Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
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About this organization
Mission
MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) opened its doors in 1968, founded by Mexican American activists from throughout the southwestern United States to pursue civil rights for the Latino community through the legal system. MALDEF promotes social change through advocacy, communications, community education, and litigation in the areas of education, employment, immigrant rights, and political access. Consciously modeled on the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, MALDEF has earned, through its history, a reputation as the “law firm of the Latino community.” Today, nearly half a century after its founding, MALDEF continues to vigorously pursue a mission of protecting and promoting the civil rights of all Latinos living in the United States.
About
Litigation: MALDEF advances the civil rights of Latinos nationwide by pursuing litigation in the areas of education, employment and equal opportunity, immigrants rights and political access. (Please see the attached 'Litigation Docket' for details on our litigation activity for 2018-2019)
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing outlines the non-profit's goal as “Founded in 1968, maldef is the nation's leading latino civil rights legal organization, promoting social change through advocacy, community education and litigation in the areas of education, employment, immigrants rights and political access.”.
When detailing its duties, they were outlined as: “Founded in 1968, maldef is the nation's leading latino civil rights legal organization, promoting social change through advocacy, community education and litigation in the areas of education, employment, immigrants rights and political access.”.
- As per legal reporting requirements, the state of operation for the non-profit is CA.
- The non-profit's address for 2020 is listed as 634 S SPRING STREET, LOS ANGELES, CA, 90014 in the filing.
- The non-profit's form for the year 2020 reports a total of 81 employees on their payroll.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $6,495,826.
- The organization has 28 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1967.
- The organization pays $5,253,301 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $413,880 in fundraising expenses.
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