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Screen a listMaldef - Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
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Listed with the IRS. Every screen came back clear.
A 501(c)(3) on Publication 78 and the IRS master file.
- IRS listing
- Listed
- Revocation
- None
- IRS files
- Agree
- Sanctions
- No match
- IRS bulletin
- No notice
- California
- Registered
- Charity type
- 509(a)(1)
$7.3Mrevenue
FY2025 · −30% in 3 yrs75staff
8 of 8years filed
’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Revenue and spendingRevenueSpendingDeficit
Against similar nonprofits FY2025
Operating margin−27.7%
Months of reserve1.6mo
Revenue growth (annualized)−2.3%
Middle half of peersMedianMaldef - Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational
Where the money goes FY2025 · $9.3M spent
Programs$7.6M81%Management and general$1.4M15%Fundraising$364k4%990 FY2025 · Part IX line 25
Worth checking2
A funder worth 22% of revenue stopped after FY2020
The Ford Foundation gave $2.0M in FY2020, 22% of revenue that year.
Funders’ 990-PF grant listsDeficits in 2 of the last 3 years
−$1.9M in FY2024 and −$2.0M in FY2025. Cash covers 1.6 months, under the peer median of 5.3.
990 Part I and balance sheetIn its favor1
Strong governance
24 of 25 board members independent. Conflict-of-interest and whistleblower policies, audited financial statements, board reviews the 990.
990 Part VI150funders
$7.6Ma year, last 3 years
17%from its largest funder
Funder’17’18’19’20’21’22’23NEO Philanthropy IncEvery year since FY2017$1.1M$1.0M$1.9M$3.9M$3.6M$20k$200kCarnegie Corporation of New YorkEvery year since FY2017$625k$1.2M$833k$1.2M$833k$1.2M$833kFreedom Together FoundationEvery year since FY2017$575k$325k$500k$500k$500k$750k$750kThe California EndowmentEvery year since FY2017$586k$454k$95k$690k$300k$382k$355kEvelyn and Walter Haas Jr FundEvery year since FY2017$280k$210k$265k$210k$350k$400k$340kThe Ford FoundationOn and off$2.0MDonor-advised giftsDonors not disclosed$503k$1.1M$860k$584k$1.3M$1.4M$1.4M109 other fundersUp to $1.0M a year each$664k$907k$879k$3.0M$2.1M$3.2M$2.6M
FundedThrough a donor-advised fund