THE SAFETY AND JUSTICE CHALLENGE | 202503169349102460 |
| 2024 | The Gibson Dunn & Crutcher Foundation | National Legal Aid & Defender Association Washington DC, DC | B | $44,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202512979349100006 |
| 2024 | Nfl Foundation Inc | National Legal Aid & Defender Association Washington, DC | A | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202520459349301797 |
| 2024 | Robert J Kutak Foundation | National Legal Aid & Defenders Association Washington, DC | D | $20,000 | paid | TO FUND AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN THE FIELD OF PROVIDING LEGAL AID TO THE POOR AND THE EXPENSES ASSOCIATED THEREWITH. | 202501289349101890 |
| 2024 | Mc Dermott Will and Emery Charitable Foundation | National Legal Aid & Defender Association Washington, DC | A | $15,000 | paid | 202542469349300544 | |
| 2024 | Perkins Coie Foundation C/O Thomas S Bourne | National Legal Aid & Defender Association Washington, DC | A | $7,500 | paid | EXEMPLAR AWARDS GALA | 202513159349306016 |
| 2024 | Mutual of America Foundation | National Legal Aid & Defender Association (nlada) Washington, DC | C | $100 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSE | 202523189349103032 |
| 2023 | Wal-Mart Foundation | National Legal Aid and Defender Ass Washington, DC | C | $500,000 | paid | CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM | 202343179349101109 |
| 2023 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated) | National Legal Aid and Defender Association Washington, DC | B | $400,000 | approved, future | to support its continued participation as a strategic ally in the Safety and Justice Challenge | 202423189349103932 |
| 2023 | Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | National Legal Aid and Defender Association Washington, DC | A | $291,000 | paid | For grant recipient's exempt purposes | 202441369349301334 |
| 2023 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated) | National Legal Aid and Defender Association Washington, DC | B | $275,000 | paid | to support its continued participation as a strategic ally in the Safety and Justice Challenge | 202423189349103932 |
| 2023 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated) | National Legal Aid and Defender Association Washington, DC | B | $50,000 | paid | to support the National Legal Aid and Defender Association to organize and host a convening and consultation regarding the development of systems performance indicators for public defense services | 202423189349103932 |
| 2023 | Justice Innovation Inc | National Legal Aid & Defender Association Washington, DC | A | $37,599 | paid | SUBCONTRACTOR FEDERAL GRANT | 202401219349302655 |
| 2023 | Proteus Fund Inc | National Legal Aid and Defender Association Washington, DC | A | $30,000 | paid | RIGHTS & JUSTICE | 202513149349303316 |
| 2023 | Proteus Fund Inc | National Legal Aid and Defender Association Washington, DC | A | $30,000 | paid | RIGHTS & JUSTICE | 202413199349304956 |
| 2023 | Hyatt Hotels Foundation | National Legal Aid and Defender Association Washington, DC | B | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202421369349102982 |
| 2023 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated) | National Legal Aid and Defender Association Washington, DC | B | $22,500 | paid | to support the National Legal Aid & Defender Association to hold a kickoff event and launch a communications campaign celebrating the 60th anniversary of the landmark case Gideon v. Wainwright | 202423189349103932 |
| 2023 | Robert J Kutak Foundation | National Legal Aid & Defenders Association Washington, DC | D | $20,000 | paid | TO FUND AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN THE FIELD OF PROVIDING LEGAL AID TO THE POOR AND THE EXPENSES ASSOCIATED THEREWITH. | 202421319349102002 |
| 2023 | Fjc | National Legal Aid and Defender Association Washington, DC | A | $8,750 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | 202430439349302113 |
| 2023 | Amazonsmile Foundation | National Legal Aid and Defender Association Washington, DC | B | $41 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202540919349100629 |
| 2022 | Foundation to Promote Open Society | National Legal Aid and Defender Association Washington, DC | B | $500,000 | paid | TO CONTINUE AND EXPAND THE BLACK DEFENDER LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, WHICH PROVIDES SPECIALIZED LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR BLACK DEFENDERS | 202303199349106215 |
| 2022 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated) | National Legal Aid and Defender Association Washington, DC | B | $325,000 | paid | to participate as a strategic ally in the Safety and Justice Challenge | 202313179349104401 |
| 2022 | The Joyce Foundation | National Legal Aid and Defender Association Washington, DC | B | $110,000 | paid | Gun Violence Prevention & Justice Reform | 202303139349103010 |
| 2022 | Demand Justice | National Legal Aid & Defender Association Washington, DC | A | $51,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202333189349307073 |
| 2022 | Goldman Sachs Philanthropy Fund | National Legal Aid and Defender Association Washington, DC | A | $50,000 | paid | COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES | 202312859349302266 |
| 2022 | The Blackbaud Giving Fund | National Legal Aid and Defender Association Washington, DC | A | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202312409349300046 |
| 2022 | Robert J Kutak Foundation | National Legal Aid & Defenders Association Washington, DC | D | $20,000 | paid | TO FUND AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN THE FIELD OF PROVIDING LEGAL AID TO THE POOR AND THE EXPENSES ASSOCIATED THEREWITH. | 202341249349101769 |
| 2022 | Texas Southern University Foundatio | Black Public Defender Associciation Washington, DC | A | $10,000 | paid | 202321789349301657 | |
| 2022 | The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund | National Legal Aid and Defender Association Washington, DC | A | $10,000 | paid | COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS | 202311099349301951 |
| 2022 | Open Society Institute | National Legal Aid and Defender Association Washington, DC | B | $750 | paid | MATCHING GIFT PROGRAM | 202333199349105938 |
| 2022 | Mutual of America Foundation | National Legal Aid & Defender Association Washington, DC | B | $100 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSE | 202323189349103302 |
| 2022 | Amazonsmile Foundation | National Legal Aid and Defender Association Washington, DC | B | $28 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202313119349100141 |
| 2021 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated) | National Legal Aid and Defender Association Washington, DC | B | $325,000 | paid | to participate as a strategic ally in the Safety and Justice Challenge | 202340929349100004 |
| 2021 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated) | National Legal Aid and Defender Association Washington, DC | B | $325,000 | approved, future | to participate as a strategic ally in the Safety and Justice Challenge. | 202340929349100004 |
| 2021 | Vital Projects Fund Inc | National Legal Aid & Defender Association Washington, DC | B | $75,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202211269349101906 |
| 2021 | Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz Foundation | National Legal Aid & Defenders Association Washington, DC | C | $25,000 | paid | GENERAL PROGRAM SUPPORT | 202232099349100608 |
| 2021 | Robert J Kutak Foundation | National Legal Aid & Defenders Association Washington, DC | C | $20,000 | paid | TO FUND AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN THE FIELD OF PROVIDING LEGAL AID TO THE POOR AND THE EXPENSES ASSOCIATED THEREWITH. | 202201239349101545 |
| 2021 | Network for Good | National Legal Aid and Defender Association Washington, DC | A | $6,233 | paid | UNRESTRICTED | 202212289349300736 |
| 2021 | Public Welfare Foundation Inc | National Legal Aid & Defender Association Washington, DC | B | $200 | paid | Support for Black Public Defender Association | 202222279349100627 |
| 2020 | Wk Kellogg Foundation | National Legal Aid & Defender Association Washington, DC | B | $275,000 | paid | build the capacity of civil legal aid organizations that support low-income families during the COVID-19 pandemic via information sharing across a network as well as in-depth technical assistance to organizations in both Mississippi and New Mexico | 202101549349100405 |
| 2020 | John D and Catherine T Macarthur Foundation (consolidated) | National Legal Aid and Defender Association Washington, DC | B | $250,000 | paid | to participate as a strategic ally in the Safety and Justice Challenge. | 202133169349104553 |
| 2020 | The Kresge Foundation | National Legal Aid and Defender Association Washington, DC | B | $125,000 | paid | TO INTEGRATE ACCESS TO CIVIL LEGAL AID AND SUPPORT NLADA'S 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN DETROIT | 202143199349108254 |
| 2020 | Foundation to Promote Open Society | National Legal Aid and Defender Association Washington, DC | B | $25,000 | approved, future | to support Black Public Defender Association's Roundtable for Racial Equity Initiative | 202113519349100511 |
| 2020 | Robert J Kutak Foundation | National Legal Aid & Defenders Association Washington, DC | C | $20,000 | paid | TO FUND AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN THE FIELD OF PROVIDING LEGAL AID TO THE POOR AND THE EXPENSES ASSOCIATED THEREWITH. | 202131329349100918 |
| 2020 | Mutual of America Foundation | National Legal Aid & Defender Association Washington, DC | B | $20,000 | paid | GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSE | 202103169349100605 |
| 2020 | Quinn Emanuel Foundation | National Legal Aid & Defender Association Washington, DC | B | $10,000 | paid | CHARITABLE | 202130639349100718 |
| 2020 | Network for Good | National Legal Aid and Defender Association Washington, DC | A | $8,259 | paid | Unrestricted | 202131819349300608 |
| 2020 | Amazonsmile Foundation | National Legal Aid and Defender Association Washington, DC | B | $41 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202113199349100901 |
| 2019 | Robert J Kutak Foundation | National Legal Aid & Defenders Association Washington, DC | C | $20,000 | paid | TO FUND AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN THE FIELD OF PROVIDING LEGAL AID TO THE POOR AND THE EXPENSES ASSOCIATED THEREWITH | 202001919349101230 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are inferred and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF and Form 990 Schedule I e-file XML filed by the funders shown; this organization's identity from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The rows as Parquet: manifest.
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